The College Football Playoff selection committee has yet to truly sweat it out in the fourth quarter.There was little dispute last season, and Clemson and Alabama proved to be the top two teams in the country. In 2014, Ohio State made the committees decision easier with a 59-0 rout of Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game, then proved the committee right -- at least outside the state of Texas -- by going on to win the national title after sneaking into the top four for the very first time when it mattered most, in the final ranking.This year could be significantly more difficult.With Houston off to a 3-0 start and favored by ESPNs Football Power Index to win every remaining game (except against Louisville), its possible the committee will have to seriously consider a Group of 5 conference champion in its top four -- especially if there is a Power 5 conference champion with two losses.How the Cougars would fare against a Power 5 schedule is a debate that has carried over from the BCS system, which no Group of 5 program was ever able to crack.Where would a Houston, [which] on any given day could beat anybody in the country, if they played in the SEC West, how would they do after playing Texas A&M, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State on consecutive weeks? Mississippi States Dan Mullen said before the season.The dynamic of the committee, which will be charged with answering that question, has changed. Four members terms have expired and three new members have joined, increasing the total number of former coaches to five, the highest it has been.Two of the coaches, former Central Michigan coach Herb Deromedi and former Southern Miss coach Jeff Bower, hail from the Group of 5 perspective. Three of them, Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez, former Notre Dame, Stanford and Washington coach Tyrone Willingham and former Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson, made their living against Power 5 opponents.How much their experiences shape their opinions could be a factor in this years debate.Because the meetings are closed, though, and because committee members arent allowed to talk to the media -- with the exception of chair Kirby Hocutt -- the chemistry and conversations within the room are a well-kept secret.There were times when -- it happened fairly often -- where wed be talking about a particular issue or a team or something like that, and we would turn to Ty and Barry and Coach [Tom] Osborne and say, All right, from a coaches perspective, what do you think? former committee member Mike Gould said. And they would tell you honestly, Heres what Im thinking.But again, that didnt necessarily carry the day. The non-coaches in the room would take notes, say, OK, thank you, and you still formulated your own ideas on how you were going to vote.Deromedi, Bower and Alvarez are each recused from voting for their respective affiliations. Willingham is recused from Stanford and Duke. Johnson is not on the recusal list.Coaches are only one of five categories of individuals who comprise the committee, along with sitting athletic directors, administrators, journalists and athletes.I think what theyre doing right now -- having variety, having diversity -- is working, West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. I would support them continuing doing what theyre doing. I think you make your own bed every day. People are going to know the caliber of who youre playing, who youre beating and who youre not beating and theyre going to take all of that into consideration. Having some coaches in there is obviously good, but some of those coaches can be biased towards one conference or one region. You have to be careful about that.There is a coat rack outside of the committee meeting room where the committee members literally check their hats at the door, a symbol started by committee member and former chairman Jeff Long to help remind them to leave any bias outside. Each committee member has a white hat with his or her name on it, and they hang them up every week.Not everyone on the outside is as skeptical.I think every one of those guys has tremendous integrity, very professional, great honesty in what they do, Alabama coach Nick Saban said. I have total faith, trust and confidence. You can try to do whats right, that doesnt mean youre going to be right all the time, but I know they will try to do it right. I think they got it right last year. I think they got it right the year before.Arguably nobody on the committee knows the sport better than the Hall of Fame coaches who were paid to master it, but those who have been in the room say their voices dont necessarily carry more weight than the others.Sometimes there would be a situation that would come up, and somebody would say, Well, lets hear what the coaches say about this, said Osborne, a former committee member. It usually had to do with defensive personnel, pass rush. It wasnt like we, we didnt really dominate the conversation at all. Everybody had their opinion, everybody expressed them, everybody had a vote. No vote counted more than somebody elses vote.Former committee member Mike Tranghese said the coaches have an edge when it comes to evaluating the teams, but when it comes to evaluating the results, each of the committee members are on equal footing.Results are the results, nothing changes that, he said. Schedules are the schedules. The games are the games, nobody can change all that. But as part of it all, you want to know about a team. How talented are they? Are they overachieving? Are they underachieving? Why would Team A have trouble with Team B? Coach Osborne was unbelievable at analyzing special teams. He was unbelievable. He has such a handle on everybodys special teams. Its such a big element of the football game, and that would get thrown into the mix as you try to analyze things. In the end, I think everybody is pretty individual.You take the coaches analysis and you factor it in, he said, but in the end, its the results that determine whos getting in and whos not getting in.Would Houstons results be good enough? What if their only loss was to Louisville, which went on to win the ACC title? The rest of the Cougars résumé would feature just one win against a ranked opponent -- Oklahoma -- and thats assuming the Sooners can regroup and be a factor in the Big 12 race. The most likely scenario remains that Houston would have to be undefeated.Kansas coach David Beaty, who spent three seasons at Texas A&M, has also coached in Conference USA and said there is a difference in the level of competition the committee cant ignore.We were in the SEC West and we were pretty good when we were there and we never finished higher than third, which is crazy, he said. Thats how good and talented that SEC West is. I think you have to take into account the level of teams that are in those conferences. I just dont think you can leave that out. Theres no doubt in my mind you have to take those things into account.Tom Herman is one of my best friends in the world, Beaty said. He actually led Ohio State to the national championship on a third-string quarterback who was pretty stinkin good, by the way. But he had a lot to do with that. And hes done an unbelievable job at Houston and Im happy for him and his family, but the reality of it is, an undefeated Houston team wouldve had a hard time getting in there [in 2015]. Theres a reason why. Because the conference affiliation there might have been a situation that maybe something else wouldve overtook them as a result, because they werent in the SEC or Big 12.Houston has a chance to help change that perception this year.The Cougars have to do more than go undefeated, though. They have to win over the entire committee -- not just the former coaches. Sebastian Rudy Germany Jersey . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. Cheap Germany Jerseys China . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. http://www.wholesalegermanyjerseys.com/ . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. 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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- When it comes to the Buffalo Bills offense, running back LeSean McCoy said simpler might be better.The Bills are hoping a more streamlined approach under new offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn will turn things around after a 0-2 start to the season. Lynn replaced former offensive coordinator Greg Roman, who was fired on Friday.The first thing the Bills have done under Lynn is simplify the offense in an effort to make things less complicated on the field.Coach Romans a very intelligent coach. If everybody cant grasp the offense the right way ... then it wont be effective, McCoy said. So we simplified the offense to make it easier for guys to go out there and play.The Bills are in need of a jolt after sputtering out of the gate to start the season.Despite the presence of playmakers such as McCoy and Sammy Watkins, the Bills rank 30th in the league in offense through two games (276.5 yards per game). Theyre also in a three-way tie for 22nd in points per game (19).The Bills had just 160 yards in a Week 1 loss to Baltimore, which was their lowest offensive output in a decade and their lowest in a season opener since 1979.Things were slightly better in Week 2 against the New York Jets when Buffalo put up 31 points, but production remained sporadic; Buffalo shined on just a handful of big plays and boosted its stats with the game out of reach.Scaling back the playbook appears to be the first step for Buffalo. McCoy suggested that the Bills are cutting their playbook in half under Lynn.Less plays, less thinking, McCoy said. You go from the average of, what, 70-80 plays in a football game and you have 80-90 plays that can go. Its harder compared to something thats shorter, 30-40 plays in an 80-play game. So thats probably just the difference.Were taking some of the volume out and letting guys go out there and play, quarterback Tyrod Taylor said. Thats definitely something we want to put our focus on.The other biig change under Lynn will be play-calling.dddddddddddd Buffalo does not have enough time to make wholesale changes -- such as the type of plays being run or the terms used on offense -- but will have a fresh set of eyes at the helm.Weve been installing plays since weve been together in April and weve had a ton installed and now were just picking and choosing them differently, guard Richie Incognito said.You go grocery shopping, its full of stuff. Its what you put in the shopping cart and go to check out with. So thats where were at.No matter who is in charge of the offense, the Bills need more from their starting quarterback.Taylor has been unable to build off a breakout season. Last season, Taylor was sharp with his decision-making and made plays.This season, hes been hesitant in the pocket, inaccurate as a passer and unable to keep the Bills offense on the field. Buffalo is 29th in third-down conversions, having made just 6 of 23 attempts (26 percent).We want to be accurate with the football, Bills coach Rex Ryan said. Weve seen him be accurate with the football. Weve got to play with more consistency. Youre right, weve got guys open, weve got to get them the football.It wont be easy on Sunday. The Bills are going up against one of the best teams in the league in the Arizona Cardinals (1-1), and they may have to do it short-handed.Bills left tackle Cordy Glenn (ankle) missed last weeks game against the Jets and did not practice on Wednesday.Receiver Sammy Watkins (foot) was held out of Wednesdays practice and has been dealing with foot pain following offseason surgery; Watkins did play in each of Buffalos first two games.I just want to see us have success, Incognito said. 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