Ah, Texas-USC...
I'll say this, it would not surprise me to see the Pac-12 and B1G pull out of any playoff just to put a wrench in it.
There's been some great things written about Oklahoma's trip to the Rose Bowl where the Rose Bowl committee basically treated them poorly because they were outsiders. Bob Stoops hints at it saying he loved playing in it but couldn't understand why the "tradition" of Oklahoma football wasn't accepted by a bowl that prided itself in "tradition".
Seeing Jim Delaney whimper is good theater