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Quit checking me out.
Just the way it is. Even though the CFP committee is made up of some folks representing "lesser names", the NAME still carries a lot of weight. Hell, the CFP chair is from one of the lesser names but no way a school like Texas Tech gets the benefit of the doubt over a Texas or Oklahoma. Same in every conference. The "lesser names"...even if they are P5s... have to remove all "benefit of the doubt" if the big names have similar records, SOS, etc.
True to a degree, but it's more about being proven than it is "lesser names". Teams that have a history of doing better will be given the benefit of the doubt, but a few years of constant success can quickly change that around.
Texas has been down for years and let's say TCU or Baylor had kept up their success. Then I think it would be Texas in that situation that would have to remove all benefit of the doubt. But since usually, Texas is going to be better than these teams, they will usually get the benefit of the doubt.
But in general, you are correct, because the bigger names are more consistent and get better players in general etc. It all goes together.