Paul Finebaum rips Georgia College Football Playoff committee rankings: ‘A complete travesty’

The latest College football playoffs The ranking of the selection committee is published. This has resulted in a significant shift among the top teams including Georgia Bulldogs are relegated from the current class due to a loss against Miss Ole.

Chairman of the selection committee and Michigan sports director Warde Manuel explained the decision as inconsistent offense and back-to-back results. That was the explanation Paul Finebaum addressed during an appearance on the Get up the day after the rankings were revealed. Finebaum tore into the committee, advocating for Georgia to be ranked higher than their current ranking of No. 12.

«You have to start by saying that what the committee said last night was a complete travesty,» Paul Finebaum said. «It cannot be avoided. I know they work hard. They sit in a room at a five-star resort and order caviar and champagne and sit and talk college football while they have 4,000 members to watch. So, I don’t know how they came up with those numbers. Georgia started the season against Clemsonwhich was ranked in the top 10 at the time. As you pointed out, their schedule was the hardest of any in the country. They went to Alabama, Texasand Ole Miss. They were all ranked in the top 10. They also went to Kentuckywhich is very bad, but they beat Ole Miss, which is ranked within the system.»

Georgia now has two losses this season. This is due to one of the toughest schedules in the country. Only two other teams are ranked ahead of Georgia with two losses, both of which the Bulldogs lost this season. Still, the Bulldogs still have a chance to get back to the playoffs.

“They have a chance. They play Tennessee this weekend and if they win they will probably end up back in the favor of the committee, but how can the committee disrespect them and put the schools as Penn State? are you serious What did Penn State do this year? Do they even have — I think their most impressive win was at Southern Cal a five-loss team and against Michigan, another five-loss team. Somewhere in there they beat Illinoiswho I haven’t seen in a couple of weeks,” Finebaum said. “There is no excuse for this. I know I’m getting excited with three weeks to go, but how can you not be outraged by what we’ve heard.”

Penn State has yet to play Michigan this season. The Nittany Lions’ only loss came at Ohio State. However, they do not have a win against a team that is ranked in the top 25 according to the commission. By opponent record, their best win is 6-3 Illinois.

At this point, Heather Dinich shared some insight into how these rankings ended up where they are now. The realignment of the conference and the way the schedules worked out are important factors. However, she also warned that there is still plenty of time for things to change.

“What we have here is the result of conference realignment and no divisions and the fact that Indiana no need to play Penn State. They don’t have to play Oregon. We’ll find out how good they really are when they play Ohio State. In the SEC, you have a Georgia team that, as you mentioned, has the toughest schedule in the country and has to go to Texas. Think about it for a second, Clemson can still win the ACC. What if three-loss Georgia wins against SEC Champ Texas and ACC Champ Clemson? A lot of things can still happen.»

At that point, Finebaum chimed in and added a comment about undefeated Indiana. He argued that the Hoosiers will have multiple losses against the Georgia schedule.

«By the way, put Indiana Georgia’s schedule, they have four losses right now,» Finebaum concluded.