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re: If the SEC championship outcome didn’t affect Alabama

Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:13 pm to
Posted by higgs_boson
State College, PA
Member since Sep 2014
23285 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:13 pm to
The logic seems inconsistent. Say you lost your star player in that game technically the committee has said that the playoff game won't hurt you but what about if your star player is now out? They have penalized teams for that.

What I am saying is that the risk versus reward is not proportional and when everyone goes to nine conference games it will be even more disproportional.
Posted by Freight Joker
Member since Aug 2019
3740 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:14 pm to
BYU was 11th this time yesterday

They were not in over JMU or Tulane

Alabama was also down 2 scores with the ball and 7:30 on the clock

WTF are we talking about?
Posted by New Money
Athens, GA
Member since Jun 2023
3497 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:16 pm to
Tulane won their conference. BYU didn’t.

Winning your conference should and does matter.
Posted by TriumphTiger
Alpharetta, GA
Member since Sep 2007
10437 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:16 pm to
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No reason to put Tulane in


They are in because of this year's rules. Top 5 ranked conference champions are auto-qualifiers (regardless of conference).
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 1:17 pm
Posted by gobama111
Texas
Member since Mar 2013
227 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:17 pm to
Because the rules they adopted when they went to 12 teams was that 5 conference champions were automatically in , with Duke winning the ACC and not being ranked in the poll it left a vacancy for a conference champion and JMU filled the required 5th spot
Posted by RTRcdub
Member since Nov 2019
2369 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:18 pm to
AQs for G5 teams need to go or expand the playoffs. That is the answer.

Also, BYU lost to TTU TWICE this season.
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
9438 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:22 pm to
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Because Alabama finished 1-1 against Georgia BYU finished 0-2 against Texas Tech



Which one got blown out by a BAD Florida State team?
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 1:23 pm
Posted by mtnhighTiger
Scottsdale, AZ
Member since Jan 2010
4308 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:22 pm to
It’s the same kind of crap in the NFL. A division can be down one year but a 7-8 team can get in the playoffs for winning a division while another deserving team in another division, with a better record sits at home.

If you play a game, lose the game, you should not be rewarded for it. Bama should have been dropped below the Mendoza line.
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
9240 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:24 pm to
Because BYU should not have been 11th to begin with, they know it, anyone with a brain knows it.

People can't separate good records in shite schedules. BYU is 11-1, well they must be good.

No, not really. The question should be; why were they ever ranked 11th to begin with, not why did they drop but Alabama didn't.
Posted by tgrmeat
Member since Sep 2020
5634 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 1:27 pm to
REC doing work
Posted by thatthang
Member since Jan 2012
7994 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 2:00 pm to
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Why did the Big12 championship outcome affect BYU?


Because they got screwed. Miami stole their spot. This has nothing to do with Alabama.
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