Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne lamented the Crimson Tide being ignored of the Faculty Soccer Playoff on Sunday and recommended the soccer program would rethink its non-conference schedule.
Byrne had pointed to the Crimson Tide’s power of schedule throughout the season as to why Alabama deserved to be within the playoff as a three-loss crew over somebody like SMU. Byrne made the case earlier than the bracket was revealed, however the choice committee didn’t take the bait.
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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (Randy Sartin-Imagn Photographs/File)
It led to questions on whether or not power of schedule mattered to officers who determined the bracket.
“Disillusioned with the result and felt we have been one of many 12 finest groups within the nation,” Byrne wrote on X. “We had an especially difficult schedule and acknowledge there have been two video games particularly that we didn’t carry out in addition to we should always have.”
“Now we have mentioned that we would wish to see how power of schedule could be evaluated by the CFP. With this final result, we might want to (assess) what number of P4 non-conference video games make sense sooner or later to place us in the perfect place to take part within the CFP. That isn’t good for school soccer.”
Alabama was ranked No. 11 within the penultimate launch. However they didn’t have a convention championship to play for. If SMU had defeated Clemson, the Crimson Tide might need been the crew within the match.
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer (John Fisher/Getty Photographs/File)
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Faculty Soccer Playoff choice committee chair Warde Manuel defined why SMU made the sector.
“Your debate on tv actually sums up the controversy within the room,” he mentioned, per Saturday Down South. “We regarded on the variety of wins that Alabama had in opposition to ranked opponents. We checked out SMU’s schedule, they usually have been undefeated in convention. Their losses have been to ranked groups. However we additionally checked out Alabama’s losses to unranked groups. And it was fairly a debate. We worth power of schedule. That’s why Alabama as a three-loss crew is ranked forward of different groups which have two losses. It’s one thing that we talked about fairly a bit.”
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) celebrates the crew’s 40-35 win over No. 1 Alabama after an NCAA school soccer sport Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Picture/George Walker IV)
“However within the steadiness of it, in the way in which that SMU performed in that sport, shedding on a last-second subject objective, nice win by Clemson, nice sport. We simply felt like SMU, on this specific case, nonetheless had the nod at 10 above Alabama. Nevertheless it’s no disrespect to Alabama’s power of schedule. It’s merely wanting on the total physique of labor for each groups.”
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Alabama will play within the ReliaQuest Bowl in opposition to Michigan.
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