The College Football Playoff semifinals will begin on Thursday with a matchup between No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Notre Dame. It will then wrap up on Friday after a matchup with No. 5 Texas and No. 8 Ohio State.

Paul Finebaum has never been one to shy away from bold takes, especially when it comes to the fate of the SEC. With his knack for stirring the pot, the ESPN an

Paul Finebaum believes the College Football Playoff has been 'amazing' so far as we head into this week's semifinal showdowns.

The No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers (10-3) made their first-ever playoff appearance. Although their first-round game did not go as planned, as they lost 42-17 to the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2), many positives remain to take away from the season.

The Big Ten and SEC have played five head-to-head games during Bowl Season. The Big Ten is 4-1 in those contests, the only loss being Iowa ‘s 27-24 Music City Bowl loss to Missouri. The conference also boasts two CFP Semifinal participants ( Ohio State, Penn State) to the SEC’s one ( Texas ).

Paul Finebaum compared current conversations around Georgia to another SEC powerhouse with high expectations. On Monday's McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, Finebaum addressed a perception that the SEC is no longer a dominant entity.

On "The Paul Finebaum Show," SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum identified Ole Miss as the best SEC team of those three. "I think Ole Miss was the best of the three that got left out," Finebaum said. "But that Florida loss was just really tough to deal with at the end. It was the timing of it."