Cynical

That is just wishful thinking. The committee did 6 weeks of ranking. Until the last ranking, USC never broke the top ten. So what? You think that should be a deciding factor whether or not a team makes the final cut?

And OSU beat Oregon by 22 points in the first CFP Championship game. The horrors. The inhumanity. Blow outs happen. Its a part of the game.

I agree the sample size is not big enough. That includes using any aspect of it to justify expanding the playoffs. (ie The semi final games suck. We need to expand the playoffs) The BCS wasn't perfect. I don't need a college playoff to prove it. Games like ND vs Alabama proved it. Disagree. 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7 is not parity. Heck, the 2 vs 3 semi final game for the past 3 years has been laughable. And the problem with expanding the number of teams, in order to get "USC", you will have to take on more "Okie State". By the way, here are the final top 8 teams ranked by the CFP committee, prior to the 2016 bowl games, in order: Alabama Clemson Ohio State Washington Penn State Michigan Oklahoma Wisconsin Jesus. Instead of one overrated Big 10 team, there would have been 4 of them. Notice whats not on that list: USC http://collegefootballplayoff.com/content/ranking/2016

Other than the 4th seed, yes it validates BCS. The whole point of the BCS (and the bowl alliance before it) was to pit the consensus 1 vs the consensus 2, and let those 2 teams decide the NC so there was no dispute who was #1 when it was all said and done. Looking back at the past 3 years of the playoffs, the #1 and #2 seeds for the playoffs were: 2014 - Alabama at 1, Oregon at 2 2015 - Clemson at 1, Alabama at 2 2016 - Alabama at 1, Clemson at 2 Of those 6 teams, 5 made the NC. If they had stuck with pairing 1 vs 2, the outcomes would have been nearly identical.

No, it would just add more posers into the mix. Under the old BCS format, the BCS picked the 2 teams that played for the NC. But people bitched and whine because the selection process was flawed and wasn't fair. So college football added 2 more teams and called it the "playoffs". 3 years later, and all the playoffs have proven so far is BCS was right in their selection more times than not.

Off the field on a personal level, he's a douche bag. On the field on a professional level, he gets caught up in his "genius".

If the selection process is "flawed", then fix the selection process. Adding more teams to the present process will not fix anything. It will just ensure even more blowouts in the playoffs.

A Mighty Taco closing is a strike? More like a PLUS!

Feel free to name all of these "better teams"

A lot of players that grew up and played HS and college ball in the south went on to have great careers on northern teams in the NFL. Why didn't they "fall apart"? Maybe the reason southern states dominate college football has more to do with the southern states are the hotbeds of HS football talent, more so than any other region in the country. As for Roscoe and McGahee, please. Roscoe was an undersized WR, and wasn't physical. McGahee had self motivational issues. When he felt he had something to prove, he would put in the time and effort. Once he reached that goal, he stopped. It will not work because its a stupid idea. It has nothing to do with college admins.

The past 2 years of the playoffs proved who the top2 teams were. Its beginning to look like college footbal should have stayed with the the BCS format. So adding even more crappier teams into the mix is going to make it less underwhelming?

At this point, I am beginning to hope the Bills will fire Rex at the end of the season, just so you can leave and take your little crusade with you. Marrone bailed because he had a 3 day opt out window in his contract. It had been reported Marrone tried to get contract extensions for himself and his assistants from the new owner. He was denied. So, with no guarantee he was going to remain as the HC of the Bills either in 2015 or beyond**, he grabbed the money and ran. If you were a Bills fan, you would have known that. In another thread, you asked this question "Why did Doug Marrone only go 15-17 with Bills?" Yes, Marrone went 15-17 in his 2 years here. But, he was 6-10 in his first year, and 9-7 in his second. That's a definitive upward trend, and a far better trend than the below .500 record the Bills had been getting for 7+ years. If you were a Bills fan, you would have known that. Was that upward trend sustainable? We will never know. Some other gems from the other thread: "You want a head coach that has accomplished nothing like Schwartz or Marrone over Ryan who went to two Championship games with Mark Sanchez and beat Tom Brady, ..." FYI: As HC of the Bills, Marrone went 3-1 vs Rex Jets. Lets take a closer look at the Brady "accomplishment". Yeah, the Jets did beat Brady in playoffs - once. How's Rex overall record vs Brady as the Jets HC? Oooo, not so good. Why is that relevant? Good coaches can produce consistent results. Being 4-9 against Brady is not a good consistent result. And those 2 championship runs? Not only has he failed to reach the playoffs since then (6 years), he has to win the next 2 games in order to produce a winning record for the first time in 6 years. Remember what I said about good coaches and consistent results? Those championships runs are anomalies, and not a true indicator of Rex's ability. "(Rex) didn't get to ditch his first round Qb like Marrone did and have a receiver like Watkins on his team." Well, Rex has had Watkins on his team for 2 years, what's the problem now? "Your number one receiver has either missed time or played injured the entire season." FYI: Watkins played part of his first year with fractured ribs, and was used mostly as a decoy or not targeted. But, if you were a Bills fan, you would have known this. ** IMHO, considering the amount of friction Marrone had with Whaley and/or Brandon, I think Marrone realized he was good as gone at the end of 2015 season, if not sooner.

And so it begins: https://www.seccountry.com/lsu/report-lsu-extends-offer-to-jimbo-fisher

Rumor: http://www.kvue.com/sports/ncaaf/report-some-texas-players-threatening-boycott/354520031

Dibs on 11/26. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/40e22f6fdde44a7fa2c8d519ef1e6779/texas-coach-charlie-strongs-future-bleak-after-kansas-loss

30 years later, I still cannot get this song or video out of my head.

If I am an OSU fan, I would be more worried about the possibility of the Texas job opening up. LSU may not be able to compete for Meyer's services, but as you pointed out, Texas does. After getting spurned by Saban, and watching him win another NC since then, Texas may go bat-**** crazy, and throw the kitchen sink at a proven winner.

That is all I was trying to imply.

Like Dareus did in 2011?

This. Not this. Can't miss a player when they haven't even played yet. Even when Shaq does come back, he will still be a rookie. A rookie making rookie mistakes, and prone to issues adjusting to playing in the NFL.

LSU will be paying Miles something for the next 6 years, regardless if they fired him now or at the end of the season. Even with Miles, LSU is looking at the real possibility of going 6-6. What kind of bowl game does that record get them to? The Birmingham Bowl? If you think I am joking about that 6-6 record, you do realize LSU is now 2-2. They barely beat Miss St, lost to a dysfunctional Auburn, and still have to face Bama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Arky. Yes. He also spent 3 years as the HC for Ole Miss.

Why not? LSU's season is over.

Dave, Dick Jauron is on line 3. DJ: Dave, it's hard to win the NFL.

AP list based on AP polls only. Obviously, each different poll decides on where to rank each team throughout the year.

Yep. Besides, the only poll that matters is the one at the end of the year. I'll take Bama's 10 Championships to OSU's 5 every single time.