What say you?
Alabama should not have been in the playoffs!
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7mo
That's what I say. If they don't like what happened then join a conference. What happened to undefeated FSU was much worse.
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7mo
quite probably the champ.
The more I see of their (IU's) coach, the more I'm impressed.
A saban protoge?
** Edited by Riverguy at 1/2/2026, 5:51:41 PM
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7mo
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jdkhokie
7mo
conference.
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7mo
Ever Sat. After season is over. Maybe a 2 week wait for final.
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hok1eboy
7mo
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7mo
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7mo
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BamBam
7mo
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7mo
then UM probably would have won and gotten an automatic bid. Which would have knocked out JMU and allowed ND to get in.
Or if UVA had beaten Miami, then Miami likely out and JMU out, with UVA and ND in.
Alabama was never really at risk of being left out (thanks to the ACC tiebreaker stupidity). But if it really came down to Bama, ND, and Miami, then yes I think Bama should have been left out.
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7mo
Agreed that Bama wasn't going to be left out. But, it was regardless of how the ACC played our anything else, really, at that point. They had them in the second the SEC Championship game was over, if not before. How many time did we hear "Bama has the greatest 8 game win streak of all time" leading up to the selection? Who could possibly leave out a team with such a "historic streak"?
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Truthahn
7mo
I also don't believe the CFP committee is rigged, and the tooth fairy, santa claus, etc.
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7mo
Indiana is the REAL DEAL
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7mo
And I know they beat OU. But not deserving to be in and winning a first round game are two different things.
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7mo
** Edited by Maroon Baboon at 1/2/2026, 12:01:14 PM
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7mo
Tulane and JMU both getting in is problematic though. That said Vandy didn’t really prove itself worthy losing its bowl game with pretty much all their key players available. BYU struggled with Pitt.
Barring a complete overhaul of the system to limit the number of teams that can compete for the playoffs (132 FBS teams is unworkable yet legally necessary) we will continue to have the same lack of competitive games. It’s unavoidable.
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7mo
Who do you put in instead? Notre Dame? TBH Bama's resume at least had some quality wins... ND biggest win was USC?
** Edited by MaryWashGrad at 1/2/2026, 11:25:16 AM
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