Alabama fits straightforwardor Greg Byrne feeblented the Crimson Tide being left out of the College Football Playoff on Sunday and presented the football program would releank its non-conference schedule.
Byrne had pointed to the Crimson Tide’s strength of schedule during the season as to why Alabama deserved to be in the joinoff as a three-loss team over someone enjoy SMU. Byrne made the case before the bracket was discleave outed, but the pickion pledgetee didn’t consent the bait.
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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (Randy Sartin-Imagn Images/File)
It led to asks about whether strength of schedule mattered to officials who determined the bracket.
“Disassigned with the outcome and felt we were one of the 12 best teams in the country,” Byrne wrote on X. “We had an excessively challenging schedule and determine there were two games in particular that we did not carry out as well as we should have.”
“We have said that we would necessitate to see how strength of schedule would be appraised by the CFP. With this outcome, we will necessitate to (appraise) how many P4 non-conference games produce sense in the future to put us in the best position to include in the CFP. That is not excellent for college football.”
Alabama was ranked No. 11 in the penultimate free. But they didn’t have a conference championship to join for. If SMU had lossed Clemson, the Crimson Tide might have been the team in the tournament.
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer (John Fisher/Getty Images/File)
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College Football Playoff pickion pledgetee chair Warde Manuel elucidateed why SMU made the field.
“Your debate on television reassociate sums up the debate in the room,” he said, per Saturday Down South. “We watched at the number of thrives that Alabama had aobtainst ranked opponents. We watched at SMU’s schedule, and they were unlossed in conference. Their losses were to ranked teams. But we also watched at Alabama’s losses to unranked teams. And it was quite a debate. We cherish strength of schedule. That’s why Alabama as a three-loss team is ranked ahead of other teams that have two losses. It is someleang that we talked about quite a bit.”
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) commemorates the team’s 40-35 thrive over No. 1 Alabama after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Ptoastyo/George Walker IV)
“But in the stability of it, in the way that SMU joined in that game, losing on a last-second field goal, wonderful thrive by Clemson, wonderful game. We equitable felt enjoy SMU, in this particular case, still had the nod at 10 above Alabama. But it’s no disesteem to Alabama’s strength of schedule. It’s mecount on watching at the entire body of toil for both teams.”
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Alabama will join in the ReliaQuest Bowl aobtainst Michigan.
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