To expand a bit on that -
The following teams from each conference have zero shot and will never have a shot at competing for the national title:
Pac 12:
Washington
Washington State
Arizona
Arizona State
Oregon State
California
Colorado
UCLA (unless USC dies in a fire)
Big 10:
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Penn State
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Big 12:
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Kansas
Kansas State
TCU
West Virginia
ACC:
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Duke
Boston College
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
SEC:
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Missouri
I'd also argue that Clemson, Oregon, Stanford, nor Oklahoma State could produce a team that is good enough to beat the SEC's best team though those programs do see to put together teams that are very good and have separated themselves from their shitty conferences. I'd put Nebraska on the list of "can't win a title anymore" but their success in the 90s still carries over.
All have to understand that some select teams ie Utah, Oregon, and the Arizona teams are a bitch to beat in their own place but somewhat ordinary otherwise. Oregon can beat an unprepared Tennessee's fucking brains out and 9 out of 10 teams on any given Saturday if they get a jump with some gifts. Stanford is good but no better than a Notre Dame exposed with lack of team speed, but good nonetheless. Baylor is of a similar make-up as Oregon the way Clemson copied Auburn. The football world is just now finding out what Baylor is. And seriously, Oklahoma is one good quarter from being Ole Miss. Sure they play some defense but so does Florida. And how's that working out?
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