1. The SEC continuing to be the biggest and best conference by getting Bama in the CFP and have them potentially winning it all again?

2. Alabama being knocked down a notch by not getting in, where the gap between the top of the league and State isn't so wide in a recruit's eyes?


In some ways I think the SEC winning it all every year helps all of its members bc it is a desirable conference to play in, even if it's in one of the non contender programs. Recruits can say "I'm a SEC caliber player".
But in other ways, I can see where having UGA and Bama brought down a notch, could help teams like State tell a recruit "see, leaving MS for Alabama or UGA doesn't equal a Championship. There's way more parity now".

So I guess the question is....is it better for State for the SEC to miss the CFP altogether, or for 1 or 2 teams to make it? Interested in the consensus