re: Let me get this straight...

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JGR, I'm not really sure why a TCU/Oregon matchup would be better TV than a Baylor/Oregon matchup. I honestly think the committee thinks TCU is just a better team than Baylor.

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I don't know if it would, that one's a wash. If anything Baylor might be a bit better because it has almost twice the enrollment of TCU.

My post was more in relation to the other three seeds. By dropping FSU to 4th, they create a situation where the Sugar gets Bama/FSU and the Rose gets a PAC-12 host.

Both will be huge TV games and a very hard ticket. Neither would be as attractive if you were shipping say, FSU or Bama out to California or Oregon to New Orleans.

I actually don't have a problem with creating first round matchups this way, but I find it insulting to be so dishonest as to say they're ranking that top 4 by who you think is best. They're ranking the top 4 by which matchup creates the best first round games.

Oh, and should K-State beat Baylor and TCU struggle against Iowa State, don't be surprised to see Ohio State grab that 4th slot if they beat Wisconsin. If they win, they might do it anyhow no matter the outcome of the B12 games. The committee will say they did it because the B1G has a conference championship game, but at least as big of a reason would be that it would create the traditional Pac-12/BiG Rose Bowl.