Its November, which used to
mean the BCS rankings (Bowl Championship Standings) would come out and we would
look at them and complain about what teams should've been higher or lower. Now
November means the new College Football Playoff rankings are out and we're
still doing the same complaining about where certain teams are ranked. After
week 8 the first rankings were announced and they looked like this: Mississippi
State, Florida State, Auburn, and Ole Miss rounding out the first “Final Four”
of college football. When the hype was first starting to build about the
College Football Playoffs I didn’t imagine I’d see Mississippi State or Ole
Miss in the top four but that’s college football. I know a lot can happen
between now and when the college season ends, and we've already seen that but what I don’t know is whom the
committee will select as their final four. They have just as much pressure on
them to make this work as the selection committee for March Madness does when
it comes to the number one seeds.
We all love drama, it’s as simple as that. In America we
thrive on drama whether it’s in sports, the news, or in our own life. This new
playoff system will certainly create drama with people ready to lash out if
their team doesn’t make the Final Four. There’s a lot of questions going into the
selection process; the “who did you beat?” debate will be sparked immediately
as strength of schedule is now a big part of if you get in or not. If you beat
a team ranked in the top 10 to begin the season and they fell out of the top 25
by the end, is that still a ‘good win’? Will the SEC have more than one team in
the final four? Who’s going to be the one-loss that get’s left out that
probably shouldn’t be left out? Could a team that finishes unbeaten really not make the playoffs? Those
questions will be answered and you can bet people will not like the answers.
College football
is a special and unique sport. Saturday’s in the fall are unlike any other. If
you’ve never been to a college football game, doesn’t matter what level, I
would recommend attending multiple games. Much like every sport college
football is full of emotions. At a young age you get attached to a certain team
and through the ups and downs you stay with that team. There have been times
after a loss where I’m as angry as I’ve ever been to the point I’m in tears.
You ride the wave of emotions because you care about your team and you want to
see them succeed. You ride that wave because college football is a way of life
for many of us and once November hits, the emotions get stronger.
