My point is how do you know they are worse? What I want is for them to prove it. I don't want a conference champion ignored because it's perceived that their conference isn't good. Is ND better than Oklahoma, Oregon/USC, or A&M? I don't think so. I didn't think so after the ACC championship game. Can a team like Cincinnati hang with a team like bama, probably not, but I still think it would be fun to give them a shot. Call it a gift to the non power 5 and a pseudo bye for the 1 seed, I don't care. In the end I think it would be great for college football for players to know they have a chance even if they don't go play at the top 3. I just want a trial. Give me 2 or 3 years and if all 4 of those games are the top 4 blowing out the bottom 4 then we can go back. Heck, it would probably be a ratings boost. You telling me you wouldn't tune in to root for Cincinnati to beat Alabama?