After a wild football weekend in which Indiana upset Ohio State, Georgia dominated Alabama, and Duke toppled Virginia, the College Football Playoffs seemed relatively set.

The Hoosiers (13-0) were certain to be the number one seed, while Ohio State (12-1), Georgia (12-1), Texas Tech (12-1), Oregon (11-1), Ole Miss (11-1), Texas A&M (11-1), and Oklahoma (10-2) all seemed relatively safe.

That’s when things got a little complicated.

With just four spots available and confusing rules that allow high-ranked conference champions a spot, 20th-ranked Tulane (11-2) and 24th-ranked James Madison (12-1) both advanced by capturing titles in the AAC and SBC.

Which I guess is a BFD.

That left the selection committee with only two spots and roughly three deserving teams to choose from. Alabama (10-3), Notre Dame (10-2), and Miami (10-2).

In the end, the Fighting Irish were TKO’d.

• Indiana and Ohio State both have talented quarterbacks, but Fernando Mendoza just outplayed Julian Sayin in the Go Daddy Hoosier Daddy Bowl. Just Sayin.

• Leaving Notre Dame out of the CFP (College Football Playoffs) is the worst decision since Andy Reid decided to go for it on fourth-and-one from his own 31-yard line.

• And the worst call since the Ravens-Steelers game.

• The CFP committee is so dumb that they could change the format to 13 teams and not see the issue with the math.

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• With Notre Dame and Texas (9-3) both missing the CFP, look for the Playoffs to move to a 16-team format next season with a stronger emphasis on strength of schedule, point differential, and Nielsen ratings.

• A catholic school like Notre Dame prays to make the CFP and gets denied, while Lane Kiffin prays for guidance on his next coaching job and ends up ditching his team for millions. The Lord works in mysterious ways.

• Lane Kiffin may not be coaching Ole Miss in the CFP, but I heard he did get an invite to the Colonial Van Lines Abandonment Bowl.

• Ole Miss did get a new NIL sponsor after Lane Kiffin gave them a John Deere letter. Wait, my bad. I meant Dear John letter.

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• Notre Dame was so upset with the decision that they decided not to participate in any bowl game at all this season. It’s a little childish, but if Touchdown Jesus isn’t allowed to play, he’s just taking his ball and going home.

• If I were Notre Dame, I wouldn’t sit out during the Bowl Season. I’d call up Arch Manning and go Pay-Per-View.

• No offense to JMU or Tulane, but I wouldn’t watch them if they were playing in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, let alone the Playoffs.

• How about JMU and Tulane play each other in the Join a Bigger Conference Bowl?

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• I’d rather watch Billy Madison than James Madison.

• Technically, it’s not too late to fix everything. The committee could bump Toledo, move Tulane to the Boca Raton Bowl, and I’m pretty sure that nobody would notice.

• Did you see where Penn State (6-6) takes on Clemson (7-5) in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl? They should call it the Under Armour Underachievement Bowl.

• The Washington Huskies (8-4) had a good season, but with losses to Ohio State and Oregon, the best they could manage is the Bucked Up LA Bowl versus Boise State (8-4). Yo, that’s bucked up.

• This AI (Artificial Intelligence) thing is getting out of control. Gronk was supposed to be hosting the Bucked Up LA Bowl, but he’s been replaced by Grok.

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• Miami (OH) (7-6) plays Fresno State (8-4) in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl. Shouldn’t it be the Snoop Dogg Smoke a Bowl?

• Ohio (8-4) is only a 4.5-point underdog versus UNLV (10-3) in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, but I bet they get creamed.

• LSU (7-5) and Houston (9-3) were both disappointed to hear that they were invited to the Kinder’s Texas Bowl and not the Tinder’s Texas Bowl. Swipe right on three!

• Pittsburgh (8-4) takes on East Carolina (8-4) in the Go Bowling Military Bowl. I’m pretty sure there’ll be tickets to spare.

• North Texas (11-2) is taking on San Diego State (9-3) in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl, but I’d rather take on Chipotle and their new Mexican bowl.

• I’m kind of tired of all these Texas teams in bowl games. How about we have Texas Tech take on the winner of Texas A&M vs Texas in North Texas in the Texas Roadhouse Bowl, brought to you by Texaco.

• It’s fitting that Texas Tech is playing in the Capital One Orange Bowl, considering how much they’ve invested in that team.

• How about Texas Tech vs Virginia Tech in the NASDAQ QQQ Bowl?

• Arizona may be hosting the Fiesta Bowl, but Dallas now has a Siesta Bowl, Florida International (7-5) versus USTA (6-6).

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• For USTA, Penn State (6-6), Northwestern (6-6), Washington State (6-6), and about a dozen other bowl teams, 6-7 just isn’t that funny.

• As for our Colorado Buffaloes (3-9), students from Boulder won’t be participating in a bowl this season.

Unless you count back bowls and packed bowls.

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Alan Tapley Colorado Sports & Culture Writer

Alan Tapley is an educator, author, and blogger who has lived just outside of Boulder for the last twenty years. His published work includes two novels, two children’s books, a series of cartoons in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and multiple sports related articles. His love for family and the state of Colorado is only matched by one thing, his passion for sports.  The first baseball game he ever attended was at Wrigley Field, before there were lights.  At the final Bronco game at the old Mile High, he allegedly cut out a piece of his seat in the South stands.  But regardless of being here for the Avalanche’s last Stanley Cup, the Rockies only World Series appearance, and all the Broncos’ Super Bowl Victories, his wife never fails to remind him that he wasn’t at the University of Colorado in 1990, like she was.  The year the Buffs football team won the National Championship