Social Media Reacts to College Football Playoff Matchups

For the most part, observers seem pleased with the selection committee’s decisions.

Daniel Chavkin | Dec 4, 2022

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The College Football Playoff matchups are official, as No. 1 Georgia will play No. 4 Ohio State in the Peach Bowl, and No. 2 Michigan will play No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl.

After much debate over which teams deserved to round out the top four, fans and pundits on social media seemed pretty pleased with the results. In general, most observers and analysts seemed to believe that TCU deserved to keep the No. 3 ranking despite losing to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday. Additionally, there seemed to be a consensus that the Buckeyes should be in over Alabama, which ended up at No. 5.

This was very easy for the committee, despite the fake drama yesterday:
Georgia vs Ohio State in the Peach
Michigan vs TCU in the Fiesta
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) December 4, 2022

Final CFP rankings as expected:

1 Georgia
2 Michigan
3 TCU
4 Ohio State

The committee did its (easy) job.
— Matt Schick (@ESPN_Schick) December 4, 2022

WOW. TCU at 3 is something! Horned Frogs deserved to get in. Committee got it right there, and I agree with Ohio State at 4. There shouldn’t be complaints about this foursome.
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) December 4, 2022

The committee got it right.

Georgia: no brainer
Michigan: undefeated champ with multiple top 10 wins.
TCU: only loss to top 10 team and 5 ranked wins
Ohio State: only loss to playoff team and win over a top 10.

Putting Alabama in would’ve meant playing games doesn’t matter.
— Mike J. Asti (@MikeAsti11) December 4, 2022

However, not everyone believes the CFP selection committee got the right top four or order. Some believe the Buckeyes present a tougher matchup for Georgia than TCU would have, while others believe Alabama deserved a spot.

So Georgia's reward for being the best team in football all year is they get to play Ohio State and not TCU? That's silly
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) December 4, 2022

Georgia's reward for running the table and being the best team all season long is Ohio State in the semi final.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) December 4, 2022

Ohio State is better than TCU. I feel relatively confident saying that. I get that Ohio State's loss was pretty lopsided, but it came against the No. 2 team in the country without their top WR and RB.
— Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) December 4, 2022

TCU isn’t better than Alabama. The committee got it wrong. Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and Alabama should’ve been the top four teams.
— Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) December 4, 2022

That being said, a number of observers on social media is happy that Alabama is not in the Playoff, as the Crimson Tide has made the tournament in all but two years since its inception.

One thing that can bring everyone together is that Alabama didn’t make it to the playoff. Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate how wonderful that is. 🙌🏼
— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) December 4, 2022

Every fanbase except Alabama’s can now celebrate. Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and TCU for making the CFB Playoff, all the others for Alabama not making the CFB Playoff.
— Clint Lamb (@ClintRLamb) December 4, 2022

Alabama didn't beat a team with more than 8 wins, went down to the wire with Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Texas, lost to Tennessee and a team Tennessee beat. They've largely accomplishing nothing. They should not be in the four-team field.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) December 4, 2022

The difference between TCU getting in and Alabama getting in were the people who actually watched college football this year, and those who just picked it up the last couple weeks.
— Ken Carman (@KenCarman) December 4, 2022

Although the weekend in college football was chaotic with upsets, it appears as if the committee pleased the majority of fans with its decisions.

Published Dec 4, 2022

DANIEL CHAVKIN