I thought long and hard about just exactly who should be on the committee. Sports Media? Former players? Former coaches? AD's, famous personalities? I guess the thinking is that AD's communicate a lot (I assume) and meet together occasionally and they don't want to be accused of favoritism by their peers. Just a theory. Other wise I can think of no reason. Or it could be they don't want to be tied down to ONLY coaches or ADs or Media and just mix it up.
Considering AD's are responsible for ALL the sports at a school and not just football they aren't an obvious shoe-in for this sort of position. But eschewing naivety we can all come to understand that at many schools football is King and the AD is likely just the ultimate steward of the football program and whatever other silly little sports they may be playing in some forgotten corner of campus.
So, as an example, I really liked the appointment of Frank Beamer to the Committee. I like the idea of recently departed coaches as they are still in touch with the current pulse of the game but also bring perhaps decades worth of football experience. So I'd be all for someone like Bob Stoops getting appointed (even with his ties to OK). I also liked that Condoleeza Rice was on the committee as someone who could detach themselves a bit from the "Fraternity", so to speak, of football brethren. I think the Committee needs people with sharp minds who understand the sport but aren't indoctrinated in the running of a team. I thought she was an inspired choice.
I am not for sports writers being on the committee that decides who is the best team in the country. Those people are unqualified morons.
At best they could be described as ardent fans with opinions - no more qualified than any of us to render an opinion on who is worthy of admission.
In fact, if that's the way they are going to go each year they should have a huge drawing or CFB competition and leave open a spot for 1 fan of the game to be on the Committee. It would be a cool publicity stunt to get people to tune in and that person would likely have as much creditability as any sportswriter. (I understand I'm selling sportswriters a tad short, but the leap isn't a far one.)