All the talk about the CFP seems to assume that if we got in, we'd suddenly transmogrify into a disciplined, focused, fundamentally sound football team that plays to its talent level and is led by competent and creative coordinators with great in-game awareness. I think we're better off treating bowl practices as another spring camp, kicking butt in the Sugar Bowl, locking in this top-ranked recruiting class, and commencing with the rebuild.
Don't get me wrong, it would've been great to get into the CFP, but if this team learned anything, it's that they'll always have to take care of business emphatically on the field, because if they leave any room for doubt, they'll get denied....every time.