re: Bama's path to the playoff, in 4 very simple steps

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Texas A&M at LSU

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Not sure that really helps us much unless UGA also beats LSU. Guess it would give us something closer to a quality win, though (aTm), so yeah, I guess that makes sense.

What about if Clemson loses the ACCCG? And if Oregon beats Utah or Baylor beats Oklahoma?

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Michigan vs Ohio State
Texas A&M at LSU

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I don't think either of these help our case.

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It helps our case if 1-loss Minn beats OSU in the B1G CG, because that'd give OSU it's 2nd loss. Otherwise, we may end up behind both 1-loss OSU and 1-loss Minn.

It helps our case if 1-loss UGA beats LSU in the SEC CG, because that'd give LSU its 2nd loss. Otherwise we'd end up behind both 1-loss LSU and 1-loss UGA. Also, if A&M beats LSU, they'd likely get ranked giving our resumé another ranked win. There would be a minor hit to our quality loss to LSU if A&M beat them, but LSU would either eliminate UGA, or get left out by losing to both A&M and UGA. So, LSU losing to A&M helps keep us from getting left out no matter who wins the SEC CG.

I might have missed something, but I've thought about that "Who to root for" list pretty thoroughly. The general rule of thumb is that we want as few contenders as possible for the final four to be left standing. Two losses is the surest way for a team to become a non-contender. For example, since Oregon got its 2nd loss, it's now better for us if Oregon beats Utah.

Those wanting an 8 team playoff don’t care so much about how many deserving teams there are. They largely are concerned that college football is fading with much of the country because huge swaths of the country don’t have teams participating almost every year.

I think four is fine but I’d be ok with 8 also. I think it actually makes things more interesting. Plus I think you’d end up with on campus playoff games which would be awesome.

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Those wanting an 8 team playoff don’t care so much about how many deserving teams there are. They largely are concerned that college football is fading with much of the country because huge swaths of the country don’t have teams participating almost every year.

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And also people would be having conniptions watching 3 SEC teams get in every other year

Imo, an 8-team playoff doesn't really solve any problems. If anything, it causes more. Here's a simple way to significantly improve in-season competition determining who gets in the CFP:

3 schedule criteria to qualify for the FBS CFP:
1. P5 must schedule 9 in-conference teams.
2. G5 team must schedule 3 P5 teams.
3. Must not schedule any FCS teams.
Not mandatory for all teams; only required to qualify for CFP. Teams with no real shot at CFP could still schedule weaker teams (incl. FCS) to improve chances of bowl eligibility.

Here's another good alternative: FBS-2 Division for G5-level teams with it's own CFP. No cross-division games among FBS-1, FBS-2 and FCS.

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Oklahoma loses @Oklahoma State and beats Baylor in Big12 Championship game

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I think this adjustment is the sure requirement alongside the first 3 you listed.

Yes, Bama likely gets VERY strong consideration over a 1 loss conf champ Baylor. Especially if Bama dominates Auburn. But, leaving out a P5 conf champ with the same amount of losses as a non-conf champ would be a first in the CFP era.

The surest path is that both the pac 12 and big 12 champs have two losses

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I should pull for Less Miles and against Jalen Hurts

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Is half of you in a time machine?

Reece just said in espn we don’t have a real chance even if we beat the barn.. I call BS

A&M posters trolling them would be fun to see