If you think Group of 5 teams don’t belong in the College Football Playoff, you don’t actually love college football.
Group of 5 teams belong in the CFP if they earn it.
JMU and Tulane earned their way in.
Anyone trying to gate keep the CFP and keep Group of 5 teams out is carrying water for the wrong people.
Football fans love underdogs. Sports fans love Cinderellas. If they get crushed in the game, that’s okay.
We’ve seen perennial powerhouses get crushed in the College Football playoffs and those same voices didn’t say those teams didn’t belong in consideration for the CFP ever again.
-Alabama lost 44-16 to Clemson in 2019
-Oklahoma lost 63-28 to LSU in 2019
-Ohio State lost 31-0 to Clemson in 2016
-Ohio State lost 52-24 to Alabama in 2021
All are in the CFP this year because they earned it.
We’ve seen Cinderellas beat the big dawgs throughout College Football and College Sports history.
So whether JMU and Tulane get blown out, hold their own, or win their games in the CFP, the result shouldn’t be used against all group of 5 teams to keep them out of the CFP.
An undefeated or 1 loss Group of 5 conference champion earns their way into the CFP.
The size of your brand shouldn’t determine your spot in the CFP.
Winning games matters.
If you’re gonna carry water for anyone, carry it for the PEOPLE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. They don’t all live in 2 conferences.
I speak for the WHOLE WORLD when I say we are ALL James Madison fans this weekend.
Can’t imagine rooting for a team just because they are in the same conference. 🙄
“JMU doesn’t belong in the playoffs”
Oregon and JMU have more combined points at the half than any of the other first round games. Show the Dukes some respect, please.
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