I can’t read the article because of the paywall. However, guessing it’s saying Alabama alwsys gets the benefit of the doubt and reslly doesn’t brling, yada, yada, yada. The only argument is that since the CFP started in 2014, Alabama won 5 championship games, lost 3 after winning their semifinal game, lost 4 semifinal games, and did not make the playoffs twice. I would think a team that won their way into the championship game 9 out of 11 years definitely earned their way and wasn’t given anything! What happens this year remains to be seen. Roll Tide!
It’s going to be interesting depending on who wins the ACC championship game. If SMU wins, I think things stay just like the current rankings and Alabama will be in. If Clemson upsets SMU, stealing a bid, I’m just not sure the committee will drop SMU out to keep Alabama in. This Bama team has played well enough at times to beat anyone in the country. They’ve also played bad enough at times to lose 3 games, 2 of which they should have won easily. If they don’t get in, it’s their own fault, not the committee’s!
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I was always a proponent of keeping fewer teams in the playoffs instead of expanding, first 2 teams, then 4. Those teams you call “deserving” getting blown out shows me they weren’t deserving and weren’t championship caliber teams. I think it’s always pretty clear who the top 2 or 4 teams are. Yes, people argue about it, but that’s because they are fans, short for fanatics, of a certain school or conference. Blowouts aren’t good football to me and certainly aren’t championship football. I contend that not one single team that has ever been left out of the playoff field was actually capable of winning the championship.
Our oldest DS & DiL are excited that the game is being played in Tampa. They are huge 'Bama fans and moved to the Tampa area 18 months ago. DS went online and got 4 tickets as fast as he could! Roll Tide!!Well, on to the Whatever Bowl for Bama! Yay?
At least it’s in Tampa so the weather should be decent. We’ve been to some pretty miserable bowl games over the years!
Yes, we are Canadian but DS has been a college football fan since high school for some reason. He played football with his HS plus played in a rep team in the town just south of us for 2 years, so he does love football. DS never caught fan fever for the CFL (Argos) like his dad. He has been to a few Alabama games when they played at other venues but mostly watches them on TV. When he met his now DW she was an NFL fan (Cowboys) like her dad but has converted over the years.
Depending on which SEC teams they theoretically would have played, I don’t think they would have won more than 8. Their BIG 12 schedule was pathetic. And I’m not saying Alabama deserved to get in. They didn’t because they lost 2 games (Vandy and Oklahoma) that can’t be overlooked just because they turned around and beat Georgia. Twelve is too many teams. If they just had to expand, they should have stopped at no more than 8. There just aren’t that many elite teams.
If they'd had Tennessee's schedule, my guess is that they'd also be around 10-2. Tennessee won 2 games against teams with winning records. Their non--con opponents records were a combined 11-38. Overall record of opponents was 62-84 (.425).
I disagree that expanding the playoff is an improvement. 80% of the semifinal games were blowouts with just four teams. Diluting the field even more isn’t likely to create better games. Oh, and FSU got blown to pieces in their bowl game last year by another team, Georgia, which didn’t make the playoff. That’s what was almost criminal. 🫣
