because that is irrelevant in a playoff situation. I give Marshal a playoff spot because they deserve one and only including conference champs gives them that chance. Maybe the suck or maybe they actually are good but they at least need a chance to prove it. In the current scenario they don't have that chance. What you are arguing is the same argument that the BCS used. And yes, it is Gymnastics scoring because the whole thing is based on "the eyeball test" - not facts. The perception - as you said - is that the SEC has been dominant the past 10 seasons. The problem is - that's the perception and no one has had the chance to prove it wrong.

A playoff with conference champs may prove its true, but the SOS argument doesn't. Why should a team that cant even win its own conference get another chance to beat the team that did? What does that prove? Why was Bamma the NC in 2012 when they had already lost to LSU during the regular season?