Media Reacts To CFB Playoff Selections

The sports media world sounds off on the CFB Playoff rankings which were announced on Sunday afternoon.

The College Football Playoff Top 25 selections were announced by the committee on Sunday and it caused a storm on social media.

We all knew this year was going to be different when the season originally started, and week to week we held our breath just hoping teams would be able to play. We were lucky enough to have a season in 2020, but that doesn't mean there isn't some skepticism over the college football playoff rankings.

The top four teams to make the playoffs are:

1. Alabama (11-0)

2. Clemson (10-1)

3. Ohio State (6-0)

4. Notre Dame (10-1)

Arguably, the biggest issue of this selection is the fact Notre Dame lost by 24 points to Clemson in the ACC Championship game yet still clinched the No. 4 spot over teams like Cincinnati who went 9-0 on the season and won the AAC title. 

#CFBPlayoff Facts:
- ND got smoked in conf title
- ND beat Clemson w/ back up QB in 2 OT#CFBPlayoff Opinion:
- Lose final game you don't advance
- Don't award losses
- Cinci is undefeated, give them a chance
- 2020 is full of inequities, embrace them and think outside the box

— Yogi Roth (@YogiRoth) December 20, 2020

But then you look at Notre Dame's resume, it can be argued that they had a harder schedule than a majority of the AAC teams. Thus, they may deserve to be in the playoffs over those who went undefeated in weaker conferences. 

Dear parents,

When teaching your kids about winning/losing please don’t use the #CFBPlayoff as an example. In most rational sports when you lose your last game, you do not advance. Especially when you get rolled in that loss.

Regards,

Reality

— Yogi Roth (@YogiRoth) December 20, 2020

It is hard to nail down a black and white picture of who should play in which bowl game this year since teams played a varied number of games. But this makes people wonder if the four team playoff structure is even still relevant. 

Former Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer is starting to believe that it is not:

"There are two things important to elite players: NFL and college football playoffs. If that doesn't happen, they're not gonna play in bowl games" Meyer said on FOX on Saturday "I say expand the playoff, I can't believe that came out of my mouth...."

FOX CFB analyst, Joel Klatt, preached some of the same on Twitter on Sunday:

The CFP has driven a massive gap between the TOP of CFB and the rest...The only teams to have won CFP games are Alabama - Ohio State - LSU - Georgia - Clemson - Oregon...The 2021 recruiting rankings are as follows Alabama - Ohio State - LSU - Georgia - Clemson - Oregon

— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) December 20, 2020

"In the past things like Conference Championships, Division Championships, NY bowl games all were enticing objectives for players and programs...That is no longer the case...Expansion to 16 will keep more teams and programs relevant across the country." (Klatt)

The one thing we can all agree on is that we want these young athletes to have the opportunities they deserve, in the fairest way possible. Grateful for the work these kids, coaches, and staff put in day in and day out is an understatement. In the words of ESPN analyst, Kirk Herbstreit, "Thank you ALL for your sacrifices & efforts."

Know there’s a lot of debate & frustration on this day every yr in CFB. I just wanna say I’m so grateful to the players, coaches, & staffs across the country that we had a season-It’s given our country football & a sense of normalcy-Thank you ALL for your sacrifices & efforts. 🙏🏼

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 21, 2020

[READ: Reactions to 2020 Pac-12 Football Season Ending]

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