If BYU had gone undefeated with its pre-COVID 2020 schedule, there would be a big national debate on whether we deserve a playoff spot. Most of the pundits would agree that we should be in, and Cougarboard would be like New Year's Eve in Vegas every single day (seriously, can you imagine how delirious with joy we would all be?).
But then, predictably, the Playoff Committee would give us the big snub in favor of a second SEC team. It would be a huge story. CBers would rend their clothes in the streets.
I don't know the future, but I can see this as clear as day. You know it and I know it.
Here's the cold truth, and here's why BYU-to-the-playoffs talk is so pointless: There's no way the P5 powers that be are letting any outsiders into their sacred spaces.