So, here's a question. Obviously FSU won, so it's moot, but in the playoff/selection committee era, did the result of the FSU/Clemson game even really matter for FSU's once Winston was suspended for the entire game? It would seem to me like taking a loss with your starting quarterback on the sidelines is exactly the kind of "other factor" the committee would take into consideration, assuming he was going to be available for the playoff.
Obviously in this case, a loss could have eventually kept them out of the ACC title game, but it's not like it's setting up for them to see an opponent of real consequence there anyhow.