Paul Finebaum says he’ll call for federal investigation if Alabama is left out of CFP
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The Alabama Crimson Tide‘s path to the College Football Playoff is a simple one: beat Georgia in the SEC Championship game. If Kalen DeBoer and Co. do that, they’ll clinch a CFP berth and likely host a first-round playoff contest.
If the Crimson Tide fail to beat the Bulldogs this weekend, they’re still in solid shape to reach the CFP. However, nothing would be guaranteed, especially if BYU beat Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship game. But even if the Cougars upset the Red Raiders and Alabama loses, Paul Finebaum believes the Crimson Tide deserve to be in the CFP. He told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as much during last night’s episode of The Source.
“If [Alabama doesn’t] make the Playoff [if it loses to Georgia]… I will be back here next Monday calling for a federal investigation of how Alabama lost out,” Finebaum said. “And I hope you’ll be supporting me in that.”
Collins said she would “unequivocally” back Finebaum if necessary.
ESPN’s Football Power Index currently gives Alabama a 66.5% chance of making the CFP. That is the 10th-highest percentage in the country, behind the 8 presumed locks — Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon, Ole Miss and Oklahoma — and Notre Dame (83.2%). Where the Crimson Tide rank in Tuesday’s penultimate CFP rankings will dictate how desperately they need an SEC Championship victory to ultimately make the bracket. Those rankings will be unveiled at 7:00 p.m. E.T. on ESPN.
