College Football Playoff’s credibility taking a hit as race is littered with mediocre contenders down stretch

Maybe it was about the time Alabama fell behind Oklahoma by three touchdowns. It could have been Jordan-Hare Stadium morphing into its annual upset mosh pit with an unexpected win for Auburn — this time it was Texas A&M falling victim. 

Definitely when Ole Miss coughed up a hairball at Florida ridding Lane Kiffin from the burden of having to play in the SEC Championship Game. Never mind the — chuckle! — College Football Playoff.

With a week to go in the regular season, it has become clear the CFP doesn’t deserve itself. There’s too much mediocrity, mostly. It’s actually too big at this point. Well, at least too big to make it a quality playoff. The three SEC teams listed above lost Saturday for the third time. Each one of them were upset with everything on the line. 

Never mind not holding serve. They couldn’t even grasp the racquet, and it wasn’t anything new for those schools this season. 

Also, one or two of them may still make the playoff field. Try to stop your gag reflex. 

Expansion? Going to 16 teams would be like picking up hitchhikers on the side of the road at this point. Automatic qualifiers? Please. That’s the fatal flaw with the initiative earlier this year by the SEC and Big Ten. At some point you have to actually earn your way in. 

If this were a Taylor Swift concert, there are major football brands out there that would still need a wrist band just to stand in line for the ticket lottery — except some of those major brands think they deserve floor seats. 

Heading into the final full week, the playoff looks overpriced and bloated. A credible playoff doesn’t have to include any or all of those three-loss teams. 

We don’t necessarily need to see Alabama or Texas A&M attempt to make a run. Ole Miss…

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Author : Dennis Dodd

Publish date : 2024-11-25 19:43:00

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