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[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=13568.msg140550#msg140550 date=1447085818]
That's how it worked last year and I see no reason for that to change.

I do see a reason for it to change.  When the strength of schedule for every team in an entire conference - especially when it comes to OOC games - is so loaded with FCS and lower-division FBS creampuffs, I think the CFP Committee needs to discount any conference champion's record relative to conferences whose champions play competitive OOC games.

It is nearly impossible to compare a Big 12 champion to any other conference champion because there is no external point of reference other than one Oklahoma win over Tennessee who is a middle-of-the-road SEC team.  Other than that one game, the only "quality" games that OK, OKST, BAY,or TCU play are against each other.  How do we know whether they are the four best teams in the country or whether none of them even belongs in the Top 10 - regardless of their records?

The CFP needs to walk its talk regarding OOC scheduling and punish the entire Big 12.
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Exactly.  Okie State gets credit for a quality win over TCU.  WHY IS THAT CONSIDERED A QUALITY WIN.  Only because they were rewarded for beating nobody with a high ranking.  Circular reason at its finest.

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[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=13568.msg140550#msg140550 date=1447085818]
That's how it worked last year and I see no reason for that to change.

I do see a reason for it to change.  When the strength of schedule for every team in an entire conference - especially when it comes to OOC games - is so loaded with FCS and lower-division FBS creampuffs, I think the CFP Committee needs to discount any conference champion's record relative to conferences whose champions play competitive OOC games.

It is nearly impossible to compare a Big 12 champion to any other conference champion because there is no external point of reference other than one Oklahoma win over Tennessee who is a middle-of-the-road SEC team.  Other than that one game, the only "quality" games that OK, OKST, BAY,or TCU play are against each other.  How do we know whether they are the four best teams in the country or whether none of them even belongs in the Top 10 - regardless of their records?

The CFP needs to walk its talk regarding OOC scheduling and punish the entire Big 12.
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Exactly.  Okie State gets credit for a quality win over TCU.  WHY IS THAT CONSIDERED A QUALITY WIN.  Only because they were rewarded for beating nobody with a high ranking.  Circular reason at its finest.