Bama doesn't deserve trip to Atlanta

If LSU loses to Arkansas, LSU would still be more deserving of a trip to Atlanta than Bama. Bama's claim to fame is a win @ Penn State and a win at home over an injury depleted Arkansas team that was not playing at the level that it is now. Penn State has not beaten a ranked team all year and has lost to both ranked teams they have faced. LSU beat Bama @ Bama, and beat Oregon on a neutral field. Even if LSU were to lose to Arkansas, LSU's body of work and head to head win over Bama trumps Bama's resume and fact Bama had the SEC title run through Tuscaloosa but still couldn't close the deal.

Bama fans want to say that Arkansas has no chance and shouldn't be in the conversation, but then turn around and use their win over Arky as a way to legitimize their ranking. Which is it Bama? Is Arkansas a pretender or is Arkansas a powerhouse that makes Bama deserving of a trip to Atlanta? Even if Arkansas is currently a powerhouse, we definitely weren't earlier in the season with half of our d-line injured, with our two top RB's injured (Johnson and Green), and with Arkansas breaking in new o-linemen.

Arkansas will have had to play @ Bama and @ LSU, beaten a team equal to Penn State on a neutral field (A&M is as good or better than Penn State regardless of record), and will have beat the top ranked team from the East who Bama didn't have to play (USC).

If Arkansas beats LSU, LSU should not fall out of the top 3 and Arkansas should jump Bama. The only thing keeping Bama up there is their preseason ranking and media hype, which is ridiculous.