Just putting this here as a nod to the theory that they will use whatever rule they need to use to get the best/most attractive match up 4 teams.
OSU played in the top 3 most watched games of 2015
North Carolina and Stanford are nowhere to be found on the list
Here's a look at the most-watched games of the 2015 college football season:
1. Michigan State-Ohio State (7.0 rating), 3:30 p.m. ABC, Nov. 21
2. Michigan-Ohio State (6.8), Noon, ABC, Nov. 28
3. Ohio State-Virginia Tech (6.6), 8 p.m., ESPN Sept. 7
4. LSU-Alabama (6.3), 8 p.m., CBS Nov. 7
5. Florida State-Clemson (5.5), 3:30 p.m., ABC Nov. 7
6. Michigan State-Michigan (5.1), 3:30 p.m., ESPN Oct. 17
7. Oregon-Michigan State (5.0), 8 p.m., ABC Sept. 12
8. Notre Dame-Clemson (4.8), 8 p.m., ABC Oct. 3
5 of 8 include a at least one B1G team. I wonder why ESPiN has been losing subscribers. Maybe they bit the hand that has fed them for so long one too many times.
EDIT: Hell the only reason Clemson is on there twice is Notre Dame's fanbase and FSU's recent success. The only other game worth a crap the week of FSU-Clemson was the TCU-Okie State game. LSU-Bama was later that night.