Searching through the internets and came upon an article by Barrett Sallee....
The only way would be in the doomsday scenario mentioned above where Ole Miss also wins out and finishes the season at 11-2 (7-1 SEC) with an SEC title in hand. In that case, Ole Miss would get the benefit of a conference championship and a win over Alabama to show off to the College Football Playoff selection committee, while Alabama would be stuck without as much as a division title and that September loss to the Rebels hanging over its head.
I'm not sure if Ole Miss would get in given that scenario, because a lot would depend on what else happened around the country. But I'm positive Alabama would not.
What we now know thanks to Ohio State last year - this was never true. I realize a lot of people thought it, and it did sound reasonable given Mouth Delaney's comments. But it was the same scenario Alabama would have had, and we played a much tougher schedule in 2015 than OSU did in 2016.
One thing I CAN admit - the committee has gone 12 for 12 so far in the four-team selections, they really have.
My only problem is the subjectivity of how they can do it.
The only way would be in the doomsday scenario mentioned above where Ole Miss also wins out and finishes the season at 11-2 (7-1 SEC) with an SEC title in hand. In that case, Ole Miss would get the benefit of a conference championship and a win over Alabama to show off to the College Football Playoff selection committee, while Alabama would be stuck without as much as a division title and that September loss to the Rebels hanging over its head.
I'm not sure if Ole Miss would get in given that scenario, because a lot would depend on what else happened around the country. But I'm positive Alabama would not.
What we now know thanks to Ohio State last year - this was never true. I realize a lot of people thought it, and it did sound reasonable given Mouth Delaney's comments. But it was the same scenario Alabama would have had, and we played a much tougher schedule in 2015 than OSU did in 2016.
One thing I CAN admit - the committee has gone 12 for 12 so far in the four-team selections, they really have.
My only problem is the subjectivity of how they can do it.