While I hope Haden's health problems aren't serious, his questionable handling of his position as AD at USC makes me believe he shouldn't be anywhere near the playoff committee.
IOW - this is good news.
The fact that Sark called him during a game to intervene on what he (Sark) viewed as a bad call was telling on both of them. Sark looked like a petulant child whining for his daddy to make the bad, bad men go away. Haden looked like the over-indulgent helicopter parent.
Then, when Haden actually tried to do so during the game, it was no longer telling, but now damning, on Haden.
In retrospect, it looks like the behavior of an alcoholic and an enabler.
There should have never been any active ADs on the committee in the first place. It's just too much of a conflict of immediate interest. While I hate that health problems forced the issue, I'm glad that an active AD is gone. And yes, I'd advocate for the ouster of the Arkansas AD on the same grounds.
Agree that Spurrier would be a good addition. Love him or hate him, he calls it straight. On paper, Holtz would be good. But he's just too biased. No on him.