The suggestion was that there should be a guaranteed spot in the playoff for the top rated non-Power 5 team. That’s stupid. In pointing out how stupid it is, I mentioned that in a year where ND isn’t great and there isn’t a special case like UCF, the guaranteed spot would go to a completely undeserving team, like Western Michigan in ‘16, and would basically be a hoax. But, yes, UCF in’17 wasn’t playoff worthy either, while having a better case than WMU. I wasn’t referring to UCF ‘17 in my original post, however. They are a special case NOW because they beat Auburn in the bowl last year and still haven’t lost — they own the longest winning streak in the nation by far. They are a more credible selection in’18. That’s all I was getting at. If you guarantee a spot to the top rated non-Power 5 team, some years you’ll get a deserving ND, some year’s you’ll get a historic UCF, some years you’ll get an underwhelming UCF, and some year’s you’ll get complete crap . . . like a Western Michigan that didn’t play a single ranked opponent . . . or worse. And WMU ‘16 was demonstrably less deserving than UCF ‘17, despite your best efforts to spin that. Same ballpark? Ok. One played and beat ranked opponents, while one had a best win over a 7-6 team. But, okay. Whatever. Ultimately the point is that neither belonged in the playoff, and the suggestion of guaranteeing a playoff spot to the top ranked non-Power 5 team couldn’t be more stupid.