It makes the BCS era (which a lot of SEC homers are fond of) seems like bs. Especially the year (2011?) when the national championship was a SEC championship rematch.

I guess the difference now is the rankings will be decided by a "committee" behind closed doors versus fake news media calling the shots.

PS - I do think rewarding the highest seeds for conference champions need to be fixed. Boise State and Arizona State were seeded too high. Then again, it's only the first year of extended format. We might see the reverse next year.