re: We don't need 8 teams in the playoff, we need four balanced conferences

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Anyone arguing for wild-cards, should be arguing that State should have played Bama last night for the conference championship instead of Mizzou

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No, arguing for wildcards means, simply, you take the 5 conference champs, and then the best 3 remaining teams. That recognizes that some conferences are stronger than others. It has nothing to do with whether there's a conference championship.

But yes, this season, if there were 8 teams, I would consider Miss St as a wildcard over Mizzou (although given the Ole Miss loss, they might be looking at 8th). And also, if Mizzou had won last night, I'd consider Alabama.

Alabama- Michigan St (or Cinderella; Marshall or Boise)
Fla St- Miss St
Oregon-TCU
Baylor-Ohio State