News Article: Bama seeded 11th in College Football Playoffs going into conference championship games

[BamaNation]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1864099176755204382

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1864123972939333933

and the rest of the college football world has conniptions because, for them, "a win is a win no matter how easy"

‘Really ??’: Miami AD responds to Alabama’s spot in CFP rankings

Miami athletics director Dan Radakovich expressed disagreement with the latest CFP rankings and where Alabama football was placed.

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The five teams that have the most to be upset about with the second-to-last CFP ranking.

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[BamaNation]

 

[92tide]

so georgia and texas may play 3 times this season

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

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Going to be interesting how the seeding changes after the Championship games. Right now Penn State gets to play Arizona State and Boise. If they win the Championship they would be playing 1 less game that game could be vs a much better team.

Right now Oregon being set to play winner of Ohio State and Tennessee seems like a punishment for being the 1 seed.

 

[mlh]

If I'm reading this correctly, we'll beat the Vols for the NC, right?

 

[BamaNation]

so georgia and texas may play 3 times this season

they deserve each other

 

[Cruloc]

Imagine an Arizona State vs Indiana national title game.

 

[mlh]

Imagine an Arizona State vs Indiana national title game.

Who would watch that?

 

[TideEngineer08]

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There needs to be an immediate fix to the madness that is SMU and Boise receiving 1st round byes.

I know it is going to change after this week's games and I know we are going to 16 teams in 2026. But conference champions getting auto-byes was STUPID.

 

[Cruloc]

This 12 team playoff is a luck of the draw bracket now.

Penn State getting two teams they should push around physically.
Georgia getting Indiana, whom they should manhandle.
Oregon getting the TN/OSU winner seems ridiculous....when the Big 10 CG loser gets Arizona State.

 

[TideEngineer08]

This 12 team playoff is a luck of the draw bracket now.

Penn State getting two teams they should push around physically.
Georgia getting Indiana, whom they should manhandle.
Oregon getting the TN/OSU winner seems ridiculous....when the Big 10 CG loser gets Arizona State.

But it was always going to be this way.

 

[davefrat]

This is certainly good news, but I won't be the least bit surprised if SMU soils the bed and loses to Clemson.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Honestly, with this Alabama team I would not be surprised if we make it and win the first game since we will have time to prepare and then lose in the 2nd round to SMU since we'll probably be favored and won't take them seriously.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Honestly, with this Alabama team I would not be surprised if we make it and win the first game since we will have time to prepare and then lose in the 2nd round to SMU since we'll probably be favored and won't take them seriously.

It would be bizarre for us to do that. Lose the game? Maybe, but not due to overlooking or having a letdown. Simply because it is the playoffs.

But, we'll see.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

It would be bizarre for us to do that. Lose the game? Maybe, but not due to overlooking or having a letdown. Simply because it is the playoffs.

But, we'll see.

Idk I feel like that fits the current trend of this team. Beat UGA then lose to Vandy. Essentially lock in a SECCG appearance then lose to Oklahoma.

Have extra time to prepare for a road game against ND then lose to an obviously overmatched SMU. We would probably be significantly favored over SMU if it fell this way and we had just beaten ND on the road.

 

[92tide]

they deserve each other

i hope georgia beats them in the seccg, then loses to them in the playoff. georgia going 2-1 with the 1 eliminating them from the playoff would be [chef’s kiss]

 

[TideEngineer08]

Idk I feel like that fits the current trend of this team. Beat UGA then lose to Vandy. Essentially lock in a SECCG appearance then lose to Oklahoma.

Have extra time to prepare for a road game against ND then lose to an obviously overmatched SMU. We would probably be significantly favored over SMU if it fell this way and we had just beaten ND on the road.

Adding the playoff factor to the equation might change that. If we do make it, we will find out.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Honestly, with this Alabama team I would not be surprised if we make it and win the first game since we will have time to prepare and then lose in the 2nd round to SMU since we'll probably be favored and won't take them seriously.

I said the same thing last night.

They'd beat either ND or PSU in the 1st round then throw up vs either BSU or UNLV or SMU in the Quarters.

That is exactly this teams MO

But that's also not factoring in weather.

If it were to snow or sleet vs ND or PSU Milroe might lose 5 fumbles.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

i hope georgia beats them in the seccg, then loses to them in the playoff. georgia going 2-1 with the 1 eliminating them from the playoff would be [chef’s kiss]

That would actually be phenomenal. Would be even better if Texas were to fall behind in the playoff game and put in Arch to lead a 2nd half comeback.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

I said the same thing last night.

They'd beat either ND or PSU in the 1st round then throw up vs either BSU or UNLV or SMU in the Quarters.

That is exactly this teams MO

But that's also not factoring in weather.

If it were to snow or sleet vs ND or PSU Milroe might lose 5 fumbles.

Honestly, in some ways bad weather might help this team. I get the fumble angle but also imagine it would be very hard for them to tackle Milroe if we could get his running game going.