Spence wrote:Teams that do not win their conference should not be considered for the playoff. I don't care if they "look" better than some teams who did win their conference or if they draw more fans.
I do agree, however, that is the reason they worded the criteria the way they did ...
Best Four teams; which is purely speculation & conjecture, leaves the door open to the committee to put whomever they, or the governing persuading body, chooses as the Four Best.
There is no true measuring stick, only the dynamic of what took place throughout the season.
It serves the Pac-12 well, that Oregon is not facing Utah for the conference title game.
Otherwise the bias lean would hold the metric of: Oregon -46 to Georgia + Utah -3 to Florida
If USC wins, then they are assuredly in.
The same can be said for TCU. Though some are already saying TCU could still potentially get in, if they lose to Kansas State; which again goes to the point of not winning your conference.
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