I will take a wait & see attitude on how the 12 team CFP plays out, but am skeptical it won't be an SEC/Big10 love fest.
If it comes down to identical 10-2 teams and one is in Big10/SEC and other is in ACC/Big12- then I think your resume argument is valid. This is also know on CF as the "just win" argument.
What I am fearful is going to happen based on Big10/SEC statements on automatically having 4 teams and continued use of a selection committee is:
- A team like Iowa State or NC State is going to go 10-2, with both losses in conference.
- A team like Texas, Penn State, LSU or USC is going to go 9-3 or even 8-4 with all their losses to teams that are consensus top 10 teams.
- The selection committee will take the Big10/SEC team over the ACC/Big12 team. The argument by Big10/SEC teams will be SOS & quality of losses. My issue is Texas, PSU, LSU and USC had the opportunity to play the consensus playoff teams during the regular season and lost. Give the 10-2 Big12 & ACC teams a chance to beat the elites.
I would have NO issue giving Big10/SEC teams preferential treatment (SOS kicker) in CFP selection over ACC/Big12 teams if we see Big10/SEC dominate ACC/Big12 teams in the first 5 years of the CFP. But the slate should be clean in 2025-2029.
There have been a lot of posts touting historical SEC dominance of the 4 team CFP. That is PROVEN by National Champions. But that isn't what the arguement of Big10/SEC preferential treatment centers around. The arguement centers around are the 3rd/4th best SEC/Big10 teams
AUTOMATICALLY BETTER than the 2nd/3rd best ACC/Big12 teams.