Illinois coach Bret Bielema comes off as an affable old-school guy, but he's also a competitive Gen-Xer who isn't shy about speaking his mind on social media. On Sunday evening, Bielema hopped on his X social media account to do a bit of public jockeying and make his case for his Illini (9-3) as the College Football Playoff committee reaches the final stages of settling on the participants for the 12-team year-end college football tournament.

Selection Sunday is still a week away but that just means more time for politicking for college football coaches. Lane Kiffin started things off with an opening salvo Sunday, then Bret Bielema followed up with a shot across his bow.

The Ole Miss Rebels should've been sitting pretty for a College Football Playoff Bid this week. But, a late loss to an average Florida team and a