re: Will we start to see conference challenges in CFB?

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Doubtful. Too many schools already have a permanent OOC rivalry game that they play every year (UGA-GT, Clemson-SC, Florida-FSU just off the top of my head) and then with some conferences having 9 conference games, that leaves you with 2 or 3 open slots each year. I doubt many of the schools with a permanent OOC would want to add another P5 team to an already difficult schedule and possibly only have room for 1 cupcake.

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Clemson plays a permanent P5 team each year in South Carolina yet we still make sure to schedule a major OOC opponent every single year. We've played Auburn, UGA, ND and will play Auburn and Texas A&M going forward.

I expect the committee will reward that and more teams will start scheduling that way.