Is there a better way to choose a CFP field? As committee faces backlash, leaders in the sport ponder changes

Dan Radakovich sat on the first College Football Playoff selection committee.

He was part of the group that made the controversial decision to choose Ohio State over TCU or Baylor as the final team into the 2014 field.

Now, as Miami ’s athletic director, he is on the other end of the decision.

The Miami Hurricanes are apparently eliminated from the playoff field unless something extraordinary.

The selection committee idea arose out of a move away from a system that created years of controversy and consternation.

Leaders wanted to introduce the human element — real eyes on real games making real decisions.

The committee still has a difficult job: What four conference champions get the first -round byes? What four teams get the home games? What teams are the last in the field as at-large selections?.

The Big Ten proposed a 14 -team playoff featuring multiple automatic qualifiers for the power conferences.

The 3-3-2-2,2-1 concept was roundly rejected.

The multi-AQ format is expected to be further examined this coming spring as the SEC and Big Ten look to change the selection process.