"and will always get in the playoffs over non blue blood teams with similar or better resumes"

Smu, bsu, got in over ALABAMA. Alabama obviously has the better eye test with many more future NFL players. Similar resumes. Everyone knows Alabama would have had the same record as Boise State if they had their schedule but they didn't get put in.

Despite their prestige, power, money, influence, and blue blood status, they were left out. In the history of college football, this is the first year where your quote isn't as strong as it was in the past many decades. This is the most fair it has been.

In fact, some would say, allowing ASU and BSU to have byes is an over correction in the opposite direction. They probably think there should be only two Auto bids - the SEC and Big Ten champions.