Alabama?
You’re kidding, right?
With two of the four teams apparently set for the College Football Playoff stumbling in their conference championship games, I suppose it was inevitable that twice-beaten Alabama would be pushed for one of the two possible vacancies.
Roll Tide?
Not even if it would cure cancer. Alabama lost twice to teams that are finishing with six losses between them and the Crimson Tide didn’t even play for its conference championship.
I’ll tell you what. I would be OK with the Tide in the playoffs if Bear Bryant comes back from the dead to coach them. Otherwise, so thanks.
Unbeaten Georgia and unbeaten Michigan are locks for the first two sports. Texas Christian was pretty well locked into third, but lost its conference title game to 10th ranked Kansas State — in overtime. TCU is 12-1 and won five games against nationally ranked teams. To me, they stay in.
The team that was locked into fourth, the University of Spoiled Children (USC), finished 11-2 and beat numerous good teams. The Trojans have one fatal flaw, though. They lost two games to the same team. How do you put Southern Cal in without outraging the Utes?
That leaves Ohio State, 11-1 and ranked in the top two all season until losing to Michigan last week. The Buckeyes did beat Notre Dame and Penn State, better wins than Bama has.
And even if you want to push 10-2 Alabama forward, there’s 10-2 Tennessee — which beat the Tide.
If you go with Georgia, Michigan, Texas Christian and Ohio State, that’s four teams with two losses between them — 13-0, 13-0, 12-1 and 11-1.
That’s the best solution.
Unless the Bear makes it back.