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The Committee: Breaking Down The First CFP Rankings
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The first College Football Playoff rankings are here, and Trent Condon, Andrew Downs, and Emery Songer have plenty of questions. The Committee breaks down the initial top 25, the biggest surprises, the teams being rewarded, and the programs that have reason to be frustrated.
Is the committee showing SEC bias? How much should strength of schedule, head-to-head results, and quality wins matter? The guys dig into the rankings, debate the logic behind the selections, and examine the Big 12's place in the playoff picture. They also discuss the path for teams like BYU, Texas Tech, Miami, and Notre Dame as the regular season enters its most important stretch.
Before getting into the playoff debate, the guys celebrate a bounce-back weekend for Iowa and Iowa State. The Hawkeyes dominated Wisconsin, while the Cyclones pulled off a wild win over Oklahoma State behind Jaylen Raynor and an explosive offensive performance. Plus, a look at Indiana, Nebraska's continued struggles, and the latest storylines around college football.
The show wraps with a look at the weekend's biggest games and each host's pick for a sneaky-good matchup.
The Committee is presented by Bud Light and Buffalo Wild Wings, exclusively on Iowa Everywhere.
00:00:00 Show Open
00:02:33 Iowa and Iowa State Both Get Back in the Win Column
00:05:54 Indiana Survives Again: How Good Are the Hoosiers?
00:13:00 Iowa State's Big Win and the Big 12 Picture
00:18:00 Breaking Down the First CFP Rankings
00:22:00 How Should the Playoff Committee Evaluate Teams?
00:27:00 Big 12 Teams and the Playoff Conversation
00:30:27 The Committee's Rankings: Who Belongs Where?
00:34:00 Strength of Schedule, Head-to-Head and Playoff Logic
00:39:00 Is the CFP Committee Using Circular Logic?
00:42:00 Nebraska's Struggles and the Weekend's Big Storylines
00:48:00 Iowa-Minnesota and the Big Ten Matchups
00:54:00 BYU, Texas Tech and the Big 12 Playoff Race
00:57:00 SEC Showdowns and the Road to the Playoff
01:03:00 Miami-Notre Dame: A Huge ACC Showdown
01:07:16 Games of the Week
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