Quote Originally Posted by MankatoBison View Post
I think the point is though, that realistically, the mountains that programs like kansas, syracuse, illinois, rutgers, vanderbilt , wake forest etc. would have to climb to go undefeated are so insanely high that it will never statistically happen. Like winning the lottery, yes it is POSSIBLE, but it may as well be impossible because the chance is so miniscule.

Teams like Baylor, TCU OK State have all had their best seasons in school history and still have not made a playoff in those particular years. there is almost zero chance they could make a 4 team playoff- its really only possible/likely way they make it is in a 12 team playoff
TCU would have made a 4 team playoff from the Mountain West, granted that the MWC was much better then. OK State almost made the title game after losing to Iowa State, they absolutely would have made a 4 team playoff.

Stanford would have once been on this list of hopeless programs