If Marshall were to run through that schedule unbeaten, there's a great chance they could make it to an access bowl. And if that were to happen, it would make a mockery of all the lip service given to SOS.

Fact is, regardless of SOS, the one thing that matters is how many losses do you have. That's what the poll voters use in their ranking, and it's what the selection committee (which is nothing more than a smaller poll) will use. Don't let them tell you otherwise.

So, the chances are very good that the best G5 team will never make it to an access bowl, precisely because they will have played tougher competition, both within their league and OOC.