The first edition of the 2015 College Football Playoff rankings brought a bit of surprise, but Nick Saban—the head coach of fourth-ranked Alabama—said the poll doesn’t matter right now.
Per Bleacher Report’s Barrett Sallee, Saban believes there’s no good reason to release the CFP poll this early in the season.
Saban on CFP rankings: "It doesn't even matter right now. I don't even know why they do 'em."
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) November 4, 2015
Saban surely knows the only reason the College Football Playoff committee chooses to start its rankings before Week 10, because it’s simple:
I’m talking about it, and you’re reading.