Been out for awhile. My understanding is the following:
1. The selection committee will be 16-20 members. 1 from each FBS conference, 1 to represent independents (read ND) and 4-8 'experts'.
2. They will have their own poll, made public week by week, beginning mid season ( much like current BCS)
3. There will be no formula. This is key. They can consider all input and opinions, and this would include AP poll, which would not violate the AP lawsuit from 2004. They can consider 'computers' if they so desire.
4. There is no selection criteria or requirement, aside from simply being top 4. Major conference/minor conference...conference champion/non-conference champion...doesn't matter, again there is no formula nor requirements

Basically 16-20 Bubba's in a room deciding who gets in on a billion dollar pie.

over/under on how long before someone gets paid?

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Posted by molsusports

Member since Jul 2004

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Posted on 4/24/13 at 7:29 am to dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196

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3. There will be no formula. This is key. They can consider all input and opinions, and this would include AP poll, which would not violate the AP lawsuit from 2004. They can consider 'computers' if they so desire.
4. There is no selection criteria or requirement, aside from simply being top 4. Major conference/minor conference...conference champion/non-conference champion...doesn't matter, again there is no formula nor requirements

I just don't like this. It sounds like a bunch of backroom political operatives making decisions without even feeling compelled to spell out the criteria they think should be consistently considered.

It is fine to have a panel IMO. They are just obligated to make public the criteria for their rankings... then programs can make scheduling choices with some hope of improving their chances of making the playoff.

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Posted by FlukerFlakes

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 4/24/13 at 8:10 am to dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196

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1 from each FBS conference, 1 to represent independents (read ND)

Oh, look here. Already you can see this committee is unfair. Remember how ND is going to be playing 5 ACC games now? So, they could have 2 100% backing voters whereas all other schools have 1.

Hmmmmm

Yep, this will definitely be better than the BCS