SMU makes College Football Playoffs over ALABAMA!!!!! OMG

[@yuyongkutsor3675]

For me it’s not a shocker

[@lemargriffin4561]

Can’t lose to Vandy and Oklahoma. I would be so surprised if they actually made to the playoffs. This team was inconsistent and were one demential at times.

[@thomasorzack5795]

SMU 11-1 Bama 9-3 Do not penalize team for making conf finals

[@jamesmassingale8512]

they should not be in the playoffs, so it;s nor a shocker who did they lose too the tides days are over

[@TheBamayaker]

@@jamesmassingale8512 you wish 😂😂😂

[@kaleb7636]

@@lemargriffin4561 ok

[@kennethfagan9738]

Bama fan here. Let's be honest, Bama did it to themselves. You don't lose 3 games to include a beat down against Oklahoma and expect to make the playoffs. Sadly, Jalen Milroe NEVER became a true team player. It was ALWAYS about him running the ball and throwing interceptions. Milroe SHOULD have been replaced mid-season or sooner!!! Now, Bama NEEDS to focus on the bowl game. RTR!!!

[@smithart73]

@@kennethfagan9738 if SMU had bamas schedule they would be 6-6

[@BigAL-Bama]

If Milroe got benched, Bama would be in. His turnovers are what lost us those games. The fact that they would rather lose with him at QB than win with TY shows how weak DeBoer is.

[@leaveemfaceless9629]

@kennethfagan9738 Every conference champion should be in the cfp if this is how the committee wants to play it. There are 9 conferences so there should be 9 spot automatically taken that leaves you with 3 to play with. How you let smu in but snuff army? Committee makes 0 sense.

[@florawind44]

​@smithart73 SMU would likely beat a Okloham team with 14 offensive players out, one dimensional, playing all back ups and walk ons.

[@RollTideRoll-xk5kx]

I agree that Jalen Milroe isn’t good enough but the not a team player crap is stupid. He’s running the plays that the coaches are calling. Your comment shows you don’t know how football works. THE COACHES CALL THE PLAYS AND THE PLAYERS TRY TO EXECUTE THEM! Stop with this dumb argument.

[@spencerdansby6421]

I can't be mad. Bama had their chances. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@timoteo950]

They knew what was at stake going into Norman with 2 lesser opponent games left on the schedule and couldn't get it done. This was against a depleted Oklahoma team without an OC if that wasn't bad enough.

[@GeorgeSTEVENS-s7l]

I've been a Bama fan 50 years when they played three games like they had never been on a football field before they asked for this don't blame it on the coaches this goes back to the old saying you can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink

[@jeeper19]

So you’re saying it’s not on coaching when you’re favored by 21 and you get dominated by a team who has more injuries than starters. Deborer did not have them prepared, he made 0 adjustments , he was lost the whole game with that “Shula Stare” on the sidelines, he was way in over his head.

[@broncobert3469]

Coaching & discipline is what Bama Needed & Needs. DeBoer seems to have not established it. The defense is talented players with insufficient defensive coaching. Same with the offense. Change those and this team wins those games.

[@dee1lucas]

The OU loss did in Bama. It’s the way they loss. Also, the comeback SMU made against Clemson sealed Alabama’s fate.

[@ceddie]

But Clemson is really a weak team themselves.

[@dee1lucas]

@@ceddieI’m not denying that, but the fact SMU went undefeated in conference play only to lose by 3 points in Cship played a role.

[@ceddie]

@@dee1lucas they didn’t even play the top teams in the ACC, whoever they are. ACC is a weak conference. Their conference champion got hosed by 2 SEC schools this year.

[@lawrenceandrews4367]

Army deserves it more than SMU and Clemson

[@stuvo1977]

Subjective argument

[@Legendary_UA]

Alabama has no one to blame but themselves. Don't effing lose to Vandy and a horrible Oklahoma team

[@dominiqueeverett5856]

Don't forget at Tennessee

[@alesquire9180]

Right on the money! We have just reaped what we sowed.

[@BamaTx50]

Bama wasn’t left out, they played their way out, thanks to losses at Vandy, Tenn and Oklahoma. All they had to do was win just one of those games and they would have been playing in the SEC Championship.

[@harrisonluck110]

How about don't start Jalen Milroe

[@elonfux2492]

Stop having Alabama Guilt. It’s embarrassing. If Ole Miss or SC had Alabama’s resume, then they would be saying they should be in over SMU without question. We are so used to dominance and greatness that it seems like we are self flagellating ourselves like a bunch of losers. It’s really simple. Is Alabama better than SMU? Yes. Would Alabama be a large favorite against SMU? Yes. Alabama should be in over SMU. You got screwed. Duh we should have beat OU and Vandy. Would SMU beat those teams? Would they have beat Georgia? South Carolina? Missouri? LSU?

[@patielli7]

If the Alabama football team had beaten Oklahoma I believe they would be in the playoffs.

[@michaelmerck7576]

If is the biggest word in the English language

[@MotleyDawg034]

AGREED!

[@deewheats2355]

They had 2 TDs called back remember?

[@Rebel-Rouser]

Just as well. I don't think Milroe could have strung together four good games to make it to the final anyway.

[@ceddie]

You got a good point there!

[@CareySullivan-cu3fw]

The most overrated player I have seen at Bama. Hope he is gone.

[@MaryEverling]

This playoff is built to level the playing field… parity!

[@elonfux2492]

Or he could play well like he does in most big games. If he’s even average, we would beat penn state and Boise state and have a real shot in the semi against whoever we played.

[@elonfux2492]

And stop having Alabama Guilt. If you were a SC or Ole Miss fan with Bama’s resume, then you would be saying they should be in over SMU. It’s the eye test and this doesn’t pass.

[@jamesgalbreath6331]

SABAN NEVER LOST TO THE TEAMS THAT WERE NOT RANKED

[@rosemarielopez-cy8vn]

Saban didn't make it to the NATTY til his 3rd yr....

[@scottturner1504]

Bullshit you better do your research

[@keithkillingsworth5674]

He did in 2007

[@BigAL-Bama]

He also never won a natty with a RB playing QB

[@maliqmatthew1009]

What's unbelievable about it? SMU was ranked way higher than Clemson and the Tigers closed the gap, winning on a 56-yard FG. As for Alabama, they didn't get hosed -- they hosed themselves by losing to Vanderbilt and getting destroyed at Oklahoma. You don't get to claim to have been hustled when you lose those kinds of games. Vanderbilt outplayed them from start to finish, OU dominated them from kickoff to the final buzzer, and SMU losing on a long FG in a conference title game didn't put them behind a team that choked away its chance.

[@babybuscemiyoda9443]

Thanks, Jalen Milroe

[@MaryEverling]

It’s a team loss/ wins

[@ScottTerry81]

Word, & watch that dude opt out of the cheezit bowl!

[@babybuscemiyoda9443]

@@MaryEverling ok well the part of the team playing QB was responsible for 7 turnovers in 3 games

[@taytay8283]

Stop it poor play calling… poor line play poor defense you just can’t blame one player… football is a team game….. you must be a casual fan

[@babybuscemiyoda9443]

@@taytay8283 I think it’s fair to criticize other things too, he was just the biggest issue for the team at the most vital position. And he made game losing mistakes in all 3 losses.

[@Mitch24magic]

Like many here, I do feel that the Oklahoma loss was devastating. In that game Bama got outcoached. They got outplayed and frankly got their arse whooped. I watched the game and looking at the players on the sidelines they look like a deer in the headlights-they had that blank stare look on their faces. When you fail to do the things that locks in your future/destiny and you put your future/destiny into the hands of someone else 99.0% of the time the outcome is not in your favor. Roll Tide!

[@WesternTomb7]

Roll tears 😭. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA HEY HEY HEY GOODBYE

[@ayufever1978]

they got it right 👍🏼 ROLL TEARS ROLL! maybe dont lose to two 6-6 teams 😆

[@jamesosteen4280]

I love it !! Did u see shillstreet? Priceless

[@RayW....]

​@@jamesosteen4280losers always hate winners

[@roncory]

Meanwhile your team has not even ever made the playoffs lol lol

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

Pandemonium in trailer parks !!

[@Thereverend27]

The committee didn’t have the guts to put them in. Alabama should cancel any out of conference games against teams that are any good. Why risk losing?

[@1Eashawty]

We didn’t lose any out of conference games tho we lost to vandy & Oklahoma that’s wat did us in

[@Thereverend27]

@@1EashawtyI am very of aware of that bud. I’m saying strength of schedule clearly doesn’t matter all that much

[@chasejackson7248]

Alabama can't even beat two 6-6 conference teams.

[@siberiancajun]

Just make sure not to play the giants called Vanderbilt and Oklahoma next year.

[@1Eashawty]

@@Thereverend27 bruh we lost to 2 sorry teams in vandy & Oklahoma plus the Tennessee loss, we ain’t deserve to make the playoffs its that simple

[@Aaa-q6m8p]

This coach and these pitiful children got paid just what they earned all year. ROLL TIDE. Wake up.

[@31aruca]

Why is this shocking? Bama laid eggs vs. Vanderbilt AND Oklahoma.

[@wayvids1]

It's rigged. Smu hasn't played nobody good and won

[@kaleb7636]

@@wayvids1 nah we js didnt deserve it

[@malcolmwright4987]

By your logic the SEC should have 6 or 7 teams in the playoffs. Get real

[@MyView0714]

Yeah it’s just delusional

[@liljunior8034]

Bama fan here we gotta blame ourselves. It hurts but it is what it is. RTR🐘❤

[@antwanjackson9882]

BAMA was at home hoping for SMU to win in order to get in. That right there alone is the problem.

[@DerekPierce]

SMU resume - we just barely lost against two mediocre teams

[@chasejackson7248]

Alabama resume we couldn't beat 2 6-6 teams

[@DerekPierce]

@ those 6-6 teams would beat SMU 😂 That team hasn’t played anyone but I agree Bama should have taken care of these games

[@obi-juantacobi8552]

​@@DerekPiercelet's not get crazy Vandy did lose to Georgia St and Oklahoma struggled against Houston

[@DerekPierce]

@@obi-juantacobi8552 as I said ain’t mad at all and don’t feel bad about it bc Bama should have handled their shit and it would not be a discussion

[@obi-juantacobi8552]

@DerekPierce true, besides for a first year coach st bama i don't think KB was awful

[@BamaFootball]

How far do you think SMU will make it in the playoffs?

[@wadeoliver4219]

SMU and Clemson will get blown out in the first round

[@GeorgeSTEVENS-s7l]

1 game

[@khalilbray7638]

SMU lose in the first round

[@jaykiser4103]

First game loss

[@JoFrach]

I think they’ll go to the semifinals. They have a really good QB that could give Penn St and Boise St some big problems. Watch Kevin Jennings and watch Milroe and you’ll see the difference. They’ll probably either get into a shootout or get smashed by UGA though

[@jrr3787]

Bama doesn't deserve to be in, but SMU doesn't deserve to be in the top 20.

[@na4valve]

Seems logical 😂

[@wadeburns8913]

I really hope that the players are hurting bad enough to not leave their postseason up to the social media mob ever again. Mob rules once again

[@michaelpynes4321]

Not shocking. Bama had no business losing to vandy and Oklahoma. They did this to themselves.

[@selotacole5698]

Texas almost lost to Vanderbilt.

[@kaleb7636]

@@selotacole5698 Yea but bama didn't "almost" lose to Vanderbilt.

[@narcisogarcia8112]

3 teams will get CLOBBERED!!! 1. SMU 2. CLEMSON 3. INDIANA ALL 3 WILL LOSE BY DOUBLE DIGITS!!!!!

[@TheBamayaker]

Mega clobbered!

[@MaryEverling]

Yep!

[@shiestydemon9616]

Notre Dame, Penn State,SMU,Indiana, and Boise State have no shot at winning the Natty this playoff is a joke

[@TheBamayaker]

@ exactly!

[@saurabhpatel6630]

You forgot Boise State!!

[@WarNvrChanges]

It’s not that they put SMU in, it’s how they put SMU in. They didn’t even want to compare the two so they out right AVOIDED it.

[@mflannery4450]

Even if their records were tied Bama beat their Conference champs and SMU didnt. But the committee rewarded them because they " almost won"... lol

[@kaleb7636]

Fr

[@kaleb7636]

@@mflannery4450 Riight. But atleast smu was at a conference championship game. Bama wasnt, to be fair.

[@BigYounginTOS]

IDon’t want to hear anything about losing 3 games when your strength of schedule is 16. WHO in this CFP playoff has a strength of schedule over 16? WHO? WHO? or under besides georgia. Roll Tide.

[@xandercrews4729]

Nobody else got blown out by a 6 win team

[@larico8244]

everybody complaining about commitee when the sec got 3 teams in unlike the big 12 who only got one in left a 10-2 byu who beat smu left them hanging CMON😂😂 the sec is not really getting done wrong compared to these other conferences

[@staygoldpunnyboy]

The only reason SMU is in is because they were ranked ahead of Bama coming into this week. They should have put Bama ahead that way it was win and get in for the ACC championship. The committee did not want to go back on their word of not punishing a team for losing their conference championship. The committee messed up the rankings last week, not this week. I’m Bama all the way, but that OU loss destroyed our chances.

[@robertjaynes9668]

I had a feeling if it were really close, they would leave them out. A lot of people are still grumbling about last Florida State being left out last year

[@kaleb7636]

What?

[@BamaFootball]

How do you feel about SMU being seeded ABOVE Clemson?

[@marcuskingcade4446]

Trash

[@br1rocks]

It’s plain asinine. Make no mistake, this was all about giving the middle finger to Coach Saban and Alabama for getting in over FSU last season. You see, unlike Ohio State or Notre Dame, when Alabama edges in as a four seed it’s an injustice and we have to be punished the next season. This is why Bama has to win every damn game, because the haters will rig the game to keep us out.

[@jaykiser4103]

Now THIS is crazy.

[@selleemar]

Interesting how “head to head” doesn’t matter now. Pathetic.

[@jamescarl37]

It's disappointing but this is Daboers first year. People say he inherited a championship team but he didn't. He had to put something together on short notice and his OC and DC need a couple more years to become really good play callers in the SEC. There was no chemistry at all this year and to get out of this with only three losses is good for Daboers first year in the SEC. Milroe should opt out of any bowl games but we should use the bowl game to give the next man up some good experience and then focus on building a new Bama under Daboer where it's his standard and not Sabans. I appreciate Saban. He's the goat but it's next man up. All of college football is playing to Sabans standard now and with the way the game is being played in today's time, Daboer is the man who can take Bama to the next level. I've been a Bama fan since Andrew Zow. Bama will be back on top. Everybody is going to rise to the occasion when playing Bama and Oklahoma having one of the best defenses in the country did just that even though they don't have a offense this year. Bama never developed chemistry this year. Bama didn't have a identity at all and to come away with 3 losses is good for a first year coach. Be patient. We'll be back. ROLL TIDE!!

[@jwp882000]

I’m impressed that everything you wrote is wrong except being a Bama fan since Andrew Zow.

[@JacobGrant-r7y]

Are you just going to forget that Alabama didn't deserve to get in last year and got in? Come on.

[@tonymanero8540]

These Bama homers are a joke.

[@BamaFootball]

Which Bama loss do you think was the most impactful in this decision?

[@Rebel-Rouser]

Oklahoma. Worst loss in forever. Out coached and outplayed on a grand scale

[@siberiancajun]

Nick Saban

[@dominiqueeverett5856]

It's a tie between Vandy and Oklahoma because both teams beat us in similar fashion and we all got out coached in both games.

[@GeorgeSTEVENS-s7l]

All three these guys have played football all of their lives and they looked like six year old kids having to be told what to do

[@kaleb7636]

@@siberiancajun Exactly

[@ednadorantes9606]

So SOS doesn't matter???

[@evangraham532]

Not when you have 3 losses two of which were to 6-6 teams.

[@selotacole5698]

Nope this is proof it doesn't matter Alabama,Old Miss, and South Carolina should get a rank 70 schedule, and move to a lower conference.

[@SurferRC]

Nope if it did michigan could not have won with the 50th last year. When you understand the game more you will see

[@SurferRC]

@@selotacole5698please do those other conferences need some easy wins

[@jamiepack6891]

Nope..if it did florida would have got in last year instead of bama..didn't deserve it anyway losing to 6-6 teams

[@X--Hell-_-Fire-X]

Oklahoma is laughing and cheering and being called a hero 😂

[@robertjaynes9668]

You pissed at the wrong people. The team had their opportunity and they didn't show up

[@StevenMcCurdy-rc8hr]

Bama fans please joon me in boycotting the remaining college football games this year. The only way to punish the committee is with poor ratings.

[@kennethavery7199]

I agree that we should only watch the games that have sec teams playing in

[@kennethavery7199]

Let the ratings fall off a cliff

[@jaykiser4103]

That crap doesn’t work. We did this to ourselves

[@Mrsmith4102]

I’m in

[@RooseveltSmithlll]

I agree with you

[@FloridaPanhandleDualsports]

The 12 team playoff this year was designed to do just what it did. They buckled to the pressure of all the cry baby's for the last 20 years. 12 team play off is a D.E.I move. And a money grab. The whole N.I.L and players basically transfering any time they please or when they are being disciplined. Hopefully saban can save college football.

[@maliqmatthew1009]

People who complain about DEI are typically the people who are mad that advantages they had aren't allowed to keep working in their favor. Alabama has been put into the BCS title game with a subpar resume based on the "strength" of a 9-6 OT home loss to LSU, was put into the CFP field after their closing argument of getting blown out by Auburn in the Iron Bowl, and was put into the CFP last year ahead of an undefeated Power 5 conference champion. You don't get to pretend to be oppressed now because the privilege didn't win out for you again, especially when it would've still done so had SMU beaten Clemson last night.

[@robbrobinson8803]

It actually makes sense. The Big 10 is afraid of Alabama, the Big 12 is afraid of Alabama and the committee was worried that Alabama, seated 12th, would win the National Championship. They are all sorry SOB's and deserve disrespect and dishonor for their cowardness.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

The math didn't work for Alabama with SMU ranked at 8 before Championship Saturday and SMU losing on a walk-off field goal.....they weren't going to drop past 12 with Clemson entering the CFP..

[@WestBeachFLboy]

Putting both Clemson and SMU in together is not good for college football, further ruining conference championships. We all know SMU/Clemson/Indiana/Boise isn’t going to win the natty. I thought bama was a lock when Georgia beat Texas for a second time and became SEC champs, whom bama beat already. Not to mention SC beating Clemson last week who bama beat as well and then Clemson beats SMU but they still both get in. Bama had the criteria hands down but the committee was scared of all of the hate they would have gotten. So lame.

[@kaleb7636]

Right. the first round of playoffs are going to be so boring. But also we weren't good enough this yr, too inconsistent. We strive for a standard and didnt achieve it this year

[@markrodrigue6913]

I'm convinced somebody is missing around with somebody's wife between the committee and the SMU team... GOTTA BE SOMETHING

[@kaleb7636]

naah

[@zrdaiker]

Yeah go play a bunch of cupcakes like Indiana, smu, and Boise st did.

[@stuvo1977]

No, BSU lost by 3 at Oregon on a last second field goal. Oregon was very fortunate to win that game. Alabama lost to Vandy and OU. Indiana went 8-1 in the B1G. Deal with it.

[@X--Hell-_-Fire-X]

Alabama played western Kentucky and South Florida and mercer who not in the same division and a 5-7 Wisconsin team who lost to a weak Nebraska team and you telling weak schedule 😂

[@criceeeee]

Yet Bamas SOS was 17.

[@jamesosteen4280]

​@@X--Hell-_-Fire-Xjust the facts sir just the facts

[@martina20201]

Everyone gets a trophy in the committee eyes. The participation trophy was awarded today. Embarrassing for college football.

[@chasejackson7248]

Alabama would of been the same thing

[@jasondiaz4260]

Too bad Alabama didn't participate in their conference championship 😂

[@kaleb7636]

@@chasejackson7248 Nope

[@kaleb7636]

@@jasondiaz4260 okay?

[@BamaNick]

Why I don’t get is if the committee truly thought SMU is truly a top 10 team.. then wouldn’t you award Clemson the bye for beating them, over ASU who beat someone out of the playoff? So in that instance they are admitting hypocrisy and that they know their autobid system is trash.

[@GriffDudding-s8n]

Clemson stayed at 16 they didn’t even move to 12 in terms of rankings.

[@deewheats2355]

If they had a soft schedule like SMU maybe they would've made it in there

[@Bmannichols1970]

The committee has never made sense, Roll Tide

[@X--Hell-_-Fire-X]

Wait hold up wait a min now you trashing the committee but last year you love the committee after they Pick Alabama over Florida st come on now 😂

[@Bmannichols1970]

@@X--Hell-_-Fire-XI was glad Bama got in last year but they didn’t make sense with some of their reasoning last year or this year

[@joeyphillips1181]

Whatever.. just put in a team that JUST lost to another mid team that lost to south Carolina 🤦🏻‍♂️ a 2-3 loss team now is like a 1-2 loss team a few years ago

[@petewade9675]

What a sham! I hope SMU and Clemson get rolled over in the playoffs!

[@zrdaiker]

Miami and Bama should be in over Indiana and SMU. Bama shouldn’t have lost to bandy and Oklahoma

[@jamesgalbreath6331]

ALABAMA SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT IT UP TO THE COMMITTEE.....YOU GITTA BEAT THE TEAMS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO

[@donjon1179]

Forget the committe I’m sorry the only person that comes to mind right now is Jalen Milroe. I’m sorry but you just can’t excuse some of the performances by him in critical moments. QB is the last line of defense when all else fails and he’s not good enough to mask r he mistakes of others and it’s illogical to think any team moving forward in the sec will be good enough overall as a team to ever elevate avg. QB play again. No one will win with The AJ McCarrons, Greg McElroys, etc. those days are gone with portal and NIL spreading the talent. It is elite QB to mask inefficiencies and rise above or bust. Milroe is good but he’s not THAT type of good.

[@earltaylor9564]

Have some cheese with that whine! The committee has spoken!

[@VFL603]

To be honest was keeping SMU ranked so high during the season with that SOS.

[@SurferRC]

Like indy and penn st too

[@ryansanders6707]

Record is the only thing that matters . Strength of schedule does not matter and it never has

[@IMbrOKen90]

Don’t lose to vandy and Oklahoma and you’re not in this position. I been saying it since the south Florida game that bama wasn’t a playoff worthy team. They can’t blame anybody but themselves. And why Kyle you acting surprised bruh. This team is a joke. Talent wise they could beat anybody. But they buy in to all the outside noise and think they the shit and get dog walked. I’m a bama fan but if bama woulda got it I’d be saying bama bias. The committee didn’t get it completely right but leaving bama out was one right decision they made. And why you talking about leaving the sec. This a team that won the conference last year and was 1 play away from playing for the natty. There’s no excuse for the 9-3 record other than selfish player out for themselves not the team (Milroe) and piss poor coaching.

[@markrodrigue6913]

Georgia would have slaughtered SMU.. this was STUPID!!!!!!! The toughest team on Bamas schedule... this is egregious

[@LilseanFHA]

They wouldn’t een score 21 on us

[@siberiancajun]

SMU out here feeling like they would have put up more than three against Oklahoma.

[@MyView0714]

Cope and seethe😂

[@stuvo1977]

Don't lose to OU and Vandy.

[@SurferRC]

Like GT 😂😂

[@BigYounginTOS]

Strength of Schedule: Georgia - WE BEAT THEM. Texas - 21 Tennessee - 30 Are you following? These are the only teams in the SEC that are in the playoffs. Now watch this: Notre Dame - 58 Boise State - 81 SMU - 60 Arizona State - 62 Clemson - 35 Ohio State - 27 Penn State - 29 Indiana - 68 The number one team in the country, Oregon - 34 ALABAMA - 16

[@jaguarsfan08]

Yeah but look at your losses aside from Tennessee you lost to 2 unranked teams I don't care how strong of a schedule you have there is no way you should have lost to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma

[@GpG-dt4su]

​@@jaguarsfan08Everyone yapping about our losses. I guess our wins mean nothing, 3-1 against top 25 opponents. Give me a break.

[@jamiepack6891]

And..?.....easy answer..don't lose 3 games to nobodies and win your conference..didn't even deserve to be ranked 11...25 maybe

[@Oregonian86]

Go Ducks!

[@Dattboiii1979]

It’s bs every team in the top team lost dropped out there spot but when smu losses they don’t drop that’s crazy

[@rodd7]

We need to sacrifice to make college football better. All fb1 conference champions should be in the playoffs. This in turn will lead to better recruitment because of tv exposure. Set up playoffs like the NFL and do away with rankings.

[@tonymanero8540]

Thank You Oklahoma. Love the Bama tears. 😂😂😂

[@patielli7]

I blame Alabama's coaching against the teams they lost to. Bama has the talent, but the coaches have not put them in the best positions to win against teams that don't match their talent.

[@br1rocks]

I blame the AD, Bama needs to get out of the SEC NOW and go independent, schedule all ACC and Big 12 teams. Being in the SEC does NOTHING for Alabama, it only holds us back.

[@willthompson9073]

Or get a new staff that's why they lost to Oklahoma and vandy coaching and getting the team prepared to play

[@BigDawgQua]

We can’t be shocked they wasn’t going to let us in it’s going to be Bama vs Miami in the bowl game

[@kaleb7636]

Bama vs michigan

[@trickywolf3720]

Truthfully if we look at the FSU situation last year we overhyped how QB’s play. If a defense focuses on Jalen’s running he looks lost honestly good they left us out.

[@watsonchaney]

SEC Commissioner played a significant role in developing the criteria used by the playoff committee. I hope he is happy and gets what he deserves. The criteria does not place enough emphasis on strength of schedule so it failed to select the best 12 teams. It selected conference champions of weak conferences and teams with the most wins against unranked/weak teams.

[@williebates3398]

When you get skull dragged by a inept Oklahoma team scoring a whopping three points what do you expect. It's not just the big wins they take into consideration it's also the embarrassing ones bro.

[@SurferRC]

Sos is not legit since it uses ranking data

[@watsonchaney]

@@williebates3398 You are right and to that point maybe they should do something about the horrible officiating too. Replay has taken over so maybe the booth should be able to call very obvious penalties that officials "miss", especially at key points in the game and also correct errant calls made like the TD called back b/c ???? official error in the very OK game you referred to.

[@stuvo1977]

SMU lost on a last second 56 yard field goal. SMU and Clemson are even teams. Alabama should have beaten OU. They would have been in the playoff.

[@SuperGamerB]

Fans are somewhat to blame for this. This all started when people cried TCU belonged in and deserved it. What was the result? A joke of a championship game. Yes Bama themselves hold some fault. But our point is this, this is saying that top 25 wins and SOS doesn't mean shit, then what's the point of playing? If it doesn't start mattering, then teams like SMU will continually get in and continually get bounced in the first round.

[@leaveemfaceless9629]

Most bullshit playoff we are going to witness...mf just gave uga another title

[@TruthTeller3000]

Go Dawgs!

[@Ribeyecfb]

Why is smu ranked over Clemson 😭

[@goodolebamaboys4095]

Clemson should have been ranked 11 ahead of SMU if they wanted to include both teams.

[@dylanpadgett4469]

Lol I agree. Just join the Sun Belt and go 13-0 every year

[@MyView0714]

🎉 cope and seethe🎉

[@cameronsmith5848]

The committee did what was the easier of two options it sucks but everyone should have seen this coming.

[@stephsavage52]

They folded to the media ppl hates bama so bad that it made them not put them in to not cause anymore problems bc they kno the system is flawed

[@Pbull75]

The thing that gets me is smu being ranked over Clemson. Even though i thought smu was probably the better team. But how you win and get ranked undercthe team you beat.

[@dabadger3702]

Because they didn’t rank Clemson over ole miss, South Carolina, or bama so they got a auto bid and would not have made it if they didn’t get an autobid

[@Pbull75]

@dabadger3702 still does not makes sense that you're not ranked over SMU after you beat them

[@johnstewart5517]

3 regular season losses, 2 of which were to SEC garbage.....We shouldn't have even been considered a CFP finalist.

[@ShineGutta]

Why does the ACC have an automatic bid? That conference sucks and none of the top teams faced each other in the regular season, same with the Big 10 outside Oregon/Ohio State earlier this year. The SEC commissioner should change how we schedule if our teams are gonna be punished for it.

[@DJAjamu]

Hopefully this will make De’Boer a better coach next year. He absolutely has to have his players prepared to play week in and week out. He didn’t do they this year. Now I’m sure he understands why Saban kept his foot on his players necks. Don’t give some damn playoff committee an opportunity to screw your team.

[@georgekaono5436]

My thoughts AP top 12 teams get in. No play in conference championship games. No commitees. Oh by the way. Bama go out and schedule games against Group of 5 conference. This way you can go 12-0 and get in. SOS doesn't mean anything. This is what teams are going to do going forward. Schedule cake schedules. RTR.

[@dforce23]

Nothing shocking about it. When the coaches fail to have the team ready for a really bad Oklahoma team and fail, not once but twice to adjust to option plays, this is what happens. Hopefully next season we’ll be rid of Sheridan and Milroe. That being said, the committee also made jt clear that moving forward, there’s absolutely no reason to schedule tough out of conference games.

[@SamuelMullins-es6fp]

Wasnt our year we still got a bowl game to win . Im shocked bama aint make it

[@user-bd5ux2tu7tlsuhater]

Thank Milroe for his inconsistant play blame coaches for not pulling him second half vs Okla it was 10 to 3 and tgen Milroe gave tgem 14 with poor decisions hope he is gone

[@lastshallbefirst5516]

Milroe was the only damn consistent player on offense. Sorry, blame these weak coaches first and that trash defense

[@jerryslaughter9284]

Dont make no sense! They're not valuing SEC!! That's why i didn't want Texas or Oklahoma added to Sec!

[@AleVilla-x1u]

Not a Georgia fan, but they will probably stomp every team they play.

[@sstewart44]

I'm boycotting the playoffs and I hope their ratings hit bottom! Especially the SMU game!!

[@GriffDudding-s8n]

Alabama gets more considerations than anyone in the country other than Ohio State. There’s no difference between Nebraska Michigan Oklahoma Vanderbilt. Beat those teams and you’re in.

[@mabricwebster4187]

They did it because everyone was crying Alabama shouldn’t be in and the committee listened to the outside noise plan and simple

[@dominiqueeverett5856]

This is a lesson learned. When you have more than enough opportunities to control your own fate then that's what you do. The irony is going undefeated at home did us no favors after losing 3 road games. Hopefully it's a lesson learned going forward.

[@marine919]

Heather is happy Bama got rooked again. None of these teams that made the playoffs want to play Bama, and SMU will lose its first game. The AP and coaches poll have Bama in the top 12.

[@jamesstrength9483]

That bama team and them coaches never had a chance.

[@joshuahaney3400]

Now personally I would tell Milroe sit go to the draft don’t get hurt start Simpson start the bowl game looking foward to the future. If Milroe comes back a lot of guys transfer.

[@bryans5339]

I’m sick right now. We still beat Auburn. Roll Damn Tide.

[@frederickyoung563]

That's what they wont..let em have it ..when they lose by double digits watch they gonna be complaining

[@ECO473]

Soooo...Nick Saban has been crying all day about how SMU didn't play anybody. Well, who exactly are Vanderbilt and Oklahoma, who beat the Tide this year???

[@Muskogee]

It's not shocking but if I was an Athletic Director and coach of a school from now on, I would schedule weak teams in a weak conference. Arizona State, Clemson, SMU, Notre Dame, Boise State. The Big 10 isn't good. They did have 3 teams in the top ten. I wouldn't play tough schools.

[@mikemadden3967]

VANDY YOU DADDY !

[@markfranklin1601]

Only person to blame is Alabama! We had the opportunity to play for the SEC championship! Our team has underperformed this season and now inferior competition has taken our spot! Would the committee have put us in if we lost our championship game with 3 losses? I don’t think so! We made it hard on ourselves this year! But it’s done so move on and get better!!! Roll Tide!!!

[@demarcushoward4294]

It’s not a shock! Alabama lost its playoff spot when they put up 3 points against Oklahoma and I’m an Alabama fan!