Belk Bowl tweets hilarious GIF following Alabama's steep drop to No. 12
From its witty quips to its seemingly endless collection of GIFs, the Belk Bowl undoubtedly has the funniest of all of the official bowl Twitter accounts. Others play it straight and keep it simply business, but the team behind @BelkBowl isn’t afraid to color outside the lines.
With Alabama’s deep drop down the College Football Playoff rankings to No. 12, it will get shut out of the Playoff and likely a New Year’s Six appearance altogether. It may have to play the waiting game when learning of its bowl destination.
Could the Tide be playing on New Year’s Eve, though, as the Belk Bowl’s SEC representative? On Tuesday, shortly after the rankings were released, the popular RedditCFB tweeted this:
Alabama at 12, they'll likely be left out of the NY6 altogether.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 4, 2019
The Belk Bowl Twitter account reacted with this hilarious GIF:
— Belk Bowl (@belkbowl) December 4, 2019
We’ll have to see the result of the conference championships to get a clear view of where the Tide will end their season, but while they will face the unfamiliarity of not appearing in the Playoff or one of the headlining bowls of the college football season, the Belk Bowl is a distinct possibility.
LOL
The committee is not very good at it’s job. #12? In what universe? Currently #2 in the SP+, #3 in the FPI. If the idea of the rankings is “best”, the committee missed the mark by a lot.
If you got smoked by the only two ranked teams you faced all season, you should be grateful you only fell to 12th.
Got Smoked? Alabama is 10 points from being undefeated. Watch the SEC championship game you will see what getting smoked is all about when LSU skull drags Georgia.
And they will. It won’t be close.
Lol, the Aub game you have a gripe but if you really think the LSU game was close because the final score was 5 point final score, need to take off the Bama glasses you’re looking through. That game was never in doubt
Awww…the butthurt is strong with Bama fans.
What a magical season !!! Even a couple of Bama fans pulling for us. Driving this bus feels pretty good. Roll TIGERS !!!
Not butt hurt from losing to the #2 team. Bama was within 3 and lost by 5. Not smoked. Auburn was given 21 points. Clowns man. At the end of the day, Bama loss to two ranked teams, the only two they played. But not smoked. And I’d rather get beat by two ranked than SC.
heck yeah. Revel in those moral victories.
Welcome to my world, bama. Aggies lost 5 games to ranked teams (all ranked in the top 12). FPI has us at 17 (best 5 loss team). I still think we were hosed in the UGA game.
who got smoked
Alabama, didn’t you hear?
One of my favorite things in football is when somebody tells me a game decided by under a touchdown with a couple minutes to go was actually not close. I got a lot of that from Buckeyes in 2014.
And you guys lost to unranked south carolina so………………….
Smoked? LMAO Lost by 5 to #2 team and by 3 to a flunky 3 loss team (always a 3 loss team, forever a 3 loss team). You trying to redefine the word “smoked”? Smoked is when you lose to an inferior Florida team or get beat by UCF….
Those computer rankings are BS
I think they’re better than 12th.
I think the committee just wanted to make it clear they have no path to the playoff.
They could still be top 10 and without a path.
I’m don’t disagree
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So, how many of Bama’s potential first-round picks say “nah” to playing in a mid-tier bowl? This could be epic.
Should be every one of them if they are smart. This issue though is eventually going to make it where all non playoff bowls have teams that are shells of the reg season. I can see in a several years how we may have to go back to making final rankings after conf champ games. Playoffs would still happen for top 4 or 8, but meaningless non playoff bowl games skewed with reduced rosters would not impact final rankings.
I wouldn’t play. Risk injury for the Belk bowl??? Uhhhh…nope
After watching Tua go down, I think a lot of sure fire first rounders are going to skip meaningless bowl games.
Sadly I think you are right. Selfish, but understandable.
When Bama fans have to resort to invoking LSU to troll UGa , its been a bad year for them
Absolutely. Florida fans too
And when Georgia fans are excited about the variety of having their season ended by a different team for a change…
If we lose to LSU it won’t be that upsetting. They are having a historical season. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.
Except when Bama losses to them. It’s butt hurt this, Bama’s run is over that. Georgia’s run has never even started. Every year is there year, then they get beat down by Bama, or SC. Next year is your year.
Y’all have had 3 top 3 recruiting classes. Loaded with talent but another coach that can recruit but not develop… nothing to be ashamed of? You lose to team vastly under talented. You have plenty to be ashamed of lol
That is hilarious coming from a UGA fan. I cannot count the number of fans that came out of the woods to celebrate Bama losing to Auburn. My guess is they were just happy that someone could do what their team hasn’t been able to do.
“I cannot count the number of fans that came out of the woods to celebrate Bama losing to Auburn”
That was every fan. Not just UGA fans.
Not to mention every fan of BamaTime… where’s he been by the way, gotta be a couple dozen bama articles out since Saturday that don’t any comments on them…jeesh, talk about taking failure hard!
BamaTime is the BIGGEST douche on this site….HANDS DOWN!!
Tell me what year it was the last time you won a natty. Yea it sucks this year, bad year for qb. But aye, At least I’m not a UGA fan♂️
Has Bama ever lost in the Saban era without blaming the ref’s? Sad, can they not see the Tide is going out? The elephant is getting old and eaten by Tigers……….should be glad they didn’t play Missouri or it would have been 4 Tiger butt kickings in 2019. I hear Tuscaloosa was sold out of Kleenex………….Maybe the can get The Dumpster Bowl this year!
Or maybe Bama will get a good matchup in a bowl. Maybe UCF.
I’d watch that.
Not a Bama fan but how in the world does losing 48-45 cost you all those spots? I’m a Gator fan who benefits from this and still don’t understand.
I don’t really agree either but I think it’s not because of the loses it’s because they didn’t beat anyone all season. I don’t think it was as much moving them down as it was moving other teams up. Like I said I don’t really agree either so don’t yell at me.
They beat 10 teams this season. And didn’t lose to an unranked team.
Clemson won 12 and yet a lot of people want them ranked lower than #3.
Because the best team they beat this year was a 7 win team. Only 2 (I think) teams they beat are bowl eligible. That puts you behind other two loss teams with good wins.
bama beat 3 bowl teams. A&M, Miss State and UT
Punish Bama because other teams are down right now. SMH.
That’s how it always goes for everybody. Clemson is being punished as well for their conference being down by being ranked #3.
Even though the bottom of the SEC is not as good as it has been, don’t you think they are better than the ACC. It would be cool to see some bowl match ups with the ACC.
This gives the committee cover to keep lsu at #2, so they’ll have to play Clemson in the playoff, by pointing to the weakness of LSU’s opponents, which is ridiculous on its face. If LSU beats Georgia this weekend, look for the same thing to happen to the dawgs. They’ll drop to 10 or 11.
I love how paranoid CFB fans are. LSU is #2 because OSU has a great Offense and Defense. Your defense is the only reason you’re #2. It’s not a conspiracy to get you to play ClemPson.
I don’t care who LSU has to play. Why is everyone worried about which order it is in the top four? If you wanna be the best, you gotta beat the best.
I hate to say this, because I use to work in Ohio and the fans there are relentless and not deserving of their elitist attitude, but I wouldn’t want to play Ohio state this year if I were LSU. I will be pulling for LSU this year in the Playoff, but it will be tough.
No doubt about it. OSU looks absolutely amazing, but if you wanna be a champion, you should not shy away vs good opponent.
1a OSU
1b LSU (I beleive LSU will be #1 after they beat UGA)
3. Clemson
4. UGA (they’ll drop to 6 assuming loss, and Utah and OU win)
5. Utah
6. OU
7. Florida
8. Baylor (they’ll drop plenty after losing to OU again)
9. Oregon (they’ll drop after losing to Utah)
10. Auburn
11. Wisconsin (they’ll drop after losing to OSU by 20)
12. Bama
13. Penn State
14. ND
So, after title games it’ll be:
1.)LSU
2.)OSU
3.)Clemson
4.)Utah or OU
5.)OU or Utah
6.)UGA
7.) Florida
8.) Auburn
9.) Bama
10.)ND
Sorry Bama, you are ranked pretty close to what your wins and losses dictate.. Unfortunately, A&M not winning 8-9 games killed your quality wins. Amazingly, Tennessee winning 6 of its last 7 helped you. Otherwise, you’d have had exactly one win vs a 7 win team. lol. The good news is Tennessee will have more wins next year (presumably 8), so if you can escape Knoxville with a win, you’ll have a win over a top 25 team in 2020! ;)
No way. OSU (deserved or not) will stay 1 because they have a defense. LSU struggles stopping good teams. GA will drop a bit after losing. I think OU ends up 4.
I’d like to see Utah get the last spot
Yeah, I think Utah with a win is in over OU unless the Utah win appears to be on some sort of fluke and OU dominates (which they may). UGA won’t drop much even with a 15-20 point loss they should still be ahead of Florida and AU.
Unless the SEC game is within 3 points late (which it won’t be) AND OSU dominates (which they will), LSU should jump to 1 based on quality wins.
Unless OSU struggles hard with Wisconsin they will stay 1. Does not matter though. Top four is still top four. If Oklahoma beats a top 10 Baylor team handily they should get in. Plus the idea of bamas old qb playing in it makes me chuckle.
So Bama drops 4 after losing to LSU, but UGA only drops 2 after losing to LSU and already having loss to SC. Nah.
Who’d Bama beat though? Their BEST win is Tennessee!!! (or Texas A&M)
UGA beat Florida, Notre Dame, and Auburn. Stop making me say good things about UGAly!
If you want to argue that Tennessee, A&M, and Miss State are equitable wins then be my guest. LOL
AND UGA beat Tennessee and A&M. I would say these are their 4th and 5th best wins. So Bama’s top 2 wins are the same as UGA’s 4th and 5th best wins. Based on what they’ve accomplished this year, UGA is better than Bama. Since Bama didn’t win their division, they don’t get the chance to prove otherwise.
Bama won the games they should have, and loss two they probably should have had they been healthy. You can’t punish Bama because Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Miss State suck.
Losing to an unranked team as bad as South Carolina is a statement.
Bama actually dropped 2 but ok
Bama has 2 losses to the only top 25 teams they played. They should be 12th. Beating the brakes off of bottom dwellers does not impress anyone. Would they beat teams #5 – #10? Probably so. But you only have two top 25 teams on your schedule and you lost to both of them. End of discussion. The dynasty is over! The Dubose, Price, Shula eras are about to begin again. Bama sucks and will always suck!
Just out of curiosity, as an Auburn fan, how do you know what a dynasty’s lifespan looks like?
Auburn has never sniffed greatness for multiple years in a row at any time in their history. Got to be tough being little brother your whole life.
Bama’s best win was Tennessee in Tuscaloosa. The red team’s program is in a clear decline. The red team should let Coach Lyle build them a new brick mailbox and take over the program.
To be clear, you’re saying if a program doesn’t play for the national title every year, it’s in a “clear decline”?
All of this has been said before. It was said in 2013 when Alabama lost to Auburn. It was said in 2010 when Alabama lost three regular season games.
It may be true, but a single season doesn’t make that clear.
I mean, is this all programs like Auburn and Tennessee have now? Since 2008, neither team has managed more than an average of 8 games a year. Alabama averages 12. At least Auburn wins some along the way.
I mean, Tennessee, shouldn’t you at least win a division title before you talk smack about other teams?
Are you saying this year’s results aren’t a decline from the previous year? And wasn’t 2018 a decline from 2017. Based on this, yes the red team is in a declining trend!
Why bring up Auburn which is trending up this year from last?
Why bring up Tennessee which is clearly trending up?
Deflections from the red team’s clear decline!
Let Saban retire; Lyle will build you a nice brick mailbox!
Alabama played for the national title last season. This was the same outcome as 2017, 2016, & 2015.
You’re saying last year – a year in which Alabama played for the national title – is somehow a decline from the previous year in which Alabama played for a national title?
Sure, they didn’t win last season, but that’s your definition of decline?
I’m bringing up Auburn and Tennessee because it’s Auburn and Tennessee fans talking about Alabama’s dynasty being over and their program being in decline as if either program would have any clue what either of those things look like. Auburn is a program without a dynasty in their history and Tennessee is a program for which bowl eligibility is a goal, nevermind any sort of championship.
Wait – sorry I missed that. Tennessee won 9 games in 2016, had back-to-back losing seasons, lost to GA State and BYU at home THIS year to start what MAY BE an 8 win season and you say they’re trending up?
Your other comments make sense now. They’re all peppered with delusion.
There may be a Conference USA site you can join.
2017 national champs
2018 lose big in champ game
2019 finish outside top 10; best win is over Tennessee at Bama. Be careful bashing UT this season. They are Bama’s BEST win! lol
How is this NOT a decline? Are you looking at it in reverse?
mmtanner1974, I realize it is hard for you to know this because you bought your Bama t-shirt at Walmart in 2009, but us Tennessee fans know exactly what a decline looks like. The Vols may not be back yet, but this year was better than last, which was better than the year before. This is the definition of upward trajectory.
Bama, by definition, is on a downward trajectory.
Because I can look past two seasons?
2009 – National Championship
2010 – 3 loss regular season (oh, no! dynasty over)
2011 – National Championship (oh, nevermind)
2012 – National Championship
2013 – Loss to Auburn (no natty this year. team is in decline)
2014 – SEC championship, inagural CFP, loss in Semi’s (see? told you)
2015 – National Championship (oh, well, maybe not)
2016 – Loss in CFP game (here we go. Dynasty is over)
2017 – National Championship (well, maybe not yet)
2018 – Loss in CFP game (is this the end?)
2019 – 2 loss regular season (yeah, this time is the time. dynasty over)
Just go ahead and read all the stuff in parenthesis in your own, natural voice. You sound exactly the same this year as all the other years.
UTfoosball – You may want to think the Tennessee win is Alabama’s best this year, but I’d put almost every other team on the schedule as a better win than Tennessee. There is exactly one fanbase who thinks beating Tennessee means anything and those are the ones in orange and white on Saturdays.
I will admit Alabama has had weaker schedules lately. We all secretly hope Tennessee gets better soon so our SOS can improve a bit.
I can picture you sitting at your computer eating cheese balls and smirking as you got to type all of football dominance since 2009! You probably still have the Javier Arenas jersey you bought at Walmart on as you type. LOL
Getting all riled up over my words, and maybe even a bit nervous that they could be true…this time.
We’ll see.
Good luck in the Citrus Bowl!
And good luck to you in the Music City bowl.
you misspelled Outback Bowl, but thanks for the well wishes!
Sorry, that was me, sitting at my computer, eating cheeseballs – smirking as I type out how the same “dynasty is over” and “program in decline” argument happens every year Alabama doesn’t win a national title.
I was hoping it would point out to you why it’s way too early to make those claims. As I stated earlier, it may be true, but back-to-back 10 win seasons is certainly no indicator.
The Vols get a shot at taking down the dynasty in Knoxville next year.
This year, if JG hands the ball to Crouch, they’d have been down 1 score with 7 minutes to go having already forced 2 three and outs in the second half.
Both return a bunch of young talent next season. Surely the red team won’t let the Vols keep them from a top 10 finish next season…
Hopefully, it’ll be a good game next year. I believe we’ll see the power of the SEC swing over to the East in the next few seasons.
I’m hoping your team plays well. I’m sure there’s a lot of Tennessee fans turning 21 next year hoping to be able to celebrate the first SEC championship their Volunteers have won in their lives.
Maybe they can all drink up in the shirts THEY bought at Walmart next to the knock-off red Alabama ones you guys must sell up there.
Honestly at this point the most important thing is to get a lot of the younger players more practice and reps. It’s not a “meaningless” game it’s a live scrimmage for the players who will have bigger roles next year. Let Mac play a half then Little T play a half.
Kerouac?
Georgia would know a whole lot about being Butt hurt. 2nd and 26’s worth….LSU 46, GA 24
The game wasn’t as close as the final score.. Alabama got their asses handed to them.. Nicky the quicky has lost whatever he had.. Welcome the new Urban Meyer to the SEC
This committee is so tilted that it is pathetic. It has so many lousy Big 10 teams ranked way to0 high and two Pac 12 teams that are weaklings. Oregon proved the committee’s incompetence last night. Back to the BCS Top 4. At least the computers are not biased with personal agendas..
Hate all you want but the truth is Bama won 10 of its games by halftime and scored over 40/45 points at will in most every game. Hate is not a very honorable characteristic, truth is. Bama is better than Oregon, Utah, Baylor, Penn State, Wisconsin and yes, Auburn.