Let's start with this tweet, which is timestamped at 12:36pm EST:
All the teams in the playoff picture currently playing are leading, except one. Looking at you, Ohio State.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 14, 2015
Wow, all the teams. That seems bad. Let's give Pat the benefit of the doubt and look at the entire CFP Rankings when he turned on his hot take machine:
| Rank | Team | Conf. | Record | Status at the time of Forde's Tweet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | ACC | 9-0 | Not playing yet |
| 2 | ALABAMA | SEC | 8-1 | Not playing yet |
| 3 | OHIO STATE | BIG TEN | 9-0 | Robbed of a TD by a bad review; missed a FG |
| 4 | NOTRE DAME | IND | 8-1 | Not playing yet |
| 5 | IOWA | BIG TEN | 9-0 | Not playing yet |
| 6 | BAYLOR | BIG 12 | 8-0 | Not playing yet |
| 7 | STANFORD | PAC-12 | 8-1 | Not playing yet |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA STATE | BIG 12 | 9-0 | Not playing yet |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 7-1 | Not playing yet |
| 10 | UTAH | PAC-12 | 8-1 | Not playing yet |
| 11 | FLORIDA | SEC | 8-1 | Scoreless against South Carolina |
| 12 | OKLAHOMA | BIG 12 | 8-1 | Not playing yet |
| 13 | MICHIGAN STATE | BIG TEN | 8-1 | Tied against Maryland |
| 14 | MICHIGAN | BIG TEN | 7-2 | Not playing yet |
| 15 | TCU | BIG 12 | 8-1 | Leading Kansas 10-3 |
| 16 | FLORIDA STATE | ACC | 7-2 | Losing to NC State 10-7 |
| 17 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | SEC | 7-2 | Not playing yet |
| 18 | NORTHWESTERN | BIG TEN | 7-2 | Tied with Purdue 7-7 |
| 19 | UCLA | PAC-12 | 7-2 | Not playing yet |
| 20 | NAVY | AAC | 7-1 | Not playing yet |
| 21 | MEMPHIS | AAC | 6-2 | Not playing yet |
| 22 | TEMPLE | AAC | 8-1 | Not playing yet |
| 23 | NORTH CAROLINA | ACC | 8-1 | Not playing yet |
| 24 | HOUSTON | AAC | 9-0 | Not playing yet |
| 25 | WISCONSIN | BIG TEN | 8-2 | Not playing yet |
It's a curious call-out. You'd almost think he has some sort of grudge against Ohio State.
Buckeye fans took notice and called Forde for his #badtweet, but Forde is a stubborn pro and he doubled-down on stupid:
@wmease I watched most of the game. Took Ohio State 11-plus to score. As stated in that tweet, everyone else in playoff pic already ahead.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 14, 2015
Well, not everyone else. Just one team in the entire 25-team ranking.
.@ramzy solid point pic.twitter.com/4UpuAF1Qu2
— Todd Edwards (@BonanzaOSU) November 14, 2015
@tzach15 Those are the only teams in the playoff picture? The top four?
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 14, 2015
@JeffreyBook3 It was 0-0 for 11-plus minutes, which is when that was tweeted.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 14, 2015
Illinois field goal follies keep Ohio State ahead by two scores in Champaign. What a game.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 14, 2015
There's the Ohio State score. Crabby Buckeyes fans, you have been heard.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 14, 2015
Forde, who is inexplicably paid money by the Big Ten Network to share his thoughts, then closed the noon game frame with this parting shot.
Ohio State and Michigan State have cleared the decks for next week. Wonder if either will remember what it's like to play a quality opponent
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) November 14, 2015
The purpose of posting this here is not to give Forde attention. It's to remind you that you should not care at all about anything Pat Forde thinks, ever.
