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Tuesday saw another round of roundtable conversations as the College Football Playoff committee released its second list. In a classic Diego Pavia fashion, Vanderbilt made a comeback. Placed No. 16th last Tuesday, they have made a two-spot jump in the latest rankings. Now, they’re getting a media push from Mr. SEC himself. Despite two losses against Alabama and Texas, Paul Finebaum believes that Vanderbilt is coming off as a strong playoff contender. During a conversation with Heather Dinich and Mike Greenberg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlVkmuQ2Qfo], he remarked on the No. 14 Commodores’ posing a playoff threat to other programs. “There’s one more team to think about. And that’s Vanderbilt. Yes, I said it. Vanderbilt could end up 10-2 with a last weekend win at Tennessee.” With a two-game schedule remaining on the slate, against Kentucky and Tennessee, the analyst believes that, “They’ll be on the bubble.” This is a developing story… 

Paul Finebaum discusses a program with two losses that can make a bid for the playoffs by winning its remaining games.

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