Don’t be fooled by Nick Saban rhetoric or imitations in familiar uniforms, says ByPatForde: Alabama doesn’t belong in this year’s Playoff
The only two teams Saban is politicking against are Ohio State and TCU. He doesn’t have a case against either of them.
Ohio State has a better record than Alabama, 11–1 vs. 10–2. It has better wins than the Crimson Tide . While the Buckeyes’ lone loss was far worse, it did come against No. 2 Michigan. Alabama’s coveted close losses to LSU and Tennessee were diminished when those teams suffered subsequent defeats. TCU also has a better record than Alabama—more wins , fewer losses , more games . Like the Tide’s two losses, the Horned Frogs’ lone loss came on the last play. It was against a top-10 team, and evened their record against K-State at 1–1 this season. The two also have a common opponent in Texas that TCU dispatched more easily—the Frogs beat the Longhorns 17–10 and controlled most of the game, whereas Alabama beat Texas by a point on a winning field goal with 10 seconds left.
So it’s time for the Playoff to break its Alabama addiction. The Tide have been in seven of the previous eight iterations, but past history and blueblood status don’t automatically make this flawed bunch a CFP team. Don’t be fooled by imitations in familiar uniforms. Or Saban rhetoric. And don’t just mindlessly buy the premise that a No. 4 seed Alabama would give Georgia a good game in a semifinal. The Bulldogs absolutely handled both teams that beat Bama, one by two touchdowns and the other by 20 points, and neither of those games were as close as the final score.
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