The McShay Show College Football Playoff Selection Show Live Reactions! Miami Makes It! | The McShay Show
Dec 7, 2025
Todd McShay welcomes college football analyst Steve Muench for a lively dive into the College Football Playoff selection. They express frustration with playoff governance and discuss the implications of the ACC's poor season. Highlights include debating whether Notre Dame, Miami, and Alabama belong in the final rankings and reacting to live revelations about the seeds. They analyze Miami's surprising inclusion, critique Tulane's resume, and outline tactical matchups for upcoming games. Their insightful predictions leave listeners eager for the playoffs!
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Playoff Structure Lacks Foresight
- The current CFP structure lacks foresight to handle conference collapses and edge cases like weak conference champions earning automatic bids.
- Todd McShay argues the system should require group-of-five champions to be top-12/15 to earn an automatic spot, protecting playoff quality.
Require Ranking Threshold For Auto Bids
- Change the automatic-bid rule so the fifth conference champion only gets an auto spot if ranked inside a high threshold (e.g., top 12 or top 15).
- This would prevent low-strength-of-schedule teams like Tulane or JMU from displacing clearly stronger power conference teams.
TMS Top 12 Prioritizes Resume Strength
- McShay and Steve Muench's TMS Top 12 emphasizes resume over automatic bids, placing Texas and Miami ahead of group-of-five teams.
- They stress only truly exceptional group-of-five seasons (e.g., undefeated Boise State) should break into the top 12.