re: BCS has achieved consensus on 4-team seeded playoff.

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LSU lost the national title last year because they played and beat Oregon. Had they not scheduled that game, or even lost it, Alabama does not play for the national title and LSU still does (against Oregon)

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Damn, I never even thought of that

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Last year was such an anomaly, and given the events that played out throughout the season

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I agree, but the same logic applies if you want to argue a 4 team conference winners only playoff is no good because it leaves Alabama out. in the 14 years of the BCS 5 times the top 4 were all conference winners, 3 times in was 4 or the top 5. 3 others 4 of the top 6. In the other 2 years, The lowest ranked 4th conference winner were : 01 #8 Illinois 10-1, 03 #7 10-2 FSU and 11 #10 Wisconsin.

In 2001 replacing 10-1 NU with 10-1 Ill is hardly a crime. That leaves 2 years out of 14 were a team that would be left out, you could argue should have been in 03 OU and 11 Bama. OU lost the CCG, but did still have the best record in their conference. Bama was 2nd in their conference. They were a great team, but if LSU or even OSU had won, no one would care they were left out.