[Senator Clay Davis]

As someone who suggested at the time that Notre Dame's loss should be disqualifying, the rest of the season actually had to play out and...yeah, there really aren't 12 teams better than them. I'm not even sure there are five teams better than them. Between conference realignment, the portal, and NIL, feels like the sport has quickly become incredibly mediocre. Which is both good and bad as it means more teams seemingly have a chance (see Indiana and either ASU or Iowa State getting a chance), but it also underscores that there really aren't 12 teams you would consider truly worthy. This is where having defined paths instead of a selection committee would be preferred, cause then everyone "earns it", as they do in the NFL. Even if they aren't good, like we've seen with sub .500 division winners. But it's not based off judgement at least.