If Florida and Texas win this weekend Bama will drop out of the top 4 for sure. Kentucky and LSU are there signature wins plus getting skull dragged by Tennessee
Lose to an unranked team, ranked 1.
Lose to every top 10 team you have played, ranked 3.
Lose to 2 unranked teams, get ranked 6.
Lose 2 games by a combined 56 points and go to overtime with #17 and #21, ranked 11.
Only if you play in the SEC.
If this projection sticks, when SEC teams inevitably lose every non-conference match up for the second year in a row, they will still manage to make the semi-finals, again for the second year in a row.
Why is there still a committee for any of this? Let the conference championship determine playoff birth. Not in a conference, start looking. The fact there was a $Billion “deal” signed for CFP and ESPN is telling enough, “sports entertainment”
I really want my Irish to get a bye but I can’t argue I love the idea of playing Boise State in SB followed by UCLA. Then Georgia with Alabama or rematch vs Miami for the National Title.