Instead of engaging in pointless politicking ahead of the latest college football playoff rankings release, Tulane coach Jon Sumrall went the opposite route.

He trashed his own team.

Nine hours before the selection committee revealed a clear path to hosting the American Conference championship game and earning a playoff berth by naming Tulane the best Group of Five school in the land, he labeled the Green Wave “average” when asked if it deserved its top 25 spot in the polls.

Then he elaborated.

“There are some days I feel like we’re one of the bottom 25 teams in the country watching us play,” Sumrall said. “If we want to start feeling comfortable or casual about somebody wanting to vote us in the top 25, there must be a lot of really bad football being played. We can promote ourselves

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