Is there a scenario where we still back into the playoffs?

[davefrat]

How about telling ND to join a conference if they want to be in the playoff?

 

[crimsonaudio]

You know what would be funny and also make the rest of College Football implode is if…

Alabama and Clemson end up playing for the National Championship somehow….

Or Alabama and UGA, hahahahahaha

 

[Tidewater]

Or Alabama and UGA, hahahahahaha

People's heads would explode.

 

[BhamToTexas]

Heather D has Miami in and us out and her reasoning this morning is that Miami has 2 close losses against GT and Syracuse and the committee weighs close losses heavily and that is better than 2 of our losses against Vandy and OU who each have 6 losses.

I mean, the point is accurate but that and 2 losses vs 3 losses are literally the only 2 things in their favor. Every other metric favors Bama.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Heather D has Miami in and us out and her reasoning this morning is that Miami has 2 close losses against GT and Syracuse and the committee weighs close losses heavily and that is better than 2 of our losses against Vandy and OU who each have 6 losses.

I mean, the point is accurate but that and 2 losses vs 3 losses are literally the only 2 things in their favor. Every other metric favors Bama.

She is an idiot and has always favored the ACC.

 

[Tidewater]

Heather D has Miami in and us out and her reasoning this morning is that Miami has 2 close losses against GT and Syracuse and the committee weighs close losses heavily and that is better than 2 of our losses against Vandy and OU who each have 6 losses.

I mean, the point is accurate but that and 2 losses vs 3 losses are literally the only 2 things in their favor. Every other metric favors Bama.

This will not be a slam-dunk either way.
I keep going back in my mind to this: don't lose to Vandy or OU and this is not an issue.

 

[cdub55]

Heather Dinnich is the Michael Jordan of saying things that no one cares about.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

as unsettling as it is we might have to root for uga Saturday to help our case

 

[davefrat]

as unsettling as it is we might have to root for uga Saturday to help our case

IF it helps us, I have no issue rooting for UGA.

In fact, the idea of Texas winning the SEC in their first year as a member is almost enough alone to root for UGA.

 

[Power Eye]

Heather D has Miami in and us out and her reasoning this morning is that Miami has 2 close losses against GT and Syracuse and the committee weighs close losses heavily and that is better than 2 of our losses against Vandy and OU who each have 6 losses.

I mean, the point is accurate but that and 2 losses vs 3 losses are literally the only 2 things in their favor. Every other metric favors Bama.

I have no faith whatsoever about what Heather Dinich says. She doesn't appear to do any homework on any of the analytics, at least it doesn't come across. She just seems to try to convey this "insider" aura, but I would doubt that any committee member is really feeding her anything insightful.

I respect Rece Davis' opinion, Josh Pate's, and the college football nerds when it comes to this stuff, because it comes from a perspective of genuine analysis. I have no idea as of today what any of those think on this matter.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

IF it helps us, I have no issue rooting for UGA.

In fact, the idea of Texas winning the SEC in their first year as a member is almost enough alone to root for UGA.

yeah, I don't like that they even have a shot.

it has been a weird year. the 4 main conferences could all be won by newcomers.

 

[DrollTide]

yeah, I don't like that they even have a shot.

I'm with you. But they've been preparing well, and NIL arrived just in time for a cash advantage to translate into a talent advantage. They are going to be a handful going forward.

 

[denver]

Heather D has Miami in and us out and her reasoning this morning is that Miami has 2 close losses against GT and Syracuse and the committee weighs close losses heavily and that is better than 2 of our losses against Vandy and OU who each have 6 losses.

I mean, the point is accurate but that and 2 losses vs 3 losses are literally the only 2 things in their favor. Every other metric favors Bama.

How about close wins? or escapes...the U has a couple of very lucky wins on their resume

 

[CrimsonNagus]

She is an idiot and has always favored the ACC.

She was originally hired by ESPN as an ACC beat writer but, she is also an idiot that is always against Alabama.

This committee stuff is the only thing she seems to report on these days so, it seems like ESPN doesn't even value her much. She claims to have this insider info but is also wrong more times than she is right with her predictions. She must be one of the least paid analysts on staff, that is the only reason that makes sense for ESPN to keep her around.

 

[Jean Lafitte]

The Top 12 are in the Playoffs. Lots of teams have had "off" years with some bad losses. It won't be easy to find 12 highly and richly deserving teams. And finally, nobody on the Committee will be able to envision any scenario in which Alabama football is not in the Top 12.

Top 8? Bama not in. But the system is Top 12. I think Bama will always be in the Top 12. Reputation and Pedigree counts with the Committee. Some say it shouldn't. But IMHO, so long as humans are on the Committee, they will consider Rep and Pedigree, because those two factors bring TV ratings.

People will tune in to watch Alabama in the playoffs.

 

[cdub55]

The Top 12 are in the Playoffs. Lots of teams have had "off" years with some bad losses. It won't be easy to find 12 highly and richly deserving teams. And finally, nobody on the Committee will be able to envision any scenario in which Alabama football is not in the Top 12.

Top 8? Bama not in. But the system is Top 12. I think Bama will always be in the Top 12. Reputation and Pedigree counts with the Committee. Some say it shouldn't. But IMHO, so long as humans are on the Committee, they will consider Rep and Pedigree, because those two factors bring TV ratings.

People will tune in to watch Alabama in the playoffs.

Don't forget $$$ is a factor. Alabama games are watched by Alabama fans. Alabama games are watched by football fans. Alabama games are watched by people who hate Alabama. Not every team can say the same. At the end of the day money does play a factor in who gets in. It is what it is...

 

[DzynKingRTR]

If Alabama makes the playoffs, SECshorts better be epic

 

[92tide]

If Alabama makes the playoffs, SECshorts better be epic

they should trot hope out in a bikini

 

[teamplayer]

I'm not sure we deserve to be in the playoff, but I can't see how any Bama fan wouldn't want to get in, deserving or not.

Most Bama fans are also true college football fans. I can't speak for all of them, but I still hold out hope that college football will get a few things figured out and at least begin to resemble the game I've always loved once again. That would include discipline and accountability in my book. When you know that the playoffs are in your hands if you take care of business in your last two games, but you travel to play a very average OU team and lay that steaming pile of crap on the field, you know that you do not deserve the playoffs. I still want college football to mean something. With that said, there are also other teams that are making the entire situation a farce (I'm borrowing the word that others have used.), so I will definitely still cheer for Bama if they get chosen.

 

[BhamToTexas]

Paul F did counter Heather D in the same segment. He said Bama should be in based on the quality of their wins and he said Miami would not have 2 losses if they played Bama's schedule.