Totally self-serving, IMO:
http://espn.go.com/college-football...rence-champions-play-college-football-playoff
So, the strength of the teams that win their conferences should not matter - win and you are in, even if you have 3-5 losses. Idiotic."My vision is that you should be the champion of your league before you can be the champion of the country. That would be my vision if I was doing it. It might not happen like that."
http://espn.go.com/college-football...rence-champions-play-college-football-playoff