Alabama AD suggests football team will re-evaluate non-conference schedule after missing CFP
Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne lamented the Crimson Tide’s elimination from the College Football Playoff on Sunday and suggested the football program will reconsider its non-conference schedule.
Byrne had pointed to the strength of the Crimson Tide’s system during the season as why Alabama deserved to be in the tournament as a three-loss team to someone like SMU. Byrne made the case before the bracket was revealed, but the selection committee didn’t take it seriously.
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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (Randy Sartin-Imagn Images/File)
It has led to questions about whether the strength of the program is important to the officials who decide the bracket.
“We are disappointed with the result and feel we are one of the top 12 teams in the country,” Byrne wrote in X. you have.”
“We said we will have to see if the CFP will test the strength of the program. With this result, we will need to (assess) how many non-conference P4 games make sense in the future to put us in the best position. The position of participation in the CFP is not good for college football.”
Alabama is ranked No. 11 in early retirement. But they didn’t have a conference tournament to play for. If SMU had beaten Clemson, the Crimson Tide might have been the team in the tournament.
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer (John Fisher/Getty Images/File)
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College Football Playoff selection committee chairman Warde Manuel explained why SMU made the cut.
“Your debate on TV really cuts short the debate in the room,” he said, on Saturday Down South. “We looked at Alabama’s win total against ranked opponents. We looked at SMU’s schedule, and they were undefeated in the conference. Their losses were to ranked teams. But we also looked at Alabama’s losses to unranked teams. And it was really good. Debate. We appreciate the strength of schedule. That’s why Alabama as a three-loss team is ranked ahead of other two-loss teams It’s something we’ve talked about a little bit.
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) celebrates the team’s 40-35 victory over No. 1 Alabama after the NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
“But in the balance, the way SMU played in that game, they missed a last second field goal, a big win for Clemson, a great game. We just feel like SMU, this time, we still have to admit. 10 over Alabama. But that’s not to disrespect the power of -Alabama.
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Alabama will play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Michigan.
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