Now it’s time for me to rail against ESPN for their continued dick sucking of the SEC. Yes I know just about everyone has that opinion that doesn’t support an SEC school, but the reality is there are schools outside of that conference that are awesome and deserve to be ranked higher and given more attention.

How Alabama, who lost at home, is ranked higher than Florida State and other Power 5 teams that are undefeated is really amazing to me. I get it that the whole media universe thinks that they are the best things since slice bread and their conference is the most dynamic on the planet, but when you lose you should fall.

Also, I find it funny this season that ESPN is promoting Clemson like world beaters and when they win games that aren’t really impressive, they are amazing; but when Florida State goes out and destroys Louisville in the second half its a narrow win. I think we can see the narrative coming for this season. If Florida State manages to win all their games and the ACC title game, they will be 13-0. I dare someone to tell me that an undefeated team that beats top 5 Clemson, top 12 Florida and other Power 5 schools, should be left out of the Playoff 4 for a 1 loss team, you would be stupid.

My hope is that ESPN is not penalizing FSU for their Houdini like escapes last season getting all the way through to the Playoffs, by trying to persuade folks to believe that FSU isn’t a really good football team worthy of inclusion should they win all their games. Not to mention Dalvin Cook is like beasting it this year and yes I totally agree that Leonard Fournette of LSU is one of the most dynamic backs that I’ve ever seen in the country, but the truth is that Cook is absolutely right there on the same level as Fournette.

But if you let ESPN tell it, it’s Fournette and then everyone else who’s not even in his league. I really wonder how this will play out of FSU and LSU are both undefeated and these backs have amazing seasons. Will they consider Dalvin seriously or will it just be the coronation of Mr. Fournette this year? Half a season down and still the other half to go. And this is where the money will be made, because both schools have big time matchups coming down the line.

My hope is that these two get to decide it for themselves and not ESPN’s overt nut-hugging of the SEC’s schools.