All jokes aside, here's the real precedent that is being set, and it's going to kill the sport:
The committee is taking a stand to say that all losses are the same. Losses to No. 1 Oregon & No. 134 Kent State are similar. So schedule light and avoid big games in the reg. season
Final spot in 12-team CFP likely comes down to Bama vs. S. Carolina (w/ Ole Miss and Miami OLI).
-In Bama’s favor: 2-point head-to-head win over the Cocks. Slight edge in SOR.
-In SC’s favor: lost to Bama by only 2 points at Tuscaloosa as 3TD dogs 8 weeks ago. Slight edge in SOS. No ugly losses (like ALA’s to Vandy and the OKL blowout). LSU loss incl’d poor officiating and QB Sellers INJ in 1st half. Most importantly, SC is hotter team w/ 2 wins over ranked opp’s last 3 weeks.
From where I sit, if Bama gets in, it’s the brand.
If BAMA had lost to SC by two and then SC limped to a 9-3 finish losing to TWO mediocre teams while BAMA won 6 in a row with the hottest player in the country leading them, BAMA would ONE BILLION PERCENT leap frog SC for the at large.
This is not even debatable to me.