Oh, Alabama, we’ll get to you in a minute … A lot of wild stuff happened long before the Iron Bowl.

The craziest, without question, occurred in the Egg Bowl.

What in the literal … was Elijah Moore thinking?

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I guess it is true. You cannot, in fact, spell Mississippi without a “p” … an “i” … an “s” … and another “s.”

Here are 9 more things I’m absolutely overreacting to after the dumbest TD celebration in SEC history merely opened a crazy finish to the 2019 college football regular season.

10. #FloridaMan wastes golden opportunity to win football game

Of course Moore is from Florida. I didn’t even need to look it up. No other state in our fine country produces more people capable of cultivating such compelling headlines. We grow crazy like the Midwest grows corn. It’s our gift to America, really. I hope you’re entertained. I live here. I have to deal with this stuff every day.

(For the record, Moore starred at the private school football factory St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale.)

A few thoughts immediately came to mind as Moore began to, um, celebrate? what should have been the greatest football play of his life.

1. Was that spontaneous?

It looked scripted, especially considering DK Metcalf was flagged for a similar celebration in 2017, but I’m not sure whether the better answer is “yes” or “no.”

2. I’m glad he wasn’t playing against the USC Trojans.

3. The scene from Top Gun, where Maverick is admonished after pulling his circus-stunt fly by.

Coaches and parents try to prepare for everything, anticipate the unexpected, have a plan just in case.

Then wildcards like Maverick show up and you start to question your career choices.

I’m quite certain Matt Luke prepared the Rebels for just about every wrinkle Mississippi State could possibly throw at them.

Reminding his team they can’t pretend to pee after a touchdown? I doubt that was part of prep week.

I can only picture Luke concluding the final team gathering and saying: “That just about covers the dog-pee celebrations.”

9. Can you imagine if that play ends Matt Luke’s tenure in Oxford?

If so, what a crappy way to go out.

Moving on …

8. Barry Odom’s contract — not performance — made this a very easy call

Mizzou fired Barry Odom after 4 seasons of .500 football. Odom was 25-25, including a disappointing 6-6 mark this season. More damning, he went just 13-19 in SEC play.

Some will insist Mizzou’s decision is a clear signal that the Tigers see themselves as SEC East contenders. That’s certainly the message Mizzou wants to send.

But let’s also be honest: If he had a Will Muschamp type buyout, I’m guessing he’s still the coach. His buyout is a meager $2.85M  — less than a full year’s salary — and will be offset by any money he makes in his next stop. There simply was no financial penalty for making a change. In that regard, it was a very easy decision.

The reality awaiting the next coach: Mizzou finished 6-6, which is 1 win more than I predicted in the offseason. It’s still lagging in recruiting, which certainly won’t get better before the Early Signing Period.

The Tigers are not close to Georgia. They’re not close to Florida. The Tigers’ realistic goal should be to stay ahead of Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The good news: If you’re a prospective coach hoping to land in the SEC, this is a far better situation than Arkansas for the simple reason it’s not in the SEC West.

7. The flip side is … South Carolina

Will Muschamp is 26-25 after getting blown out again Saturday by Clemson to finish this season 4-8. If Muschamp’s buyout were even slightly below “outrageous,” the Gamecocks would be looking for a new coach next week, too. They still might be.

That’s the difference in his situation and Odom’s. That’s the only difference.

Everybody likes big numbers, right? Here’s one for you: 94. That’s Clemson’s combined point total in the past 2 games against South Carolina — the most by either team in any 2-year stretch in their series history.

6. Lynn Bowden has to win Paul Hornung Award

Kentucky’s 1-man show won’t win any national offensive player of the year awards, but he’s clearly been the America’s Most Versatile Player.

He did it again Saturday against rival Louisville.

He completed 1 pass for 4 yards — yet still ran 22 times for 284 yards and 4 TDs.

5. Bottom 5 of Power 5

The worst of the weak, in order of ineptitude, because the alphabet is far too forgiving.

1. Michigan’s defense (Big Ten): It’s bad enough to lose 8 consecutive games to your rival, Ohio State. It’s something else entirely when the Buckeyes topped 30 in the past 7 — and hit 40 in 5 of them. Obviously it’s different defenders over that span, but Ohio State scored a combined 118 points in the past 2 blowouts. That’s the first time in series history the Buckeyes reached 100 points in consecutive games.

2. Louisville’s run defense (ACC): You had 1 job: Stop Kentucky’s running game. Entering Saturday, Kentucky had thrown the ball 8, 7, 15 and 11 times in its 4 previous games with Lynn Bowden at QB. Kentucky threw 2 passes Saturday against Louisville — and ran it 40 times for 517 yards.

3. Nebraska coach Scott Frost (Big Ten): The ‘Skers lost to Iowa, ending their bowl hopes but extending their bowl drought to 3 consecutive years. That’s Nebraska’s longest skid since the 1960s.

4. Alabama’s discipline (SEC): 13 penalties, the most in the Nick Saban era. Crushing penalties, too. They extended drives and ultimately ended the game.

5. Arkansas (SEC): At least it’s over. Or is it? The winless SEC streak is at 19 games … and counting.

4. The 4 Playoff teams are …

1. Ohio State, 2. Clemson, 3. LSU, 4. Georgia.

No disputing the Buckeyes’ bid for No. 1. They looked dominant. There’s also no disputing the fact Alabama is done.

Oklahoma and Utah still have a chance to lock up the No. 4 seed if Georgia loses next week in the SEC title game.

If Georgia wins, we’ll get 2 SEC teams in the Playoff for the 2nd time.

3. Composure & Common Sense 1, George Pickens 0

This foolish decision from Georgia’s freshman receiver led to his ejection against Georgia Tech and also will cause him to miss the first half of the SEC Championship Game against LSU.

There’s just no excuse for any of this. It doesn’t matter what was said, what was done, who did what first. Walk away. Point to the scoreboard, if you want. But walk away.

This isn’t Pickens’ first stupid penalty this season. He’s treading dangerously close to becoming an habitual offender. Nobody wants that reputation.

2. More of this, please

In a weekend defined by absolute, selfish nonsense, Clemson and South Carolina — bitter rivals, too — offered a respite.

Tavien Feaster, once a Tiger, always a Tiger.

See, it’s perfectly acceptable to compete like crazy, knock the bubblesnot out of each other for 60 minutes and still be respectful afterward.

This?

That might be a bit too much.

(It’s all good. That’s Clemson safety Tanner Muse with his girlfriend, a member of the Gamecocks’ dancing team.)

1. Alabama has nobody to blame but itself

Thirteen penalties. Two interceptions returned for TDs. Yet another costly missed field goal. Actually, the most costly.

Saturday’s Iron Bowl loss to Auburn had nothing to do with Tua Tagovailoa’s injury and everything to do with Alabama inability to get out of its own way.

For the first time in the Playoff era, the Tide will be watching at home.

No doubt thinking about the missed opportunities.

Thirteen penalties. Two interceptions returned for TDs. And yet another costly missed field goal. It bears repeating.

Offseasons are filled with late-night “what-ifs.”

This offseason might be the most painful in the Nick Saban era.