This was a really dumb post. They dont schedule Alabama with "we are gonna get pummelled" in mind. USC is a major power in college football. The PAC 12 is not very good right now, but if you look up the definition of "blue blood" or in the dictionary, USC will be there. That's a top 10 job in the country for coaches and players.
You can drop a game and still make the playoff. You no longer necessarily control your destiny..but you are still in a good spot with one loss. FBS football is the best season in collegiate sports and it isnt even close.
8 is as big as it should get. Even 8 sorta starts to water it down but that would shut people up so if that's what they do it's fine with me.