On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff committee unveiled the latest playoff rankings. TCU was the big winner, jumping up into the fourth spot ahead of Tennessee. The Horned Frogs are coming off another comeback victory, beating Texas Tech, 34-24. They are now 9-0, as are the top three schools, Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan.
The latest rankings place TCU in a great spot to make the playoff. They of course will need to win out considering the relative lack of quality teams in the Big 12. That all starts this weekend as TCU will head to Austin to face the Texas Long Horns who moved up to #18 in the nation.
TCU had previously been overlooked because of both the conference as well as their inability to put a full 60 minutes together. The Horned Frogs have found themselves in double digit deficits a number of times this season but have managed to come back and win every one of them. Their defense in the second half is the primary reason, which College Football Committee Chairman Boo Carrigan referenced after the latest rankings were released.
But that did not stop fans from sharing their thoughts, with many of them blasting TCU.
So apparently TCU's home win over mighty Texas Tech made their resume better than Tennessee's this week when TCU's resume wasn't better than Alabama's last week.
That cannot be defended. It just can't.
I know what team I cover. But I'm also not an idiot.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 9, 2022
Tennessee has better wins than Alabama had last week so how is one loss Vols behind TCU?
— zach ragan (@zachtnt) November 9, 2022
Ranking are pretty much what I expected. Im sorry tho we are beating the fuck out of TCU and Oregon
— Barstool LSU (@LSUBarstool) November 9, 2022
The #4 team in the Playoff ranking is a TD dog to a team that has lost 3 times. I love the TCU story but let Vegas rank em.
— Ron Lee (@ronlee1975) November 9, 2022
But not everyone felt that way. In fact, there were a lot of people who believe the committee got the top four right.
TCU absolutely should be at 4 right now. big weekend coming up in Austin.
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) November 9, 2022
Teams posting their CFP ranking on Twitter: Tennessee, Michigan, TCU Oregon, USC
Teams not posting about their ranking: Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Alabama
— Justin (@JustinBTweetin_) November 2, 2022
This week-by-week ranking on resume’ will be intriguing at the end.
Don’t have a problem with TCU at 4, it will play itself out. But, comparing the Oregon and Tennessee losses to Georgia is a bit off.
Was at both, starters were only in the game during one 4th quarter
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) November 9, 2022
As SEC reporter Trey Wallace pointed out, TCU being ranked at number four will play itself out. If they win out, they will finish 13-0 and absolutely should be in the College Football Playoff. However, if they lose at any point, they will be done.
Michigan plays Ohio State in a couple of weeks. LSU likely will face George in the SEC title game. There is still plenty of opportunity for chaos. But TCU is in control of its destiny.
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