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Auburn eviscerated by SI in critique of Alabama's CFP ranking over Notre Dame, Miami
Auburn eviscerated by SI in critique of Alabama's CFP ranking over Notre Dame, Miami Almighty Alabama felt disrespected by the College Football Playoff selection committee in 2024. It certainly cannot claim that in ’25.
The College Football Playoff committee is taking a ton of heat for its final rankings, and for good reason. Here's how it got the Alabama, Notre Dame, and Miami debate wrong.
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Goodman: Auburn is building the best defense in the country
Durkin is considered one of the best defensive coordinators in the country. He proved it last season, making Auburn competitive despite little to no help from Auburn’s offense in key games. Durkin then served as Auburn’s interim coach after Hugh Freeze was fired, and Durkin gave every indication that he wanted to be Auburn’s next head coach.
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Miami did what the committee asked and looks better than Alabama and Oklahoma
Miami showed the consistency asked of them by the College Football Playoff committee and looked better than Alabama and Oklahoma on the final Saturday of the regular season
When Ty Simpson's fourth-down pass deep inside Alabama territory sailed incomplete to suffocate Alabama's faint hope, Kalen DeBoer threw his hands onto his head. Sorry, coach, the Penn State job is filled now.
Only true ball knowers understand the significance of Alabama 27, Auburn 20, of the Crimson Tide going on the road to play that game in that house in front of that crowd - and never playing from behind.
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Start the conspiracies: Alabama leaps Notre Dame in CFP rankings, but the math backs it up
Does SEC bias exist in modern college football? That question was answered on Tuesday night, as the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings were released.
Alabama's win means Ole Miss, which waits for its coach, Lane Kiffin, to make a decision, won't play in the SEC title game.
Alabama holds off Auburn: No. 10 Crimson Tide survive thriller to punch ticket SEC Championship Game
The Crimson Tide held off an upset-minded Tigers team to clinch a spot in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia