Texas A&M fans, media react to Aggies missing out on College Football Playoff
Texas A&M was ranked No. 5 in the final College Football Playoff rankings released on Sunday morning.
The Aggies missed out in favor of Notre Dame, who lost 34-10 to Clemson in the ACC title game on Saturday. Ohio State, who played only six games all season, also got in over A&M.
It’s not yet clear why the committee went with Notre Dame over A&M, but the Aggies’ pleas on Saturday clearly did not have the desired impact.
Instead, it will be Alabama-Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl and Clemson-Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Texas A&M is reportedly heading to the Orange Bowl to face North Carolina.
ACC bowls: North Carolina vs. Texas A&M to Orange Bowl, Miami to Cheez-It Bowl, NC State to Gator Bowl & Wake Forest to Duke’s Mayo Bowl, sources told @Stadium
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 20, 2020
Here’s some of the reaction from media and fans to Texas A&M being left out of the top four:
Big markets . Cable got their teams. Texas A&M got robbed by an ohio state team that played 3 scrimmages and a couple intramural games . https://t.co/PvWHRFe8ju
— Bobby Bones (@mrBobbyBones) December 20, 2020
Joey Galloway…”who has Texas A&M played…” Texas A&M SOS is 9th compared to ND at 42nd.
Chris Fowler…”A&M hurt by not playing a game…” meanwhile OSU plays 6 total games and only 2 road games compared to A&M playing 5 road games and 9 total…
Get the mic from them..smh pic.twitter.com/0eyGZ7K90r
— Brandon Leone (@BrandonLeone) December 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/tengland_150/status/1340711911135043585?s=20
I say again, Texas A&M is the first one loss SEC school to not make the #CFBPlayoff
— Tyler Milner (@tmilrealdeal) December 20, 2020
Texas A&M should have been in the #CFBPlayoff and congratulations to Notre Dame for maintaining its brand management. https://t.co/s09M9jmdjk
— Mark R. Yzaguirre (@markyzaguirre) December 20, 2020
Just stop it @KirkHerbstreit
You know who else nobody wanted to play at the end of the season?
2012 Texas A&M.
— TexAgs (@TexAgs) December 20, 2020
Texas A&M players have some thoughts on the final #CFBPlayoff rankings… pic.twitter.com/tpb0lfFAGi
— Tim England (@tengland_150) December 20, 2020
“Texas A&M has no quality wins.”
All of these SEC teams that are “MEDIOCRE” in the media’s eyes would run the table in some of these other leagues. Only a few teams out of the SEC can really play in the SEC.
— K M o n d (@TheKellenMond) December 20, 2020
In my opinion, @AggieFootball was robbed. There’s no way a 6-0 Ohio State beats a 7-1 Texas A&M. The @CFBPlayoff is very biased.
— Hayden Welch (@haydenwelch00) December 20, 2020
