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Auburn and Ole Miss, eh?

Huh.

Alabama would need several 11-2 CG winners this season which is increasingly less likely.  Imagine UGA upsets LSU and they are both 12-1, Alabama is hosed for sure.

None of us can expect Clemson to lose.  Ohio State could end up 12-1 winning the CG, they also could do worse of course, I don't expect it.  The Pac seems fairly likely to have a 12-1 champ. 

Bama's OOC win of course is Duke, yay.  They would have wins over Auburn and A&M, OK I guess, and a decent loss.

Yeah...Clemson has a cakewalk to the playoffs.  They've truly have a nothing of a schedule.  I mean....that Texas A&M win *could* be somewhat impressive if they manage to beat Georgia or LSU?  But they lost to every good team they played (Clemson, Alabama, Auburn).  And several of their wins have not been impressive.  Four point win against dumptruck Arkansas?  Seven point win against tired Old Miss?  They were overvalued at the beginning of the year.

Definitely agree on the PAC-12.  Utah and Oregon are both unlikely to lose in the next three weeks.  They should have a one-loss conference champion.  The Big Ten will almost definitely have an undefeated or one loss champion as well.

Lessens Alabama's chances by a lot.  Especially since their schedule is awfully weak this year too.  A win against Auburn would be good....but just like Clemson....the Texas A&M win isn't really impressive....and that would be their second best win.  Guess that's what happens when you have a four game non-conference where you play nothing but creampuffs.

I'd like to see the committee really reward SOS

wins and good losses to top 10, top 25, and top 50 teams above anything else including if a team was in the playoff the season before

but, I've said this many many times

it would be good for the fans and the sport - scheduling better teams

I'm not even concerned if it's the best team, I want the team that schedules the best and then performs well

A for instance, take UGA in 2029, OOC games are:

• 09/01 - Texas
• 09/15 - at Clemson
• 11/24 - at Georgia Tech

Imagine they lose close to Texas and at Clemson (and both are good) and beat GT (who is half decent) while losing one conference game and winning the SEC to finish 10-3.    Should they be rewarded with a playoff slot if other conference champs are 12-1?

Probably not.

I'm just not sure that there's any way to predict what the CFPC will do.  They're accountable to no-one and can make up whatever criteria they want and weight it however they want.  Since they've been in charge in 2014, it sure seems like they start with whatever teams they want and then work their way backwards from there to justify them.  I mean, as opposed to setting down a criteria beforehand and then stacking up teams to see who meets it. 

That is the impression that I am usually left with. 

That is the impression that I am usually left with.

well, when the top 4 change's quite drastically the final week........ that's the impression