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Joel Klatt pokes holes in committee’s theories, hints at SEC bias
By Rolando Rosa
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The SEC dominated the first installment of the College Football Playoff rankings. While this was nearly a certainty heading into Tuesday night, that didn’t stop FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt from voicing his displeasure about the SEC-loaded field.
Klatt questioned 2-loss LSU being ranked at No. 10 and in the same statement mentioned that No. 11 Ole Miss lost to LSU. This prompted Klatt to make a comparison to No. 9 USC and No. 14 Utah. Utah defeated USC 43-42 on Oct. 16.
The LSU ranking is purely a function of the committee being stuck with Ole Miss…The like Ole Miss and yet the got beat by LSU…Weirdly they didn't apply that same logic to Utah-USC (wonder why???)
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) November 1, 2022
“The LSU ranking is purely a function of the committee being stuck with Ole Miss,” Klatt said.
You all know exactly how I feel…the single committee is a failed experiment…In a subjective exercise we need more variables to reduce the statistical variance of each input
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) November 1, 2022
“You all know exactly how I feel,” Klatt said. “The single committee is a failed experiment. In a subjective exercise we need more variables to reduce the statistical variance of each input.”
So, apparently they didn't watch the Cuse-Clemson game https://t.co/YfYCx8hc8O
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) November 2, 2022
Klatt also responded to a tweet from The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach about CFP chair Boo Corrigan’s explanation for the committee placing 1-loss Alabama ahead of the Big 12’s undefeated TCU. Klatt used it as an opportunity to mention No. 4 Clemson’s 27-21 victory vs. No. 20 Syracuse on Oct. 22.
The next set of rankings will take place on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. ET. With key games such as No. 1 Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama at LSU, Klatt could have more to complain about next week, too.
