re: Figured this would get a laugh out of you Bama fans this morning

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So you are saying that if Ole Miss had pulled out the Arky game last year Bama shouldn't have gotten in right?

I'm just verifying that

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Bama would not have made the playoffs last year had that happened. Ohio St, which was probably the 2nd best team last year, didn't make the playoffs. Meyer has been at OSU 5 years, but has only one conference championship to show for it.

Here's the funny thing: the committee has painted themselves in a corner and it will be interesting to see how they get out of it. They have said all along that conference titles matter. The whole playoff thing came about because of Bama and LSU in 2011 and the argument that Bama shouldn't have even been there. Now they have a scenario that is going to force them to make a choice. IMHO, OSU deserves a slot. They have the better overall resume', the better body of work. But Penn State or Wisky is going to be Big 10 champion. And PSU is a hot team right now. Do you leave either of them out and reward OSU? If so, you just threw your whole conference champion argument out the window. And what do you do with the PAC 12 and Big XII champions? WHo's getting left out? I'm making the assumption Bama and Clemson are in, barring a big upset by Va Tech over Clemson. That leaves 2 slots for OSU, the winner of the Big 10, PAC 12, and Big XII. Two slots for 5 teams with a legit argument. Big XII's is weakest, so let's throw them out for the sake of argument. Now you got OSU, either UDub or Colorado, and either Wiskey or Pedo State. Who gets the boot? Why? All this is doing is setting things up to expand to 8 teams in the playoff to avoid a similar situation in the future. Probably with the Power 5 conference champions earning a spot, and maybe the highest ranked Group of 5 team getting a 6th just to throw them a bone and keep the anti-trust lawyers out of it and two at large spots. It's coming. Just watch.

That's not the #1 thing. There are 4 things they consider with "equal" teams

SOS conference title head yeti head and common opponents. OSU and PSU split those and OSU has less losses

They may have made this model because of the outcry against Bama making it in 2011 despite not playing in the CCG but never underestimate the medias ability to lie manipulate and back track. I think Ohio St still gets in despite all of that, because they are a huge northern media darling. They just have to sell it, and they will.

If everyone wins out in the P5 conference games, ie. PSU,Bama,Clemson and UW, that will be the playoff without a doubt. If Wisky wins, the OSU has a shot.

Basically that, OSU needs Wisconsin to win and in a good fashion. I have this feeling if Washington wins out it will look like this

Bama
Clemson
Washington
PSU or OSU

I think the decision comes to that. If Wisconsin wins I think they put OSU in if PSU wins they put them at 4 seed. So Buckeye get out your Badger gear.

Essentially the list will be undefeated bama SEC champ, Clemson 1 loss ACC champ, Washington 1 loss PAC12 champ and either Psu who won the big ten and the head to head or OSU who lost once and beat the current big ten champ.