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Finebaum says Ohio State was "completely robbed" by playoff committee

The ESPN analyst argues that scheduling Texas should count in the Buckeyes' favor, then calls for every committee member to resign.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 127,486 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (7,402).

Paul Finebaum had some words regarding Ohio State being ranked 12th in the CFP rankings 👀

Paul Finebaum wants resignations. Asked on Get Up whether Ohio State received unfair treatment in the College Football Playoff rankings, he turns a question about the Buckeyes into a demand to replace the entire selection committee.

His argument starts with the schedule. Ohio State traveled to Texas early in the season, taking on the sort of difficult opponent he believes college football should encourage. "That's what you're supposed to do in college football," he says. He contrasts that challenge with Indiana's schedule as the studio graphic puts the schools' rankings side by side: Indiana fourth, Ohio State twelfth.

Finebaum's proposed replacement committee is less conventional. He jokes that random patrons from a bar on Chicago's South Side could do a better job.

The excerpt on ESPN College Football drew roughly 96,000 views in fourteen hours, already well beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for a Short. Its comment section was also far busier than a typical full day's, with viewers debating whether difficult nonconference games receive enough credit. Several make a separate observation: agreeing with Finebaum feels unusual to them. Others argue that Ohio State's priority should simply be winning its remaining games.

A second Finebaum rankings Short also drew an unusually large audience, giving the channel two fast-starting clips built around his objections to the committee.

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For the first time in my life I agree with Paul
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Buckeye fan here ~ don't think it matters anyways if we don't win out.
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