The Format: Rankings Are Out, What Should We Be Watching For Today

We have the rankings now. We know what field would look like. Today, Indiana, ND plus the SEC are on the radar big time

Podcast came early, The Format comes late. It is also because I had to spend some time figuring out what the committee and what the teams have in common or what is divergent.

The reason I am doing The Format is I want to get into the minds of these people, working to configure a 12 team playoff. While also trying to make the best TV Show they can. Never forget that part, every Tuesday until that final Sunday when selection happens. So here’s what we have from the CFP:

Showing the field as is it is:

But what I want to look at is where teams fit, especially with respect to total defense, total offense and a stat we don’t discuss enough; Red Zone Attempts.

Conversions or percentage of TD/scores are nice, but how many shots do you get?

That is where Indiana soars: