Brett McMurphy let the cat out of the bag Sunday.

People weren’t happy about.

Moments before the College Football Playoff Selection Show took the air to announce the 12-team CFP playoff, the Action Network reporter posted on social media that SMU was in and Alabama was out of the field. It was the most intriguing unknown of the broadcast.

“Shortly before it was announced, I saw a tweet from Brett McMurphy and the Vegas odds started shifting ,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. “It probably took my heart rate from 200 to about 160. Until we saw SMU up there, you are just hanging on the edge.”

McMurphy broke the news and it was met with negative feedback.

The feedback was immediate:

“Why would you ruin it? That’s so lame.” – Nick Perkins.

“You wanna wait till after the selection show to tweet this? – AWF

“Brett ” big moment ruiner ” McMurphy. – Courtney McKinney

“WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU Leak THIS. ” – NKY Bracket Guy

“Why ruin it?” – Austin Randolph

“Doing everything you can to stay relevant.” – Ohio Divided

“Bush league!” – Mike Bynum

“I mean cool but let us figure out on the show.” – Jacob Zanolla

“Why wouldn’t you just let everyone find out via the show. – College Basketball Content

“This leak is on brand with the disaster of these playoffs.” – Chris Landry

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.