Y’all ever seen chaos like this? The new 12-team College Football Playoff format came in hot, and the Quarterfinals straight-up flipped the script. First, Marcus Freeman’s No. 7 Notre Dame squad flexed on the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs. Then, Ryan Day’s No. 8 Ohio State decided they had enough and bodied Dan Lanning’s No. 1 Oregon Ducks 41-21 in the Rose Bowl. Penn State had no love for the Mountain West as they baptized Ashton Jeanty and Boise State 31-14. And, oh, the Peach Bowl? Boy, that double-overtime thriller. Quinn Ewers’ OT2 touchdown low-key sealed the game for the Longhorns against ASU 39-31, with Cam Skattebo snatching MVP honors despite losing. Wild, right? A big-time college football insider got some tough news for Kenny Dillingham and Spencer Danielson.

Look, here’s the kicker—none of your top 4 seeds made it out alive. So now folks are side-eyeing Kenny Dillingham’s Arizona State and Spencer Danielson’s Boise State. Were they even supposed to be here? On the January 3rd episode of Dan Patrick Show, the old man Patrick didn’t hold back at all. When asked about the chaos, he spilled some hot tea: “They’re going to change that, though.” Dan Patrick had seen enough on New years.

Dan Patrick didn’t hold back while dropping bombshells when asked about the madness: ” because you know two of those teams Arizona State and Boise State next year like if they had you know the same resume wouldn’t get a first round buy that’ll change but you know I’m not surprised of that.” Translation? It’s time for the CFP to quit giving automatic byes to teams from weaker conferences.

Boise State and ASU didn’t just stumble into the playoffs—they had receipts. Boise went 12-1, snagged the Mountain West title, and slid into the No. 3 seed. Arizona State flexed a Big 12 championship and a solid 11-2 record for the No. 4 spot. On paper, their résumés were clean. But let’s not act like the Mountain West and Big 12 have the same bite as the SEC or Big 10. So, the real question is, did they deserve a top playoff spot? Let’s do some in-depth analysis.

Did Spencer Danielson’s Boise State and Kenny Dillingham’s ASU deserve the top 4 seed nod?

Look, Boise ran through teams like UNLV and Wyoming, while ASU got its reps against Iowa State. Compare that to what Ohio State faced weekly in the Big Ten East or Georgia in the SEC. It’s literally night and day. Look at how the games played out. Boise got steamrolled by Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. Ashton Jeanty couldn’t get anything cooking, and Maddux Madsen tossed 3 picks like it was a clearance sale. Meanwhile, ASU gave Texas a good fight for their money in the Peach Bowl, If it wasn’t for Cam Skettabo, the game would’ve been one-sided whooping. Sam Leavitt couldn’t find his rhythm, and Skattebo, despite his MVP efforts, couldn’t do it all. It’s hard to argue these teams were true top-4 caliber.

Now, about that seeding drama. Conference champions get in but reseed based on rankings. That makes sense, right? Boise and ASU earned their playoff spots—no debate there. But why gift-wrap first-round byes for winning weaker conferences? It’s like handing out VIP passes at a middle-school dance. Let the big dogs earn it on the field, not just in the boardroom.

The CFP committee’s current setup is giving us lopsided matchups. Imagine if the second round had Ohio State vs. Texas or Georgia vs. Notre Dame. Instead, we got games that looked more like mismatches. The committee needs to get out of their feelings and start seeding based on the pure merit and strength of the schedule and conference they play in and play against, not participation trophies. Sure, the chaos was fun, but you gotta admit: reseeding would’ve made the playoffs way more electric. Who knows? Maybe next year, they’ll get it right. Until then, let’s give ASU and Boise their props for showing up and giving their all.