Twitter reaction: Fine with Bama at No. 2, not so fine with Notre Dame, Big 12
By Alex Zorn
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The next set of College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday night and Twitter reaction was geared mostly toward the big changes to the top four, including Notre Dame getting bumped after a win.
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Clemson remained No. 1, with Alabama No. 2. Nobody seemed to mind that order, though at least one analyst questioned the mighty SEC.
As expected, Big 12 fans were happy to see their conference’s first appearance in the top four. Oklahoma jumped from No. 7 to No. 3, battling back to playoff relevancy after a bad loss to Texas eight weeks ago.
With only 140 characters you’d be surprised how creative these fans and analysts can get about voicing their opinion about the latest poll on Twitter:
I wonder if the SEC will even have a second team in the Top 15 by the time Dec. 6 comes. Ole Miss may be best hope.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 25, 2015
By the way I have Oklahoma ranked in the top-4. I think the committee has it right. Just puzzled about why this is the week.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) November 25, 2015
Jeff Long: It was more about the performance of Oklahoma and Michigan State against top-ranked teams that propelled them past Notre Dame.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) November 25, 2015
CFP chair Jeff Long says Nos. 3-6 required multiple revotes. Tells you how close those teams are. Not much separating them.
— Travis Haney (@travhaney) November 25, 2015
Long: There were a number of revotes between teams 3-6 this week. "It was a very, very highly discussed area."
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomon35) November 25, 2015
In the Blind CFB playoff poll, Navy currently has more votes than Ohio St, and Iowa with an L https://t.co/OWkKZrKqjp
— Jason Lisk (@JasonLisk) November 24, 2015
https://twitter.com/TAbboud_/status/669309361987182592
Notre Dame became the topic of discussion after dropping two spots this week. Up until tonight, it looked like Notre Dame was all but assured to get in if they won out, but now it doesn’t seem so simple.
The committee is going to hold Notre Dame for not being in a conference and it's going to be glorious
— Chase Snyder (@ChasingSnyder) November 25, 2015
https://twitter.com/GeorgeLlewellyn/status/669315333942046720
The fact that Notre Dame’s only loss is to No. 1 Clemson and they beat Texas, which handed No. 3 Oklahoma its only loss, didn’t sit well with the masses.
https://twitter.com/McGannMan11/status/669311352511397889
https://twitter.com/lol_its_kara/status/669312512349851649
You can officially throw out the "But Notre Dame beat Texas" argument. Committee clearly doesn't care.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 25, 2015
With one final week of play left before the conference championships there still are chances for top 10 and even top 5 teams to lose.
