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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/Hokie_Jayhawk on 2024-12-10 07:39:30+00:00.
SMU was selected because the committee genuinely thought they deserved it more than Alabama.
We already know Sankey wants 4 guaranteed berths for the SEC and a guaranteed bye for the SEC champion.
If SMU’s game gets bad ratings, he will use it as ammunition to say the playoff system should be changed to get more guaranteed berths for the SEC.
If we want to have a fair, merit-based playoff, make SMU-Penn State the one first round game you’re sure to watch.