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It is the JR Sport Brief Show here with you coast to coast. on the Infiniti Sports Network. Hey, the latest edition of the college football playoff rankings are out. We're heading to the conference championship games at the end of the week and into the weekend, and then we will have the final rankings, the bracket released. on a Sunday Joining us right now to talk about what we've seen, what we can expect to see the rest of this week, and maybe even further than that.
is someone who covers all things college, athletics. You can catch all of his work. Covering all things brackets, both on the basketball side and football side at palmbrackets.com. Welcome back to the show, Jerry Palm. Jerry, appreciate you, man.
Hey, how's it going? Very well. I mean, we just saw the rankings. My producer Bacher and I just kind of went through some of the lineup and the changes and trying to figure things out. Are there any surprises here from what you see.
Well, there's something historic. It's never happened before in the history of these rankings. And that is that a team is going to finish ahead of another team that not only beat it, but had a better record. and that is Texas at thirteen and Vanderbilt at fourteen. Vanderbilt ten and two, Texas nine and three.
And the reason for that is that because Vanderbilt beat Texas, Um so that's uh That's something that hasn't happened before. I don't I'm not even sure that the situation we have with Miami and Notre Dame has happened before off the top of my head, it might have. where they both have the same record. And the team that lost the game between them is a head. And that's also going to be the case.
whether it's the first time or not.
So Um this committee is is breaking a few norms. And I mean, I guess that's okay. Although, if you're Vanderbilt, you can't be too happy about this.
Well, Jerry, well, let me ask you about you talk about not being happy. Miami is getting a lot of the attention. Are they basically screwed out of making the playoff now that we know that they're not going to be able to do that?
Well, they're not going to make the playoff. I mean, I don't really see a scenario where they make the playoff. Unless the committee changes their mind. You know, they're not playing, their name's not playing. The committee is reluctant to move uh teams that aren't playing past each other.
So, you know, on the on championship weekend, So yeah, I mean now maybe that's another norm they'll break. Who knows? Um But uh they'd have to be obviously they've been looking at these teams you know, close together now for three weeks. And you know, they're not seeing it.
So I don't know what's going to happen this week to make them see it. Jerry Palm is here with us from PalmBrackets.com. But we know they would have gotten a chance or an opportunity if they were in the ACC championship game. Miami has been telling everybody who listened that the process and the system needs to change. I mean, we're over here looking at Duke in that championship game.
Is that something that you think they're going to go ahead and change in their conference in the future? And have it go come down to something other than. Uh There are current tiebreakers.
So it's the higher ranked teams. I guess. Is that what they're asking for? Yeah, it's like probably what they're asking for. It's like the fifth different tiebreaker before we could even get anywhere.
And it's about Duke's strength of schedule with the teams that they beat outside a conference. It's just they only have a win over an SES team outside the conference. Dude. I mean, that's why they have five losses. They were six and two in the league.
They lost to all three of their SBS opponents. Outside the league.
So Non-conference performance didn't get them where they are. And by the way, these at the bottom of these rankings you'll notice that North Texas is 24.
Now and James Madison is 25. And then two lane is still up there. Does it get all the way to 20 or even higher?
So. What that means is the American champion, Tulana North Texas, will definitely Get an AQ, but also. Even if Duke wins. There's no guarantee they'll get higher in the rankings than James Madison. And you could have James Madison.
and the American champion. in the playoffs and the ACC left out, at least in terms of an AQ. And Jerry Palm is here with us from PalmBrackets.com. You want to talk about a team that.
Well, God bless them. They didn't get destroyed in the rankings. There was a thought that that might be the case knowing that Lane Kiffin left. Ole Miss is actually sitting here at the sixth spot. Wouldn't that be a nice story if they were able to continue to go on a run?
They didn't get punished here knowing that Lane left. What are your thoughts there? Uh they shouldn't be. Yeah, he's just the coach. He doesn't suit up.
You know, the guy, the player, is still there. they're still being coached by most of that staff. But you know, it's I don't think that that's something that should even be considered. Um and it doesn't look like it was.
So Um, you know, the wha you can't punish the players if the coach left. That's just the nature of college football.
Now, if the team is all leaving with him at the same time, transfer portal opens before the playoffs, which I don't think it does. You know, the then, you know, that's one thing, but um, can't do anything about it once the bracket's set.
Well, we know Omiss is sitting here at six. Texas AM, after taking that defeat at Texas, they're at number seven. And then we have the Sooners, who happen to be in front of Alabama as well as Notre Dame. What are your thoughts on the Sooners sitting in front of both Alabama and ND?
Well, they beat Alabama, at Alabama.
So You know, that I have no problem with that. Alabama should probably be ahead of Notre Dame anyway, just because of strength of schedule. Um and They passed them this week. even though Alabama beat Auburn. Which was not one of the stronger teams on their schedule, although, obviously, an intense game with an intense rivalry.
also won uh pretty comfortably uh against one of the lesser teams on their schedule.
So I guess that had something to do with it. Um but I think that the winner of the Alabama-Georgia game is obviously an AQ, but I think the loser is probably in as well, unless. is Alabama getting beat and they just get crushed. But we know heading into this weekend, speaking of the conference championships, we're also going to see. BYU gonna try to win and set themselves as a guarantee to get in.
We know that their coach, speaking of coaches, moving or not moving, Satake is gonna stick around at BYU. What are some other games with some big implications you're paying attention to this week? And BYU is obviously there with Texas Tech. What are you- Listen up, football fans. You won't want to miss this.
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Yeah.
Well, that's that one's interesting because if BYU wins It could knock Notre Dame out. Because Texas Tech is probably staying in the playoff as well.
So that would be. you know, be because right now Notre Dame I believe is in the last at large spot. in the bracket. But if BYU wins and Texas Tech becomes the last at large, That could push Notre Dame out of the bracket. Maybe they could play Miami in a ball game and settle the whole thing again.
Possibly. Jerry Palm is here with us from PalmBrackets.com. Knowing that this is now the second year that we've moved into this 12-team format. Are there any adjustments that you see that need to be made given that we now have a larger field?
Well No, I mean, I think it's fine. I just I think it it would be good if there was somewhat consistent Application of the standards that they that they talk about. And it's Yeah, it's Breaking these teams is somewhat nebulous, right? You know, head to head normally means something until it doesn't. Um we have two cases in these rankings where it doesn't.
That probably one we've never seen before, one we may have seen before. I don't remember off the top of my head, but. You know, it's It's just kind of crazy that You know Head to head matters until it doesn't. And and that's I I guess I don't understand. I would like an explanation for that.
And I don't and I'm fine with head to head not being the end all be all. But It it just seems to me that either should. be a tiebreaker type of thing. Or it shouldn't, and then just tell us that it's not, you know, that it doesn't really mean that much. Hmm.
Well, isn't that always going to be the case we stick a bunch of humans in a room and everybody has uh you know affiliation to a team and everybody has to figure things out? Isn't it always going to be flawed to a certain degree?
Well, I I mean I don't know about Laws, I suppose, but you're going to get different opinions, that's for sure. I mean, we see it in basketball, but basketball is different because you're talking about so many more teams. And You know, every conference gets an AQ, and you have a lot of that large team. It's just such a different. System is similar, but it's different.
And head-to-head means almost nothing in terms of. the NCAA tournament selection process. It just they don't even talk about you know one game out of 32 or 33 uh that you may have played as any sort of decisive thing.
So In that sense, they're different, whereas in football it tends to mean more. And Jerry Palm is here with us from PalmBrackets.com. We talked about the bottom, the possibility of even seeing a JMU here at the end. We know at the top four, or at least the top three, It doesn't appear that Ohio State is moving. It doesn't look like Indiana is going to move.
I know they have to go at each other at the Big Ten Championship game. What are your thoughts on how things could shake out on those top four teams at Gitterby? Yeah.
Yeah, so I I mean, I think Ohio State and Indiana are both getting a buy. I think they could stay 1-2 if the game is competitive. Um, and uh and then the number three team is probably the SET champ. And Texas Tech at Baywin is probably number four. I I don't really um you know, if BYU wins, then you have me open the door for Oregon.
about to get into that top five. But you know, and BYU could just go fly and buy them too if they went. Um it's uh that fourth spot could be up or grab that there are upsets, but Ohio State and Indiana. are most likely going to be one, two. They're both getting by even if it's not one, two.
And the SEC champion is probably going to get a buy as well, even if it's Alabama. I mean, that's a kind of a big move up the the standard or the standings to get to a buy. But they'd be 11 and 2 with 4 or 5 wins over teams in the rankings, two of which are Georgia. You know, they'd have a pretty strong case with the strength of their schedule, even with two losses. to be number four.
Well, I I still can't believe we're already here at The conference championship week, weekend. The regular season is done. We're going to find out what the bracket looks like on Sunday. Is there a team after everything you've seen over the past couple of months, is there a team that you look at and go, They're my favorite. Yeah, Ohio State.
Yeah, they they uh they have everything on both sides of the ball. the one thing that they're going to have that's a problem is a buy. Because the buys don't I don't think really help much. uh in in the college football playoffs that are so long between games, including the holidays. Yeah.
Uh it's kind of hard to to pick back up. And we saw a little of that last year. Uh but Ohio State to me looks like the best team, and it's going to take a special effort from someone to knock them off. Jerry, we may see somebody going on a long term buy sooner than later. It's been reported that Bill Belichick is, well, he's at minimum going to be sticking around for one more year.
What are your thoughts on that, what we saw this season and what we could expect next? Uh Well, he's he's got to get better players, I guess. Um, you know, it's funny, you would think that the name Bill Belichick would attract a crowd, right? But Um it doesn't appear to that it didn't appear that it did, or at least not good enough players. to compete in this league, but then You know, there's an adjustment for him going from pro football to college football.
It's not the same. And it it is more not the same off the field than it is on, but it's not the same on the field either. you know, maybe now that he's got a year under his belt. They'll be better prepared. to put a better product on the field this coming season.
Yes, hopefully less distractions off the field as well. Good luck on that one. Hey, Jerry, we appreciate your expertise as always. Tell everybody where they can follow you and all of your work as we get down to the nitty gritty here. Yes, palmbrackets.com.
Basically two halves of the site, one for college football, which of course is wrapping up this week. and uh in terms of the getting the playoffs put together. And then college basketball, Uh I've got a preseason bracket up and obviously we're uh three weeks or so into the season now so uh it'll be time to do another one here pretty soon but Uh yeah, it's college basketball is getting ramped up, so I'll be busy with that until April. Yeah, all things college. Enjoy the football while we have it.
We're going to blink and it's going to be gone. Hey, Jerry, we appreciate the time, okay? All right, thank you. No doubt about it. Thank you so much to Jerry Palm Palm Brackets.com.
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