• A mock College Football Playoff selection process revealed the debates are often driven by tribal instincts. • The human element remains a significant and unavoidable factor in the selection process. • Arguments used to support one team were often contradicted when discussing another.

LAS COLINAS, TX — We’ve been told over and over that sport mirrors society.

You have no idea how much until you sit in on a College Football Playoff mock voting process.

“Not as easy as it looks, right?” Rich Clark, executive director of the College Football Playoff says Thursday, Sept. 18, midway through this abbreviated white knuckle ride that’s just for funsies — just an opportunity for 14 members of the media to get a glimpse into how this process unfolds on a weekly basis every November.

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