SEC great joins Nick Saban in support of Miami Hurricanes making the CFP

The more the College Football Playoff committee continues to disrespect Miami, the louder the coverage gets that the Hurricanes are exactly the kind of team no one wants to see in December. After Miami's 38-7 win over No. 22 Pitt on the road to finish 10-2, former Georgia quarterback and college football analyst Aaron Murray said, "I would not want to play Miami in the playoffs."

That comments came on the same weekend Nick Saban said that if Miami gets into the 12-team field, the Hurricanes will be one of the most dangerous teams in it.

"If they get into this playoff, they are going to be the most dangerous team that anybody has to play because of the talent level they have."

Nick Saban

Now you have a Hall of Fame coach and a former SEC quarterback saying Miami would be dangerous is they make the CFP. They check the head-to-head box and it is starting to sound like they are checking the eye test as well. Unfortunately, the committee seems unmoved, even though Miami owns the 27-24 head-to-head win from Week 1 over Notre Dame.

Murray also threw a shot at Oklahoma over the weekend, criticizing the offense and agreeing with Danny Kanell (who has also been in support of Miami for most of the year).

Other sports media figures who have supported Miami's CFP push

Saban and Murray are certainly not alone on their sentiment. Paul Finebaum has been ripping the committee for ranking Notre Dame ahead of Miami, calling out what he sees as bias in favor of the Irish.

Scott Van Pelt has also weighed in. On a recent "SVPod" episode literally titled “Notre Dame or Miami in the CFP?! SVP wants the Hurricanes in the field," Van Pelt and Stanford Steve sided with Miami pointing out the Canes' win over Notre Dame and arguing that Miami does not have the kind of "bad loss" that usually sinks a playoff resume.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis even jumped into the debate on X, writing that "if ND gets in and Miami doesn't, it will further erode the importance of the regular season" and adding that if you have to choose between teams with the same record, head-to-head should be the tiebreaker.

What's next for Miami?

In the committee's most recent rankings, Miami sat No. 12, slotted for a first round trip to Oregon. But, as Canes fans already know, the bracketology didn't account for the fact that Miami was a longshot to make the ACC title game. So, it was far from a lock that they would be the ACC representative, even if they were the highest ranked team and that's what all the graphics were saying.

Over the weekend, they lost out on a trip to Charlotte and now need chaos on championship weekend, a forgiving committee and all the campaigning they can get.