schools were ranked higher than other conference schools with the same record. Except for the SEC.

How many playoff appearances does Oklahoma, Ohio State and Clemson have? What % of their conference CFP appearances does that represent over the last 5-6 years?

80%, 90%, 100%? That's not parity.

The P12 also has an outright program stronger than everyone else and should have the same dominant program — but USC has the wet the bed. Utah and Oregon have swapped ill-timed wins against each other. If Utah wins in 2019 or Oregon beats Utah in 2021, they're both in.

The 2-loss playoff team is heavily dependent on other conferences. But that's the point of preseason pole positioning. Right now, that's going to favor Utah-USC.

Why that game will get a lot of attention, like this article putting it as the 3rd most important game all year, if both teams play well early on.

It's fascinating because as much as you dog on Utah, you just put them on the same page as Michigan, Michigan State, LSU and Georgia.

That's the whole premise here. Utah's peer group is Colorado. Colorado State, Oregon State, BYU, Boise...none of those are anywhere near the conversations Utah is in. It's a fun time.

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/2022-College-Football-100-best-games-187866568/