Backlash has begun

[bethlehemfan]

Who is the top 4 this year? I’m not sure it is discernible. Let the tournament play out.

Well it’s not smu Indiana or Clemson. That’s for damn sure.

 

[T2Kplus20]

I don’t think there should be byes. Why should 3rd and 4th seeds have a home game on campus but 1st and 2nd not?

1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5 on home campuses, then semis and at bowl sites (rotate different 2 every year)

No home games for anyone. Just use the bowls. 1 and 2 get byes. 3 v 6 and 4 v 5.

 

[satnom]

Two of the playoff games today aren’t on ESPN, they are on TNT/TBS . I’m not sure who owns what regarding networks, but I’m sure there was a competitive process with the conferences regarding tv coverage.

Contract is with ESPN and they are sub-licensing games to TNT/TBS.

GO RU

 

[T2Kplus20]

Who is the top 4 this year? I’m not sure it is discernible. Let the tournament play out.

Oregon and Georgia are the only legit teams this year. Texas at #3.

 

[nutfromSEC117]

SMU at Indiana
Winner plays Oregon

Jacked up uneven brackets are stupid and NOT re seeding is stupid

 

[jerzey devil]

ESPN through Sean McDonough went out of its way to create the narrative that Indiana wasn’t deserving over SEC teams. Can’t stand ND but may be good for Georgia to lose and shove it in ESPN’s face.

GO RU

If the 4th best team in the SEC (bama) wanted to be in the playoffs... Then don't lose 2 games to 6-6 teams... Indiana may not have a marquee win... But they had zero bad losses... And were pretty dominant against everyone else...

 

[MozRU]

Rooting big here for Clemson...

(If the SEC is so arrogant and greedy, just play yourselves and have a round robin in December and call yourself National Champions.....and make the regular season worthless).

 

[Joey Bags]

The games are still ESPN properties and produced by ESPN. These are being shown on TNT / TBS as part of a deal in which ESPN purchased TNT’s “Inside The NBA” programming and the rights to use the same cast of characters / commentators, I believe that includes Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal doing commentary. As part of the deal ESPN is providing several college football games to TNT / Turner Broadcasting. Beyond the first round playoff games they also are sharing several Big 12 football games in the 2025 season.

Ah, that explains why ESPN is producing the TNT games, thanks

 

[Rutgers Chris]

Chalky weekend is to be expected. Wont judge the expanded format until after the next round. I’d rather be watching these games than 5th rate bowls this weekend

 

[RUbacker]

Chalky weekend is to be expected. Wont judge the expanded format until after the next round. I’d rather be watching these games than 5th rate bowls this weekend

i just want to see ryan day and his team get abused on national tv.

 

[newell138]

i just want to see ryan day and his team get abused on national tv.

So far just the opposite

 

[Rutgers Chris]

i just want to see ryan day and his team get abused on national tv.

It appears as if they are responding

 

[Knight Shift]

What's ESPN's ACC narrative now?

 

[RUbacker]

It appears as if they are responding

yeah not good do far.

 

[RUbacker]

So far just the opposite

yeah sucks. hate ryan days smug face.

 

[newell138]

BTW , TN schedule not so incredible

 

[RU Cheese]

The whole thing stinks and none of these games have been interesting.

TV and money rule the day, I get that, but I still think the BCS was the best system.

They said expanded playoff wouldn't dilute the regular season - it has. They said limiting to 4 is too few and there wouldn't be arguments over top 12. There are. They said it wouldn't destroy the bowls. It completely has and no one cares about most of them.

 

[Knight Shift]

BTW , TN schedule not so incredible

Ohio State might break 100 points in this game. What will the talking ESPN heads have to say about the B1G tonight?

 

[RUbacker]

The whole thing stinks and none of these games have been interesting.

TV and money rule the day, I get that, but I still think the BCS was the best system.

They said expanded playoff wouldn't dilute the regular season - it has. They said limiting to 4 is too few and there wouldn't be arguments over top 12. There are. They said it wouldn't destroy the bowls. It completely has and no one cares about most of them.

These first few games have been blowouts . Ugh

 

[Joey Bags]

The whole thing stinks and none of these games have been interesting.

TV and money rule the day, I get that, but I still think the BCS was the best system.

They said expanded playoff wouldn't dilute the regular season - it has. They said limiting to 4 is too few and there wouldn't be arguments over top 12. There are. They said it wouldn't destroy the bowls. It completely has and no one cares about most of them.

Completely disagree, the regular season was one of the most memorable in recent history. So many games across all conferences that actually meant something. Made watching CFB fun again.

 

[RUtrumpet92]

I don't care that these haven't been all that close. I think the 12 team playoff is a great development for college football. Home field advantage, maybe that is a bit much for this round, but the better seeding should result in a benefit.

 

[RUbacker]

I don't care that these haven't been all that close. I think the 12 team playoff is a great development for college football. Home field advantage, maybe that is a bit much for this round, but the better seeding should result in a benefit.

You like watching blowouts ? Sad .

 

[Rutgers Chris]

You like watching blowouts ? Sad .

Bad games > no games. They won’t be bad every year

 

[RUtrumpet92]

You like watching blowouts ? Sad .

Where did I say that I did?

Championship weekend was GREAT this season because most of those games MATTERED for the playoffs. If it was a four game playoff, how many of them would have been meaningful? SEC, B1G, and that might have been it. Oregon and Georgia would have been in, with an argument about OSU, PSU, Texas, and Notre Dame for the last two spots. Been there, seen that.

 

[TM94goRU]

Hmm I wonder if anyone will write similar articles about Southern football, after the ACC looks like a Mid Major and OSU blows the doors off Tennessee. Sadly I doubt it, but Indiana and the BIG10 deserve apologies.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

None of these first round games were very good, they were all bad match ups. Every higher seed won including OSU spanking Tennessee tonight. What it shows is that going to 12 team from 4 was a mistake. Probably should have expanded to only 6 or 8, then you'd likely have better quality games.

 

[Caliknight]

OSU fans doing the SEC Bronx cheer.


SEC team getting blown out more than anyone.

 

[czxqa]

What's ESPN's ACC narrative now?

Someplace I've seen him before! That is a very familiar face!

 

[APKnight]

Indiana's loss to Notre Dame was College Football Playoff mistake that can't happen again

Indiana's loss to Notre Dame was College Football Playoff mistake that can't happen again — USA TODAY

Forget about the meaningless late touchdowns, Indiana didn't belong in the College Football Playoff at Notre Dame. The mistake can't happen again.

apple.news

I guess Tennessee didn’t belong either based on this ridiculous analysis.

 

[RUTGERS95]

IU did the best of the losers this weekend in addition, played OSU far better than TN

pretty sure the narrative is shot down as IU definitely belonged