If you want to know why the Big Ten pushed for the 24-team CFP, consider this from selection committee chair Hunter Yurachek last night about South Carolina:
"They also have what we believe are quality wins against Oklahoma, Florida and Texas A&M."
IU is 5-1 in the B10 with all teams beaten at 3-3 or worse.
4 of these wins were within 1 score, 2 in OT.
They are a bad team. That said they’ll still make the playoffs because they only need to beat USC to do so.
So to confirm 2 loss Bama is.
1 spot ahead of undefeated UCLA.
2 spots ahead of 1-loss Notre Dame, who just beat the #1 team in the country.
3 spots ahead of Texas, who has the same amount of losses and way more impressive wins.
5 spots ahead of 2-loss Tennessee, who beat the shit out of them.
6 spots ahead of 1-loss defending champion Indiana, who dropped 5 spots after a bye.
Sureeeeeeeeeeeee
Per sources: Sounds like Whit "ambushed" the team at a meeting, berating them and threatening them with portal and "exit interviews." Players are having a players-only meeting today and things seem to have gone from bad to worst.