Reacting to Alabama landing at No. 3 in the second College Football Playoff ranking

Two losses. Zero wins over top 10 teams. Number three in the nation. Who would have thought that Alabama football would be here? I certainly did not. It is just such an outlier. When we look at the history of the college football playoff era, Georgia in 2024 was ranked number two in the bracket with two losses, and that was purely because of the auto bid, like the top four Four spots being guaranteed two conference champions. I look at Alabama football at number three, and I recognize just how much it signifies how crazy this season has been, and Alabama in a position to capitalize on it. Look, the Crimson Tide, you know, I was worried about maybe this team getting penalized a little bit, or Kentucky losing, right? That Kentucky game had Kentucky won. That becomes an even more of a signature win, and with the Kentucky loss and losing convincingly, They drop out of the top 10. South Carolina, yeah, you know, you continue to rise there. There's a top 20 victory, and then LSU is clearly not a school that the committee views super fondly as they drop to number 21 with three losses, and none of it matters. You can tell how much this committee values Alabama's strength of schedule, how much the committee values the teams Alabama's played. And that certainly includes Mississippi State, right? That is a quality win. And there is nothing, Mississippi State probably won't qualify for a bowl game at this point. And it won't matter. That is still going to be a quality win for this team. So Alabama is in great shape. And one of my bigger takeaways from this ranking is that I really think that if you go out there and you play. Georgia 2-A, somewhat competitive game, right? As long as you avoid what the result was a year ago, 28-7, you are probably in for a top four seed still. You're probably not worrying about playing the first weekend, and if you are, you're probably playing Boise State at home. Alabama, as long as you avoid absolute calamity against Vanderbilt or Auburn, is in a phenomenal position. Alabama is in a great position to get healthy. That would be a big thing, right? Having so much time to rest up and really prepare for the playoff. And the outlook on this Crimson Tide team really has never been higher.