Paul Finebaum Trashes College Football Playoff Committee
12/21/2024 02:15 PM
It's safe to say that the first two games of this new 12-team College Football Playoff haven't exactly been super fun. And if there's one person you could've guessed would let everyone know about it, it's college sports analyst Paul Finebaum.
The SEC sports icon has been taking the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to task for the teams they chose to put in as the final couple of seeds - Indiana and SMU. The Notre Dame-Indiana and Penn State-SMU games have been blowouts thus far, with Indiana failing to score a touchdown until the fourth quarter in yesterday's 27-17 loss and the Mustangs trailing the Nittany Lions 21-0 before halftime.
"So far, the CFP selection committee has given us some blockbusters. Notre Dame led late over Indiana 27-3 and Penn State just went up on the committee's final team 28-0 at the half. Take a bow," Finebaum posted on X.
So far, the CFP selection committee has given us some blockbusters. Notre Dame led late over Indiana 27-3 and Penn State just went up on the committee's final team 28-0 at the half. Take a bow.
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) December 21, 2024
It's hard to argue with the man. While Indiana and SMU both went 11-1 in the regular season - two wins better than the likes of Alabama, Ole Miss and South Carolina, the strength of their victories had people openly questioning whether they belonged in the College Football Playoff.
Lo and behold, the doubters were ultimately right. Indiana proved to be all bark and no bite while SMU is largely proving that moving from a Group of Five school to a power conference doesn't instantly make them a national title contender.
Finebaum usually has everyone disagreeing with his takes, but not this time:
"Everybody knew Alabama would have given us a competitive game. And Lane Kiffin wasn't wrong about Ole Miss. These games are awful. So far I'm 2 for 2 on turning the games off," one user replied.
"Tide beats them both by 30. Same w OM and SC," another declared.
"Maybe the expansion wasn't a good idea. Even when there were only 4 the semifinals included a lot of blowouts," a third mused.
The 12-team format isn't going anywhere, but these first few games are quickly proving that the College Football Playoff committee needs to adjust their criteria and fast.
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