CFP Rankings: Is the Committee trolling Kirby Smart? What does Indiana need to do vs Ohio State?

[@JoelKlattShow]

Share your thoughts on the latest CFP rankings below! ⬇

[@Falcondawg1022]

So it’s okay that Georgia is ranked below Miami because Kirby called them out for it? Jesus Christ dude what are you talking about

[@MrJara1018]

Does it make sense to release a CFP ranking? CFP could avoid gripes if they played cards closer to the chest. What is the benefit of doing it? Just do it once at selection day.

[@kenoking3162]

Texas is OVER RATED.

[@jbaker7439]

@ christran574 ? Check again. They didn’t play all those teams this season.

[@descend1]

What happens to the SEC championship game loser, if they're 10-3? Are they in the playoff?

[@BookerOBrien-j8t]

Kirby’s point was his team has played a brutal schedule almost all away from home. His team hasn’t just played one tough team.

[@wesleyparker7272]

Right and he was upset that they had Georgia outside the playoffs

[@dylanschafer172]

He whines about everything the guy said “every SEC team should be ranked” like last year can’t take him seriously😂

[@KirbySmartsFakePunt]

@@dylanschafer172you can’t beat him either

[@andysmith9243]

@@dylanschafer172his point is exactly right.

[@calebmanz6943]

I see your point but Georgia has honestly not looked that great. Two losses and before Tennessee it kinda looked like they were getting worse. I definitely think they are a top 10 team but you can't ignore the struggles. It may all be schedule though, I think Indiana or Penn State would have 4 plus losses with Georgia's schedule

[@Ders506]

I love how they excluded Clemson from UGA’s best wins graphic but included three .500 teams for Indiana

[@cameronmerrill_]

FACTS. UGA has the best 3 wins in the country: texass, tenn & clemson

[@somethingsomething2100]

@@cameronmerrill_you mean overall right? Bc individually only one of those can compete for the best win n that’s Texas

[@carlosrivera-sanchez7959]

💯

[@jordanarehart3027]

Do you expect Indiana to what, play teams not on their schedule?

[@carlosrivera-sanchez7959]

@ who cares it doesn’t make their schedule any less weak.. Ohio State will sort them out nobody’s worried about Indiana

[@ThegoatCJ-c2i]

I laugh with Joel every time he mentions Missouri 😂😂😂

[@ts4426]

If Missouri were a big 10 team he wouldn't mention anything

[@jbaker7439]

@ ts4426 Please. Missouri flirts with losing no matter who they are playing. Not the same team as last year. Not even close. Only teams Missouri can best convincingly are weak non power or FCS schools.

[@samuelgainey8336]

If Missouri was a BIG 10 team, they would be middle of the pack. As usual, another overrated SEC team is ranked for no reason just to be used as a back stop for 1 of the 5 2 loss SEC teams.

[@braden8390]

I laugh at joel, mizzou had harder schedule than all of these teams that joel deeps throat. Indi, penn, oregon going undefeated vs bama, s. Carolina, and T a&m? SEC teams would love oregons schedule, only 1 hard game at home and your in the playoffs. He claims he wants big team matchups but rewards teams with easy schedules.

[@andrewgiegerich8211]

Missouri would run up the score in Illinois who is ranked 4th in big ten South Carolina and vandy would do the same​@@samuelgainey8336

[@smsander4029]

Of course they are. Dropping us 9 places after losing on the road to Ole Miss yet dropping UT 4 spots when we beat them. Committee is a joke

[@jackburton4892]

It's because Georgia already had a loss. I don't agree with it, but that is why.

[@greenwave819]

@@jackburton4892 right, it is all about ordering the good teams that have 2 losses

[@cjbulldogs7856]

@@jackburton4892 Tenn already had a loss too or did we give them 2 losses somehow??

[@firstcomesrock8593]

yeah that makes 0 sense

[@carterhendry7318]

Joel from 12:30 to 13:30 you are proving Kirby’s point. He never mentioned Indiana he’s talking about the 1 loss teams that haven’t beaten anybody.

[@ryanrobin12]

If the projections are correct, Indiana will face Ole Miss and I think that’ll pretty much be the last we hear of Indiana, lol

[@EB-bl6cc]

Yep. Penn State hasn't beaten anyone, has 1 loss, yet is way ahead of Georgia. Makes zero sense

[@nsmith5636]

Agreed. Teams like Georgia who have the toughest schedule should be looked at by weighing their wins a lot more than their loses. It’s easy to lose a game or two in that situation. Their wins are a better reflection of who they are

[@jasonbritt2497]

@@nsmith5636well you also run into the uncomfortable truth Joel and the Big10 can’t accept. They are propping up PennSt to give Ohio legitimacy but in turn won’t give UGA the same treatment regarding their win on the road against TX.

[@Tre_Gucci_205]

Specifically he's talking about Texas and Penn state 😂😂😂😂

[@tylerwynn1646]

Disagrees with Kirby and proceeds to make Kirby’s point

[@andrewmcmurray8081]

He's a west coast guy, like most they harbor animosity for the SEC. Half the playoff teams should be SEC, they will beat the breaks off of the likes of SMU, Colorado, BYU etc. Not even playing the same game.

[@crashxd1286]

This isn’t the SEC tournament it’s the CFP

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

Klatt is quite "political" in making his points

[@sean_nowell]

He's naturally gonna try to make any conference Fox has rights to look better. So B1G and Big 12. Fox has no SEC rights, so he's gonna downplay the SEC as much as he can

[@scott8786]

Kirby knows how to motivate his team and couldn't care less what Klatt thinks.

[@timmyteaching]

Kirby was answering a question, Joel.

[@Axel-fn]

So you think Kirby is justified in what he's saying, but have a problem with him saying it? He's a coach making a case for his team and fighting for them to be treated fairly. What else would you ask for him to do?

[@Scuba4Steve]

Don’t lose

[@rob97dani]

@@Scuba4Steve You clearly don't get it lol Notre Dame lost to freaking Northern Illinois and are still ranked ahead just because it's one lost

[@gregoryena8403]

@@Scuba4Steve your an idiot

[@td811]

@@Scuba4Stevecontext matters

[@Justintime328]

@@td811 He's still right.

[@TheSweetJeeba]

Dear Joel, on one hand you say you don’t like this about Kirby but on the other hand you’re saying they got it wrong and wonder if they are trolling Kirby… kind of validates him asking about the criteria, where did he state they should be ranked over one team or another? If they are trolling then that implication is even more disturbing

[@reese9841]

Kirby answered the question he didn’t just out the blue make the comment and what he said was valid. I don’t know what they are looking for.

[@thatguy3493]

Exactly!! He was asked about it and gave an honest answer.

[@hotsince9181]

Biggest whiner in CFB by far

[@mikecurtis2710]

Give an example. Coach Smart said Nothing last year being left out of the playoffs with a 3 pt. loss season in 41 games. You're the whiner.​@hotsince9181

[@fletchdiggitydawg]

I hear what your saying but it's not that Kirby is just mentioning it as soon as he can. He gets asked to questions repeatedly and responds

[@brandongriffin1714]

In Kirby's defense, he did NOT politic that much last year and the CFP dropped UGA from 1 to 6 after being #1 and dominant all year and then losing in the SECCG by 3 to a really good Bama team. So I think he feels like he needs to go to bat for his team this year even more so to ensure his kids don't get left out.

[@G_R_C]

His Kirby hate is way off. He even proves Kirby’s point when saying UGA is behind other two loss team who both have way worse losses. The UGA losses just happen to be to those teams?

[@donleonard4446]

To be fair the game was looking like blowout at half due to poor QB play. The Florida game was a struggle as well until DJ Lagway got hurt. Texas was good win but your offense looked bad. Lost to Ole miss and ya you beat Tennessee but Tennessee has looked shaky. This isn’t Georgia best play. There isn’t one great SEC team this year. Alabama is the closest yet but one week they can play like national champion the next week they look unprepared.

[@brandongriffin1714]

​@@donleonard4446 To be fair... no team in college football has looked dominate. The Ducks barely survived Wisconsin and Ohio St lost the only tough game they played. For the record I don't consider Michigan and/or Penn St a tough opponent. TX has no ranked win. If UGA gets healthy and has a full O-Line and can get their #1 RB back.... they should make a deep run. It's all about who is healthy and peaking at the end of the year.

[@donleonard4446]

@@brandongriffin1714Their QB play isn’t good enough for them to be dominant.

[@austinitalia4921]

As a Ga fan, I’m not mad at Indiana. I think it’s Notre Dame and Miami that shouldn’t be above them. Notre Dame’s loss and strength of schedule is trash.

[@alexkain8564]

@@user-qc7dr3cd3q How is beating Washington and Michigan beating no one? Indiana smoked Nebraska when Ohio State barely scraped by the Cornhuskers

[@ejesbd]

Finally, a reasonable take.

[@DarrellPullins]

Miami is in right simply because they are the highest ranked ACC team... They'll meet SMU with the winner taking the playoffs spot and the loser out

[@DarrellPullins]

Notre Dame has the worst loss of any 1 loss team... They should on the bubble...

[@chuckroutionGB2022]

@@alexkain8564 I think Indiana going to get a rude awakening Saturday

[@themacaronichronicles717]

Everything Kirby Smart said was right, insane some people find him calling out the committee after the game wrong

[@brianroyster7510]

Agree. And if Indiana wins or keeps it close then they are in. But if they get trounced by 3 tuddies then their schedule needs to be reevaluated.

[@tjcloar1913]

@@brianroyster7510if Ohio State covers I think Indiana may be toast

[@frankmathews]

​@brianroyster7510 if they lose it has to be by 1 score, fg or td. If it's by 10 or more indiana is toast

[@lordjamon]

It’s butthurt Ohio state fans

[@donleonard4446]

@@frankmathewsthe same needs go towards every team 2-10. Not a single one of these teams can afford a loss. The only that gets a pass is Oregon.

[@shotgunmunger844]

Precedent was set last year when a Georgia team that lost by 3 in the SEC championship and had three top 25 wins in the regular season got booted from the playoff. Kirby’s comments are 100% valid. Georgia would’ve won the Championship last year.

[@wesleyglenn5787]

THIS!... and a 2 loss Bama went over them. GA literally was puniched for 1 loss...IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

[@wesleyglenn5787]

*punished

[@JoeyRisner43]

In the committees eyes that loss carries more negative water and at the point at which it happened. That's what I came up with. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PirateOfPlayTime]

@@wesleyglenn5787 Alabama had 1 loss, and it was to Texas. Please watch college football before acting like you know what's going on.

[@inflameswetrust2194]

God all sec fans do is cry and whine. Biggest snowflakes in America and it's not even close.

[@beebssqueebs3843]

The Texas resume is truly terrible and they’re ranked number 3. That’s bad enough but Miami ahead of Georgia is WILD.

[@inflameswetrust2194]

Honestly. I think Miami probably beats goergia 50% of the time

[@greenwave819]

@@inflameswetrust2194 they dont... 5% tops

[@Shansman]

Georgia QB is a turnover machine. The passing game is suspect. Any team that gets beat by 18 to a 2 loss team can lose again.

[@drew7155]

​@@Shansman TX will beat them if they played again

[@sullivanl3305]

@@drew7155 no they wouldn't

[@jacobchastain194]

Dude they ask Kirby everyday about this what do you want him to say!!

[@chrismcdonald7086]

What most coaches say. We have to manage what we can control. We have to win our games. etc.

[@keithgriffin6322]

If I'm Georgia, Im happy with going to Penn State first round then getting Miami on a neutral field. Easy path to final 4.

[@asaadsarvis9977]

Miami would beat Georgia. You people just live to hype up the sec

[@keithgriffin6322]

@ you must be on the committee

[@dmcrisp]

@@asaadsarvis9977 Georgia’s gonna beat Miami by 3-4 scores and you’re gonna have to cry about it lol

[@EB-bl6cc]

@@asaadsarvis9977 miami beating georgia is the funniest take I've heard this week

[@Necile2]

@@asaadsarvis9977 Miami couldn't even beat Georgia TECH.

[@seranymouse6176]

Klatt: "Georgia has a gripe, I just don't want to hear it."

[@mario6150]

No one cares what Klatt wants to here

[@dustindavis5397]

He’s mad Kirby makes him sit in a chair OUTSIDE the bedroom instead of at the foot of the bed.

[@TylerPurdy-w9f]

UGA will turn Indiana into TCU 😊

[@youngboss1983]

Facts… it’ll be real ugly

[@alexkain8564]

The way they turned Ole Miss into TCU? Oops Bulldogs got waxed by the Rebels

[@lukedarden5361]

@@alexkain8564 again they’re gonna turn Indiana into TCU. Ole Miss is actually battle tested unlike that TCU team in the 22 national championship. Cool statement, you tried to cook but just made a obvious statement💀💀

[@NGBjman]

@@alexkain8564Yeah ole miss would beat Indiana by 30 too! Indiana shouldn’t be here and they know it when they get destroyed by OSU by 30 they’ll be dropped out the top 12! They would get that Michigan, Oregon, FSU, Clemson, and TCU treatment by the dawgs

[@Flrrrdspark]

@@NGBjmanand what if you’re wrong,didn’t ole miss get beat by Kentucky?

[@D3RTmusic]

Uga fan here. Indiana has earned a playoff spot but are the prime example that the committee no longer prioritizes "best win." That's why we're all upset. Texas shouldn't be #3, they should be the first 10-2 SEC team left out

[@dipperjones3851]

SMU's loss was to top 15 BYU. Miamis loss was to really bad GT. Both of their best win is louisville by a td. Why is one 8 and one is 13th?

[@brentonmorrison284]

Brand bias the committee wants that Miami money. Eye test and stats have smu over Miami.

[@frankschaefer8890]

Cam Ward. Miami should be 11 and SMU should be 14. But Cam Ward is the difference maker there. They'd be favorite very slightly against SMU if they played on neutral field right now

[@frankschaefer8890]

Boise State at 12, BYU at 13.

[@jonathanross149]

It all comes down to preseason rankings

[@scott.m.thacker]

GT isn’t a “really bad team.” They are 6-4.

[@robynregister1090]

So Kirby is the one politicking? I seem to remember Saban going on national TV a few years back pleading the case as to why Bama should have been in the top 4. UGA has always been the red-headed stepchild. I strongly disagree with your take on Kirby. As a head coach, he is just doing his job!

[@stephaniechaffin1154]

He is politicking this year and he should because he's not wrong despite the fact that I can't stand him.

[@isaacpowell3094]

Love listening to Joel, but the difference in the way he raves about the big 10 teams versus the sec is starting to get a little too much.

[@colinquinn7516]

Best conference

[@cameronmerrill_]

​@@colinquinn7516little teams play no one and will all fall against the SEC

[@rob97dani]

@@colinquinn7516 I don't think you even believe what you typed lol

[@JakeM25]

It'll be okay

[@youngboss1983]

I’m a SEC homer through and through. I don’t expect Joel to not be bias against the big 10 it’s really all he knows. He doesn’t even attempt to know how hard it is to play in the SEC

[@ConnorGuy-q4g]

Joel is a big ten spokesperson

[@joethahobo]

power2 spokesperson. He lets the Big10 and SEC off way too easy

[@dariusp257]

7:25 Why does everyone keep expecting that the CFP seedings are about the 12 best teams in college football? Is not about getting the 12 best teams. The SEC will always have better teams than the Mountain West Champs, the ACC champ and the BIG12 champ yet they will not ever place those SEC teams above the auto bids for those conferences. Its not about the 12 best teams. Its about getting the top teams of each conference to play each other, not the best 12 teams in the country to play each other. Georgia and Alabama are competing with teams in their own conference and not teams from other conferences. They have to be top 3 in their conference every year and they get in. That is all. Its not about any other teams in any other conference being ahead of you. Its about the teams in your conference. That is all. Miami will always be ahead of the #2 SEC team if they win the ACC. Whether they are better than the #2 SEC team or not, it does not matter. That is not the point of the playoffs. We are not seeding teams based upon who is better overall but who is the best in their own conference.

[@wesleyglenn5787]

The whats the point of watching the first round? It will be a slaughter fest.

[@EB-bl6cc]

yeah you make an interesting point. I think the question has to be raised to the committee and precedence needs to be established as to whether it's the "best 12 teams" or not because I don't think everyone's on the same page with that one. We definitely need to establish a baseline of what the actual goal is before we can decide who gets in

[@randyposs6281]

It's about time they went to 12 teams since sec has ruled the four team playoff

[@across7162]

I dare Ohio State to go play in the SEC. They may win 9 games a year there.

[@Lordofthepringless]

With yet another massive offensive line injury for Ohio State, I’m nervous for the end of the year.

[@joshcordle5329]

Last year's center is playing guard now. They don't have enough practices left this week to have any kind of competition. They are going to have to make a call and go with it - super great time with IU coming up. We're going to need to buckle up. It's going to get bumpy.

[@Mates0nDeck]

you never know. ohio state shuffled the line the week vs penn state and dominated. uga shuffled the line the week vs tennessee and dominated.

[@cameronmerrill_]

​@@Mates0nDeckUGA took out a hurt LT and returned their best player at RG from injury

[@EB-bl6cc]

Agreed. I think Ohio State at full strength is one of the better teams in the country but I think they're vulnerable in the playoffs missing some guys. Should be interesting to see where they end up if they do lose to Indiana

[@ts4426]

Also notice the word choice by Joel for Texas' resumes vs Indiana. He uses the word "bad" for Texas and "not great" for Indiana. Worlds of difference between those 2 expressions and Joel knows what he is doing when he says them.

[@colinquinn7516]

He’s an alpha male

[@colinquinn7516]

He’s an alpha male

[@jimmy1of1]

Texas schedule in the preseason looked good just like Indiana’s. Indiana margin of victory is 30 a game, Texas margin of victory is 25 a game…not much difference considering Texas lost. He also brought up Penn State avoids playing Michigan this year as if Michigan was a threat.. same Michigan team Texas beat by 3 scores on the road. All I want is consistency.

[@tristan4704]

You can tell Joel doesn’t like SEC teams. He played for Colorado as QB so he shows bias and favoritism for big 10/ big 12 schools. I sense a little jealousy from him because he knows deep down SEC just has better teams. So he compensates on here because he has always felt inadequate to big SEC schools

[@dbvictor7289]

Right? Texas has a "weak" SOS only by SEC standards, but it's still 38th, and not Indiana's putrid 106th. The Hoosiers play one elite team, one halfway-decent team, and 10 high schools.

[@stevesmith3139]

Did we all just forget georgia almost lost to kentucky too? 13-12

[@j-finn6746]

If Indiana makes the playoff with no quality wins, that eliminates the incentive to play any quality teams out of conference. Why risk it if the committee doesn’t value quality wins over losses?

[@tracyisbest]

That's true on a lot of fronts, not just Indiana. That's his point. Notre Dame's resume is only slightly better than Miami's. TAMU is better than Florida. Other than that, it's a lot of the Louisville, FSU, UVA and Duke's of the world. Maybe USC gives ND a bit of a bump at the end? Or maybe USC beats them? Naw!!!

[@jbaker7439]

Isn’t that what the SEC has been doing forever ? Because the oh we have such a rough conference schedule we play one less conference game and play FCS schools in November. Seriously. They’ve been doing that forever to drag their team rankings higher to spoof the playoff system. It goes back to BCS days they did that.

[@Yoboy2300]

Yet and it still gives the impression you can lose a couple of games and still get in just because you’re in the sec and I don’t agree with that at all

[@Yoboy2300]

You don’t want to be left out don’t lose games

[@JustN0pe3]

@@jbaker7439 Everyone except about a dozen schools play FCS teams. Honestly front loading FCS schools is more cowardly then playing them in Nov. Some of the G5 teams people are playing are not that big of a step up from some of the FCS teams. You want to talk about number of conference games played? Explain Indiana. 9 conference games. Their schedule is weak even for a G5 program. I'm so sick of this "we are better because we play 1 more conference game!" Yet you straight up ignore the SEC teams that play a P4 OFC game at the start of the year, then play their P4 OFC rival at the end of the year. That 10 P4 games, more than Ohio St or Oregon have played with their 9 conference games. Stop being someone who just spews the same garbage without knowing what you are saying.

[@ts4426]

Notice how Joel NEVER mentions the non conference portion of Indiana's schedule. If an sec team had that non-con he would talk about it non-stop.

[@bradencjsiskkduyc5319]

Is Indi, penn, or oregon going undefeated vs bama, s. Carolina, and T a&m? (mizzou schedule) SEC teams would love oregon/penn schedule, only 1 hard game at home and your top 5 & in the playoffs. Joel claims he wants big team matchups but rewards teams with easy schedules.

[@brax5353]

Exactly. He would call it out and bash it nonstop.

[@taz6602]

Yeah just like he never mentions Bama playing Mercer, Georgia playing umass, and Tennessee playing UTEP in November mind you

[@BookerOBrien-j8t]

@@taz6602 Good God who else do you want Georgia to play? The Chiefs?

[@notpoliticaljustarealist3969]

Alot of sec teams play weak teams. Look at a&m last week. Bama last week. Embarrassing to play teams like that this late in the season.

[@thatguy7850]

I doubt Joel will ever see this but I totally agree except 3 things: 1) the Indiana hate isn't nearly as prevalent as he is painting. I see TONS of fans bringing up the same points for Miami, Texas, etc. as Joel does here. And heard a lot of pundits make the case for Texas being done if they lose to TAMU because of their lack of resume, as well as Miami's very questionable schedule and defense. He isn't the only one saying this. 2) It is absolutely not "ridiculous" or "laughable" to say that this is Indiana's shot facing OSU. I agree that they have done exactly what they should for the schedule laid out before them. But that doesn't negate that there is a obvious and meaningful difference in pounding "lesser" quality opponents (that others are able to pound as well btw) and going toe-to-toe with an equal or better opponent. 3) Kirby has to fight for his team. The "let me argue for you" argument didn't get anywhere last year did it? Where was the punditry last year when UGA lost maybe the best game of the season by 3 points after a perfect SEC schedule finishing 12-0, and Texas gets in because apparently we all of a sudden apply the transitive property to a beginning of the season game (UT vs Bama) and a Conference Championship (Bama vs UGA). Ignoring that both Michigan and Texas played a joke of a CCG. No one (Joel included) wanted to see UGA hoist the trophy 3 years in a row. So I don't blame Kirby one bit. I will say this even though you don't like it Joel, you're man enough to admit he is right.

[@carlosfolsom4044]

I don’t recall anyone having anything to say when Saban constantly complained and politicked

[@dipperjones3851]

mizzou is ranked for the same reason Illinois is ranked

[@colinquinn7516]

Because they share a border

[@cameronmerrill_]

facts

[@alienasoul]

Mizzou sucks.

[@jonathanwrehe8015]

Exactly just to justify Penn state bama and A&M if they lose or win out an added bs ranked win. K state has way better resume than both of them with 2 current top 20 road wins. They’re just trying to hurt BYU and big 12

[@EB-bl6cc]

They're ranked because it's probably the highest level of parity of any season of college football ever, and there just aren't many good teams to justify leapfrogging them. If you look at the 5-10 teams beneath them literally none of them make sense to move up

[@belowtones1]

Indiana can't help their schedule, but it doesn't matter. If their schedule isn't strong enough, then it isn;'t strong enough.

[@stephaniechaffin1154]

They could have scheduled a non conference game with a blue blood. I know that schedules are made a few years in advanced but schedule tough teams every year otherwise too bad.

[@ironfistalexander3246]

you can only play the teams on your schedule. if you don't have a tough schedule, you should be smacking teams exactly like indiana has been

[@belowtones1]

Ok you run downhill and I’ll run up the side of a mountain. If your time is better, I guess you are a better runner then right?

[@PirateOfPlayTime]

@@ironfistalexander3246 You can only play the teams on your schedule. But Indiana got to choose 3 games on their schedule and they chose FIU (3-7), Western Illinois (3-8, FCS), and Charlotte (3-7). Georgia chose Clemson and Georgia Tech, Texas chose @ Michigan, Alabama chose @ Wisconsin. Womp womp, don't schedule like a coward next time.

[@ironfistalexander3246]

@@PirateOfPlayTime Amount of P4 games: Indiana - 9, Alabama - 9, Texas - 9, Georgia - 10. The SEC plays one less conference game than the B1G

[@marcusbriggs3223]

The difference between Notre Dame and Indiana is that ND went into SEC country and won by 10!. NIU loss is horrible, but ND has been dominating ever since even more so than indiana. I hope indiana makes the playoffs, but they have to prove they can hang with the big boys. A close loss to Ohio State is not a death sentence for them, in my opinion.

[@youngboss1983]

I’m a SEC homer through and through. I don’t expect Joel (a Big 10 homer) to not be bias against the big 10 it’s really all he knows. He doesn’t even attempt to know how hard it is to play in the SEC

[@saganpatel7485]

How is he big ten homer,

[@PirateOfPlayTime]

@@saganpatel7485 because of everything he says, thinks, and does...

[@caramelpop9427]

​@saganpatel7485 have you listened to him? Almost all of his talks with Colin are about the Big 10

[@kristopherhansen8768]

oh stop the cap dude. He loves the sec just as much as the big 10. Dude has been holding water for the sec for a decade, and if he wasn’t….hmmm I wonder why you’re watching?

[@youngboss1983]

@@kristopherhansen8768 he doesn’t love the SEC he just doesn’t have a choice but to talk about them. They’ve won the 13 out of the last 15 national championships. I just heard him on Cowherd he had nothing good to say about the SEC it was actually sad how disrespectful he was to the SEC.

[@khaledkais6044]

How is Miami above SMU and if Miami is ranked 8 how is BYU not ranked 9? This committee is a joke

[@atl7340]

You're right, the three SEC teams should be ranked ahead of Miami. Miami should be down there with BYU 😂

[@khaledkais6044]

@@atl7340you’re not wrong but I’m looking at the way it’s set up and even if you go with their argument it still makes no sense

[@lyndalamb3221]

As a GA fan, I'm not focused because we all knew the Big 10 would get 4 teams in. But I am furious about TX-how are they ahead of not only GA, but also the two teams that beat GA when their best win was a 3 point win over Vanderbilt?

[@longjump08]

"No one can have a loss now". Excellent point Joel

[@DavidTWGoliath]

As a UGA fan, Kirby got it from Saban. He was politicking every chance he got when Bama took a loss. I don't know what we all expect when we didn't have a problem with Saban doing it first.

[@24Ttr]

As a GA fan Indiana looks great to me

[@Diallelus]

Ohio State is the only team on their schedule this year with a WINNING RECORD. If they lose to OSU then they not only will have 0 wins against ranked teams, but 0 wins against teams with a winning record. Of course they look good!

[@patrickoneill8707]

As things stand now, Georgia would have Penn State in the first round and then when they beat Penn State would have miami. I am salivating! That would be awesome as a dog's fan.

[@AkronKid330]

​@Diallelus that doesn't matter. Indy is dominating their teams. They look much better than OSU. We lost to Oregon. Barely beat Penn. Struggled against Nebraska who got their brakes beatin off by Indy. There are 7 teams I could name that Buckeyes don't have a chance against.

[@EricMcDurmon]

@@Diallelusby the end they will probably have wins over 3 or 4 bowl eligible teams and if I am not mistaken Washington has a winning record which they beat by two TDS with a backup QB.

[@JustN0pe3]

@@EricMcDurmon So we are ranking teams on if the teams they played are bowl eligible or not? How standards have fallen in the 12 team era

[@robertcox7555]

Ok Klatt, so now the CFP committee criteria for ranking is based on what a coach does or doesn’t say when asked a direct question by the media? As insane as that sounds, you may actually be right which is even more absurd than the complete lack of transparent, defined criteria they’re making decisions on.

[@_agent47_b2b]

Joel crying. All hail King Kirby

[@AlmightyDxR]

Wipe your mouth when you’re finished

[@ImpossibleRyan55]

Kirby/Georgia being potentially docked spots because of his "politicking" is WILD. Judge the play/quality on the field and not personal bickering

[@efort2000]

Kirby's not wrong. Having the best wins in the country (Texas, Tenn, Clem) and the best losses on the road says that there is no incentive to have a strong schedule

[@Vault117]

would i blame the committee for trolling Kirby? absolutely. Kirby is responding to a reporter's question by advocating for his team. It is part of his job as a head coach. He is *SUPPOSED* to be biased. The job of the committee, by contrast, is to be unbiased and judge fairly. They obviously aren't. UGA has two losses and still has the #2 Strength-of-Record in the nation. They have the #1 Strength-of-Schedule by a mile. Yet they're being treated like none of that is true by a committee that has no accountability. Kirby's gripe is legit, and he should keep hammering it.

[@clearstar8354]

Kirby is right. I dont lnow what Klatt is on about... the committee is lazy. They are looking at power 4 win loss, thats it. Like Texas at 4 is a joke when the team that destroyed them is ranked 10th. Either Georgia is 10th and Texas is like 8th or Texas is 4th and Georgia is no worse than 6th. Make it make sense.

[@marlongill3390]

It’s crazy how so many “pundits” talk about Tennessee as not good enough but then use them as an example for Georgia’s “quality wins”.

[@cathi-f3b]

So if Kirby gets vocal that’s a reason for them to punish them? That’s petty.

[@JustN0pe3]

My take on this year's ranking. Just play bad teams all year and win 90% of them, and you're golden. Indiana, TX, Penn St, Miami. As long as it's only one loss or less. Teams, if you want in, you better start grabbing all those bottom feeding G5 teams you can and cancel any OFC P4 games you have. I'm looking at you, Ohio St and Georgia, with your upcoming Home and Home games. Cancel that now and scoop up Portland St or South Alabama lawnmower Repair and Pool Supply. Just remember it's not who you play or how you play, just that you won.

[@bkirk0510]

Hey, SALRPS has a solid squad this year.

[@javier-ro2yg]

thank you thank you thank you. for saying the obvious about Texas. they have beaten no one. at this point the best win would be Texas a m. If texas loses to the aggies they should NOT be in the playoff. PERIOD

[@khaledkais6044]

They need to beat A&M or get left out. So many other teams more deserving if they lose that game

[@JustN0pe3]

That's half the top 8. This has gotten really dumb this year

[@Carrion-s2c]

they were in playoffs last yr goergia wasnt

[@Carrion-s2c]

Texas has a lot of players from last yr and they were in the playoffs that's why there high can't help your teams have 2 losses or 1 loss but ain't no good

[@javier-ro2yg]

@@Carrion-s2c actually my team has zero. I am a life long Oregon duck fan. there is no carry over from last year in any poll

[@dynamitenight8557]

Don’t blame Kirby for being aggressive. He wouldn’t have to address it if the committee didn’t have his team on the cusp of being left out in favor of a bunch of teams who played Cottonelle soft schedules. The committee sent a clear message. Schedule FCS bc we don’t care about your quality wins.

[@thatguy3493]

I’ll translate for everyone Joel- if I go to a kindergarten playground and win king of the hill then I’m good enough to go win the royal rumble

[@samdavis8765]

Now that is funny.

[@kevinbeck7007]

Kirby Smart is so nauseating to listen to. I was rooting for them in '21 to get their first championship in decades, but he has become so obnoxious since then. Mr. Big Bad southern boy wants himself a participation trophy it seems. How was Georgia's schedule last year? These teams have about as much control over how the other teams on their schedule perform as Kirby seems to have over his own players. Maybe the SEC can have a drag race to sort out the conference tie-breakers? Whoever has the most speeding tickets wins?

[@drfoulcheese]

Mizzou being ranked is a prime example of sec bias and boosting sec teams rankings. It's an absolute joke 😂

[@caramelpop9427]

Just like Illinois huh?

[@drfoulcheese]

@caramelpop9427 Mizzou beat Oklahoma and auburn. Illinois at least beat Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan and Michigan state convincingly. Mizzou was blanked by Alabama by 30+ points.

[@cheesusclark2926]

Sir you just proving Kirby’s point. If I’m Georgia I’m trying to load my schedule with very barely mediocre teams from now on and make sure we have an undefeated record. So stop the capping good sir.

[@Riparoooooni]

The committee is yet again showing that it doesn’t matter who you play the only thing that matters is your record. Every team should schedule the easiest schedule possible every year

[@AlmightyDxR]

You’ve lost…twice. Let it go

[@bryandolan8888]

Any bracket where you would rather be the 10 or 11 seed over the 9 seed solely based upon how the bracket is set up is crazy. Get rid of these conference champion byes.

[@thatguy3493]

How Joel can’t seem to understand that if you reward a weak schedule then you are going to have schools schedule weak opponents to game the system and we all lose if that happens because blowouts are boring

[@scottsavage6798]

They haven't gotten over Ga beating Michigan and boat race TCU 65to 7,

[@rickybobby1659]

Joel love your show! Indiana and Texas had a common team played Michigan. Texas handled them with no problem at the big House Indiana struggled a little bit

[@user-bv4ct7tk3j]

Michigan had a different qb in both games. And the better one played IU.

[@robertthomas8556]

Man, no one understands the ins and outs of college football like Joel does. The man is a wealth of knowledge and information as it relates to the sport, and most importantly, he’s a professional. Joel, you are the man sir. Always hits the nail on the head. 😉💪🏾👌🏾

[@colecolburn4169]

Klatt is a joke for not giving the sec props, like come on dude. There's a reason Georgia's strength of schedule is #1 and Indiana's is #106. What a joke.

[@jonathanwrehe8015]

Why do they deserve props this year? They all have 2 losses and have lost and struggled with many mediocre or bad teams

[@colecolburn4169]

@jonathanwrehe8015 the sec is the best and has been the best conference for years, look at the national titles and its clear. Other conferences competition just doesn't compare. These 1 loss big 10 teams have only played 1 hard game all year and it's a shame. If they played in the sec they all have multiple losses. Texas is the only school that's been lucky and gotten an easy schedule in the sec this year and they still lost the only challenging game they played this year, in my opinion it they lose another game anywhere they don't deserve to be in, unlike Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Ole Miss.

[@derekarnold9]

If Missouri finished the season 0-12, I think they’d still be ranked at #23

[@nolandavis9040]

I’m going to say it here as an A&M fan. Judging by how the committee and the world is judging us, we could go to the SEC championship game and lose and wouldn’t make it into the playoffs… Just because we’d have that third loss

[@wesleyglenn5787]

Your 100% right. They did it to GA last year and they were undefeated at time and it was their 1 loss for the year.

[@EB-bl6cc]

A bunch of shows have done a segment on exactly this. The theory is that the conferences are probably soon going to do away with the conference championship games for this exact reason. The loser of the game who would have likely made the playoff will get booted from the playoff for losing the extra "reward" game that everyone else didn't have to play. So if a conference is getting less teams into the playoff than they would have otherwise due to the championship game.. then why have it?

[@jamesmurray34]

Being undefeated use to matter. In the history of college football losing was bad. Winning your games mattered. Now 1 loss teams are ranked higher than undefeated teams. Just keeps proving the SEC gets extra credit because of history, not the games played today.

[@jamesmurray34]

Maybe all the other teams should go through the playoffs just to play the sec Champs. If they are ranked higher because they have history. The game played on Saturday should matter.

[@jaredp2187]

ND and Miami ahead of any of the sec teams is crazy. I don’t have an issue with Indiana being in as long as they don’t lose by 40+ pts against Ohio state.

[@frankschaefer8890]

Miami is crazy. I could see ND there. But here is my rankings. Indiana should get in as long as they don't get curb stomped by OSU. 1 OREGON 2 OSU 3 TX 4 IU 5 MISS 6 BAMA 7 UGA 8 ND 9 PSU 10 TENN 11 MIA 12 BOISE ST 13 BYU 14 SMU 15 SC 16 TAMU 17 ARMY 18 CU 19 CLEMSON 20 ASU 21 K STATE 22 TULANE 23 ISU 24 WAZZU 25 PITT And that's where we sit rn with likely that Big 12 champ game and this ASU game being chances for BYU to jump Boise and for SMU to jump them as well...

[@asaadsarvis9977]

@@frankschaefer8890Notre dame loss to northern illi. Miami loss to a divisional opponent. It happens. Miami has the best offense and one of the best players in the country. They belong. Tell Georgia to stop losing soo much lol

[@mbd501]

Notre Dame beat Texas A&M on the road, which is currently tied for 1st in the SEC with a 5-1 record.

[@mbd501]

@@asaadsarvis9977 ND beat that Georgia Tech team Miami lost to, 31-13. ND has a much better defense than Miami has.

[@frankschaefer8890]

@@asaadsarvis9977 I am an ND fan... So don't question where I have them ranked. As for Miami they've been playing teams and playing with there food every week and were bound to lose one or more games. Telling Georgia not to lose 2 games is like telling any other team not to lose a single game. Georgia has 3 top 10 or so wins in the nation this year. And that doesn't even include the 2 games vs Bama and Ole Miss... They've run the gauntlet and deserve to be in as long as they win out.

[@jordanreynolds5602]

If UGA has to play a road playoff game, they'll have played a top 10 bama on the road, top 5 Texas on the road, top 10 Ole miss on the road, and a top 10 in the playoff. Half of their games have been against top 25 oponents overall. If they win it all that would be absolutely insane.

[@JoshStrickland-n8x]

If Indiana played 5 top 10 teams, then yes. But they don't. They don't play anybody

[@jeffzimmerman5038]

They play Nebraska, Michigan State, Northwestern and Purdue……just like Ohio State. Ohio State’s opponents are currently 54-47 this season.

[@nunc-tv]

Notre Dame is about to have four top 25 wins. Standard for strong resume was "top 25 wins" until he inexplicably changes argument when it comes to ND.

[@Scuba4Steve]

I’m starting to think Joel hates the SEC

[@asaadsarvis9977]

*miami.. how is Miami the first thing he see when bama moved up 3 spots for beating Mercer

[@Scuba4Steve]

@@asaadsarvis9977 Bama didn’t move up for beating Mercer, they moved up because other teams lost.

[@michaelbassett3692]

Where were you guys last year when they left Georgia out?

[@randyposs6281]

There were 3 undefeated teams after 13 games and texas beat bama at bama

[@OFWGKTADGD]

Indiana could have a pass for losing to Ohio state if they had even a single relevant win.

[@JakeM25]

Their season can't pivot on one game. They can't change their schedule.

[@OFWGKTADGD]

@JakeM25 the school does choose their non conference games. Maybe schedule at least 1 actual opponent to be safe.

[@EB-bl6cc]

@@JakeM25 if you only play one real game then the season absolutely can and has to pivot on that one game. You can't expect special privileges

[@HamRadioLiveShow]

Thanks for another show Joel. Great to watch it. I think the committee is acting in a very “bipolar” way. If you’re going to punish Georgia for playing tougher games, but you’re going to allow Indiana, who have played no one that has a top-tier roster on it… The committee isn’t rewarding teams for playing tough games. Instead, it’s a reward for winning more games.

[@earlford5642]

dawgs have a quality win over clemson and the opportunity with a win over ga tech (who beat miami) so likely whoever wins the acc should be below the dawgs

[@jim2376]

Lots of outcomes. Lots of factors. Lots of permutations. Lots of fun.

[@laloorozco2714]

Indiana wasn’t dominant against Michigan tho? Won by 5 points?? The reason ppl are skeptical is because we don’t want a TCU again!!!

[@jonathanwrehe8015]

There were many playoff teams worse than TCU that’s a horrible justification. TCU had 6 ranked wins and many playoff teams got blown off the field in their semi final before TCU. It’s a 12 TEAM PLAYOFF NOW TOO

[@bkirk0510]

Nobody saw that coming. TCU beat Michigan who had just beaten OSU. OSU nearly beats UGA then UGA obliterates TCU. Anything can happen.

[@Flrrrdspark]

@@bkirk0510and now he probably won’t reply to you because you chose to speak facts

[@WilliePete_Gaming]

@@bkirk0510 The common denominator is that GA, A PROVEN PLAYOFF TEAM, won both of those games, They beat an Ohio ST team chalked FULL of NFL talent and TCU that got overlooked by Mich but ultimately got proven that they weren’t ready to be there yet by GA. Btw I’m not disagreeing with your point but there is a nuance to it being that there are levels to this and currently if you let Kirby into the playoffs, then you’ll have to meet their standard of play and learn how to close it out.

[@jacobland880]

If we're going to keep bringing up Missouri as still being ranked let's also talk about Illinois. Same situation with committee manufacturing "ranked wins"

[@russellshepley3176]

The committee is running the SEC off. Sankey is about to say bye bye!

[@dairyair5371]

One can only hope.

[@brucetucker4847]

Well... bye.

[@Slllade]

Every coach has a right to make a case and advocate for his team

[@jamaalmorantjr2254]

I usually agree with you Joel but Michigan is not a good football team & Indiana struggled with them

[@jaredb5258]

To say that ND has a similar resume is wrong imo. Wins at A&M, Louisville, and Navy, with Army coming up is way better than any Indiana win. The NIU loss is horrid but saying that they have a similar resume win wise is not true.

[@Justintime328]

Honestly man, Kirby's incessant whining every single season is starting to grind on me. I used to half way route for the dawgs against the Bama juggernaut but Kirby is just messing it all up with his us vs the world crybaby story. Like dude it's 2024 YOU ARE GEORGIA you are no longer the little guy just stop please.

[@chasejackson7248]

No one cares what you are tired of, go worry about your team.

[@Justintime328]

@@chasejackson7248 Hoes Mad.

[@NextStepRunning]

According to this guy… “The golden age of college football.” = Weak schedules being rewarded, traditional rivalries disappearing, fans being priced out at neutral site games and equality of outcome. Do better Joel.

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

It's one thing to give auto-bids to the Conf Champs, similar to CBB. It's quite another and ridiculous to auto-seed them with guaranteed high seeds. That's how you have teams like Miami, Boise St, and the Big 12 winner too high.

[@sethstine4698]

Agree about Miami. The committee just stuck them in the middle for no reason whatsoever. 5:57 (but why the cheap shot against Georgia and the entire South?)

[@RobertSmotherman-e1f]

These mediocre SEC teams just beat up each other there not that good, Ohio St and Oregon will roll them in the playoffs and the Acc will probably get 2 teams in and bounce a SEC team

[@randyyounker943]

If they used the CFP bracket they announced tonight, the final 4 would be Ohio State, Bama, Georgia and Ole Miss. Oh and those SEC teams would've had to win at IU, PSU and ND. Why are the SEC playing on the road? Because the committee is all B10 fans.

[@danny49279]

Or because they all have 2 losses besides texas, while there’s 2 undefeated big ten teams and 2 1 loss. Playing the games matters

[@Flrrrdspark]

@@danny49279I’m happy you have a Brain🤦🏾

[@randyyounker943]

@@danny49279 there's no way PSU, IU and ND are better than the 2-loss SEC teams. If they played in the SEC, they would have at least 3 losses. My point is the SEC teams should be playing home games. We'll see when they play the games.

[@danny49279]

@ if we just went off of “SEC Better” what would be the point of playing regular season at all? Do you want to just invite the north down for SEC invitational every year? The lucky northern teams get the privilege of going down there?

[@danny49279]

@@randyyounker943 The reality is the gap between SEC and BIG has narrowed significantly. Last year was an all big ten championship game. This year there are 2 big ten teams better than any sec team. SEC is still deepest and most competitive by far, but it’s no longer true that its just automatically better from team to team

[@aaronwhite317]

I'm from Missouri. I'm not a Mizzou fan but I do root for them. But they should my be ranked at all. Outside of Vandy they haven't did anything. It's just to make Bama resume better

[@timothycunningham3983]

WINS! WIN ALL YOUR GAMES! IF THE SEC IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE, IT SHOULDN’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHERE THEY’RE PLACED. THEY SHOULD WIN EVEY GAME AGAINST THOSE INFERIOR TEAMS. RIGHT! 😅 IF YOUR ELITE YOU WIN!

[@stevethecreeper0211]

The SEC teams ranked have only lost to other SEC teams. Flawed point

[@timothycunningham3983]

@@stevethecreeper0211THAT MEANS NOTHING. STILL WIN YOUR GAMES. THATS WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS LOOKING FOR.

[@colinquinn7516]

Win your games sec man!

[@stevethecreeper0211]

@@timothycunningham3983 alright, so an undefeated Army should make it over Ohio St then. Got it

[@teddyj5187]

Indianas opponents record 41-61 Georgia s 62-39 Indiana has beaten one team with a winning record and struggled vs a bad Michigan team. If Georgia played Indianas schedule I would agree with people who said they don't deserve a home field playoff game. Your setting a precedent for teams and conferences making schedules easier since sos means nothing in the grand scheme.

[@enjie58]

everyone complains about Indiana, when the problem is where Miami and Notre Dame are ranked. every year we see good teams play weak conference schedules...plus any undefeated team in either the big10 or sec would be ranked top 5 regardless of who they played.

[@JustN0pe3]

I have a problem with TX, Indiana, Miami and ND. We are rewarding teams for playing softer schedules. Can't wait to see what that does to scheduling in the future. Ohio St and Georgia should go ahead and cancel their Home & Home games

[@Necile2]

ND scheduled TAMU (who they beat), FSU, USC and Miami. Miami backed out and ND had to pick up Army to replace them. How was anyone supposed to know that USC would be weak and that FSU would fall off the map? It's not like ND deliberately chose a weak schedule.

[@Rob9mm]

If any ranking is based on what a coach said, things are seriously broken

[@kbjohns64]

You SEC haters are so inconsistent year to year. SEC just keeps beating the daylights out of everyone with last year as an exception. And that is likely due to GA being left out over 1 fg loss.

[@Flrrrdspark]

I’m a South Carolina fan and this is just simply sec bias. Things are not the same THIS IS NOT THE SAME SEC

[@kbjohns64]

@Flrrrdspark SC would beat the brakes off Indiana

[@Flrrrdspark]

@@kbjohns64 I don’t agree,we let LSU beat us who lost to USC. Honestly I think we would win if we were home but if we traveled we lose imo.

[@kbjohns64]

@Flrrrdspark LSU would beat them as well. SEC has a lot of parity this year. In a good way. A lot of very talented well coached teams beating up each other. Even Vandy is a very tough out. Rest of the conferences have nothing even closely comparable. Only reason they could compete is if SEC teams are so beat up from this season. But we'll all see. I know how it's gone 10 of the last 11 seasons.

[@Flrrrdspark]

@@kbjohns64 yea Vanderbilt beat Alabama,same vandy lost to Georgia state . The sec to me has changed just like the entirety of College football,I think the SEC has been so dominant in the past that we can’t help but feel like they’re supposed to be better. notice how everyone speaks about Indiana but not Texas simply because Texas is a sec team. We’ll see during playoffs

[@ConnorGuy-q4g]

So if UGA beat GT you gotta put them infront of Miami right?

[@sudo_rm_vrf]

the 12 team playoff is great. I hope we get a 16 team playoff soon.

[@rbh8941]

Joel you lost me this time through…SEC is by far the hardest schedule that MATTERS