Social Media Took Off After BYU’s College Football Playoff Snub
Dec 8, 2025, 11:23 AM | Updated: 11:23 am
BYU Football was snubbed by the College Football Playoff Committee. People reacted. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
(Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah – The College Football Playoff never has a shortage of drama. While most of the drama centered on the debate between Miami and Notre Dame, there were also pockets of the social world bubble that took offense to BYU football getting left out of the bracket.
The 11-2 Cougars suffered two setbacks against the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders this season. That was enough for the Playoff Committee to justify keeping BYU outside of the bracket.
Social media reacted to BYU’s College Football Playoff snub.
Social media reactions to College Football Playoff snubbing BYU
The selection process stupid af
— ✞ one of one ✞ (@therriannn) December 7, 2025
Blind leading the blind😑👨🏼🦯 https://t.co/0FojS5Gp5c
— Parker Kingston (@ParkerKingston) December 7, 2025
College football is still pissed at BYU for 1984.
— Kyle Ireland (@kyleireland) December 7, 2025
The thing that bugs me about Notre Dame opting out?
I feel like BYU wants to prove they were snubbed and a win over Notre Dame would’ve gone a long way to do that.
Notre Dame has no interest in proving they should’ve been in.
I hope the committee remembers this.— Hans Olsen (@975Hans) December 8, 2025
BYU moves down in the College Football Playoff rankings, while Alabama stays put.
Incredible.
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) December 7, 2025
Here’s how conference championship games impacted BYU and Alabama in the final CFP rankings.
Did the committee get it right? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/NlLYkgLFUv
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 7, 2025
Objectively, how do you defend this:
Miami (10–2)
– ESPN SOS: 45
– ESPN SOR: 14
– Did not play for a conference championship
– Losses: Two 8–4 teams (SMU, Louisville)BYU (11–2)
– ESPN SOS: 22
– ESPN SOR: 9
– Played in the Big 12 championship
– Losses: No. 4 Texas Tech on the…— BYU Cougars (@BYUCougars) December 7, 2025
Such a hilarious slap in the face how ESPN never puts up the BYU graphic. pic.twitter.com/372jFnOODM
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 7, 2025
ANY TEAM.
ANY TIME.
ANY WHERE.That’s the BYU way.
GO COUGS!
— Jonathan Tavernari (@For3JT) December 7, 2025
“I don’t think teams should ever be punished for playing in a conference championship game.”
… unless of course you’re BYU & the Big 12
pic.twitter.com/bfXPge6vsk— BYU Cougars (@BYUCougars) December 7, 2025
How the hell does byu not make it in based off this? They are the number 10 team. pic.twitter.com/togUpjvTtW
— Doc Holliday (@DocHolliday2024) December 7, 2025
It’s absolutely INSANE hearing the committee break down BYU’s performance in their Championship game —and then go in FULL PROTECTION mode for Alabama and the performance in their Championship game
Just say out loud “we care more about the SEC than the Big 12”
That wouldn’t…
— Will Compton (@_willcompton) December 7, 2025
Im a BYU hater, but it’s robbery to let in Alabama and Miami over them.
Alabama lost to three different teams.
Miami lost to two different teams and didn’t have to play in conf championship.BYU lost to ONE top 4 team (who might win it all), twice
— John Madsen (@iamjohnmadsen) December 7, 2025
Herbstreit is embarrassingly biased.
Repeatedly says BYU is easily going to drop but not sure if Alabama will drop.
What are we doing?
— Brad Powers (@BradPowers7) December 7, 2025
BYU had a better SOS and SOR than ND and Miami going into this weekend, lost in similar fashion to Alabama andyet they were the only ones to drop. I get Alabama’s resume was good, but the logic for dropping one and not the other makes me feel insane.
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) December 7, 2025
Wow, this is truly astounding: The chairman of the College Football Playoff Committee just admitted that they penalized BYU for playing badly in their conference championship game, but they did not penalize Alabama for playing badly in their conference championship game. CFP=joke
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) December 7, 2025
BYU Only 2 losses to top 4 seed
Deserved more. 😤
Notre Dame, Texas…not in?
So annoyed— Holly Rowe (@sportsiren) December 7, 2025
Sorry @BYU ya didn’t even make the graphic! Bama does NOT MOVE AT ALL! Metrics support from the Boys in Bristol.
— Tim Brando (@TimBrando) December 7, 2025
Gonna need Hunter Yurachek to (fail to) explain why BYU’s loss yesterday affected their ranking, but Alabama’s loss yesterday didn’t.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 7, 2025
Why wait five weeks to switch Notre Dame and Miami?? Where was the head to head convo this whole time?
Also why punish BYU and not Alabama?
Make it make sense..someone .. anyone
— Talia Baia (@talia_baia) December 7, 2025
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