Ron G
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If Alabama wins the playoff, I won't consider them a legitimate champion. They have no business even being in that game tomorrow.[/QUOTE
I agree. The fallacy in arguing that if Alabama wins the playoff, they deserve the "National Championship" lies in the fact that any of the next eight ranked teams could potentially replace one of the 4 playoff teams and win a two game playoff, the parity is so close.
It is nuts that Alabama losing is what got the SEC two teams. If they beat Auburn, then only either Georgia or Alabama gets in. In fact, it is losing to Auburn that got them in and that is wrong. It used to be that late season losses were worse than early season losses (which is why they schedule the Mercers' of the world for a late game).\
Solution: 8 team playoff; 5 conference champs and 3 at large; 8 teams are seeded and the top teams play a home game in mid December; then the 4 winners continue in the rotating bowl games as is currently done.
So this year it would look like this: USC, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Oklahoma, Alabama, Wisconsin and UCF.
Parity within a conference does not necessarily mean weakness.