As to BIG 10(14) football, aside from OSU and maybe PSU, the AD’s and other powers that be do not really worry about on field performance as long as the money from television contracts keeps flowing. The BIG and PAC 12 are likely to be left out of the CFP again.
The B1G Network put them on the angry side of ESPN, but after the Political Leftists took over ESpn, every conf needs to be happy as that BTN will eventually subplant ESPN in their conference footprint. Nobody likes what happened at ESPN via contacts (except SEC) or on air. It is always Election Time with Disney.
You are loving that SOS projection for Clemson, they might not get in either.