Something a Lot Of People are Forgetting About Alabama's Resume
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:20 AM ^
Yes, this is a nice comment you can post on one (or all) of the threads about playoff selection.
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:21 AM ^
Exactly.
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:21 AM ^
The committee hasn't along with the Texas, bend over, loss at home is why they were at 8.
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:23 AM ^
Agreed. I do not believe Bama or Georgia should be in the CFP. Texas has not been that impressive either. They are standing on a W V Bama early in the season when Bama was not playing at the same level they are now. Having said that I prefer to play Texas versus Fla St
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:23 AM ^
Something your forgetting about Alabama's resume. SEC ( and ESPN).
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:16 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2023 at 11:18 AM ^
They beat that powerhouse Chattanooga, that should mean something!
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:29 AM ^
Correct, the talking heads (including the penis head finebaum) are completely leaving out the miracle Alabama needed last week…they should have 2 losses
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:40 AM ^
Only Hellen Keller watched Georgia v. Alabama and thought Alabama wasn't CFP worthy. That doesn't mean they should get in, but come on, they are very good. I hate the SEC as much as the next sane human, but having close calls shouldn't be an automatic disqualifier, we have had our share over the last three years.
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:45 AM ^
They are good but that doesn't mean an undefeated team with an elite defense should be left out for a team that should have at least 2 if not 3 losses. If FSU gets left out they should refuse to play in a bowl game and immediately claim a national title.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:10 AM ^
I couldn’t actually go through with that just because of A, the money, and B, the kids deserve to play in a bowl game, but on principle, heck yes.
Clearly the CFP is playing whose line is it anyway where the games are all made up and the points don’t even matter, so to hell with them. Raise a banner and fly it proudly.
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:53 AM ^
I watched Alabama play ONE week ago and look like crap against 6-6 Auburn. Yes, the same Auburn team that got beat by 21 points by NM State the week prior. Does last week not count?
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
We scraped by a Maryland team that lost to Northwestern and Illinois. See how that logic doesn't work?
December 3rd, 2023 at 12:41 PM ^
We didn't need to convert a 4th and 31 to survive Maryland.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:48 AM ^
It certainly counts if you took video with your phone and stole their signals.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:39 AM ^
So, you can win (or lose) early in the season and not look good doing it, but if you go undefeated yet lose your quarterback in the process, this disqualifies your team from advancing because....entertainment value? Ohio State has already disproved this disqualifier.
The argument being advanced for putting Alabama in the CFP because of yesterday's victory over Georgia rests on the idea that the SEC gets special dispensation for looking better to everyone and not based on historical precedent or past decisions which eliminated other teams in their situation including Michigan in 2006 in a prior playoff iteration.
Don't see how either Alabama or Georgia gets in just based on historical precedent and how past decisions were justified.
Michigan is going to face a difficult matchup no matter who it faces. That team will present issues Michigan hasn't deatt with in any other game. And they could be playing two of those teams next year within weeks of each other giving college football an even more compelling outlook in the CFP debate and seedings.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:48 AM ^
I didn't say that I thought FSU shouldn't get it. This is going to sound crazy as fuck, but it can be true that both Alabama and FSU are CFP caliber teams, even though only one will get picked.
December 3rd, 2023 at 5:12 PM ^
You're acting like Georgia was a big win. We don't know that. All this talk about michigan not playing anyone, they haven't played anyone either and they struggled with teams they shouldn't have. Alabama was their first real game
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:52 AM ^
If FSU doesn’t get in then Jordan Travis is the Heisman - it only makes sense.
December 3rd, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
Actually….yeah. This.
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:53 AM ^
All I know is Michigan would be getting punished if they have to play Bama or Georgia in the semi-final, so I don't wanna see either of them get in.
- Michigan
- Washington
- Texas
- FSU
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:56 AM ^
Maybe people were forgetting, but on this blog, we are going to remember!
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:56 AM ^
Unfortunately the SEC media bias will influence all of this Bama probably in.
December 3rd, 2023 at 10:57 AM ^
That's not what Saint Nic says though so...
You have to remember the same people with no football knowledge regarding Signgate are lapping up every goober laced word from SEC/ESPeein country.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:01 AM ^
Technically alabamas win over Georgia strengthens Texas victory over Alabama
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:02 AM ^
Why wait until next year. Just have them do a play-,in game next week. FSU v Bama. Won't happen but it is unfair to leave out FSU. But I am expecting them to be left out.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
I love this idea. But alas…
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:07 AM ^
It's going to be a ratings killer if the SEC is shut out of the CFP. I just don't see a committee - one that operates with complete opaqueness - being independent of this consideration.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:12 AM ^
The committee would die before they ever left the SEC out. Two years ago, they specifically seeded the teams to make sure Alabama and Georgia could face each other in the title game instead of the field of four because it’s the SEC’s world and the rest of us have to live in it.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:09 AM ^
Yea, but their FPI is high, and that's REALLY important.
/s
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:11 AM ^
So 5 Major (for now) conferences for 4 spots. Rules and precedent say undefeated and conference champs. Three undefeated conference champs. They're in. Next 12-1 teams and head to heads. That is Texas and it ain't close. Past success isn't relevant or in play here. Do better scheduling SEC. Because you didn't earn the right to be in this mix.
Given the narratives and (unknowledge about football) swine involved in deciding Alabama, likely, will supplant FSU or Michigan (just because).
Character and culture is not common sadly.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:32 AM ^
There's something on Alabama's resume you won't believe!
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December 3rd, 2023 at 11:40 AM ^
I believe these three words provide clear advice / guidance - and, if Georgia and Bama could have followed these three words - there would be no question or controversy.
The three words… “Win the game.”
If Georgia had defeated Bama yesterday - they would be in the CFP.
If Bama had defeated Texas in Tuscaloosa - they would clearly be in the CFP.
The SEC advocates talk about what the NFL thinks about these teams. The NFL does not care about college teams, they care about what player(s) can do for them and their NFL roster. Bama has 18 five star prospects. Georgia has thirteen. Those rosters are loaded, no question about that.
This game isn’t about.. “Who has the best players?” It really is who is the best group of players who play as a TEAM.
December 3rd, 2023 at 11:57 AM ^
In 1973 Dennis Franklin, Michigan's QB, broke his collarbone in the Ohio State game that resulted in a tie score. The Big Ten members screwed Michigan out of the Rose Bowl in a vote, and sent OSU, even though it was Michigan's "turn" to go (in those days the tradition was that the same team couldn't go two years in a row).
The excuse was that Michigan's QB was injured and therefore Michigan shouldn't go.
I remember how pissed I was. Obviously, it was not the last time Michigan was to be screwed. I sincerely hope that this doesn't happen to Florida State.
By the same token, the CFP committee could decide that Zinter's injury should lower Michigan's ranking. I'd be pissed off all over again.
December 3rd, 2023 at 12:12 PM ^
I haven't forgotten.
December 3rd, 2023 at 12:22 PM ^
But they won the SEC and that just means more! You seem to be overlooking how much more that means. Seriously guys, I cannot stress enough the moreness of the meaning. /s
December 3rd, 2023 at 1:40 PM ^
Ok. Sure.
Honestly… you would rather play Bama than FSU?
Didnt think so.
December 3rd, 2023 at 2:14 PM ^
Yeah, people acting like we are playing 2020 Alabama. Michigan is a far better team.