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CFP Rankings Reaction - Josh Pate's College Football Show

2025-11-26 Sports
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Initial Reactions to the First College Football Playoff Rankings Release

Understand why subjective judging threatens playoff integrity and learn the expected drama surrounding conference champions and two-loss teams come Selection Sunday.

Short Summary

  • Reject the "eyeball test" favoring objective, defined parameters for playoff selection criteria.
  • Predict higher drama this year, warning against using selection controversies to push for playoff expansion.
  • Analyze specific debates: Notre Dame vs. Miami head-to-head and the guaranteed spot of the SEC runner-up.

Josh Pate analyzes the initial CFP rankings, emphasizing the danger of ignoring preset rules in favor of subjective judgment. This breakdown details why one head-to-head result should trump late narrative shifts and predicts intense competition for the final at-large spots.

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College Football Playoff rankings are out, and on Josh Pate's College Football Show Ep 691 Josh Pate delivered his initial reaction. What do we make of Notre Dame being ahead of Miami? Should Ohio State and Indiana be ahead of Texas A&M and UGA? Will we see Alabama able to make their way back into the top 4? How many at-large spots can conferences like the Big12 or ACC secure? Let us know what you think in the comments below and be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we bring you multiple live shows per week! #CFP #JoshPate #Predictions SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/josh-pates-college-football-show/id1485905502 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshPateCFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JoshPateCFB/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joshpatecfb

Top Comments (10)

@billpatterson6249 2025-11-26

Miami beat Notre Dame. But, it was early. The thought is ND is better, now. My question is, why play those tough matchups early in the season if they don’t matter?

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@ontheanvil 2025-11-26

In what world does a 2 loss Miami vault ahead of BYU whose only loss is on the road to #5? I an NOT a BYU fan but BYU is getting shafted in this more than any team in the field.

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@TymonScott 2025-11-26

The BYU disrespect is absolutely insane

136 31 replies
@joeyyocom2399 2025-11-26

The rankings are based matchups that's going to bring the most money, TV viewing, ticket sales, revenue

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@jakewinkel7658 2025-11-26

Bro said a win over pitt makes them better than BYU😂

58 26 replies
@VincesInHocSigno 2025-11-26

The BYU respect is off the charts in this comment section 😂

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@highStreetRexx 2025-11-26

I respect the hell out of BYU those boys Are no joke at all I'm a Seminole 🍢 but the disrespect to BYU is sickening

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@ScooterPlowman 2025-11-26

The elephant in this room is too big to even hear anything you say: BYU cannot be left out of the playoff with an 11-1 record against the MOST bowl eligible P4 teams. Their ONLY loss is to the #5 team On The Road!!

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@Robert-Italy 2025-11-26

The "eye ball" test is basically individual bias by another name.

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@JoshPateCFB 2025-11-26

Get us to 500k....SUBSCRIBE to the channel! - JP

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