Colin Cowherd: CFP Committee Resolution-Making 'Is Completely Ridiculous'

[ad_1] FOX Sports activities' Colin Cowherd has just a few qualms with the School Soccer Playoff committee and its newest version of rankings.

"I like school soccer, however it's completely ridiculous," Cowherd mentioned.

Particularly, Cowherd takes challenge with the shortage of year-to-year consistency that goes into separating one staff from one other. It is unclear which stipulations carry a better weight than others.

"As soon as once more, we're left with this nebulous cloud, attempting to decipher what issues," he mentioned.

For instance, No. 12 Miami (10-2) and No. 10 Notre Dame (10-2) share the identical document, and but, the Hurricanes are ranked two spots behind the Irish regardless of defeating them 27-24 in Week 1 of the season. Moreso, the Hurricanes don't have any alternative to enhance their standing as a result of the ACC's tiebreakers favor Duke (7-5), who will face Virginia (11-1) within the convention title sport on Saturday with a spot within the CFP on the road.

Cowherd additionally alluded to Texas getting comparable remedy to Miami because the Longhorns opted to schedule No. 1 Ohio State (then-ranked No. 3) of their first sport of the season. Texas received 5 of its final six video games, stacked wins over three ranked opponents, and misplaced to No. 3 Georgia and Florida throughout SEC play. However as a result of the Longhorns selected to play the Buckeyes, giving them a 3rd loss, they may seemingly be held out of the CFP.

"I believed scheduling huge, powerful highway video games mattered," Cowherd mentioned.

In one other conundrum relationship again to final season, CFP runner-up Notre Dame misplaced to Northern Illinois, however the stunning loss was finally inconsequential.

"I believed unhealthy losses punished you," Cowherd mentioned.

Most high-level tournaments have a transparent course of for figuring out its discipline, however with this CFP, there tends to be no rhyme or motive.

"Have you ever ever watched the NFL playoffs and mentioned ‘I prefer it, however I can’t fairly determine it out?'" Cowherd posed. "At any time when anyone says, ‘School soccer is healthier than the NFL.’ No, it is not."

Why? As a result of, on the finish of each season, followers are left questioning what it takes for his or her staff to compete for a championship.

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