Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin Calls Out CFP Committee After Notre Dame Eliminates Indiana

Ole Miss soccer head coach Lane Kiffin let the Faculty Soccer Playoff committee know the way he felt about their inclusions on this yr’s subject when No. 7 Notre Dame simply dispatched No. 10 Indiana 27-17 in South Bend on Friday night.

Notre Dame dominated Indiana for three-plus quarters, taking a 27-3 lead after quarterback Riley Leonard’s one-yard landing run and the following PAT. Indiana scored two touchdowns within the ultimate 1:27 to chop into the rating, however Notre Dame confidently had this recreation in hand,

You do not have to look exhausting to search out folks on X or any social media channel or any message board providing their unsolicited opinions about Indiana and SMU making the event as the ultimate two at-large groups.

These remarks eschew these faculties’ 11-win data and level to their energy of schedules (or lack thereof), as an alternative pointing to the gauntlet the SEC faculties undergo on the weekly foundation. These opinions actually favor SEC groups (most notably three-loss Alabama) making this subject.

In fact, there are these defending Indiana and SMU, too, pointing to their win-loss data and noting the issues relating to a three-loss crew. These critics additionally notice how Alabama received crushed 24-3 towards Oklahoma, or that the Crimson Tide did not precisely play the strongest out-of-conference schedule (e.g. a matchup with Division I-FCS Mercer).

It is clear what facet of the fence Kiffin lands on, however then once more, his crew would have actually been if it went 10-2 as an alternative of 9-3. Of notice, a win as an alternative of a 24-17 house loss to unranked Kentucky (4-8 general, 1-7 SEC) would have improved the resume fairly a bit.

Regardless, it is a debate that can seemingly rage on Saturday and into the offseason. It’s going to nonetheless be within the backdrop of the particular CFP video games, although, which proceed Saturday at midday when SMU visits Penn State.