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By chairing the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, Jeff Long agreed to basically become the face of the Playoff. Tuesday night was his first time to introduce the Selection Committee's top 25 ranking, including the four teams that would be in the Playoff as of today. This is something he will do every week until after the regular season concludes in December.
The Committee chose a final four of Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn, and Ole Miss. As you might be able to imagine, particularly with three SEC teams in that top four, plenty of other fan bases around the country were less than pleased.
While the vitriol throughout social media is limitless, we chose to show you what people were directly saying to Jeff Long via Twitter. To be fair, there were many notes of praise, but that's not what this is about. The negative seemed to far outweigh the positive. If Jeff Long checks his Twitter tonight, as we all know he does frequently, this is what he'll be seeing.
@ESPNCFB @jefflongUA @CFBPlayoff ok SEC AD LOL This committee is a joke. Can tell already. Mich St way overrated! B1G terrible this year
— Scott Winter (@scottw00) October 28, 2014
@jefflongUA nd outplays the best team in the country and they are ranked 10th get your head on straight bud
— Matt Fertich (@MattFertich11) October 28, 2014
@jefflongUA poll is a joke. MSU hasn't played anyone legit besides the beat down Oregon gave them. Try to justify all u want, but u failed!
— Pat Crone (@croner2110) October 28, 2014
@ESPNCFB @jefflongUA @CFBPlayoff WHAT A JOKE... THIS YEAR IS TURNING OUT TO BE A BIGGER FARCE THEN THE BCS!!!
— chris Auto venne (@candjauto1) October 28, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @jefflongUA u can all go screw yourselves!!! The fact u have sparty where u do shows u have 0 integrity. GA & ND royally screwed
— Toby Deal (@tdisu19) October 29, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @jefflongUA u can all go screw yourselves!!! The fact u have sparty where u do shows u have 0 integrity. GA & ND royally screwed
— Toby Deal (@tdisu19) October 29, 2014
Agree RT @GoldBall17: @jefflongUA is biased as all get out for the SEC. This Committee is such a joke, like its just retarded.
— The Best Fray Ever (@TheFrayMovement) October 29, 2014
@ESPNCFB @jefflongUA @CFBPlayoff stupid committee and stupid trophy.
— Phil Webber (@61Webhead) October 29, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @jefflongUA I trust Larry Culpepper more than you snarky tools. ESPN, SEC & you all smack of anti-trust violations & collusion.
— Richard (@stadiumgameday) October 29, 2014
@jefflongUA Hahaha I thought you were supposed to be good at this? 3 of 4 out of SEC west? How much did ESPN pay you? What a joke.
— CKozimer (@CKozimer) October 29, 2014
@jefflongUA how drunk were you guys? Notre dame #10 ole miss #4 ??
— Ryan pierce (@thaatguyry) October 29, 2014
@jefflongUA Not surprising from an SEC schill....disgusting, really disgusting.
— Dennis Mennis (@DabbaDoo71) October 29, 2014
@jockosports @jefflongUA SECheat..really pathetic job from a disgustingly pathetic biased member.
— Dennis Mennis (@DabbaDoo71) October 29, 2014
@jefflongUA go to hell you bastard. You hate Ohio St and you want as many SEC teams in as possible
— Michael Smith (@CWGBuckeyes35) October 29, 2014
@jefflongUA @CFBPlayoff really screwed up there Rankings tonight. It better not be like this for the final rankings. #SECbias
— Jake Peters (@GoldBall17) October 29, 2014
@DabbaDoo71 @jefflongUA Yep. You KNOW he's steering those "discussions" where he wants them to go. No other way SEC-W gets 3 of 4.
— Kevin Bailey (@KBaileyBCC) October 29, 2014
Some people just get nasty behind a keyboard, if not completely NSFW
@jefflongUA go eat arsenic.
— Yankee10570 (@Yankee10570) October 28, 2014
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Surprisingly, the fan base most frequently upset with Long? Marshall.
@jefflongUA is forgetting to mention the part of the process where they completely ignore the @HerdFB#Herd4Playoff #HerdNation
— Joshua Conley (@Real_Hansel78) October 28, 2014
.@jefflongUA Will forgive you, but undefeated teams, regardless of who they play, deserve to be Top 20. Rectify please. #Marshall
— Jason Downey (@JasonEDowneyLaw) October 28, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @jefflongUA What about Marshall?
— Legend of the South (@UFGatorsLegend) October 28, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @HerdNation @jefflongUA SEC slurp fest. ESPN are a band of insider trading crooks. Let Robin Hood in (Marshall)!
— Marty Full Throttle (@ThrotleM) October 29, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @jefflongUA every student athlete outside a P5 conference should join in a lawsuit. Shameful.
— Randy Burnside (@Burnsid2) October 29, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @HerdNation @jefflongUA So being 8-0 doesn't count unless you're in the power 5? Nice way to be unbiased.
— Rocky Young (@Rock98Dog) October 29, 2014
@CFBPlayoff @jefflongUA Marshall one of three undefeated and not in top 25. SOS, sure, but look at margin of victory. @DickieV sees it
— Greg (@BrownTrout3) October 29, 2014
And then some get personal with Arkansas and that is just not cool.
@jefflongUA So Gus M. wasn't good enough for Arkansas, but i guess he's good enough for your top four.
— HF (@hogfanforever1) October 29, 2014
@JefflongUA Jeff Long is the guy that hired Bobby Petrino. And now he is allowed to decide the FBS Playoffs? #ESPN #FBS
— Dennis Mennis (@DabbaDoo71) October 29, 2014
@jefflongUA Resign your position as head chairman. Just because they all whipped Arkansas doesn't mean they deserve playoff a spot.
— Opie Wilson (@OPW45) October 28, 2014
I mean, Arkansas has only played one of those four teams. Shut your mouth, Opie!
Oh, and sports admin majors at John L. Smith's school don't get to talk crap to Jeff Long and/or Arkansas. EVER. We ain't even square yet.