CFP & Notre Dame Controversy | Worst Bold Predictions | Big Ten vs SEC | Pate State Mailbag
Analyzing Final CFP Rankings and Conference Viability
Gain critical takeaways on the College Football Playoff committee's decisions, the perceived hypocrisy in ranking methods, and which major conferences truly hold superiority based on talent distribution.
Short Summary
- College Football Playoff rankings revealed inherent bias, showing the Big Ten and SEC receive different treatment than the Big 12, reflecting superior talent concentration in the top leagues.
- The weekly CFP rankings show is deemed counterproductive; transparency in the deliberation process is necessary for legitimacy moving forward.
- Notre Dame’s reaction centered on the committee’s horrific mismanagement of messaging, not necessarily being "robbed," while their AD unnecessarily criticized the ACC.
- Implement simple fixes to conference tiebreakers—head-to-head results first, then CFP ranking—to prevent administrative errors that skew championship participants.
This episode breaks down five key lessons derived from the final CFP rankings, including the role of conference affiliation in how teams are treated by the committee. Josh Pate heavily critiques the committee's communication while addressing fan outrage, particularly from Notre Dame. Finally, the segment reviews viewers' biggest preseason prediction failures for the 2025 season.
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Top Comments (10)
ACC is not the only conference with bad tiebreakers. We just haven’t seen the effects in the other conferences..
lol @ the people who count Indiana and OSU swapping spots as them "dropping"... as disingenuous as it comes
A child of the Weather Channel is such a great line
Congrats Josh! You were calling for Matt Campbell an hour after James Franklin was fired. I've followed the B12 for a few years and thought that was incredibly insightful. Nice call!
38:53 Yaaaazoo city Mississippi -Jerry Clower
The fact you know that about Yazoo City is hilarious to me 😂 hugs and kisses from Brandon, MS.
I knew my state capitals around that ago too!! I had a placemat that had all the states and capitals on it and every morning at breakfast I would look at it and go over and my dad would quiz me! Glad to know there other early learning statesmen out there!
Great episode, man. So much fun!
Listening from Vail, AZ
Gotta do a video on TN’s DC hire
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Top Comments (10)
ACC is not the only conference with bad tiebreakers. We just haven’t seen the effects in the other conferences..
lol @ the people who count Indiana and OSU swapping spots as them "dropping"... as disingenuous as it comes
A child of the Weather Channel is such a great line
Congrats Josh! You were calling for Matt Campbell an hour after James Franklin was fired. I've followed the B12 for a few years and thought that was incredibly insightful. Nice call!
38:53 Yaaaazoo city Mississippi -Jerry Clower
The fact you know that about Yazoo City is hilarious to me 😂 hugs and kisses from Brandon, MS.
I knew my state capitals around that ago too!! I had a placemat that had all the states and capitals on it and every morning at breakfast I would look at it and go over and my dad would quiz me! Glad to know there other early learning statesmen out there!
Great episode, man. So much fun!
Listening from Vail, AZ
Gotta do a video on TN’s DC hire