No. 6 Alabama (10–2) is far from the presumed favorite in this year’s College Football Playoff, but that hasn’t stopped Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide from finding a way to become a part of the conversation for which teams deserve to round out the top four.
As the debate over the Tide’s CFP chances rages on, a graphic shown during Saturday’s SEC title game between No. 1 Georgia and No. 14 LSU went viral after CBS announcers broke down Bama’s unlikely road to making the Playoff. For those keeping score at home, the SEC powerhouse checked off one of the five boxes on the graphic by soundly defeating Auburn, 49–27, in last weekend’s Iron Bowl.