Parity, chaos, and a little Texas swagger.
The "Big Noon Kickoff" crew wasted no time diving into the first set of College Football Playoff rankings, dissecting every surprise, snub and sleeper that came out of Tuesday night’s reveal.
From Urban Meyer marveling at the balance across the sport to Brady Quinn calling out the "eye test" bias, the panel had plenty to say about what the initial CFP rankings mean.
Mark Ingram beamed with Big 12 pride, Chris Fallica stumped for Texas, Matt Leinart sized up a Big Ten brawl that could shape the entire postseason picture, and finally, Dave Portnoy echoed the crew’s collective excitement for the "wide open" CFP.
Here's a look at the biggest takeaways from the first CFP reveal, with one word that ties it all together: parity.
Urban Meyer: "Parity in college football. I never saw this happening. I thought with NIL and the playoff, the rich would get richer and the poor would get poorer. That’s not what’s happening.
"Out with the old: Clemson, LSU, Florida, Florida State, Penn State, Michigan. In with the new: Indiana, Ole Miss, BYU, Texas Tech, Utah, Virginia, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Memphis and Iowa all have a shot at the CFP."
Mark Ingram: "It’s the Big 12. The Big 12 always gets no love, and they got love. They got some respect on their name in these initial rankings, with three teams in the top 13. The seventh and eighth ranked teams set up a big showdown between BYU and Texas Tech. Regardless of that outcome, the Big 12 looks to get two teams into the Playoff. Finally. The Big 12 gets some respect on their name."
Brady Quinn: "It’s the eye test. It’s not based on résumé. You could make an argument that Indiana has a better résumé than Ohio State. They had a great win vs. Oregon
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