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Alabama Excluded from Playoff; SMU vs. Penn State Preview
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12/9/2024
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I guess the first thing I want to know is, what was your reaction to Alabama getting sent packing?
00:12
You know, I think it was when you look at all the teams that are involved now in the playoff,
00:16
the 12 teams, I think it was the right decision. You know, I think in those Alabama fans obviously
00:21
didn't think that way but felt like they deserved to be there. But the way that you saw SMU play,
00:26
the way Clemson's situation came down with the ACC championship game, you knew that was a
00:31
possibility. And then obviously the way it happened, you know, Alabama finds this one
00:35
on the outside. Listen, you have South Carolina, Miami, Ole Miss, all those teams all wish they
00:40
were in the playoff. It wasn't going to happen. I think at some point down the road, we'll see
00:45
the playoff expand. We'll maybe get to 16 teams. But these are the 12 teams that really kind of
00:50
get their best chance to go out there and see what happens in college football.
00:54
So how do you think they'll do SMU against Penn State?
01:01
You know, I think it'll be a back and forth type game. I mean, I think Penn State
01:04
plays a little better defense. We saw SMU come up to a really slow start against Clemson. Clemson's
01:10
defense really kind of held them in check a little bit. They come on and turn it on in the second
01:14
half to really make that late push and almost pull off the win. I think Penn State's defense
01:19
is a little bit better. I think Penn State will have an opportunity, you know, to win this game.
01:23
I think it'll be a back and forth game though. I think both these two teams have a pretty good
01:26
offense right now. They're putting up a lot of points. Someone's got to find a way to stop
01:30
somebody. And I think Penn State's probably going to have the opportunity to do that.
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