People who think A&M are in the playoff or that OSU is out of the playoff need to understand that the committee doesn't rank teams like the AP or Coaches. Those polls are more 'what have you done for me lately' while the committee takes each new game as a new data point worth it's share of total games played.
Okay, you've played 9 games and now you beat Tennessee, a dumpster-fire program, great. That win is now 10% of your season total of work and we'll adjust you accordingly (basically not at all).
The committee cares less about WHEN you lose than the other polls. This is more of an evolution over time for them.