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Joel Klatt explains why Alabama will be shut out of Playoff even if TCU falls in Big 12 Championship
By Sydney Hunte
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Joel Klatt gave his thoughts on Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings, the 2nd-to-last ones before Sunday’s selection day.
Georgia, Michigan, TCU, and USC make up the top 4 while Ohio State and Alabama are Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. A few Crimson Tide fans, while their team appears to have no realistic chance of making the field with 2 losses, may still be holding out a little hope that losses by TCU and USC in their respective conference championships could open the door.
That’s not happening, said Klatt.
“Alabama’s not winning an argument over Michigan even if they lose to Purdue. So that brings up TCU, ’cause everyone’s saying, ‘Well, if TCU and USC lose, maybe Bama’s got a path.’ Really? Really? ‘Cause I really don’t view it that way,” he began.
The FOX Sports analyst noted the obvious, that TCU has 12 wins to Alabama’s 10, but also examined the Horned Frogs’ resume, which he feels is better than the Tide’s by far. Klatt feels that it would hold up even if Sonny Dykes’ team were to lose to a Kansas State team in the Big 12 Championship it already beat on Oct. 22. With K-State at No. 10, a win on Saturday at AT&T Stadium would, of course, move the Wildcats up.
“Bama’s best win is Texas, sitting at 20 right now. Guess who also beat Texas? TCU. Guess who did it in a more dominant fashion than Bama did in the exact same building? TCU,” he added. “TCU wins an argument against Alabama, even if they lose. So that’s where I just don’t see a path for Alabama at all.”
“TCU wins an argument over Alabama even if they lose.”@joelklatt shuts down all paths for Alabama to make the CFB Playoff ?⬇️
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 30, 2022
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
