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Colin Cowherd & Joel Klatt DEBATE Playoff rankings, Miami & Notre Dame | THE HERD College Football

2025-12-03 Sports
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Reacting to CFP Rankings, Lane Kiffin's Move, and Penn State's Coaching Search

Decipher the arbitrary nature of the initial 12-team College Football Playoff cut and evaluate the ripple effects of high-profile coaching changes. Discover why defining clear scheduling criteria matters more than subjective committee feelings.

Short Summary

  • Texas and Miami were excluded from the initial playoff picture despite possessing significant quality wins.
  • Notre Dame benefited by avoiding a single, truly catastrophic "bad loss" on their resume.
  • The system remains frustrating because the selection committee fails to rank criteria like head-to-head versus strength of schedule.
  • Lane Kiffin's departure underscores the inherent risk in partnering with highly successful but volatile coaches.

Colin Cowherd and Joel Klatt dissect the selection committee's baffling inclusions and exclusions following conference championship games. They argue that subjectivity must give way to defined paths, such as prioritizing head-to-head results and quality wins, to institute structural improvements for the sport.

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Colin Cowherd is joined by Joel Klatt to react to the updated college football rankings. They predict the playoff picture and react to the drama surrounding Miami and Notre Dame’s rankings. Who should be included in the College Football Playoff? Next, they discuss Lane Kiffin moving from Ole Miss to LSU and the whether teams should bother scheduling ranked opponents. 0:00 Joel Klatt 19:45 CFB Playoff All lines provided by @hardrockbet Subscribe to The Colin Cowherd Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ColinCowherdPodcast #collegefootball #collegefootballplayoffs #notredamefootball

Top Comments (10)

@antoniomatthews4459 2025-12-03

Its not a playoff.....its an invitational

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@JohnoGarcia66 2025-12-03

9:11 I would love to see Texas vs ND in a “Play In” game! Great idea for a play in game

66 28 replies
@Revengeforcooey 2025-12-03

If the Miami ND result doesn’t matter, why does the Indiana Oregon result ?

52 11 replies
@tomtricity 2025-12-03

I don't understand why people are ignoring the fact that Texas had to win 2 games in OT against bad teams. They looked BAD against UGA. They looked BAD against FL. Tney beat an OU team with a one-handed QB that hadn't taken a snap in 3 weeks going into that game. They almost let Vandy rally. They beat A&M! Ok who has A&M beaten that makes you think they're actually any good?

45 24 replies
@Kodizzly1304 2025-12-03

You are missing the Bama angle. When Bama loses to Georgia they will flip them with ND! That is why they moved Bama this week for that very reason to protect Bama and also get that buffer between ND and Miami.

24 9 replies
@validuzername 2025-12-04

Joel’s delivery at 14:40 was impeccable. The long stare down after had me cracking up 😂 Reminded me of the great Norm Macdonald

19 1 replies
@ELow7 2025-12-04

Joel Klatt with a top 5 analogy all time on the herd

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@Erik-o3k8q 2025-12-04

Almost fell off the chair after Klatt's LSU- prom analogy.

6 1 replies
@skipmatsey8352 2025-12-03

No complaints about Colin. He’s paid to keep you here and get you posting. Mission accomplished.

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@Afcr188 2025-12-04

By far the best college show I’ve seen lately, keep it up!

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