BearFan33 said:

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KaiBear said:

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Total BS that Alabama was allowed in.

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That is SEC bias at its finest

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Herbstreit last night was literally saying within the same sentence that BYU was eliminated after the XII Championship but Alabama should not be punished for playing in the extra championship game. Full Rhetard.

Just to get this out of the way, if they move to 16 teams, assuming it stays at 5 autobids, USC and Arizona are still furious they’re left out. Go to 20 and Duke is incensed they aren’t in the field as a P4 champ.

There is no size that won’t make some feel they just missed.

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 7, 2025

Jack Bauer said:

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Just to get this out of the way, if they move to 16 teams, assuming it stays at 5 autobids, USC and Arizona are still furious they’re left out. Go to 20 and Duke is incensed they aren’t in the field as a P4 champ.

There is no size that won’t make some feel they just missed.

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 7, 2025

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That's why it should be the bowls and then only the top 4. It's a much easier argument to make which four could possibly be the actual best team, than the 16 out of 50 that deserve a spot in the goofyass fake playoff.

And losing to the same team in your conference twice should be automatic elimination. Determine a champion and that's your rep. That's it.

And Notre Dame can suck it until they join a real conference.

The committee made matters worse by bowing down to SEC Headquarters.

No integrity. None.

It would have been one thing if Bama had been competitive and lost a close contest to Georgia.

That would have truly made for a difficult conversation.

But they were absolutely taken behind the woodshed in that game.

-3 yards rushing? Lost by 3 TD's. Only scored a total of 7 points. And somehow, they were still worthy of a slot in the committee's eyes? Seriously?

And once again. Everyone conveniently leaves out the conference gaming the system with that 8-game nonsense.

Sure would have been nice for us to have scheduled New Mexico State or UTEP the week before Thanksgiving (instead of having to go out to Tucson and catch a guaranteed 'L').

It was only controversial because the committee made it so.

Had they done the right thing and put both Notre Dame and Miami in, only Sankey and 'some' Bama fans would have been outraged. And I say 'some' because many Bama fans were openly admitting they didn't deserve to be in the CFP after that beatdown.

But any arguments for Bama's inclusion would have fallen on deaf ears with most, given how awful they looked yesterday.

Oh, and they took that beatdown to lowly FSU as well, which most of the ESPN Homers are failing to mention.

In any case, I applaud Notre Dame for declining a bowl.

With the eyeballs they bring in each year across the board, they are using that power to make some folks lose money over this nonsense.

Good for them.

Playoff committee: “These are the best teams!”

Vegas: Oregon -20.5 over JMU

— John Crist (@johnbcrist) December 7, 2025

Only -20.5?

LTBear19 said:

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The committee made matters worse by bowing down to SEC Headquarters.

No integrity. None.

It would have been one thing if Bama had been competitive and lost a close contest to Georgia.

That would have truly made for a difficult conversation.

But they were absolutely taken behind the woodshed in that game.

-3 yards rushing? Lost by 3 TD's. Only scored a total of 7 points. And somehow, they were still worthy of a slot in the committee's eyes? Seriously?

And once again. Everyone conveniently leaves out the conference gaming the system with that 8-game nonsense.

Sure would have been nice for us to have scheduled New Mexico State or UTEP the week before Thanksgiving (instead of having to go out to Tucson and catch a guaranteed 'L').

It was only controversial because the committee made it so.

Had they done the right thing and put both Notre Dame and Miami in, only Sankey and 'some' Bama fans would have been outraged. And I say 'some' because many Bama fans were openly admitting they didn't deserve to be in the CFP after that beatdown.

But any arguments for Bama's inclusion would have fallen on deaf ears with most, given how awful they looked yesterday.

Oh, and they took that beatdown to lowly FSU as well, which most of the ESPN Homers are failing to mention.

In any case, I applaud Notre Dame for declining a bowl.

With the eyeballs they bring in each year across the board, they are using that power to make some folks lose money over this nonsense.

Good for them.

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Wrong Wrong Wrong and you know it. Yes, ND should be in but Tulane and JMU shouldn't be. I think there's 10 other teams better than tech too. Did you see Alabama is favored to beat ou in Norman??? Tech would be the dog.

We could do this back and forth all day....

Alabama:

Lost to 5-7 Florida State
Did not beat any noteworthy OOC teams
Eeeked out a win against UGA
Struggled against Auburn
Played 5 of their coference games against teams that were .500 or worse
AND got embarrassed in the SEC title game.

Paul Finebaum says Notre Dame fans are in contention for the worst fanbase in america, adding that they should "shut up already". pic.twitter.com/TlHEMHecg4

— Grant Speaks (@GrantSpeaks1) December 7, 2025

PacificBear said:

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LTBear19 said:

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The committee made matters worse by bowing down to SEC Headquarters.

No integrity. None.

It would have been one thing if Bama had been competitive and lost a close contest to Georgia.

That would have truly made for a difficult conversation.

But they were absolutely taken behind the woodshed in that game.

-3 yards rushing? Lost by 3 TD's. Only scored a total of 7 points. And somehow, they were still worthy of a slot in the committee's eyes? Seriously?

And once again. Everyone conveniently leaves out the conference gaming the system with that 8-game nonsense.

Sure would have been nice for us to have scheduled New Mexico State or UTEP the week before Thanksgiving (instead of having to go out to Tucson and catch a guaranteed 'L').

It was only controversial because the committee made it so.

Had they done the right thing and put both Notre Dame and Miami in, only Sankey and 'some' Bama fans would have been outraged. And I say 'some' because many Bama fans were openly admitting they didn't deserve to be in the CFP after that beatdown.

But any arguments for Bama's inclusion would have fallen on deaf ears with most, given how awful they looked yesterday.

Oh, and they took that beatdown to lowly FSU as well, which most of the ESPN Homers are failing to mention.

In any case, I applaud Notre Dame for declining a bowl.

With the eyeballs they bring in each year across the board, they are using that power to make some folks lose money over this nonsense.

Good for them.

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Wrong Wrong Wrong and you know it. Yes, ND should be in but Tulane and JMU shouldn't be. I think there's 10 other teams better than tech too. Did you see Alabama is favored to beat ou in Norman??? Tech would be the dog.

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Every single sport in the NCAA gives post season bids to conference winners. It's the premise the NCAA is built on. Florida A&M and American University went to the volleyball post season.

March Madness is never truly "the top 68 teams" by ranking. Half the teams are auto bids from conferences.

If football just wants to be honest and say they want the biggest brands and screw the little guys, then just say so.

Maybe ... and I'm just spitballing here ... don't have that stupid weekly rankings show.

— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) December 7, 2025

The real reason why a three loss Alabama team is in.

We made jokes about "calls from the SEC office to refs" during the season.

Now the corruption is out in the open.

This is the SEC/Big Ten invitational now. I don't think expanding the playoff is the answer. Getting rid of at large bids is. Win your conference if you want in, period.

Clark Lea did not blame anyone besides themselves with CFP. Says they had chances at Alabama and Texas

“That’s no one’s fault except our own. We had our opportunities and we didn’t do enough. We are not victims in this process. Our ownership is in coming up short…” @chrislee70 pic.twitter.com/8255zkSEWU

— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) December 8, 2025

Did Vandy consider opting out of a bowl game?

"No... we love playing football here."

"There was no way we were going to end this story early."

"I get a chance to spend 23 days with (this team), we are going to soak up every one of those days." pic.twitter.com/f5YjVNuB09

— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) December 8, 2025

Considering bowl season is dying, I say go to 24 teams and more closely mirror FCS. P4 conferences need to move to divisions. It'd go as follows:

8 P4 division winners get automatic bids
6 G6 (including Pac12 here) conference winners get automatic bids
10 at-large bids (SEC and Big 10 can have at it here)

It seems to me the same crowd that roots for big upsets in March Madness every year has issues with mid majors getting chances in football. We know they can compete. At this point I'd rather watch James Madison get its shot at Oregon versus two P4 schools facing off in a bowl where half the lineups are in the transfer portal.

Yes, more likely than not mid-majors will get beaten by the P4 opponent, but you can at least say you give everyone a shot. And when the upsets do happen, we'll be cheering just like March Madness.

Also, and this should be obvious now, don't release the playoffbracket until all the games have been played. Result with Miami may have been correct outcome, but getting there made no sense based on prior week rankings.

Only possible solution is have no ranking, no committee, no arguments. Win your conference and advance.

Dia del DougO said:

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Only possible solution is have no ranking, no committee, no arguments. Win your conference and advance.

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That is still a little bit screwy now since we have these mega conferences. Teams can get lucky and end up with a really easy schedule on their path to the title game.

We have pretty much screwed this thing in every direction.

I don't think there's any reason to ever have 5 teams from one conference in the tournament

I'm looking at Ole Miss and Alabama

Ole Miss has an interim coach and Alabama has 3 losses, one to a garbage FSU squad

Also, I love that we allow G5 teams in the tournament but two is crazy. Do we really think JMU is more deserving than BYU or Notre Dame?

boognish_bear said:

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Dia del DougO said:

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Only possible solution is have no ranking, no committee, no arguments. Win your conference and advance.

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That is still a little bit screwy now since we have these mega conferences. Teams can get lucky and end up with a really easy schedule on their path to the title game.

We have pretty much screwed this thing in every direction.

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But win the game, like any playoff. Not complicated. No arguments. They lose, they're out, regardless of their past schedule. That is literally why it is called it a playoff, and why the current system is a totally fake excuse for a playoff.

BigGameBaylorBear said:

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I don't think there's any reason to ever have 5 teams from one conference in the tournament

I'm looking at Ole Miss and Alabama

Ole Miss has an interim coach and Alabama has 3 losses, one to a garbage FSU squad

Also, I love that we allow G5 teams in the tournament but two is crazy. Do we really think JMU is more deserving than BYU or Notre Dame?

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I'm happy with one, but 2. That's one too many.

Yea I agree. We need one. But two is outrageous when you have so many P4 programs on the cusp

It might be time for the Big12 to get rid of the CCG

boognish_bear said:

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Dia del DougO said:

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Only possible solution is have no ranking, no committee, no arguments. Win your conference and advance.

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That is still a little bit screwy now since we have these mega conferences. Teams can get lucky and end up with a really easy schedule on their path to the title game.

We have pretty much screwed this thing in every direction.

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That is up to the conferences. If they are content letting inferior teams win a title through an easy schedule only to see then get blown out in the first round, that is up to them. i suspect that problem would quickly self correct.

Football isn't basketball. Putting together a good football team takes more resources and the odds of NC State like run to a title is almost nonexistant. There is a reason App State beating Michigan is a generational upset.

The bigger you make a playoff the more you will cement its status as the SEC/Big Ten Invitational.

This is a bad precedent for B12. A three loss alabama team (with a bad loss) gets in over a 2 loss BYU team that got penalized for making the championship game. I wonder if Mack could have steered it towards getting them in.

PacificBear said:

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LTBear19 said:

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The committee made matters worse by bowing down to SEC Headquarters.

No integrity. None.

It would have been one thing if Bama had been competitive and lost a close contest to Georgia.

That would have truly made for a difficult conversation.

But they were absolutely taken behind the woodshed in that game.

-3 yards rushing? Lost by 3 TD's. Only scored a total of 7 points. And somehow, they were still worthy of a slot in the committee's eyes? Seriously?

And once again. Everyone conveniently leaves out the conference gaming the system with that 8-game nonsense.

Sure would have been nice for us to have scheduled New Mexico State or UTEP the week before Thanksgiving (instead of having to go out to Tucson and catch a guaranteed 'L').

It was only controversial because the committee made it so.

Had they done the right thing and put both Notre Dame and Miami in, only Sankey and 'some' Bama fans would have been outraged. And I say 'some' because many Bama fans were openly admitting they didn't deserve to be in the CFP after that beatdown.

But any arguments for Bama's inclusion would have fallen on deaf ears with most, given how awful they looked yesterday.

Oh, and they took that beatdown to lowly FSU as well, which most of the ESPN Homers are failing to mention.

In any case, I applaud Notre Dame for declining a bowl.

With the eyeballs they bring in each year across the board, they are using that power to make some folks lose money over this nonsense.

Good for them.

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Wrong Wrong Wrong and you know it. Yes, ND should be in but Tulane and JMU shouldn't be. I think there's 10 other teams better than tech too. Did you see Alabama is favored to beat ou in Norman??? Tech would be the dog.

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Many would have sworn the same thing about Indiana before this season, and were saying the same thing until 0:00 in Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night. Just sayin'.

TT and Indiana found their NIL guys, Cody Campbell and Mark Cuban, and it shows. UH has Tilman Fertitta pouring money into the programs. It probably won't take a lot longer to show improvement at UH.

I'd think Baylor is a tough sell to young recruits like TT and Indiana have found if they are required to attend Forum and feel ostracized for not wanting to be baptized into the super faith focused squad that was conducted in November.

Notre Dame burning down every bridge they have...

NEW: Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua says the ACC has done "permanent damage" to its relationship with the Irish:

"We were mystified by the actions of the conference... They have certainly done permanent damage to the relationship between the conference and Notre Dame."

(via… pic.twitter.com/n11jxirVvD

— On3 (@On3sports) December 8, 2025

Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua confirms that Notre Dame will automatically be included in next year's College Football Playoff with a top 12 ranking. pic.twitter.com/PHc1lWhqCk

— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) December 8, 2025

A total of 10 teams opted out of bowl games:

- Notre Dame
- Kansas State
- Kansas
- Iowa State
- Florida State
- Auburn
- UCF
- Baylor
- Rutgers
- Temple
- Rutgers pic.twitter.com/sPg0YC58Xd

— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) December 8, 2025

Really hope TT wins the first one. Two massive payrolls going head to head.

This is what they think of you.#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/BU09RuZgln

— Raiderland Watchdog 🌵 (@WatchdogTTU) December 8, 2025

I think this actually just reinforces that they "bought" their success. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing. It's what the best teams seem to do.

When someone says we bought our team just politely provide them this graphic. pic.twitter.com/pe70n5rN3T

— Preston Ŧ Long (@STXAmbassador) December 8, 2025

boognish_bear said:

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Really hope TT wins the first one. Two massive payrolls going head to head.

This is what they think of you.#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/BU09RuZgln

— Raiderland Watchdog 🌵 (@WatchdogTTU) December 8, 2025

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Remember how Indiana wasn't in Oregon's weight class when they beat the Ducks in Eugene? I think Tech beats Oregon.

boognish_bear said:

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Really hope TT wins the first one. Two massive payrolls going head to head.

This is what they think of you.#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/BU09RuZgln

— Raiderland Watchdog 🌵 (@WatchdogTTU) December 8, 2025

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12-1 and P4 conference champion - "I'm just not sold on them because BigTen blah blah blah!!"

This is the best take on this...much better than Finebaum.

NCAA basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball, softball have 64 teams in their post season and they can play 2 games in a weekend and the tournament lasts 3 weekends.

Football can't have a 64 team and only plays weekly so it's harder to get that cinderella team in while also letting in qualified teams.

"There's just too small of a field for us to have feel-good stories in my opinion."

Tulane & JMU being in is good for the stories, but should they 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 be in? pic.twitter.com/tRjngoSIkD

— SVPod (@_SVPod) December 8, 2025

It's a pipe dream...but sign me up

Hear us out:

- 80-team Super League w/ 8 10-team conferences based on regionality
- 9-game conference schedules so every team plays each other
- Conference championship games as de factor 16-team playoff
- 8-team playoff of conference champs only
- National title at Rose Bowl pic.twitter.com/MuYNVOCrU9

— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) December 8, 2025

boognish_bear said:

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It's a pipe dream...but sign me up

Hear us out:

- 80-team Super League w/ 8 10-team conferences based on regionality
- 9-game conference schedules so every team plays each other
- Conference championship games as de factor 16-team playoff
- 8-team playoff of conference champs only
- National title at Rose Bowl pic.twitter.com/MuYNVOCrU9

— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) December 8, 2025

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Praise the Lord! BU is there!