Saban: Three-loss Tide doesn’t deserve CFP spot

By Chris Marler

The 10-2 SEC logjam that fans, media, and pundits feared would happen all season worked itself out before selection Sunday. That is the case with most things in college football, where everything usually works out on the field. 

However, with a week to go in the regular season, two of those potential teams are on the outside looking in for the 12-team playoff after losing their third game of the season. As it stands now, only three SEC teams are considered locks to make the field. The growing concern for SEC teams now is whether or not a third loss in the SEC Championship game will keep anyone out of the playoff as well.

Nick Saban commented on that during the Pat McAfee Show. The former coach-turned analyst said Georgia would be the only three-loss SEC team deserving of a spot.

“You got some other teams that maybe didn’t play the same competition, but they didn’t lose games to average teams either,” Saban said on The Pat McAfee Show. “So I think that matters. And the only team that could have an argument to get in with three losses, if Georgia plays in the SEC championship game, they really shouldn’t be penalized. If they would happen to lose the game, they would end up with three losses.”

Notably, Saban’s former team, Alabama, suffered it’s third loss of the season Saturday at Oklahoma.

Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee are the only three teams currently projected to make the College Football Playoff as of the latest rankings released yesterday.