CFP Rankings Reaction: How much danger is Georgia in? Are Indiana, Penn State and BYU safe?

[@JoelKlattShow]

How much danger is Georgia in?

[@DaWalk-X]

A decent amount, I think they will win against Tennessee tho

[@jbaker7439]

Quite a bit. But Tennessees offense is not great and Georgia is at home. So should be ok in this game. There’s a weird scenario forming where a 2 loss SEC team could get into the SEC championship and then lose and have 3 losses and they most likely would miss playoffs. I love to see those wild moves. And before someone says you can’t punish them for losing conference championship. The problem is a lot of the 2 loss SEC teams have a bad loss already. You have to pay for those earlier losses especially if other teams have 0 losses, 1 loss.

[@mkingadiffernce]

Yes

[@bxuzabc]

None they beat Tennessee they're in the playoff I think indiana is in the most danger

[@ArchAngeLs777Gaming]

I think they are with how this is playing out. They have easily the hardest schedule of the contenders. Swap that with Texas and they are undefeated right now. But honestly, I wouldn't make that trade. It's been so much more fun watching them mix it up with the best every other week. I agree with other comments. Beat Tennessee and they are in.

[@gabrielbaduqui1409]

If Ohio State makes the natty, does the national championship get aired at noon eastern? 🤣

[@James_Vocals]

AGAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH that’s actually funny, And honestly it probably would💀

[@OnlyNikeFans]

We will never! They won't make it that far 😂 thats way to many BIG games for Ryan Day to win in a row! He can barely win 1 let alone 3 in row 🤡

[@dhardnett77]

😂😂😂😂

[@mjgaz6]

@@OnlyNikeFans Despite Day as coach OSU is too talented this year to lose. They will beat Oregon in the championship game and get a bye. However OSU gets lazy on their off week.

[@OnlyNikeFans]

@ you say it like its fact. Ill believe it when I see it. Oregon is also "to talented" to just lose. Lets see what happens first

[@carsonwomack8053]

I think it’s volatile on purpose so they can use whichever criteria they choose to justify whatever they decide in the end.

[@zeller3228]

which is exactly what they have always done, just more teams now. SOS, eye test, quality wins, conference championships - these have ALL been used by the committee interchangeable to justify whomever they desire to rank.

[@rapid13]

Zero transparency is the motto.

[@rsbuckeye525rs]

So Georgia, who was ranked ahead of Miami last week, loses on the road to a top 20 team. Miami loses to an unranked GT, and you put them ahead of Georgia? By 3 spots??

[@jbaker7439]

Yeah. Miami is getting ridiculous love.

[@Necile2]

Georgia has two losses.

[@jbaker7439]

@ Necile2 Are you reading? Last week. Miami was behind Georgia. Miami had 0 losses. Georgia had 1. Move forward a week and Miami lost to a far un ranked team. Georgia lost to a top 15 team on the road. How do you move Miami in front of Georgia based on where they were ranked the week before.

[@brandonbleeker4847]

Ok if you wanna make that a arguement why was vandy ranked at all this year when they lost to a 2-7 sun belt team !!!

[@jimmyjam5453]

UGA never should have been in front of Miami

[@lowcountrygolfguys]

“I don’t love it more than my family, I don’t love it more than my Lord and Savior”….I have an entire new perspective on you, Joel. Much respect. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@jayrobbinstacks4574]

That he's a gullible sheep?

[@matthewm325]

​@@jayrobbinstacks4574 that he's a Christian man who loves Jesus...

[@NFace23]

he had a whole segment on jesus christ last year at the end of the season

[@prestonmccoy7097]

@@jayrobbinstacks4574”Look at me! I believe in fantastical, magical yet somehow supposedly “natural” soup that creates all things! Yep. I’m not foolish or just eating what I’m fed at all!”

[@Rome_22]

🙏🏽🇺🇸

[@MrOhmikey]

no doubt you are the best analyst out there. You see the entire college football landscape week to week and the detail you bring to we fans makes us better, more knowledgeable fans and, most important, you make it more fun. Thanks a bunch.

[@jeoffbenzos4959]

BYU and Indiana moving up was a course correction

[@josephyoung1415]

Joel it’s been months since you dropped the “pound sand line” I need you to say it again like a fish needs water, please find an opportunity for it!!!

[@neneshubby]

I don’t see how the committee adjusted. The teams above, BYU and Indiana lost. That’s why they got bumped up. If those teams ahead of them had won and they had jumped them, then I could say the committee just heard the criticism. But Miami got beat, Georgia got beat BYU and Indiana move up. Who cares that they had their worst performance? They won. Joel, aren’t you the “results have to matter” guy?

[@jbaker7439]

They put IU and BYU ahead of Tennessee and even though both IU and BYU played poorly. Vs the previous week when they were behind Tennessee. They also dropped Georgia below Miami when they had Georgia ranked above Miami previous week. Both teams lost. Miami has the worse of the two. Losing to a far unranked Georgia Tech team.

[@aaronclay4665]

They both are undefeated and SHOULD HAVE BEEM AHEAD OF TENN LAST WEEK.... Sorry college football fans are such hypocrite and morons. First they say the 12 team playoff will hurt the reg season cuz games won't matter....NOW morons like you argues a 1 loss tenn needs to be above AN UNDEFEATED POWER 4 SCHOOL... Such a fu king joke. If it was up to me they be avlbove ohio state also... THE GAMES MATTER, tje only undefeated idc about ranked below 1 loss teams are ones in group of 5 amd unaffiliated (nd) teams. Want to be ranked high? Don't lose games. Maybe you want to argue the big10 and sec are tje best conf cool Indiana is in the big 10 and sec teams lost to big 12 teams....

[@3DJaguar]

@@jbaker7439 Dude bc they have continued to be undefeated while Tennessee has a loss that is all. when their records are equal ofc tenn will jump them both

[@JasonMiller-fm2xm]

That was absolutely the way I saw it. And UGA now has two losses to the 2 teams right in front of them. Doesn't really matter where Miami is ranked right now, they win out they make top 4, the lose and they're gone.

[@wesleyowens4089]

I don't understand how Miami is ranked above SMU at this point. They've played a pretty similar schedule with both of their best wins being one possession games over Louisville but SMU did it on the road. And then Miami has the several close games against bad teams and a loss to Georgia tech while SMU only has two close games, one against Duke who is decent and the other in week 1 to Nevada which is bad but their loss was by 3 to BYU who is a top 6 team according to them. It makes no sense at all. Then you have ND also ahead of SMU which also doesn't make much sense to me as well plus the 3 two plus sec teams ahead of them two of which have losses to either Kentucky or Vanderbilt and a few other bad games but they beat Georgia

[@Al-Rudigor]

The SEC crybabies are out in force. 😂😂😂

[@dataghost9925]

No kidding.

[@rickjames8590]

Because they actually play each other unlike Big 10 who duck and dodge each other. Playing in the Big 10 is basically playing against Mississippi St. week after week

[@jbaker7439]

@ rickjames8590 Texas has a cupcake schedule. Missouri. A&M. Etc etc. You are tripping over yourself with bias and naive confidence . Miss state would only beat Purdue, Northwestern in the big 10. Maybe you’re forgetting the early season? SEC teams lost out of conference games. A&M. LSU. Arkansas. Etc. SEC teams also play 1 cupcake FCS style game in conference schedule and the Big 10 does not do that. Watch some SEC games this season. There’s no dominant team. There’s no complete teams. Many have bad losses. They aren’t consistent. Acting like they can’t lose to good teams from other conferences is comical.

[@brettk9316]

I ❤️ it!

[@denroy3]

Says the crybaby.

[@jeffsharp2981]

Can’t we just wait for another week or two, and so many of these scenarios will clean themselves up. Why has everybody in social media, decided to pick this apart?! Did any of us think that there wouldn’t be scrutiny for who’s in and who’s out, no matter how big the playoff scenario was?

[@zeller3228]

new to the sport? the ranking get picked apart endlessly every year since i've been watching, and im over 50. go watch the nfl if you want no drama.

[@theechoproject899]

my advice? Don't pay attention to these shows unless your team is ranked in the top 14. This is what a lot of sports coverage content is, meaningless discussion. This is all about filling air time to justify getting paid so much.

[@AlmightyDxR]

Now what if army beats notre dame?

[@downstg]

That would be fantastic

[@timloftus1034]

They wont so don't worry about that scenario

[@scottc287]

I fear the committee would then look at ND as being "not as good as we thought" instead of "Army is better than we thought." They would probably knock ND out of the top 10 and replace them with the loser of the Georgia / Tenn game.

[@maestro308]

@@timloftus1034 NIU beat Notre Dame, so yeah you should worry about that scenario

[@timloftus1034]

@@maestro308 big difference between some teams at the start and at the end of the year. Don't worry about it. ND will win by 40

[@quantumpotential7639]

Thank you Joel for sharing your faith and family values. That by far IMHO is THE most important thing here. Roll Irish 💪

[@josephimbriani5632]

With 4 Big Ten teams, 1 ACC, 1 Big 12, Boise State, and Notre Dame, the leaves 4 spots for SEC teams. If Georgia beats Tennessee and A&M beats Texas, everything becomes chaos. And that’s ignoring the possibility of BYU going undefeated and losing in the Big 12 title game. I’m so here for it!!!

[@robholcombe3788]

This season is AMAZING. So happy they created the 12 team playoff so we can see so many of these crazy scenarios!

[@josephimbriani5632]

@ the 12 team playoff also meant that teams weren’t scared to schedule tough opponents (cuz you don’t need to go undefeated or have only one loss to make the playoff). That led to these great games as well!

[@davisgullicson2268]

thought the same thing, uga beating tenn and a&m beating texas, both very possible, would surely ensue insane chaos, with 5 sec teams being 10-2 (sorry mizzou not counting yall)

[@paulhouck6180]

Joel, I love that your priorities are right on. Your Savior, your family and then college football.

[@Rome_22]

Im a GA fan. If we lose to TN we do not deserve to be in the playoffs. Let another 10-2 sec team in. There are good teams all over this year.

[@adamfuller5640]

The good news for Dawgs fans is you guys will probably win that game

[@aaronclay4665]

To be fair....uga should not be in playoffs with 2 losses but id be fine if they were, but no 3 loss team should be in the playoffs

[@mnshws12]

So just because you have 2 loses you don’t deserve to be in. Are you crazy! If you schedule like BYU, Penn State, Indiana and Miami, I agree. But if you play a real SEC schedule, I expect 2 loses. There might be 6 deserving SEC teams with 2 loses. Get a clue!

[@ZWilson2000]

As always, I love the humility and the passion you have. Im not on Twitter or X, whatever you call it, but I heard it was a fun couple days. Maybe people will understand you did not pick the contract to lock in noon kickoff every week, but you show up and give it your all. Thats all you can do. Have a blessed week and I'll be back tomorrow.

[@deonbowser1814]

3 loss UGA is not getting in

[@josephdickinson5183]

It depends on how the other teams do.

[@golfbuddy1969]

The SEC has enjoyed a near home field advantage in bowl games since forever- it would be great to make them deal with what other conferences do in every bowl season- play on the road and let’s see how good you are. I would not be surprised to see Georgia fold like a cheap suit this weekend. Kirby’s after game spin is nauseating.

[@jbaker7439]

Exactly. They are playing in their own domes. That’s the next thing the playoff committee needs to fix. They need to start switching up the locations to different arenas. It’s not right that those domes in the south have a lock on the playoff games.

[@Ermatinger503]

It just plays into the SEC bias. They have the easiest setup of any other conference and play one less conference game. They also schedule cupcake games late in the year so they can rest their players and be healthier than everyone when the games matter. If those teams had to do what the rest of the college football world had to, things would look way different

[@carsonbrandt2087]

@@Ermatinger503It’s helpful for the Big 10 teams when their conference slate beyond a game or two against Ohio State or Oregon is filled with nothing but dumpster fire programs for the most part.

[@josephdickinson5183]

​@@carsonbrandt2087 this year is different. Because Michigan rebuild is going to be more difficult then normal, Michigan State hasn't been what they where for years now but they do have a good new coach, UCLA just lost there head coach from last season, and Washington is rebuilding with a good new coach. So this is a Down year for the big ten 2 years from now. It will be Michigan back up, Washington back, USC at least offensively should be back, and Michigan State should be back. And who knows Indiana might be here to stay

[@golfbuddy1969]

@ records are made to be broken- I would say that it’s been at least 7 years since they have looked this average.

[@JoshJorg44]

Penn State had the easiest route to the playoffs this year because they only had to play one ranked opponent and they lost that one game

[@ff--ji5yj]

False illinois was ranked when Penn state beat them and were ranked until their game with oregon

[@TimmyRiblets]

Texas

[@Tepify]

@@ff--ji5yj But it only matters if those teams are still ranked by the end of year. Illinois is good but not a top 25 team. I’m a Michigan fan.. while programs can claim they’ve beaten Michigan this year, they’re no longer ranked. Therefore the win doesn’t matter as much regardless if it was Texas who beat Michigan when they were ranked or if it was Indiana who beat them when they weren’t ranked. It only matters if they’re ranked at the end of the season. That’s why SOS matters at the end of the season and can change based on the end of season rankings for different teams.

[@Ev3rNoor23]

Yet as a Buckeye fan, they played us well. Or did you somehow get the impression from that game that we were out of their league?

[@Mmmmmk247]

OSU didn’t beat Penn State as much as Penn State refused to win

[@ClayHoffman-c2g]

Shoutout Big Noon making that time slot relevant again…I may be the silent crowd but I think the noon games are still fun.

[@wesleyowens4089]

I prefer them honestly. I wake up early on Saturdays so the noon games are great. They actually come on at 11 for me

[@PestControl-lt2cu]

Whoever draws Penn State in the first round will be relieved

[@theread3480]

I don’t think anyone would be thrilled about having to play a whiteout in December

[@jbaker7439]

Winter white out night game in happy valley? If it’s Miami, Alabama, Ole Miss, southern teams they are not ready at all to play in the cold. I hate when everyone is this naive arrogance. If this season has shown us, anyone can lose a game at a given time.

[@deltaraider87]

Still have to play the game

[@dataghost9925]

Aside from Ohio State, Penn State hasn't looked too bad.

[@jimmy8693]

@@jbaker7439lol

[@matttfoster]

So pumped for these last couple weeks of college ball. Thanks Joel!!

[@MrBuckeye1405]

Joel just an FYI you could put OSU vs any team at 9 am, 12 pm or 8pm and it’s going to have 7/9 million viewers. All the big noon games is doing is crippling OSU recruiting.

[@justinbrosious6601]

I doubt that

[@MrBuckeye1405]

@ you’re right if game was at 7:30 it would get more viewers. Osu has one of biggest fan bases in country. But sure ppl only watch if on at 12 noon 🤣

[@josephdickinson5183]

​@@MrBuckeye1405 top 3 and there not number 3

[@johnanonymous6072]

Great as always, Joel!

[@brandonbleeker4847]

I swear they padded the sec in these rankings to make it seem like they had a harder schedule LSU and mizzou should not be ranked !!! South Carolina shouldn’t even be ranked in my opinion!! How is Arizona state and Iowa state not ranked but these sec teams can lose to a 2-7 and 4-5 teams and still be ranked is crazy!!

[@Ermatinger503]

Welcome to college football. The SEC bias is wild. They act like a sub .500 team is better than a top team in other conferences

[@zeller3228]

@@Ermatinger503 general agreement re: SEC bias, but south carolina is scary right now. that's like getting into a fistfight with a dude in a gas puddle with lit torches.

[@G_R_C]

Also agree SEC Bias is real regarding Mizzou and LSU. LSU is talented but can't stop a running QB. On the other hand South Carolina defense is top tier. Two losses are by 3pts to LSU without starting QB and 2pts to Bama, other loss was to Ole Miss. They just completely controlled the game against Vandy and blew out Texas A&M the week before. They are a top 25 team for sure when fully healthy, which they finally are.

[@jimmy8693]

Have you watch CFB any the last 20 years?

[@jbaker7439]

Come on. Yes that bias exists. But South Carolina has been playing very well. They are having dominating games and the losses they have are high quality and close games. Iowa state is blowing themselves up and the Kansas loss is very bad. That’s a losing team ranked like 70th??? So come on.

[@mrlionsfan1135]

Joel you're the Goat. I've Seriously enjoyed your content over the years

[@seancraven-tf6ec]

The Big Ten is just better than the SEC…. It is what it is this year.

[@mountain0382]

That's true, but only because you have Oregon now, the PAC 12 was the best conference last year. So the Big 10 winner will probably be Oregon and the Big 12 winner will probably be Colorado. That would be two conference championships for the former PAC 12 conference.

[@aaronclay4665]

I mean.. UM won the natty last year so the big 10 was still the best last year.....

[@richboii6597]

@@aaronclay4665winning the natty means you have the best conference?

[@richboii6597]

lol bro stop trolling. Your teams strength of schedule is laughable 🤣🤣 averaging what? 1 ranked game each for your top 4 🤦‍♂️ Indiana has 0

[@ryantodd7483]

Come on now, take anyone out of the top 6 in the SEC and match them against the top 6 in the Big ten, are you confident the top 6 in the big ten would win? I’m not

[@savvydirtfarmer]

"I don’t love it more than my family, I don’t love it more than my Lord and Savior.” Perfect words, sir. Much respect due.

[@mehulgupta1833]

Penn State is overrated.

[@jgg0207]

Always is

[@aaronhemi4549]

Definitely, so is Indiana and im an OSU fan and big ten fan. We won't know how good any team in the big ten is until they face Sec teams

[@joshuabennett8110]

Chad Powers!!!!!!!

[@kylewebb469]

Penn state is the most accurately rated team of all time. Every year for 10 years they're picked to finish 3rd in the BIG10. Every single year they finish 3rd in the BIG10

[@davidheaton6206]

Sorry third in the big10 doesn’t = top 5 team. Just doesn’t. Maybe top 2

[@danielgerding8683]

Joel is one of the most no bias and brilliant voices in sports

[@jordanmadden7388]

9-3 Georgia that looked bad against UK and UF also.. no way.

[@Sasquatch__]

Keep up the great work Joel!

[@jmacg79]

Klatt: love the show, but I disagree on Indiana and BYU. The committee didn't make an adjustment; there were 2 teams ranked ahead of them lose last weekend. That's what happened. If Miami and Georgia don't lose, this jump doesn't happen

[@SenorHomeslice]

But they bumped up three spots. They both jumped Tennessee who won fairly comfortably.

[@barrowsliveyt8040]

@@SenorHomeslicei agree to an extent. But tennessee didnt really show up very well at home vs easily the worst sec team. I believe they got punished

[@kevinbeck7007]

​@@barrowsliveyt8040exactly. 2 teams ahead lost and TN only led by 9 pts midway thru the 3rd quarter vs a 2-8 Miss St team. Plus they struggled vs bad Florida and Kentucky teams and the offense and the QB haven't looked great recently. Rewarding being undefeated makes sense the further into the season we get.

[@ejesbd]

I agree that they definitely wouldn't have jumped Georgia, but Miami was too high before. I could see them still jumping Miami. Regardless, I feel like it was 75% from the two losses and 25% course correction.

[@ArchAngeLs777Gaming]

These rankings honestly appear to be by record. I agree, Joel. I think the committee needs to be decisive and consistent, not volatile.

[@Andrew-wq1jq]

What world does Penn State deserve to be Infront of Tennessee? What is the justification or argument at all even. Are they just assuming they'll lose to Georgia and this ranking will make it easier to justify moving them lower after that? Lower SOS and worst quality win. Which I would assume would be the main tiebreakers for tied teams in records.

[@jbaker7439]

……Tennessee lost to a horrific Arkansas team. And they looked really bad doing it. Come on now.

[@Andrew-wq1jq]

@@jbaker7439 Yes Penn State looked fantastic with that 7 point win over Bowling Green, Putting up a whole 21 against Illinois, and scraping by with a 3 point win over a now 4-5 USC, or maybe it's the signature 15 point win over Wisconsin the team Alabama ran through. Maybe it's the 36th ranked scoring offense to Tennesee's 23rd. But you're right getting ran over by OSU at home was way more impressive.

[@samknabel849]

This looks like sec bias. Psu lost to a top 2 team. Tennessee lost to the big ten equivalent to a maryland or ucla. This is sec bias

[@bjc215]

​@@Andrew-wq1jqUSC beat LSU

[@Andrew-wq1jq]

@@samknabel849 Should be top wins and sos not best loss. What a joke. Claim bias and provide no evidence as such.

[@mel_boogie23]

And that's why you're the man Joel!! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@Utiger619]

Penn state is properly rated. But only time will tell.

[@josephdickinson5183]

Should be 6th

[@AndrewRodgers-y3j]

I love your insight, Joel. You are great for college football. I’ve watched you when you played for CU. I listened to you on the radio with Mike Evan’s on 104.3 the Fan. I’ve watched you on Big Noon games. I’m a huge fan of college football Go Blue. I’ve taught and coached for over 30 years now . I admire all that you do. College football rules. I can’t wait for the playoff. Only wish Michigan could have joined the party.

[@27drink]

Tennessee with a loss to GA is out of the playoffs

[@EnjoyerOfWater]

Can't wait for Joel and Gus to call OSU vs Bama at 12pm on a Tuesday

[@airstrike480cornhole]

Joel, who would make the playoff ? An 11-1 Indiana team with 0 wins over a top 25 team or a 12-1 BYU if they lose in the conference championship game?

[@WhitneyGadison1]

No one shouldn’t be punished for losing a conference title game. But I think in that instance and this is my opinion. I would take byu, they have 2 ranked wins and Indiana has 0 assuming they lose to osu

[@davisgullicson2268]

​@@WhitneyGadison1i agree, i wish Joel would address his stance on penalizing teams for losing an extra game compared to teams who didnt get there

[@chandlerr1912]

Super interesting, yeah this isn’t talked about enough

[@fredgilley5378]

Well if Georgia beats Tennessee and Mizzu bets Arkansas then Alabama plays the winner of the Texas -Texas A&M game. Say Texas wins and then beats Alabama in the SEC Championship. You guys still going to say they should not be punished for losing the SEC championship. I would put them in but that's because if they didn't go and lose they would of been in anyway. I think that is how they should look at it. If the team is in before the Championship game solidly then no way should they be left out. With one small caveat. If they lose to a 4 or 5 loss team in the Championship then we can have a more in depth discussion.

[@josephdickinson5183]

If Indiana loses on the road in a really close game against Ohio State then I think they have a strong argument to be in. But if they lose by 10+ and it's all not that close then there chances will be much worse

[@LallysKhakis]

"One of playoff games on one of those days is goanna kick off at noon." I burst out laughing when you said that!!!

[@adamcap7]

OSU fans don't have a problem with big noon. They have a problem with being noon vs 2 top 5 teams and the last 6 games all being big noon. It's not great for the fans and it's not great for recruiting.

[@shalom8229]

They have the number 1 freshman in all of college football please stop complaining. Losing hurts recruiting.

[@spencerspillman7904]

How does that hurt recruiting? OSU brand will always sell itself as long as we stay a top team and remain an nfl factory

[@zplapplap]

The idea that noon games would affect recruiting is, in a word, nonsense.

[@adamcap7]

@zplapplap 17 year old kid plays Friday night. Then has to go get cleaned up take a couple hour nap then has to go through the airport and fly across the country to make a game in the middle of the day. Is objectively a worse experience than, playing Friday night. Getting a good night's rest then flying to say LSU at night. Or Knoxville at night. When they're recovered. Not dog tired and having a blast with a great environment. if you think that doesn't make a difference then you're not that smart

[@zplapplap]

@@adamcap7 If a kid has an offer, and wants to play at Ohio State, a noon game on a recruiting visit won’t stand in the way. You’re being silly.

[@TEZEM0N]

love the vids joel

[@bigdubt2003]

I think If Colorado beats an undefeated BYU in Big12 championship they both get in

[@OSU-MAC]

Lower out

[@Ermatinger503]

The loser is out. No way they’re putting in a 1 loss Big12 team that didn’t win their conference IMO

[@GoatedAtNFS]

everyone saying the Big-10 is running the tables in the rankings, that is true but the 5th best team in that conference has 4 losses. as long as nobody else folds they’ll have 4 teams, but like always, they’re a top heavy conference the SEC seems more balanced or more unpredictable as I’d say but the whole 10-2 tiebreaker scenario might be coming to life looking at the Wednesday injury reports. the ACC will only get SMU in assuming Miami doesn’t fold or choke anymore games and the Big-12 will only get one more team in. Notre Dame just needs to hope NIU doesn’t lose anymore games and they beat Army

[@Edward_USMC13]

You mean like how the SEC has been for the last 20 years

[@jbaker7439]

@Edward_USMC13 Nah. The single conference is much different than the east and west. And the NIL and Transfer windows you can see SEC teams do not have the depth they used to which is creating these losses and up and downs you see in performance. There are no consistent teams in SEC and they all have various weaknesses no “complete” teams. In the past, even recently, a MJ SEC team would dominate their schedule and go undefeated or have only 1 loss and win the SEC championship game.

[@adamshort354]

lmao even usc whos a bottom feeder in the big ten beat big bad LSU

[@seancraven-tf6ec]

You make a good argument, but the big 10 is just better this year

[@Edward_USMC13]

@@jbaker7439 FairPoint about the no division thing that started this year. Honestly I understand why they got rid of them but I think this was the unforeseen consequence of having one giant blob of a conference then probably need to rethink that but time will tell

[@zachmartin3840]

Joel when people were attacking your comments on Twitter(X), no one was saying that they didn’t like you Gus and Jenny. You guys are great and probably the best commentator crew in the sport. Everyone was more saying they don’t like the noon kickoff slot because it’s super early and CFB games, especially the big games, are better suited for the 3:30 and 7:30 time slots, because the atmospheres are better when the games are later in the day

[@techsunbreakrooms5920]

BYU and Indiana won their respective games. Is there something about winning you don't understand Joel ?

[@MichaelMiko1967]

Thanks, Joel. Agreed. May the Lord bless and keep you always.

[@MiamiUUUUU369]

I’m being gang stalked by the cia 🗣️🗣️

[@joeldrewwaldengrounds6931]

HA HA

[@dataghost9925]

Oh no you should run and hide

[@moistoxtapuss]

So when the CIA does it it's fine, but when I do it I'm served a restraining order smh.

[@tomaspadilla8698]

U got my sub today my guy.

[@cbphoto87]

They didn’t move BYU and Indiana up as much as they dropped Miami and Georgia down for losing. The only big move was putting them over Tennessee which is probably the course correction after screwing them last week

[@John-lc7fq]

Georgia's strength of schedule is not number 1 in the country.

[@WhitneyGadison1]

@@John-lc7fq it is now according to espn

[@John-lc7fq]

@ well, they’re wrong.

[@WhitneyGadison1]

@@John-lc7fq what is it then since they are wrong cus it isn’t Florida anymore. It literally says it’s Georgia

[@bartinator3475]

First I would like to say I love the show and I think Joel and Gus are probably the best broadcasting crew on Saturdays. And I know Fox is probably whispering at noon games are the best behind you. I don’t mind a few noon games but when you have marquee match ups like Ohio State going to Penn State it needs to be a prime time slot. I know it’s the way the contract is structured with the Big Ten but it needs to be addressed in the off season. The fans, both rational and toxic, have expressed displeasure in the current situation. It doesn’t matter what time slot Ohio State is in they will bring the viewership.

[@Ezj9727]

Tell big noon to quit picking osu

[@samuelrussell5760]

BYU and Indiana moved up mostly because Miami and Georgia lost and it was untenable to keep them in front. The only adjustment that might have been from a more human factor was moving them in front of Tennessee.

[@Sk8StGeorge]

In fairness with BYU having the "worst" game of the season...it was a rivalry game, maybe the most bitter rivalry in the country--records do not matter in rivalry games. BYU had not won a game in that stadium since 2006. It was a historical win. I think that is what the committee is seeing.

[@jbaker7439]

They’ve been up and down since they beat Kstate at home. Lucky not to lose to OSU at home. Like Miami they are flirting with losing often. Think they take a loss before Big 12 champ. They moved up 2 places by default as 2 teams in front of them lost.

[@andysmith9243]

BYU stands zero chance in the playoffs. I feel sorry for anyone who thinks they do.

[@SenorHomeslice]

@@jbaker7439 They moved up three spots. They jumped Tennessee.

[@Sk8StGeorge]

@@andysmith9243 Pretty bold statement. How are you any different than those who said they wouldn't win more than 4 games?

[@jbaker7439]

@SenorHomeslice I was only saying the majority of their move up was because others lost. Tennessee was idle on a bye. So “jumped” them by virtue of playing and winning.

[@biigbiird]

I don't think the CFP Committee values either Indiana or BYU any differently. Both Miami and Georiga lost (2 of the 3 three spots). It was more of a natural rise based on previous rankings, rather than a committee shifting their views on the team. Perhaps it's a both/and, but it this doesn't feel any different than the previous week, in my opinion. Would love to hear your thoughts on that, Joel! Love the show!

[@paulgalbreath3721]

Your opinion of the big 10 is greatly higher than mine. Indiana, penn state, ND, and smu would get blown out in my opinion in the first round

[@mbd501]

ND and SMU aren’t in the Big Ten.

[@DaiyonYarmeto]

@@mbd501dude don’t know ball just yapping

[@jbaker7439]

Anyone who is confidently saying “so and so will win, so and so will get blown out” have been proven wrong over and over again this season. Anyone can lose a game. Isn’t that obvious? Must not be watching games this season.

[@seancraven-tf6ec]

That’s bc you have biased

[@chompsfn4357]

@@DaiyonYarmetoas a profitable bettor, bama, ole miss, and Georgia cover 7 against any of those teams. I’d take all but smu to cover or win against Texas and Tennessee. I think only Penn st is overrated out of all of them, they should not host a playoff game

[@jasonarreguin5315]

We love you Joel

[@Zapatos-xg2yb]

Penn state is the biggest fraud of this season

[@jbaker7439]

Missouri. Miami. Easily bigger frauds out there.

[@zplapplap]

Penn State is overrated. But, you’re saying something different here. They’ve lost a grand total of one game, and there was nothing fraudulent about that loss. It was Penn State doing what Penn State does.

[@skymorris4443]

You misspelled miami

[@bretthall8738]

Or notre dame. Loss to northern Illinois haha

[@DonovanJohnson-m9e]

Texas is right there with them

[@stephenmanns5833]

Joel, Great Analysis Love all your commentary Your super informative on 🏈 Your Lord & Savior comment, My favorite to date!👏🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@noone1704]

If Pen State, Miami, Indiana, BYU would've had Georgia's schedule they wouldn't have made a bowl game

[@ajcaneinthe4057]

Hypotheticals don’t work son.

[@Jrm-xs9qi]

@@ajcaneinthe4057if pennstate played in the SEC they would be 5-7, 4-8 or 6-6

[@ajcaneinthe4057]

@@Jrm-xs9qi but they’re not… and if they were I’d bet my paycheck they don’t lose to Vanderbilt

[@Jrm-xs9qi]

@ vandy smoked bama who’s loaded with more talent then pennstate has had in 20 years. Give me vandy by a touchdown because they have tough players unlike soft psu. Also vandy only lost by 3 to Texas. You are hilarious wrong in every way

[@ajcaneinthe4057]

@@Jrm-xs9qi you have some deep hate for Penn state lol they only lost to the #2 team in a close game. I don’t think Penn St is great but I understand why they’re there lol

[@dylandeibel6410]

Joel I love you, your passion isn’t in question. The noon slate sucks as an Ohio state fan but if that’s what we have to deal with, we at least need some passion from Gus. His call on the Jack Sawyer scoop and score was horrendous and it just piles on to why people hate BNK.

[@WidgeonDrake]

One SEC team in the Top 5 😆 🤣 😂 Go B1G & Go Ducks! 🦆

[@winnemucca-sk5392]

Do we really feel like Penn State is a top notch team? One of their top wins was usc and they barely pulled that off. I guess we'll find out when the playoffs come. maybe the sec is down. acc and big 12 certainly don't bring much.

[@mrsullivan1709]

And the team that beat them is being left out for a GO5. The committee is a joke. So much for anyone claiming SEC bias. Clearly the bias is towards the Big10. You have two teams with terrible SOS in the top 5 while the toughest is sitting out. Not to mention Georgia lost to a top 10 team and Miami lost to an unranked and somehow wound up ranked higher than Georgia. That is just asinine.

[@ts4426]

No complaints about sec bias? Cat got your tongue?

[@Jabluuu]

Laughing till you have to play one of them

[@spencerspillman7904]

@@Jabluuuidc how B10 does against SEC across the board as long as B10 brings home the championship.

[@Darius10thP]

Big NooN games are like TNF. Feel bad for the players but I do like to wake up on Saturday and have an awesome game to watch first thing

[@bxuzabc]

Worst rankings I have seen in atleast 3 years from the committee. SEC teams SOS is so much better than IU and Miami. And penn state and ND. I respect BYUs rank I think it's fair. But cmon what a horrible ranking

[@matthewwilliams9890]

I agree with Miami but I’ll give IU some leeway. SOS is definitely better in the SEC but you can’t reward multiple losses. (Alabama fan)

[@andysmith9243]

I agree, although BYU going to get smacked in a playoff game.

[@bxuzabc]

​@matthewwilliams9890 alabama should be higher too more ranked wins than the top 5 combined

[@jbaker7439]

@bxuzabc Alabama also has more unranked losses than the top 5 combined.

[@andysmith9243]

@@jbaker7439 bama lost to a good Vandy team. Close game. BAMA has also beat Georgia and LSU. That schedule matters a ton. Don’t act like Vandy is some terrible unranked team. They are top 50 and almost took down Texas right after…

[@rohanbhagat979]

I think there’s an element of 4 team playoff criteria being used this year. 2 losses was disqualifying in the past and committee rankings would roughly follow records w/ a couple exceptions for egregiously hard or easy schedules (e.g. 2017 auburn at #2 and wisco at #4). but it was pretty difficult to find a situation where a 2 loss team looked unequivocally better than a 1 loss team or had a significantly better resume. now with the 12 team playoff and realignment, schedules are much more difficult, and it’s a lot easier to find separation between record and resume. but i think 1 loss teams w/ weak resumes being inflated (miami, psu) and undefeateds staying in the mix for the top 4 (byu, indiana) while 2 loss teams w/ tough schedules sit below (sec logjam) suggests the committee is still operating like they have in the past. and maybe this a good thing, maybe miami shouldn’t be punished for eeking out wins three or four times bc they did end up WINNING and their 1 loss looks better than uga/ole miss/bama’s 2 losses. not my opinion personally, bc it discourages scheduling tough games, but interesting to think about. also interesting is what would happen if we still had a 4 team playoff. i doubt we have the same b10 logjam at the top. probably oregon, osu, texas, indiana, byu/tennessee, penn state w/ the osu-indiana losee falling out and then the b10 cg loser falling to 4 probably. so pretty similar bc of what I just said but I think it’s harder to justify putting a team in a 4 team playoff without a big win than it is to put them around 4/5 in a 12 team playoff. also worth wondering if it’s worth even considering these 2 loss sec teams in the playoff discussion. we wouldn’t in the 4 team playoff. maybe we shouldn’t. food for thought

[@MiamiUUUUU369]

Miami is about to steamroll through the playoffs with the current bracket. Ohio State? Easy win. Oregon? Easy win. And Penn State in the national championship? Another easy win. The Big Ten doesn't stand a chance. SEE YOU LATER. Miami's taking it all.

[@JacksonB12U]

Aye for real ! Miami has shown all the qualities of a national champ

[@nonothin]

the UUUUUUUUUU

[@gocrazy2113]

@@JacksonB12Ulmaooooooo miami can’t stop a runny nose . we would dominate yall up front 😂😂

[@gavin_bigred]

Yeahhh sure

[@AngelV95]

😂🤣

[@Forevermade32]

We love you too Joel 💞💞

[@RollTheWorld_4X]

Joel Klatt is the goat!!!!!!!

[@chosler172]

That is the best bracket so far. Now flip Alabama and Boise state.... no interconference head to head match ups till the final four. Then about a 50% all B10,SEC semi final

[@boybrushedred18]

To the people complaining about PSU. Since 2022 they are 29-6 with a rose bowl win.... their losses are 3 to top 5 OSU 2 to top 5 Michigan (one won the natty) and top ten Ole Miss in the peach bowl. So the last two seasons PSU has ten wins and are 1-1 in BCS bowl games. Sure they don't beat OSU/Michigan, but a lot of teams lose to those teams. How many teams can say they have 29 wins in 2+ seasons? Sure they have no big wins, but they have no bad losses either....

[@zeller3228]

all you said is true, but i would have undefeated indiana over them. it looks like you will likely be able to host a playoff game to prove yourself to the nation. i would not want to be the team who has to go to happy valley in decemeber, that's for sure (buckeye fan here) - good luck the rest of the way - unless we meet again 🙂

[@justinbrosious6601]

And let’s not forget, the only reason we lost that bowl game last year was cause of opt outs. Also UM was cheating. They had the 3rd best roster in the BIG but won a natty? Give me a break

[@themacaronichronicles717]

15:00 Joel is frothing at the mouth to make that Indiana Alabama game kickoff at 12:00pm Eastern 😭😂

[@shawnsmith4068]

Joel id love to hear your thoughts on the sec teams playing up north in December

[@thelegend1087]

😂😂 Joel loving that red wave

[@700Kyrie]

Idk why he’s scared to say it tho 🤣🤣

[@mrbillgolf]

Klatt is the man

[@Darth_Rebel_93]

Love your show JK!

[@TroutSniffer69]

Joel is the best

[@ThomasRockwood]

You started saying BYU could be a one-loss team and still make it in, and then you ended up saying that if BYU lost to Colorado in the B12 championship, they would be out???

[@akaWillyDawg]

There is 0 reason for ND to be in the playoff with a loss to NIU. If they were in a conference, that loss would disqualify them.

[@zeller3228]

fair point. there was a year that ohio state lost early to virginia tech, ran the table, and never recovered enough in the ranking to get into the top 4. all we buckeye fans heard was "you cannot justify that loss".

[@davisgullicson2268]

​@@zeller3228good thing nd wont be top 4

[@MusicManT86]

I’m trying to figure out why Mizzu is still ranked in the top 25???🤷🏾‍♂️

[@maxton-_-4243]

My big prediction for the bracket is that Boise will end up with a 1st round bye

[@robmack519]

despite the mess that was the game against Utah, BYU should be ranked #3. If they win out, and don't play their worst football of the season like last week, I think they should go into the CFP ranked #2 or #3. They've got the resume for it.

[@ChristianFoucrault]

Very great playoff like this 🎉🎉🎉

[@John-lc7fq]

57) Georgia Preseason Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.9-2.1 Preseason Strength of Schedule Rank: 4 Week 12 Projected Win-Loss Record: 9.4-2.6 Remaining Strength of Schedule Rank: 57

[@c.r.eteejay596]

The only thing I don't like about the CFP is the 5th conference champion not getting a guaranteed home game in first round. I honestly think they should and maybe up it up to the 6 highest ranked conference champions.

[@NFace23]

I can see Indiana remaining in the playoff at 11-1 since the L would presumably be to a team that is in the top 2. BYU, on the other hand, would be losing to a team on the outside. It would be an upset loss AND the team they lose to would jump up to an autobid and claim a spot. Not sure BYU sticks around at 12-1.

[@og5981]

Wicke Rankings (litmus test: Can the ranked team beat all below them? Can the ranked team be beat by all above them? If they can, they're ranked correctly.) 1. Oregon 2. Ohio St. 3. Tennessee 4. BYU 5. Boise St. 6. SMU 7. Colorado 8. Alabama 9. Washington St. 10. Texas 11. Ole Miss 12. Georgia 13. Clemson 14. Miami 15. South Carolina 16. Notre Dame 17. Texas A&M 18. Louisville 19. Missouri 20. LSU 21. Penn St. 22. Indiana 23. South Carolina 24. Army 25. Tulane

[@rickmsu1271]

Some of the potential home games in the upper Midwest could be fascinating! A first round snow game would be so fun to see!!! There are 3 games left plus conference championships. All the gnashing of teeth will be decided by then - and if not we can always say last year only four got in. If you want in - win them all….unless your starting QB gets hurt:)

[@jimmy8693]

Imagine Indiana and BYU with Georgia’s schedule

[@dennispersinger4120]

I mean imagine anyone with Georgia's schedule, they have the toughest schedule. I know the point your trying to make, its fair to a point. Indiana and BYU are never there...let them have a taste and stop bitching

[@jonathanwrehe8015]

@@dennispersinger4120and Georgia got help to beat a terrible Kentucky and needed Florida to be down to their 3re string to win that game😂 “but it’s sec”

[@chirocket4791]

Indiana is undefeated, but not sure how good they really are.

[@calebmanz6943]

no sense worrying about it now, we will find out soon

[@misosavvy4140]

Penn states best win is Illinois… 😂 Indiana’s: Nebraska/Michigan 😂 OSU: Penn State (see above) 😂 Oregon: Ohio State (see above) 😂 Big 10 is a joke 🤡

[@MichaelHanisch]

Joel got me tearing up at the end

[@LABoyko]

Hoosiers were outscored 12-3 in the second half by a team incapable of a forward pass. Less confident about them after MI, but they found a way to stay undefeated.

[@zeller3228]

true, but that is a mental game for the player, most of whom have never beaten michigan. and, they back that resume up with 9 blowouts. love indiana's story this year, can;t root for them in two weeks because i'm a buckeye fan but i'm very happy for them.

[@mkingadiffernce]

Tennessee defense is no joke and Georgia is definitely in trouble because beck is playing horrible!!!

[@thegaminggilberts]

I love college football too Joel

[@givemeabreakdoc]

Easy to have a top scoring offense when you play the 100th rated schedule. There’s only 132 teams. The lesson here? Schedule a weak schedule.

[@tc699]

You are drawing the right conclusion. I have no idea how Indiana is ranked 5 with their schedule. If Indiana is #5, then Army should be ranked higher. It's not like the B1G Cupcake Division schedule of Indiana to-date is objectively THAT MUCH BETTER than the Army schedule has been (not that Army's is all that). We'll see how both of them do against Ohio State & Notre Dame. That will tell us a lot about both of those undefeated teams. Another thought: It is unclear how BYU, with two top 25 wins, is behind Indiana. I'm not sure that either should be ranked where they are but it seems weird that -- when comparing undefeated teams -- the committee has put Indiana, BYU and Army where they are. An objective comparison of their wins should put into question all of the rankings. Finally, I have no problem with Indiana and BYU being in the top 10. I think Army and BYU should be higher, if using Indiana as a reference point.

[@josephdickinson5183]

No theres like 136 now. But I mean people Michigan and Georgia last year had basically the same strength of schedule as Indiana at this point but we where all like nope the do both deserve to be top 3 but they both didn't look as dominant when handling there schedule as Indiana has

[@tc699]

@@josephdickinson5183 So, Michigan and Georgia were both overrated too?

[@josephdickinson5183]

@@tc699 and Georgia went on to be 13-1 and Michigan won the national championship, and doesn't get enough talk about being one of the best teams ever. So like you can't judge a team by there record

[@nirglazer5962]

Happy valley hosting any SEC team in january with that snow! white out 'energy' (since they're not allowed to do a real white out) with the white snow. gonna be insane