re: If Bama and Utah both win out, how do you justify Bama over conference champ Utah?

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I seem to remember a #6 Utah playing a highly favored #4 Alabama team in the 2009 Sugar Bowl. How did that work out?

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When Bama was a gnat’s arse from playing Oklahoma for the national championship instead of Utah in a consolation game. Bowl games are often won by the team most excited to be there.