Jim Harbaugh potential fit with Bears, is the CFP right without Florida State? | CFB | THE HERD

Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Alabama are the four teams in the College Football Playoff, with Florida State being left out. Colin Cowherd and Joel Klatt discuss if there’s any issues with the Seminoles being left out of the CFP, and Jim Harbaugh’s potential fit with the Chicago Bears. Plus, Klatt and Cowherd discuss which teams have the edge in this year’s semifinals.
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Jim Harbaugh potential fit with Bears, is the CFP right without Florida State? | CFB | THE HERD
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[@christianmanriquez7022]

Statical variance 3:50. I learned a lot low key lol

[@conor34]

Imagine the nfl did this oh mahomes got hurt take them out the playoffs we don’t want to watch them play

[@arkbama6]

@@conor34they already have a larger playoff system which would have helped FSU this year but THE ACC commissioner voted against it!!!!!

[@spiceoflife-s.o.lco.9140]

​@@christianmanriquez7022❤❤❤

[@Tootswilligers]

Colin and Klatt are slaves, puppets to the network. They aren't an opinion show. They're as fake as CNN. College football, like NFL is as fake and staged as wrestling. It's all about RATINGS. Not about competition.

[@drunkwizard2362]

People thought that Oregon was going to push UW around as well

[@joeking433]

@@user-tn8uu2cu8g Get behind me, Satan.

[@scruffd0g193]

And that Texas secondary hasn’t seen the NFL WRs Washington has.

[@IsaacStevensHOA]

@@user-tn8uu2cu8g ?

[@jordan12118]

They gave Oregon more credit for losing to Washington the first time than they gave Washington for beating Oregon

[@RayW....]

Lol...Oregon

[@christopherjackson5612]

Always nice to have Colin spend quality time with his dad

[@unknownx7252]

😂😂😂

[@jordan12118]

We still doing those jokes?

[@treywilloughby7162]

wait....joel isn't really his dad?@@jordan12118

[@jailbreak852]

You can sugarcoat the selection process all you want. Thankfully this is the last time we'll have to see a 4 team playoff

[@quentinzimmerlee7193]

Ya we can't wait to watch 4 sec teams make the final 4 year in and year out

[@ronaldford-vm1dj]

Lol yeah right lol

[@ionlybringthistoyoubecause1783]

​@@quentinzimmerlee7193that will never happen 1 time ever haha. We know you love the SEC, but chill. They'll never ever ever ever be good enough to have 4 final 4 teams.

[@IWsBIxMuRDeR]

@@quentinzimmerlee7193 people like you are so unbelievably casual its not funny. below .500 last year in bowl games, below .500 this year against power 5 conference. don't speak for the SEC, SEC sucks outside of the top 2 teams. Alabama and Georgia/LSU are the only challenges, beating each other and getting ranked top 15 is wild. get ready to see a lot of SEC losses

[@manuelriggins2981]

He probably meant that's what they trying to do anyway is have 4 sec teams like no one else matters

[@MrCaptainsmilez]

Am I the only one who’s audio sounds weird in Colin’s videos recently ????

[@drewwilson6639]

No your not

[@drewdozerthaprophet9568]

It sounds like someone is recording their tv from their phone.

[@MrCaptainsmilez]

@user-tn8uu2cu8gdude you’re weird. Go knock on some doors.

[@kennybutzer2598]

It sounds like they are in a tunnel

[@briankelly7978]

Joel always roasts jmac hahaha thank you Joel

[@KonaTheDragon]

J-Wack deserves all the smoke. He’s so weak and pathetic. He’s a spineless suck-up cringy dork. “I support the current thing and whatever the important people think at all times! Am I a good boy Colin and producers??” 🤮

[@AntiPhantom]

@@user-tn8uu2cu8gAmericans worship Jesus Christ

[@Smock27]

Audio been off for 2 days now

[@MrPureMayhem]

Always looking forward to Wednesdays in the fall when Colin and Joel get together. Best segment in sports

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

I said it should have been: 1) Washington 2) Michigan 3) Florida State 3) Texas I said it would be: 1) Michigan 2) Washington 3) Texas 4) Alabama They felt the SEC *had* to have a team in, because reasons. The only way to do that was to eliminate Florida State at all cost. Best teams? Most deserving teams? It depends on how they feel/need to get an SEC team in. Would the Seminoles win or all? Almost certainly not. But that's not the point. What if the '00 Hurricanes, '85 Cornhuskers, or '91 Huskies appeared? With their logic, there's no reason to even have a tournament, right? Cheers

[@wesleyowens4089]

I said the same thing as you as to what is should've been but then u said it would actually be 1. Michigan 2. Washington 3. Texas 4. Fsu I was too naive I guess

[@keithhooper5966]

4 best teams. Not 4 best deserving. GA and Alabama are without a doubt 1 of the 4 best teams

[@wesleyowens4089]

@@keithhooper5966 the is plenty of doubt. But if you want to go off the computer power ratings the most common top 4 I've seen are, in no particular order, Michigan, Ohio State, Georgia, and Oregon. I've also seen Penn State in there but I've only seen bama as high as 5

[@isaacparry1295]

So basically they think that the Bama Michigan game will be like a Big 10 vs SEC type game and Uw vs Texas will be like a PAC 12 vs Big 12 type game. So deep and insightful

[@sl0thman353]

I would never expect anything deep or insightful from Colin lmfao

[@WeaponX702]

And what do you think those game will be like Mr Insightful?

[@djacks247]

what else is there to say? its college football

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

And they were right...

[@branshep12]

They change they're excuses mid point lol. Sometimes its JT is hurts. Sometimes it's the committee making a statement about the ACC. Sometimes it's just because Alabama. Sometimes it's because of TCU and the "business". It would not have mattered if JT was in or not. Klatt said what is probably true. they're not leaving the SEC champ Alabama out, and they cant keep the team that beat them out. In the scenario Alabama won there was never a chance for FSU no matter who they had at QB.

[@FirstNameLastName-hz4kv]

How can someone in the same breath say that being undefeated doesn't matter, but also give bama credit for ending a winstreak?

[@td9046]

Because they were the two time defending National Champion and were going for a record third championship

[@db_1337]

FSU would get slaughtered against any of those 4 playoff teams. Undefeated isn't the only thing that matters..

[@kylesawkon4074]

⁠@@db_1337I disagree I think fsu could beat Michigan and texas, big 12 and big 10 are dog 💩 conferences. You just can’t stand a low scoring game cus you have autism

[@kaylamartinez5412]

SEC

[@anthonymelendez333]

@@db_1337yea lol like bama slaughtered auburn and usf 😂😂😂

[@rodolfocastillo598]

What’s wrong with the Mics ?

[@kz1000ps]

Phasing issues, a super basic thing in the world of audio production that could be fixed really easily. Apparently FS1 has fallen on hard times and can't afford to pay for a basic technical staff these days...

[@christopherporter5472]

Making sure I wasn't the only one

[@nickgockel4134]

Same thing there’s something wrong here

[@gargould7186]

Joel Klatt 💀

[@jaystacks5249]

FSU had three weeks to coach the backup up and make history and was denied

[@loganduncan5335]

True but we had a stinker in the championship, probs won’t this year, should b good games all throughout the playoff

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

These same geniuses told me last weekend Washington and Bama were not as good as Oregon and UGA. Last playoff they told me TCU had no chance vs Michigan. They suck at picking games so forgive me if I don’t like the idea of them projecting what they think will happen in the playoff and trying to book the best WWE card.

[@RayW....]

You mean they couldn't predict the future that's crazy

[@tomas746]

Their coverage is determined by being associated with Fox and the Big 10. They pick Michigan every single year. They got lucky when Ryan Day took over at OSU so it has lent some credence to their otherwise facile analysis. Michigan is gonna lose to Alabama and these two will just be like aw shucks

[@fsu1jreed]

The ACC was 6-4 against the SEC and 4-3 against the BIG and has the most bowl eligible teams of any conference...and ESPN started the narrative BEFORE Travis got injured. Also the SEC was down this year, 7-9 against other P5 conferences

[@Football22636]

Acc is always bad😂

[@Cmullet33]

Thank you! I have been saying the same thing. The committee is corrupt and only cares about money and ratings. Alabama STRUGGLED against Arkansas, South Florida and Auburn and won by a miracle 4th and 31 play at the end! Seminoles won every single game with a backup qb and a 3rd string qb in the championship game. This should ENHANCE our playoff eligibility not hurt us. We have a complete team! Found other ways to win! Defense wins championships!

[@Football22636]

Acc didn’t play ga or Alabama 😂

[@alvinfew8711]

I thought about this yesterday when Colin had his rant about the ACC. He doesn't pay much attention to college football outside of the biggest teams.

[@devincollins9726]

@@Football22636thank you.. acc never plays highly ranked teams in the SEC and I’m a Miami fan.. Florida State barely beat Louisville and the week before that it was atrocious Florida State deserved to be in but with a competent quarterback no one wants to see them get blown out and they would have gotten blown out look at how they played against Louisville what did you think they would do against Michigan stop… 😂 so I agree with you ACC don’t play no one ..

[@willsportz]

If Michigan got left out cause of their qb getting hurt, they'd be FURIOUS

[@rickydavis1051]

L Take. Michigans offense is surrounded around the run game. FSU is not. Michigan is head and shoulders better

[@willsportz]

@rickydavis1051 Michigan fans say this every year then they lose in the postseason

[@zotix3855]

@@rickydavis1051 Lmao, I can't imagine saying "L take" and being taken seriously.

[@rickydavis1051]

@@zotix3855 don’t strain yourself. It ain’t that deep

[@Reggie2kj]

If Milroe got hurt Alabama would be 100% not get in… FSU’s whole offense was their Qb.Michigan’s isn’t…

[@Devon6024]

It sickens me that people are okay with FSU being left out. All these years and this never happens. Once an SEC team might be left out, they change the rules.

[@Gx5379]

The rules never changed 🤣 You just don’t like that the current ones were enforced.

[@juanspears5567]

​@@Gx5379rules haven't changed...you're right...NCAA simply chose to bend it and help Bama get in

[@Drewstok19]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Gx5379neither bama or Texas deserved to jump fsu. Texas for damn sure shouldn’t be in there. They lost to Oklahoma. They almost lost to Kansas state and tcu(they lost to Colorado that should tell you something). Their conference championship was against a clown show that lost to SOUTH ALABAMA 33-7!! their. Entire. Case. Rests on the fact that they beat Alabama in week 2. It’s funny that we want to reward Texas for beating Alabama that early in the season. And in the same breath give Alabama a pass for the loss because it was so early in the season. FSU deserved to be in. Period. The selection committee is a joke.

[@jayhagan8151]

Stop being so dramatic and calm down. Your sickened by a simple difference in opinion. Grow up. Move on.

[@OmarFit1]

@@Gx5379well how did Cincinnati get in over Michigan 2 years ago?

[@MacaroniMIke8800]

The Bears were not mentioned one time in the Harbough segment

[@christopherdickson7043]

ikr?

[@robertelsaid3396]

I feel for any pure football fan. From grade school we are taught to do our best and earn the rewards. The committee spat on this lesson, also strongly related to the American dream. This is why so many of us (not just FSU fans) feel this decision is so vile at our core.

[@patscool234]

American dream is bs, get real. Welcome to the real world

[@MichaelLudden]

Yup

[@AlphaDwg]

lol you will be ok buttercup

[@deweyfinn1497]

Fsu can prove everyone wrong and beat Georgia

[@UFBear15]

and they can't, and everyone knows that.. including their own fans@@deweyfinn1497

[@TheBanderson22]

Why has youtube audio had an an echo this week?

[@jamesdo3086]

Ending the segment on "I don't even like eggnog" is hilarious

[@josephstewart9807]

I believe the wrong comparison was made. It should not have been FSU against Bama; rather the comparison should have been between FSU and Michigan. Just compare the two: 1) Both Michigan and FSU were undefeated and won their Conference; 2) Both were in the top 10 at the start of the season (UM #2; FSU #8); 3) Both had 1 win against a top 5 opponent (UM vs. #2 Ohio State; FSU vs. #5 LSU); 4) Both Michigan and FSU had similar strengths of schedules (UM 53; FSU 55); 5) Both Michigan and FSU had similar winning records against ranked opponents when they played them (UM 3-0 against Penn State, Ohio State, & Iowa; FSU 4-0 against LSU, Clemson, Duke, & Louisville); 6) Both have winning records against teams who are ranked at the end of the season (UM 3-0 against Ohio State, Penn State, & Iowa; FSU 3-0 against LSU, Louisville & Clemson) 7) Both have similar offensive numbers (UM averaged 219 passing yards & 162 rushing yards pre game; FSU averaged 260 passing yards & 157 rushing yards per game); 8) Both had sub-par performances from the QB play against their biggest rivals (UM against OSU in the Big House - McCarthy 148 Passing Yards; FSU against Florida in the Swamp - Rodemaker 134 Passing Yards); 9) Both had sub-par performances offensively in their Conference Championship game (UM had 213 Total Yards of Offense; FSU had 219 Total Yards of Offense. 10) Both played average Conference foes in their Championship Game (UM vs. #16 Iowa; FSU vs. #15 Louisville). The comparisons can go on and on, and if you look at the data, they are very similar; so why did the committee not compare them? This should have been the real debate - between FSU and Michigan; not FSU and Bama. Not sure why that never happened?!?

[@otismichael2583]

Thank you!!!!

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

I hope we have 3 games 60-0. Not because I give 2 shots about FSU…because these people are so arrogant to think they cam just ignore the season because they know who will win and lose the games.

[@lanthonybunkley3509]

Right

[@snave59]

FSU,has lost it's starting qb,Jordan Travis,for the season.They are not that good anymore.

[@ThatFalloutGod]

I'm sure you're making heavy bets right now for FSU to at least cover the 13 point spread against Georgia.

[@anthonymelendez333]

@@ThatFalloutGod I did lol it’s a buncha backups

[@patricktully9661]

Problem is its subjective. If we're arguing over alabama being better than FSU then you could easily say that Georgia is better than Washington and OSU is better than Texas and just have a Michigan, Georgia, OSU, Alabama/Texas CFP

[@PurpleHayes0213]

It'll be a shoot out at the Sugar Bowl, but as I've seen all year long with this Husky team, they always find a way to win no matter what! Washington overall has the better edge over Texas in this game, Huskies win 42-35! GO DAWGS!!!!! 💜💛

[@jasonmuri9016]

Georgia wasn't nearly as good this year as past. They had the weakest schedule out of top teams and barely won several of them against lower competition much less losing when they finally played a top team like Alabama. I feel Alabama beating Georgia is overrated based on previous Georgia seasons and not this one.

[@derrickmeade4891]

Fsu had the worse schedule of top teams but otherwise yes

[@tristenvarney8777]

When Colin mentioned traveling I thought Joel was gonna ask if he stayed at Hampton by Hilton

[@keithhooper5966]

Only a few will get this

[@tristenvarney8777]

@@keithhooper5966 haha yup a select few 😂

[@tirrelldaveport3671]

My issue is that these two and others want to have their logic both ways. I have no issue with the committee making this decision. But that also has to mean that the games played in the regular season don't matter. You can't have it both ways.

[@Gx5379]

The games do matter. One simple question: is FSU the same team without their starting QB?

[@AlBiv]

100% agree and I’ll add this to your point. They both said they expect both Michigan and bama to lean on their offensive Line and great defenses until either imposes their will. Isn’t that what FSU done without their starting QB????? No we better see both teams airing it out and putting their “QB’s” on display all game!

[@KonaTheDragon]

5:10 “First it’s the shirt..” Klatt told J-Wack his shirt was louder than his mouth last week 😂

[@drwinstonOboogi]

The Committee got it 100% correct according to their protocols. CFP Protocol 12 section 1B clearly states: "In the event a team coached by *Nick Saban* fails to earn their way into the CFP then that team shall be given a free pass into the CFP's top four over one or more better and/or deserving teams regardless of whether or not that *Nick Saban* coached team won their conference, won their division, or were donkey stomped at home by double digits from ooc competition."

[@manuelriggins2981]

I forgot about that rule, you right fam

[@TheBlackSheepReport]

Good one. 😆

[@zackjohnson369]

10 points is “donkey stomped”? I found another conspiracy theorist! Take off the blinders and admit that Alabama going 12-1 and beating the #1 team in the country is more impressive than FSU playing a Mickey Mouse schedule.

[@travisoshea]

😂😂😂😂

[@travisoshea]

This is awesome!!!!

[@joshmartonosi5624]

Love these guys together!!! 🎉

[@wesleyowens4089]

Colin complaining about the Cincinnati game but not mentioning that Cincinnati was in a one score game in the 4th quarter while Michigan was literally defeated by the end of the first half. I seriously hate when people talk about this stuff but refuse to look at what actually happened

[@wesleyowens4089]

They say we've always had a stinker but just last year both semifinal games were down to the wire

[@malachilining2730]

There's really no excuse use that's been used that isn't hypocritical. If the idea is to avoid a blowout, just look at the games through a decade and you'll see that half of them have been blowouts with the 4 "best teams". If you use the 4 best teams argument then there's no reason why FSU is ranked over UGA. If it's that they didn't win in convincing fashion then just go look at Alabama. Plain and simple ir had nothing to do with football

[@BigBoyJay_69]

Let's just let vegas decide who the champions are at the beginning of the year and call it a day. Games don't matter anymore.

[@josephgreen2824]

The ACC was 6-4 against the SEC this year

[@ryankraft722]

and how many of those games were against georgia or alabama?

[@stt5v2002]

I think that if Alabama beats Michigan by 7, we should review the game stats. If Michigan gained more yards per play, they should still get to advance to the final. After all, the outcome of the game isn’t really that important and can’t tell you much about who should have been the champion. Just ask Florida State.

[@andrewkelly1337]

You think you're clever but you actually just somehow don't understand the difference between qualifying for a tournament and winning a game in a tournament

[@MrCtsSteve]

Jim definitely walks to his own beat . He is a different cat .

[@davidkalmes8983]

Topic: Jim Harbaugh could go to NFL to Chicago Bears Discussion: Is Jim Harbaugh weird? Should players share in revenue?

[@KonaTheDragon]

They definitely talked about this off camera, and then got too comfortable on camera and started talking about what they wanted to talk about. Bad form, boys, bad form.

[@daredevilseyes7493]

I really wanted to see UW vs Mich for a last Pac 12 vs Big 10 Rose Bowl rivalry and Texas vs Bama for that old school blue bloods programs go at it again, but this is great as well.

[@fredjohnson3336]

assuming it came down to Bama vs. FSU, does Klatt not think the majority of committee members picked Bama? does he really believe, lets say, 5 wanted Bama and 8 wanted FSU, but because, "path of least resistance," they picked Bama? if not, why not just say the majority of committee members picked Bama over FSU. seems like the only way to make a difficult, subjective decision between these 2 teams.

[@erik22lax]

I wanted UW v Michigan and TX v Bama in the semifinals

[@wongjuan344]

Big 10 vs SEC future matchup would have been sick. Hope Texas and Bama win

[@JMichael-xc7uu]

@@wongjuan344what you want could happen but the 2 best teams are Washington and Michigan but Michigan can’t win a bowl after the Ohio State game

[@brycehammerton4542]

@@JMichael-xc7uuI feel like bama and Texas are 2 best teams

[@frankc.astle214]

nah we need another TX vs Bama national championship game. Texas finally has a chance for redemption

[@admiscellaneous1124]

It's going to be a rematch in the national championship. Alabama v. Texas - with Alabama taking this one. I would love to see UW win it all, but right now in the current situation, Alabama and Texas are the two best.

[@marstonmaxers]

How about this: create 4 powerhouse conferences of 8-12 each within Division 1. Then create a larger second conference. And then a third. Run it the way soccer is run in the UK. The bottom teams in the top conferences move down. The top teams move up. Then, have the top conference teams play only each other...or at least have only the games against each other count for post-season. Playoff from there. That would be some drama. In addition, the top Division teams are allowed fewer scholarships, so they don't keep having an advantage. People want to see the top teams play each other. Not watch a top team pound and blowout the puny DI teams.

[@KonaTheDragon]

I’ve been saying this too ☝️ Also need to create a payment structure and whatever else necessary to reduce players jumping ship and destroying any and all commitment in a sport that defines sacrifice and commitment.

[@YourAverageFan]

No top team in the country is agreeing to a system involving potential demotion to a smaller league. It would never get enough votes.

[@davidashton1305]

No conferences. There should be 8 12-team divisions by region. Each division plays each other and one non-division game, so 12 game season. Top 2 teams play for division title, then the 8 division champs go to an 8-team playoff where they are seeded by SOR rankings.

[@qwertyutopia4667]

Because these are colleges first? It’s not just football other sports move as well. And you have the academic side. The big 10 started as the best academic schools in the northeast.

[@arthurfonzarelli9828]

​@@KonaTheDragonthat'll never fly. You can't tell a kid he can't go away to college. If anything the freedom for these players will continue to get bigger and bigger which has been the case the last decade or two. The courts will never allow for what year talking about there's no shot of that ever happening

[@yofetv]

Cowherd Klatt combo rules

[@Adam-xo5iq]

I like Joel, but a larger committee or more data will not change this for the better. A bracket larger than four teams is all that is needed.

[@gunguru7020]

The CFP has always been the most deserving followed by "the best" when determining a tie-breaker for the final spot. Bama should be on the outside looking in.

[@dougsmith3821]

The first year of the playoffs was the best year. The games were high profile games period. Fsu, bama, ohio st, and Oregon. Ppl dont talk about that playoff season enough

[@scottgeorge6655]

The only controversy in the pick should have been Texas or Alabama. Florida State would have had the better part of a month to coach up their new QB/offense and bolster their defense. The teams we got last weekend will not be the teams we get in January.

[@RJCE420]

You can coach and practice all you want. A full speed game is something you can't prepare for in one month. FSU back up qbs have to go through an entire season to get experience. Full pads at practice isn't going to cut it.

[@scottgeorge6655]

@@RJCE420 That might be true, but the committee took that chance away from one of the only two undefeated P5 teams in the country. They projected that a flawed Texas and Alabama team would automatically be a better match for Michigan/Wisconsin. As a Big 12 watcher, I can promise you that Texas's win over OK State was not as impressive as it looked. As many others have said, why leave FSU at 5th even if they think they're not good enough to play with the other 3 playoff teams. We think they'll put up a good fight against Georgia but not Alabama?

[@manuelriggins2981]

Plus the back up would have been healthy by then and they wouldn't still be using a 3rd string QB

[@RJCE420]

@@scottgeorge6655 Stop. You guys are going up against Georgia they just came off a 29-win streak and two back to back titles. If you want to prove FSU got robbed, then here is your chance. Also, how are Texas and BAMA flawed when they had a higher strength of schedule than FSU. BAMA strength of schedule was 2nd, Texas was 5th, and FSU was 16th.

[@RJCE420]

@@manuelriggins2981 "backup qbs" includes 2nd and 3rd string. It doesn't matter what you call a spare tire it's still a spare.

[@RedPillPlease]

Not that he would ever give a rip but you’re right your take sucks! Everyone knows what took place is bought and paid for. FSU could have embarrassed any one of those teams but now we will never know. Asterisk for this year crowned champ

[@JoshPaladi]

I’m with Klatt 95% of the time, but not here. Atrocious that FSU was left out. Undefeated Power 5 champion, left out for a 1 loss Power 5 champion. In this scenario, Alabama doesn’t deserve to get into the final group of 4. Any other year maybe. Not this year. We have taken over the sport and determined that the more entertaining game to watch matters more than what the actual players earn on the turf. Sucks for those athletes so much.

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

You need to change your argument to two 1 loss teams. It’s not just that Alabama took their spot, it’s Texas and Alabama. If you argue 13-0 you should argue that they should have at least the 3rd spot, not the 4th spot.

[@adamking4184]

Im a huge Texas fan and I am concerned due to our pass defense. We need our stable of backs to have a huge game control the clock and get after Penix in the pass rush. We have to pin our ears back and go. I believe its going to be a 48-45 game. It will be decided by a field goal.

[@cd-vq6dz]

glad someone else pointed out that the ACC had a winning record as a conference against the SEC & Big Ten this year (and I'm from Tennessee by the way). The SEC is (as usual) over-rated. In 2 of the last 6 yrs they've had a losing record in bowl games as a conference, and if you removed Bama and Georgia from the bowl games last year they would have had yet another losing record overall as a conference. Bama & Georgia saved them from yet another humiliating post season last year. Cowherd NEVER seems to do any research, and his opinions are getting worse as time goes on. Part of me (even though I'm a long suffering Notre Dame fan) hopes that Bama blows Michigan out, if for no other reason than to watch Cowherd wallow in it the day after the game (and if Harbaugh does lose to Bama he will be 1-7 in bowl games as head coach at Michigan). Just a couple of weeks ago Cowherd was bloviating about how Oregon was the best team in the nation. Uh....okay Colin.

[@mourka01]

Overrated but always wins what matters 😅

[@impactfoto]

Is it me, or did they get sidetracked and completely skip the part about whether Harbaugh would be a good fit with the Bears?

[@davidn.527]

There will always be controversy with the committee. You need to have a legit playoff system. Next season will be more interesting when more teams get to play for the Natty.

[@anthonybizzaco2603]

Am I crazy or has the audio been off on this show lately?

[@EricTheGay]

Florida State should have been at 3. The only discussion should have been the 4-spot.

[@user-he3bf8hb8f]

I find it odd when people are at the same time complaining about how sometimes games in the playoffs have been blowout, but are also pitching for more teams, inevitably leading to even more blowouts

[@HamMaker-mh7bu]

This isn’t complicated, with 4 teams if one game is a blowout than 1/3rd of the entire playoff is blowouts. With 12 teams it would take a ton of blowouts for 1/3rd of the entire playoffs to be blowouts.

[@user-he3bf8hb8f]

⁠​⁠@@HamMaker-mh7buit would take 4 games to be blowouts to be about the same. If matchups between teams ranked 1-4 consistently produces blowouts, what about 5v12? 6v11? It will now be 1v8 or 9 in round two, do we not think that could be a blowout?

[@RD-wg9em]

@@user-he3bf8hb8f better to play out on the field. Letting a team get blown out is better than leaving a team out for a hypothetical one

[@jefferybarefield6372]

Its not a playoff if you have a selection committee.. this is a tournament

[@kylesawkon4074]

it’s a beauty contest lol

[@Slobo182]

Colin, its been two days, you work for Fox, FIX YOUR MIC.

[@ITrendzI]

College football needs to move to a champions league soccer model. There are too many teams. Each conference essentially represents a countries league. The best from the conference qualify for champions league and those that don’t can compete in a Europa league equivalent. Soccer fans know this makes the most sense for college football

[@kencornia3333]

FSU: The experts had Oregon by 9.5 points and they lost by 3 to Washington. That's why the games are played on the field. Jim Harbaugh: Perhaps his revenue sharing comments were made to create a much needed diversion during the bowl season. Revenue Sharing: First NILs, next revenue sharing, followed by college football becoming the paid players NFL minor leagues.

[@2regarded]

Even if you believe fsu should be left out, this narrative that they were so much worse without travis clear. The offense was worse but the defense played better... They only beat miami 27-20

[@johnparkhurst3506]

This is the same sport that used to vote on who was the national champion

[@samsonite99]

I agree with Colin. "Bama v Alabama will be the same team playing each other"

[@joegardner851]

I kinda forgot about Colorado 😂 They aren’t a good team, we shouldn’t focus on below average teams. If they ever get good, then we should talk above him.

[@darkxzero13]

It's absolutely hilarious that they're finally moving away from 4-team playoffs, just in time for there to only be 4 "Power" conferences left

[@MrPppitts1]

I wish Coach the best landing place for him to continue to be a success

[@Blizznor]

I like how they are feeding Florida state to Georgia

[@powell4661]

Uga's hungry. He will eat Sammy Seminole and his renegade horse too.

[@DreyfusLagoon]

FSU is either going to try to prove they deserve to be in playoffs or they are going to let the horrible decision get in their heads and sit a majority of their starters who are eligible for the draft I.e all their starting receivers and most of their defense. Wouldn’t blame them for sitting players and making the bowl game a joke, the decision was a joke anyway

[@powell4661]

@chasecantin8141 the Orange Bowl has always been the premier bowl for the ACC, and it is an honor to be selected for it. Your post reads like a fan who knows his team shall be destroyed and is already crying and making lame excuses.

[@DreyfusLagoon]

@@powell4661 lmao I’m just being real. I think fsu will beat ga if they start everyone, but it’s not an “honor” to be in the orange bowl it’s actually a dishonor to not be in the playoffs when the school knows damn well they belong there and it’s unrealistic to think that wouldn’t impact their play on the field. All a win in the orange bowl does for the school is prove something that everyone knows already and that’s that they deserve to be in the cfp, unfortunately winning that game won’t actually get them there anymore. It would be an absolute embarrassment to the selection committee if that happens though. And realistically FSU does match up worse against Georgia than any other team that was in the running for playoffs hold maybe Texas.

[@tylerwhitworth3797]

Why does the audio sound tinny on all the Cowherd videos now?

[@drayn1923]

He said it was a clear distinction of a FSU without Travis vs what they are now. Was there a clear destination from two weeks ago when Alabama needed a prayer to beat Auburn (who was beaten two weeks earlier 31-10 by New Mexico State again New Mexico State) and Georgia who beat Georgia Tech by 8 pts and was a bottom tier ACC team.

[@jamalstrickland1]

I’m actually with this. The narrative has been very focused on how bad FSU looked while MASSIVELY overrating Bama. They’re a young team and they don’t have the talent they’ve had in the past. But, they still beat Georgia so Idk how you leave them out fr

[@deveronlee]

What’s up with the audio on KZbin lately with the show.

[@KazzyOfficial]

What's up with FS1's audio quality lately? It's been awful

[@michaelwoody2111]

Love how Colin says, Whose got it better than us?

[@lamontshavers3751]

Is it just me, or has the audio on the herd sounded more hollow the last few days?

[@yaboisleez]

The clips from the last couple of days have weird tinny compressed sounding audio

[@jaystacks5249]

Listening to all these analysts try to clean this up is hilarious

[@jellyjq1035]

Clip ends w Colin saying “I don’t even like egg nog” lmao

[@EliteSports24]

Is the audio messed up for anyone else?

[@taylenzz]

The arguments FOR ALA and Texas don’t have anything to do with Jordan Travis…..therefore you can reasonably assume that if J.T. is healthy, they STILL would’ve did this to FSU…..OAN, Michigan beat OSU last year and got embarrassed by TCU…..and there’s nothing that proves this team is any different…….🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Superfreq69]

I thought Alabama had a rule they could not play a game North of the Mason-Dixon Line?

[@nickfromcal1]

This game is not north of the Mason-Dixon line...

[@libertynow4047]

Washington’s OL are beasts and will control the line of scrimmage. Their DL has a secret weapon who’ll play New Years Day

[@TexasNightmare210]

Lol @ anyone controlling T Sweat and Byron Murphy. Washington is not gonna run the ball on us.

[@libertynow4047]

@@TexasNightmare210 we shall see

[@legochickenguy4938]

Colin randomly yelling "I don't even like eggnog" and then the video immediately cutting out is unintentionally hilarious

[@jrknox2424]

Quick question? Ohio St and Georgia would they be favorites against Washington and Texas on a neutral field. Imo, humble opinion yes, and I thought it was supposed to be the best 4 teams?

[@MediocreApologist]

EQ doesn’t work on video . Works great on radio though

[@ChuckH2901]

4 spots and 5 conferences??? Increase playoff spots to 8 and each conference champ gets in, and then 3 "wild card" spots for those er...loose ends?

[@ChuckH2901]

Dude - Don't talk to me in the name of allah before I tell you where you can go - since you will only experience it in heaven -- and it won't be done by virgins

[@kylesawkon4074]

That’s only a problem if they’re all undefeated, bama should’ve been left out. They lost texas that’s the tie breaker. Gifting a spot to bama is just bias and takes all integrity out of college football. Objectively speaking

[@jollysteffen]

Audio has been terrible the past few videos

[@jkaise42]

Why does every act like the 29 game winning atreak is the aame team from the last 2 years?? 10 of their 11 starters are in the NFL

[@yosh7140]

4:55 that was painful parents 😅😢

[@bryangregory48]

The four most deserving teams are the four BEST teams. Period. If anyone got hosed, it was Georgia, who should’ve been the fifth seed. The ACC is hands down the weakest power five conference. If the playoff was expanded this year, we would’ve seen FSU get smoked by Bama in the quarterfinals. Thankfully we’ll probably get to see scenarios like this play out next year and every year after where undefeated weak conference champs get smoked by one loss strong conference champs (I.e. Bama beating Cincinnati by five scores two years ago). If FSU really wanted in, they should’ve scheduled tougher out of conference matches and win them like Texas did.

[@DreyfusLagoon]

FSU had a tough schedule to begin the year. In the preseason: LSU #4 Clemson #8 Florida #25 Miami #18 (I understand these aren’t all out of conference) They can’t account for the future but the whole “they shouldn’t have scheduled a cupcake schedule” argument makes no sense because according to the ranking at the beginning of the year they actually had a pretty hard schedule and their role in beating some of these teams had to discourage them from finishing the year strong

[@Makers745]

Georgia lost their playoff game to Alabama, Ohio State lost theirs to Michigan, Oregon lost theirs to Washington, FSU didn’t have one because their conference and schedule is trash, one step above Liberty, they are trying to claim Florida and LSU as a big wins. Why is this so hard for everyone, kinda sucks for FSU but they get smoked anyway. Committee got it right everyone can stop freaking out

[@johnstephens6870]

You forgot Alabama lost they're playoff game to Texas and your right fsu didn't struggle with anybody like the committee would have you to believe

[@Makers745]

@@johnstephens6870 hard to struggle against that schedule, that wasn’t a playoff game it was Ike week 2 and the team they lost to made the playoff lol

[@senpaiofsavage3072]

@@johnstephens6870 lmfao, didn't struggle with anybody? We just saw two struggles back to back. Let's not forget needed OT to beat the worst Clemson team in 15 years. And did you forget BC happened?

[@johnstephens6870]

​@senpaiofsavage3072 well yeah you got me on the cleamson game and maybe bc. However I don't think they struggled in the swamp, maybe faced a little of adversity until the young quarterback settled down after he was rattled a little the speed of the game was fast, but he overcame it and then went to work and the struggle was over and looked like they were going to win big but he got hit with a cheap shot.

[@otismichael2583]

​@@senpaiofsavage3072winning by 2 scores is not struggling

[@paulfolden3173]

Take the bowl games and turn them into part of the college football playoffs

[@benshumski9290]

Does the audio sound all weird?

[@xandercrews4729]

The HS decommits are a major red flag for Colorado

[@ThatFalloutGod]

Notice how they want you to believe that JJ McCarthy is a Day 1, or even Day 2 pick, yet in Fox's graphic, they show every other team's QB outside of Michigan's. Can we please stop lying to ourselves about so many these QBs when they're not half of what they're hyped to be?

[@kanyehess2684]

Is the audio quality weird for anyone else?

[@thefishingcouple]

Why is the audio so weird recently?

[@Browns2024]

Is it just me or is the audio quality worse in this video?

[@Shawntraci]

I find it hard to go with leaving a FSU team out that was undefeated. You can’t make this ok with any excuse. Someone’s palms got greased…

[@chronicwisdom7060]

If Texas beats bama then Texas is in and bama is out. But Florida should be the team that's #4 if not #3 only question should be who is the team with one loss that deserves to be in.... You can gaslight all you want but .... What's right is right.

[@kylesawkon4074]

Nah wins don’t matter just participation trophies

[@rileyperrin4964]

audio is awful today