Danny Kanell was angry after I saw where Miami And Alabama were classified the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday. The Hurricanes moved down six places to 12th place after the surprise loss to the Hurricanes Syracuseovertaken by the Crimson Tide, who finished in 11th place.

This came despite the fact that Miami only recorded two losses while Alabama lost three. Kanell took to social media after the rankings were released and accused the CFP committee of favoring the Crimson Tide based on their brand name.

“Things never change,” the college football analyst wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Brands come before performance.”

Of course, Alabama has had plenty of success in the four-team College Football Playoff format in the past. The Crimson Tide have played in the playoffs eight times since their founding in 2014, winning the championship three times.

However, Alabama is in its first season without a coach Nick Saban and has produced inconsistent results. Although the Crimson Tide have wins Georgia And South Carolinathey also have a few questionable losses against Oklahoma And Vanderbilt.

What’s really hurting Miami is the strength of its schedule, ranked 55th nationally according to ESPN, coupled with a lack of quality wins. This is compared to the No. 17 strength of the schedule for the Crimson Tide.

The Hurricanes also have no wins against teams currently ranked in the top 25 of the CFP rankings. Alabama has two such victories South Carolina And Georgia.

According to the current rankings, Miami would be the first team eliminated from the College Football Playoff, while Alabama would be the last team. The Hurricanes need some chaos in the ACC title game and hope that’s enough to get them ahead of SMU.

Ironically, Miami could have faced the Mustangs for a shot at an at-large CFP bid had it not lost to Syracuse. Now it has put its fate in the hands of the committee, and clearly in its eyes it is no match.