"James Madison and Tulane being included in the College Football Playoff is college football's version of DEI. Didn't earn it. No reason whatsoever when the goal is to be a meritocracy and award the teams that are the best. If you're gonna tell me the whole purpose of the College Football Playoff is to award the best teams there is no world in which James Madison or Tulane could win a national championship."
"If Tulane and James Madison can get into the top 16, or they can get into the top 24, more power to them. They earned it. They're not two of the 12 best teams in college football. If you want to be angry, Notre Dame and BYU should be angry at Tulane and James Madison and the fact that we created a playoff system where both of those teams could steal bids."
The College Football Playoff field included conference champions James Madison and Tulane while leaving 11th-ranked Notre Dame out of the 12-team playoff. Notre Dame announced it would not participate in a bowl game after being excluded. The committee's inclusion of Sun Belt and American Athletic champions reinforced that conference titles influence selection, even from perceived weaker conferences. Those inclusions drew accusations equating the selections to DEI-driven choices and assertions that James Madison and Tulane did not merit playoff spots under a meritocratic ideal. Critics argued the playoff system allows lower-profile conference champions to displace traditionally stronger, independent programs like Notre Dame and BYU.
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