Graham's comments perfectly reflect a coach on the "hot seat" which is the case for him.

Apparenly he missed the transition to the College Football Playoffs where non-conference games DO MATTER big time. I guess he does not think Oklahoma crushing the luckeyes in Columbus(that was so nice) will have any impact when the final four are selected...if those two teams are still in contention for it.

Maybe he is just using "coach talk" to get his players to move on mentally and emotionally but in this day and age in college football, EVERY game is meaningful for advancing to playoffs. However, if he coaches his team to mimnimize the importance of those first three games, then he is doing his players and the program a disservice and again, it probably illustrates why his employment status is under scrutiny.