November

          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.