One question remains ahead of the unveiling of the first 12-team College Football Playoff bracket: Alabama or SMU?
SMU lost to Clemson 34-31 in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday night thanks to a game-winning 56-yard field goal. The Mustangs sit at 11-2 with their only other loss to BYU early in the season.
Mighty Alabama, meanwhile, is 9-3 and didn't make the SEC Championship Game, getting to sit at home this weekend. The Crimson Tide lost to playoff-bound Tennessee, but their other two losses are against 6-6 SEC teams, including the Oklahoma Sooners just two weeks ago.
The Sooners saw firsthand what Alabama is made of. And as OU limped along in its first SEC season with no plans of a bowl game, the Sooners notched win No. 6 and reached bowl eligibility thanks to Bama. OU handled the Crimson Tide 24-3 just two weeks ago in Norman.
So as the college football world wonders if the committee will put the crimson A into the playoff again, even OU fans and those who witnessed that game know the Crimson Tide aren't worthy. Oh, of course OU fans are also gonna throw in some shots that Texas sucks, too.
I watched the worst Oklahoma team I’ve ever seen beat Alabama like a drum for sixty minutes
— Boomer Beamer (@ImDerBatman) December 8, 2024
I also watched Alabama lose to Vanderbilt https://t.co/NqoTiAtmOW
I think Alabama should qualify for the college football playoff. We can't expect them to win, much less compete, on the road in a hostile environment against a well-oiled machine like Oklahoma. Keep in mind, it wasn't a shutout either, so even more credit to the Tide for that.
— Seth Oliveras (@SethOliveras) December 8, 2024
I would argue the other side: The only reason to include Bama in the conversation is pro-Bama bias. They really did lose 24-3 to the worst Oklahoma team of the century. That is a thing we saw happen a few weeks ago. https://t.co/xvlgarDlWF
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) December 8, 2024
Final resume:
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) December 8, 2024
Texas: 11-2, 0-2, vs. Top 25 teams, best win 8-4 Texas A&M
SMU: 11-2, 0-2 vs. Top 25 teams, best win 9-3 Duke
If your argument is SMU should be out after tonight - that's fine. But you also better have Texas out of the field as well
SMU lost by a combined 6 points to a pair of 10-win teams.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) December 8, 2024
Two of Alabama’s three losses were to 6-6 teams, including one by three touchdowns.
This isn’t in any way hard.
The CFP committee could do the funniest thing ever and keep SMU and just leave off Texas. pic.twitter.com/0Olk8HlJPV
— Tattoo Baker 🎥✨ (@QB1TATT00) December 8, 2024
Wait, did the Longhorns unite the state of Oklahoma?
"SMU shouldn't be in because they have no wins vs. current Top 25, they have 2 losses, and they lost their conference championship!" pic.twitter.com/Z8QFkrMAps
— Zachary (@osuzack) December 8, 2024