The 12-team bracket for this year’s College Football Playoff was released on Sunday, with Notre Dame drawing the short straw as the odd team out while Alabama and Miami snuck into the field as the final two at-large bids.
After the conclusion of Saturday’s conference championship slate, it was clear that there were just two spots for the three teams on the bubble, each having their own cases for and against. Alabama was a three-loss team, but only because they played in a conference title game, which neither Notre Dame nor Miami did. Can you fault them for losing a game that their mere presence in proved they were among the nation’s best?
