Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer had a easy pitch for his workforce making the School Soccer Playoff following No. 9 Alabama’s 28-7 loss to No. 3 Georgia in entrance of 77,247 followers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium within the SEC championship on Saturday.
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“We won’t get frightened about how a lot we lose by,” DeBoer mentioned. “That is the best way I checked out this recreation, and if this recreation applies to and takes away from our resume, I do not suppose that is proper. I actually do not.
“I believe the precedent’s been set, and I do not know how one can go right into a convention playoff recreation once you’re the No. 1 seed and did all these items all year long and taking part in on this recreation towards one of many high groups within the nation as properly, how that may harm you and hold you out of the playoff.”
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Besides the precedent was already set in 2017 when No. 2 Auburn misplaced the SEC championship to No. 6 Georgia in a 28-7 ballgame. Alabama, who misplaced to the Tigers 26-14 in the course of the season, jumped Auburn within the ultimate rankings to make and ultimately win the nationwide championship.
Whereas DeBoer made his case for the Crimson Tide to get a positive rating by the committee on Sunday, a few former Alabama gamers argued this system did not should make the CFP after a lopsided loss to Georgia.
Former Crimson Tide working again Damien Harris argued on CBS Sports activities that Alabama’s three-touchdown loss was disqualifying.
“Damien Harris, Alabama working again, do you suppose Alabama is a playoff workforce? No, they aren’t,” Harris mentioned. “Miami, I’d have quite a lot of confidence that they’d rating greater than seven factors towards (Georgia’s) protection. Texas already did it.
“Vanderbilt, I consider they might do it. This Alabama workforce, particularly the offense, it didn’t look playoff caliber, straight up and down.”
On the Fox broadcast Saturday evening, former Alabama working again Mark Ingram II argued No. 12 Miami and No. 10 Notre Dame ought to soar his former college after the results of the SEC championship.
“Bama, play Georgia within the SEC championship, you lose by 21? I acquired an excessive amount of Bama in me, however you are out,” Ingram mentioned. “Now, Miami and Notre Dame ought to each get in–in my opinion.”
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