Bama Game Thread: Bowl games selection show discussion

[CrimsonSEC]

If this is true then I think the potential is there for a Michigan State type of Citrus Bowl.

Except that this years defense in no way resembles that one. Our offense is better now though.

 

[Saban4Ever]

So I guess from what I have been reading today on some other sites, Harbrough does not like Saban or Bama from some of the comments he has made in the past.... should be interesting. And, Josh Gattis is the OC there. He was at Bama last year. I wonder how much inside information with the playbook, etc Josh would still know and if it would really be an advantage for Michigan? I hope we beat them by double digits!

 

[B1GTide]

So I guess from what I have been reading today on some other sites, Harbrough does not like Saban or Bama from some of the comments he has made in the past.... should be interesting. And, Josh Gattis is the OC there. He was at Bama last year. I wonder how much inside information with the playbook, etc Josh would still know and if it would really be an advantage for Michigan? I hope we beat them by double digits!

Harbaugh will have Michigan ready to play. You are Alabama. If he can't beat Ohio State, Alabama is next best.

And, yeah, Harbaugh is one of those guys who always spouts off about SEC teams cheating and SEC teams taking players who would not be accepted into B1G schools for academic reasons. Harbaugh is everything that is wrong with the B1G.

 

[CoachJeff]

Harbaugh is 1-3 in bowl games at Michigan. He’s lost his last 3. He was beaten 41-15 last year by Florida.

 

[PA Tide Fan]

I'd guess we'll be favored by about a TD over Michigan. Haven't seen any odds on this one yet.

 

[carder24]

Auburn vs Minnesota Outback bowl

Row the Boat

RTR

 

[carder24]

This is probably the worst committee yet.

My thoughts too

 

[BamaNation]

well stated and I agree with your assessment of the committee’s “logic” such as it is. Very glad to be playing Michigan rather than Memphis or most others ... from an interest standpoint.

A few takeaways from the committee decisions:

1. It seems pretty clear they did not want to punish any team for playing and losing in a championship game. Each of the teams that lost either barely dropped (VA, Cincinnati, Wisconsin, and Georgia) or stayed ahead of significant teams that are unequivocally better than them (Utah).

2. Their logic for Bama being fifth in the SEC pecking order is pretty clear. LSU clearly was SEC 1. Georgia was East champ and beat Florida and Auburn. Florida beat Auburn and lastly Auburn beat Bama. Furthering their argument for dropping Bama is that Bama didn't beat any currently ranked teams. I don't think the score lines/situations of the games mattered much to them.

My thoughts

1. Utah and Wisconsin should have both dropped behind Alabama and Auburn. Georgia/Florida dropping beneath Bama/Auburn is tough to justify beyond the "eye" test. If that is all that is used Bama is most likely a top 5 team.

2. Penn State wins over Iowa and Michigan are better wins than Bama has (at least according to the rankings) and their loss to Minnesota is worse than Bama and Auburn's losses. Still would be tough to slot them below Bama based on results.

3. Oregon is tough to place rankings wise because of their loss to Auburn, but in the end they are irrelevant to Bama since they were locked into Rose Bowl anyways.

In the end I think while Bama has a legitimate claim to being in the top 10 or 11 at the worst. I also think playing Michigan in the Citrus is far better than possibly playing Memphis in the Cotton, Baylor in the Sugar, or Virginia in the Orange bowl. Basically once NY6 went out the door, Bama ended up in the best possible situation and arguably better than NY6 would have been.

 

[81usaf92]

Apparently Barrett Sallee ( Barner) has heard that the committee was seriously considering keeping UGA #4 over Oklahoma.

 

[BamaInMo1]

While I think this committee was a gutless sham (not coming from a purely Bama perspective as I really have to scratch my head at some of the rankings and pairings - they truly are a part of the trophy for everyone/everyone has to be equal crowd) I am glad we ended up playing who we play.
Would hate to play UVA or some other team like that. No win whether we win or lose.
With UM we at least play a team with a national name and get a bigger exposure footprint.

 

[JustJim]

I remember when everyone was clamoring for a college football playoff - however everyone overlooked the fact that the final four where to be determined by a 'selection committee.' How is this any different than the subjective polls prior to the playoff?

 

[Krymsonman]

Apparently Barrett Sallee ( Barner) has heard that the committee was seriously considering keeping UGA #4 over Oklahoma.

That's insane, but probably on par for this committee. The only way that could have ever been considered was if LSU-Georgia played a nail-biter, come down to the wire kind of game. Georgia looked so bad yesterday you had to wonder how they actually won the SEC East in the first place. I really hope that was not actually a consideration.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Apparently Barrett Sallee ( Barner) has heard that the committee was seriously considering keeping UGA #4 over Oklahoma.

That's seriously concerning.

Oklahoma's lone loss was by 1 TD to an 8-4 KSU team

Georgia lost to a 4-8 USCe team AT HOME.... AND...

They got Boat-raced by LSU by 27 points and the game wasn't even that close really. LSU could have dropped 45-50 on them.

I can't believe the Committee dropped us so far for losing 2 games by a combined 8 points to #1LSU and #12 AU....

Yet UGA has 2 UGLY losses and they only drop ONE spot to #5???

But not only that they considered keeping them at #4 to get Clobbered By LSU AGAIN in 3 weeks???

The whole bunch needs to be replaced.

How in the HELL are we ranked below 4 other 2 loss teams who also lost their final game by larger margins than we did???

The entire Top 15 is just a colossal cluster.

 

[rgw]

The top 4 is correct but the rest seems like the bowl committees made it to get the picks their contractual conference partners want.

 

[B1GTide]

Apparently Barrett Sallee ( Barner) has heard that the committee was seriously considering keeping UGA #4 over Oklahoma.

Don't buy it. I actually like Barrett Sallee - just think he has bad information here.

 

[VernonTider]

BS explanation by the committe chair....

He is a puppet.

 

[VernonTider]

You sure about that Vern?

Sarcasm. Should have used blue font! Lol. I do believe in Bama fatigue. I also do believe Mullens is a puppet. I don’t believe we should be in the playoff. Not with two losses. But I do believe we beat the bottom half of the top 10 without Tua.

 

[Perrett4Bama]

If this is true then I think the potential is there for a Michigan State type of Citrus Bowl.

Oh man I sure hope so, that would be great

 

[bamaslammer]

Normally I'd say we will stomp Michigan but with this being possibly the worst Bama defense I've ever seen and knowing they have Patterson at QB I figure we have to score 50 to win.

 

[rgw]

Apparently Barrett Sallee ( Barner) has heard that the committee was seriously considering keeping UGA #4 over Oklahoma.

I imagine how this went:

So on this ballot Oklahoma is 4 and UGA is 5...should we review these two closer...oh, I see one of them has 2 losses...its UGA...okay, OU it is.