Needless Obsession over College Football Playoff Rankings

As if they didn't have better things to talk about, I am tired of hearing on the sports radio and television programs how this major college football team should be in the top four playoff-eligible positions for the 2019 championship and that team shouldn't.  Undefeated LSU, Ohio State, and defending champion Clemson are usually agreed upon for the top three slots as things stand right now...it's the final one that's causing so much needless (in my opinion) commotion.  Alabama lost 46-41 to LSU this past Saturday for their only defeat of the year and the Crimson Tide are almost always taken for granted to be in the playoff picture every year.  But Georgia, with one loss as well, has crept above them to take the number four position, with Nick Saban's team sliding to number five, temporarily out of the playoffs.  But look, behind them are the Pac-12 Conference's Oregon and Utah, each with one loss, and the Big Ten's Minnesota, which has run the table so far.  And poor Baylor, leading the Big-12 Conference with a 9-0 overall record, is wondering why they're not getting any respect. As far as I'm concerned, it's too early to start grumbling about who's in and who's out of the playoffs: we still have another couple of weeks left in the regular season and then the conference playoffs to sort things out.  In the SEC LSU will face Georgia in the championship game...whether the Tigers win or lose that game they'll probably still go to the playoffs while the Bulldogs will advance if they win it...but only if they get past Auburn in their game this weekend, not a done deal by any stretch.  Ohio State will face Minnesota for the Big Ten championship...the winner's "in" the playoffs while the loser's "out".  And Clemson shouldn't have any trouble mowing over any remaining opposition in their relatively weak Atlantic Coast Conference this year. So we're left...assuming that the involved teams win their upcoming games in which they're strong favorites...with either three or four of the playoff positions filled: LSU, Clemson, Big-Ten-winner, and Georgia-or-another-school.  If LSU beats Georgia, that leaves an opening for either Alabama or the Pac-12 champion to sneak into that fourth spot.  And if Baylor stays undefeated to the end...they're playing one-loss Oklahoma (with their own argument for playoff consideration) this Saturday... they certainly have a major claim to that final spot as well. At this juncture, though, it's just all speculation, and those critical of Georgia being ahead of Alabama right now don't seem to understand that today's rankings mean little in light of what's to come in the four weeks ahead of us: besides, the Crimson Tide have to play Auburn two weeks after Georgia deals with them...