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The McShay Show

The Case for South Carolina, Alabama’s Lifeline, and Other CFP Rankings Reactions

The McShay Show

The Ringer

Football, Sports

4.7663 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Todd and Steve open with their instant reactions to the latest College Football Playoff rankings. They discuss why Alabama ranks higher than Miami and South Carolina, where the pivot points in the rankings are, and what makes the ACC Championship the most important conference title game. To wrap the show, the guys look at the projected playoff bracket and break down some of their favorite matchups. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Todd McShay Guest: Steve Muench Producers: Tucker Tashjian, Mark Panik, Conor Nevins, and Daniel Comer Social: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.1

let's start with this, Ward Manuel, who's the chair of the college football playoff

1:02.1

committee, came out and said that essentially, and it was very confusing between he and

1:06.8

Reese Davis at first. And I'm glad that Reese made two follow-up questions to confirm what he

1:12.1

was saying. But essentially, the cluster won't change. The cluster being Alabama at 11, Miami at 12,

1:20.4

Ole Miss at 13, and South Carolina at 14. And Ward Manuel went on to say, teams in conference title games not playing cannot jump

1:31.6

any teams not playing. So essentially, if SMU beats Clemson, Alabama gets the last at large

1:39.9

bid over Miami. And it also means that Miami, as you're looking at the college football

1:44.9

playoff rankings here, we'll get to the whole list in a second. But the thing that jumped out

1:49.3

the most is that cluster, right? Talking about Alabama at 11, Miami at 12, and then beyond that,

1:57.0

which we don't have here on the, well, we do it down the bottom. The top two out 13, Ole Miss, 14, South Carolina.

2:03.0

That won't change based off of any result, anything that happens in the conference

2:08.1

championship games.

2:09.3

So when you ask the question, why are we doing a instant reaction show, a college football

2:16.5

playoff rankings reaction show tonight and not

2:19.3

waiting until next week for the final ones.

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