Paul Finebaum: Schools who 'haven't accomplished anything' were rewarded by CFP committee
Paul Finebaum had some issues with the College Football Playoff committee in the morning after it released its initial Playoff rankings, which shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone because the rankings were never going to be perfect for everyone, much less Finebaum.
The ESPN college football analyst said on First Take on Wednesday morning that some teams that “haven’t accomplished anything” were unjustly rewarded in the first Playoff rankings, and that really bothered Finebaum as he dissected the rankings the day after.
Finebaum also took aim at college football’s darling, Indiana, which was slotted at No. 8 in the initial rankings despite being 9-0.
“I know I’ll upset all the folks in Bloomington, but I’m not sure what Indiana has done. They’ve beaten some very mediocre nonconference teams, they’ve blown out a couple other ones,” said Finebaum. “And also, Penn State, which has done absolutely nothing this year. Their best wins are over Illinois and a five-loss Southern Cal team.”
Sure, Finebaum was fiery, but he’s seen enough college football seasons go by to know that things don’t come to fruition in early November, especially in the new reality of a 12-team Playoff format.
“It’s very early. A lot of these schools are going to take care of themselves. We’re still five weeks away,” said Finebaum.