With 5 "power conferences" (who coined that phrase?) and only four slots we're going to see this often. I don't doubt that the Big 12 goes to a championship game, but you still have five into four.

 

So - how to determine which championship team to leave out? Strength of schedule. It will matter. This year was a fluke, with the Baylor/TCU co-champions a perfect opportunity to get jumped. It won't be that simple in the future.

 

Cupcakes are going to become embarrassing. Big pay days for the like of Georgia Southern will become fewer and fewer.

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