assuming oregon wins out of course.
losing the 1st game of the season against the current #1 (and outgaining lsu) and having it mean no title game creates a major deterrent from teams scheduling big non-conference games like that.
so to keep great games like lsu-oregon osu-texas etc on the schedule the ncaa can't have it be a no-win and a big-lose situation.
so there's a lot of discussion on here, but a simple fact is that a title game without oregon in it isn't nearly as interesting as one with them.
does anyone really want another 9-6 lsu-bama matchup?
losing the 1st game of the season against the current #1 (and outgaining lsu) and having it mean no title game creates a major deterrent from teams scheduling big non-conference games like that.
so to keep great games like lsu-oregon osu-texas etc on the schedule the ncaa can't have it be a no-win and a big-lose situation.
so there's a lot of discussion on here, but a simple fact is that a title game without oregon in it isn't nearly as interesting as one with them.
does anyone really want another 9-6 lsu-bama matchup?