Many in the nation media have voiced that it was the P5s who threw up the barriers and not the other way around, throwing out false invites that are not guaranteed games, not sharing tv monies, requiring home field advantage, and Yada yada yada. The self protection is not even debatable.
The latest is this exposure of the committee’s ties to the P5s. (Think Iowa State). Perhaps something good will come out of this. Some move towards a playoff because we don’t have one now.