# RIGGED: BYU Football's College Football Playoff Hopes in JEOPARDY as CFP Committee Changes Landscape | Everydayer Club Mailbag

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Published: 2026-09-25T08:00:00+00:00
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The College Football Playoff Committee’s new strength-of-conference schedule metric might derail the BYU football program’s postseason dreams. Are Kalani Sitake and his BYU Cougars fighting a losing battle as the CFP continues to shift its criteria, apparently favoring the SEC? Jake Hatch spotlights the power plays driving playoff selections and questions if BYU fans should brace for more heartbreak, or if a Big 12 Conference title run is the only answer to counter conference bias. The episode opens with Jake Hatch breaking down ESPN’s reports on the CFP Committee’s adoption of a new conference opponent evaluation tool. This metric, born in response to SEC lobbying, allows the committee to compare a team’s conference strength-of-schedule in finer detail—potentially pushing Big 12 teams like BYU behind their SEC and Big Ten peers even with similar or better records. Jake Hatch argues this move isn’t just about fairness; it’s a response to SEC frustration over recent Big Ten national titles and their belief in the SEC being the best league. He calls out the committee’s history of shifting standards—like last season, when BYU’s Big 12 title game loss led to a drop in the rankings, while Alabama remained unaffected by a similar loss in the SEC Championship Game. With the playoff field crowded and the possibility of the Big 12 becoming remaining a one-bid league, Jake Hatch places the onus firmly on BYU: win the Big 12 championship and remove all doubt. The episode explores why Notre Dame’s independence keeps them immune from this metric, spotlighting a system that effectively safeguards bluebloods while raising hurdles for outsiders like BYU. Listeners can expect a rapid-fire mailbag tackling questions about TCU game confidence—Jake Hatch feels good about BYU’s chances at…

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