THE MORNING CONSTITUTIONAL: LIFE AFTER DEATH

Even though we just wrapped up year one of the College Football Playoff, it's never too early to start thinking about changes. Expanding the number of spots? No, we're talking about something way more important: putting Tom O'Brien on the Committee.

Surely you didn't think T.O.B. was just going to ride off into the sunset quietly. He'll spend a year popping bottles in Rotary Clubs across the nation, true - a hustler of his status deserves that kind of bacchanalia. But when the party's over and the last case of Carnation Instant Breakfast has been emptied, it'll be back to making the kind of moves the Notorious one specializes in.

Give a spot to undefeated Boise? Too risky; give Tom a t-bone steak, cheese eggs, and three loss Penn State. You think some MAC team's good enough to be in the top four? Committee, Committee, Committee, can't you see / the safer choice would be USC. We're taking the "just run a draw play and punt" approach and running with it, and that probably means Notre Dame's getting picked every ye-

Well, I'm sure Ty's not still salty about that.