That is why the ceiling for BYU is #8 need to have enough cushion to be able to justify to all media that they would "love" to be able to include BYU in the CFP. but they "just couldn't in all good consciousness."

Find one, just a single one, in this list who would be a BYU proponent in any situation...

Jeff Long (chair), Arkansas AD
Barry Alvarez, Wisc AD
Mike Gould, AF Lt Gen (Ret.) USAFA Superintendent
Pat Haden, USC AD
Tom Jernstedt, NCAA Basketball Goof
Oliver Luck, WVU AD
Archie Manning, SEC Lackey
Tom Osborne, Nebraska Tool (Former AD) still getting paid by NU
Dan Radakovich, Clemson AD
Condoleezza Rice, Stanford Schill
Mike Tranghese, Former BE Commissioner
Steve Wieberg USA Today College writer
Tyrone Willingham, 3 time ousted coach at ND, UW, and Stanford.