Bottom line: 12 is TOO many and everyone knows its a money grab only. Without 12, they are out. They were not good enough. And an asterisk for sure. I don't know for fact, but I would be curious if any team that had 2 losses, lost their last game at home as a 20+ point favorite, and wasn't good enough to even make their conference championship game ever won it. I would guess: no. That's because when you take the 4 best, you are getting the 4 best. When they expanded to 12 for the $$$, it became a watered down joke due to the number of teams that were undeserving.