You may recall with the first ever College Football Playoff that Texas Christian (TCU) and Baylor were left out of the four-team tournament. Some argue that it was mainly because the Big 12 Conference, which is home to TCU and Baylor and sits at 10 teams, is 2 teams shy of being able to host a conference title game.
Perhaps more damaging to the Horned Frogs, and especially the Bears, is the fact that both teams played a less-than-stellar non-conference schedule.
The troubling practice of "cupcake scheduling" is not a new issue in college football, but it is a problem, one that affects perceptions about certain teams that do this.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is aware of this issue, and have now mandated that, starting with the 2016 season, all of its member teams play at least one team from another Power 5 conference (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Notre Dame) in their non-conference.
Should power conferences follow the SEC's lead? Also, who are the worst offenders? Mike and Ryland discuss.
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