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But if none of those top four teams has played anyone OOC that would be considered a quality opponent, how can you tell if any of those four teams are good enough for the playoff or are they all just pretty good to above average?  There is no external measuring stick because they all scheduled a parade of patsies.  This is exactly what the Committee said they would frown upon, and based on last week they are rewarding it instead.

Why would Cal's win over Texas be more valuable than Oklahoma state's win just because it's out of conference?  And why are out of conference losses against power-5 teams more valuable than wins over poor teams.

I'd love to see playoff contending teams play 9 conference games and 2 power 5 non-conference games.  But I'm not for overly penalizing teams.

BC

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But if none of those top four teams has played anyone OOC that would be considered a quality opponent, how can you tell if any of those four teams are good enough for the playoff or are they all just pretty good to above average?  There is no external measuring stick because they all scheduled a parade of patsies.  This is exactly what the Committee said they would frown upon, and based on last week they are rewarding it instead.

Why would Cal's win over Texas be more valuable than Oklahoma state's win just because it's out of conference?  And why are out of conference losses against power-5 teams more valuable than wins over poor teams.

I'd love to see playoff contending teams play 9 conference games and 2 power 5 non-conference games.  But I'm not for overly penalizing teams.

BC