re: Could Bama still be left out with a win over MSU?

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Because right now a reasonable person could argue that we should be ranked #5. If we win out, that will no longer be the case. There are plenty of things to worry about in this world but this isn't one of them.

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At the core, though, he makes a pertinent point. The committee is essentially above the law in the sense that they don't answer to anyone. Sometimes a small group can accomplish a task more efficiently than a larger one, but there's always going to be the element of oligarchy. I have no doubt the committee will be at least reasonable; nevertheless, the transition from the BCS formula to a committee-based procedural process, especially when there are only 4 teams (as opposed to the 65 in NCAACB) is roughly the equivalent of taking the word of a focus group exclusively over the market forces of the general public. The polls and computers aren't exactly populist, to be sure, but they're a damned sight more prone to correction by preponderance of sentiment than a committee is.