Love watching Joe Galloway shut down Mark May on ESPN about the SEC dominance! May is such a SEC Homer!
I saw that, and he was 100% correct.
Alabama never had to justify their Playoff inclusion because, with just one loss they played in the SEC West, obviously the best conference/division in the country. They were in by association.
Well, 3 of the top 5 in the West have lost, 2 by complete blowout. Georgia, in my opinion the best looking SEC team so far, only played Auburn from the west, and housed them (and just as a reminder, lost to GT as well).
If somehow Wiscy beats Auburn (and I don't think they will), don't people have too look back and maybe question Alabama's free pass into the playoff? I still think OSU would be the team that should have been left out, but doesn't it at least raise the question?
Mark May kept pointing to how Alabama steps up when the chips were on the table? Well, so did FSU last year, went undefeated this year, and were questioned time and time again. But Bama got a pass because of the unquestioned strength of the SEC west.
Don't look so strong now.