re: Tennessee has a great shot at making the playoffs, but I feel guilty about

I know you vols are new to the CFP since you've never been anywhere close to the discussion. Let someone who's been in the playoffs 2 times explain it:

Why did the SEC get 2 teams in on the years that they did? Because there wasn't another 1 loss conference champion to take over them.
Last year there were 3 loss pac-12 champ utah, 2 loss acc champ pitt, and 2 loss big 12 champ Baylor.
That left the committee with the decision of undefeated bama, 1 loss big 12 champ MI, 1 loss UGA sec runner up and undefeated cincinnati.

For UT to make it in you have to hope the ACC, big 12, and Pac-12 all have 2 loss champs. How likely is that?
well we found out clemson is fraud, but if they're 1 loss ACC champ they're in over UT.
TCU is currently undefeated. Every other big 12 team has 2+ losses.
Pac 12 has 3 teams sitting on one loss.

You need TCU to basically not win the big12. They can lose one of their last 3 teams but if they win the big 12 with 1 loss they're in.

All of USC, UCLA, and oregon would need to lose a regular season game or not win the pac-12.

If ALL that happens then you have to hope the committee goes with UT over the loser of OSU/MI.

Basically voltard, it's not likely to happen. Even if it does, you're just going to walk right back into the brick wall that is UGA's defense.
You're fricked. #1998