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Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta has been chosen as the new chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee.

Barta will replace Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens, who served as chairman and de facto spokesman for the committee the last two seasons. Barta was appointed to the selection committee in January 2019.


Three new members of the selection committee were also appointed Wednesday for three-year terms: former Penn State offensive lineman John Urschel, Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman and Colorado AD Rick George, who replaces Mullens.

Also cycling off the committee are former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer and Robert Morris University President Chris Howard, a former football player at Air Force.


Urschel was an All-American guard at Penn State before being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round in 2014. He retired after three years and is now enrolled at MIT, pursuing a Ph.D in applied mathematics.

there are more than a few states that would like to have 1 1/2 since 1980

I agree with his point.

Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina aren't in horrible areas like Oklahoma and Nebraska

colorado, of course, shares the 1/2 with Georgia Tech

Hell, the state of Texas has only one, since 1970

I'd not feel too awful sorry for the state of Georgia

Baylor was soooo close this season

derned land thieves!

Putting that into order, at the rate that they gained in 2019 it would take Clemson:

• 15 years to catch Tennessee
• 15 years to catch USC
• 16 years to catch Nebraska
• 26 years to catch Texas
• 40 years to catch Michigan
• 50 years to catch Penn State
• 50 years to catch Notre Dame
• 53 years to catch Bama
• 75 years to catch Oklahoma
• 166 years to catch Ohio State

Actually, it is probably even tougher than that though.  In the quoted post I just looked at one year, 2019.  Clemson did VERY well that year, 14-1.  Nobody averages that over a timeframe of more than a few years.  If you go back 15 years, the top-10 all-time have the following records from 2005-2019:

• Ohio State is 159-28, .85027
• Oklahoma is 159-42, .79104
• Alabama is 152-32, .82609
• Penn State is 138-55, 71503
• USC is 129-55, .70109
• Texas is 129-65, .66495
• Michigan is 120-71, .62827
• Nebraska is 116-78, .59794
• Notre Dame is 106-64, .62353
• Tennessee is 99-89, .52660

Here are some near helmets that are gained on most of those over the past 15 years:

• Clemson is 158-47, .77073
• Louisiana State is 154-43, .78173
• Wisconsin is 150-51, .74627
• Georgia is 148-53, .73632
• Oregon is 147-50, .74619
• Florida is 138-56, .71134
• VaTech is 136-64, .68000
• Utah is 130-64, .67010
• Auburn is 129-66, .66154

Even Clemson and LSU are only keeping on pace with tOSU, OU, and Bama.  They are gaining on the rest, but only incrementally in most cases and who knows if they can keep that up. 

• Ohio State is 159-42, .85027
• Oklahoma is 159-42, .79104

Is this some Buckeye math?

Is this some Buckeye math?

No, just a typo.  I copied OU's losses into tOSU's line.  I fixed it.