100%
We can talk about SOS, FBI and whatever nonsense you want to come up with as a tie breaker, but the W-L record should be the thing that matters most.
(You know, like how every other sport works)
The problem with rankings is that they exist at all. The playoffs should be dictated by wins and losses nothing else. Like every other sport ever conceived
Texas Tech has a resume that is almost identical to Kentucky. Tech is ranked 15 while the Wildcats get the 6 spot. College football is broken. Results should matter like they do in every spot everywhere else.
"He definitely 100% came into a conference that was on its heels and made the conference better than where he found it without a doubt."
-Texas Tech's Joey McGuire on Brett Yormark stepping down as Big 12 Commissioner on Jan. 31, 2027 and what the conference needs in his replacement.