re: Bama protected sucks but it makes $$

You know the SEC makes the same no matter team goes to the semis. It helps if the best team goes because it increases the chances f advancing.Now all things being equal, it is the SEC's best interest for LSU to win out, thus giving the conference a third program in the playoffs, and thus increasing the national perception of the strength of the SEC and debunking the "it is Bama and everybody else" argument. The truth is that Birmingham has no reason to help Bama and every reason to help LSU.