FSU football is having its worst season in my lifetime, a year after the College Football Playoff committee told an undefeated team that winning its first 13 games didn't matter.
The bad news is that FSU is nowhere near the College Football Playoffs in 2024. The good news is that FSU football fans don't have to worry about getting shafted by the biased media at ESPN again.
Remember how Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler, and others openly suggested an SEC team that had already lost a game could leap an undefeated FSU team with a few weeks remaining in the regular season?
Well, the College Football Rankings started recently and the bias is already showing, but it'll probably get worse. Alabama, Ole Miss, and Georgia all have two losses and would make the top 12 teams if the playoffs started today. Georgia and Ole Miss still have to play one another, so one of those teams will have three losses. What do you know, ESPN's Heather Dinich is already campaigning for a three-loss team to be among the top 12.
Here's a look at the full College Football Playoff selection committee rankings for games played through Saturday, November 9.
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) November 13, 2024
Where does your team rank this week?#CFBPlayoff 🏈🏆 pic.twitter.com/hcZVea7w2R
"I would really hesitate to eliminate a three-loss SEC team."@CFBHeather gives us a history lesson on why some three-loss teams wouldn't be totally out of the CFP race. pic.twitter.com/FVVpOD6SjI
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 12, 2024
Why?
This goes back to how I point out the fraudulent preseason rankings, where the media stacks all the SEC and B1G teams in the top 25.
Sure, there are some good teams in those conferences, but those two conferences are not THAT much better. A three-loss team shouldn't be among the top 12 teams. If a team is great, they won't lose three games. Ole Miss has a loss to a three-win Kentucky and a three-loss LSU team.
SMU has one loss, a three-point loss to a still undefeated BYU team ranked No. 6 currently. They are ranked No. 14 and would be outside the top 12 if the playoffs started today. They have two wins over top 25 teams. Make it make sense, other than the media propping up these SEC/B1G teams.