Who wins and why?

I am taking the Sooners and my first complaint is why do the SEC teams have to play each other in the first round, lol.  Seriously, I don't care, but why!?

2 minutes ago, theguru said:

I am taking the Sooners and my first complaint is why do the SEC teams have to play each other in the first round, lol.  Seriously, I don't care, but why!?

There are two rematches in the first round, and that shouldn't happen, IMO. 

1 minute ago, TheDeuce said:

There are two rematches in the first round, and that shouldn't happen, IMO. 

I feel the same way, no round one rematches but it is what it is.

Everything tells me to pick Oklahoma, so I'll go Alabama for no particular reason. I expect a one score game probably decided by a turnover.

Alabama definitely got the most generous selection of everyone. Having one conference loss over the regular season was probably what got them in, along with beating Georgia. I don’t think rematches are ideal, but there wasn’t much avoiding it with the amount of SEC teams getting in.

Just don't think Oklahoma can get them a second time. Unfortunate matchup for each.

Alabama -1.5 favorite over Sooners.

Alabama got in and got the best draw IMO. They beat themselves when they lost to Oklahoma the first time. I think Oklahoma is the worst out of the P5 teams in the playoffs. Bama if they win this one, then gets Indiana. Which as impressive as the Indiana win was, I think OSU is the best team. Bama will have a real shot to make the final four. 

Bama doesn't deserve this game and if they do BYU should be in the playoffs as well.

On 12/7/2025 at 4:55 PM, futurecoach said:

Alabama got in and got the best draw IMO. They beat themselves when they lost to Oklahoma the first time. I think Oklahoma is the worst out of the P5 teams in the playoffs. Bama if they win this one, then gets Indiana. Which as impressive as the Indiana win was, I think OSU is the best team. Bama will have a real shot to make the final four. 

As a Bama fan, they are a good team. Oklahoma and Georgia brought different pressures that rushed throws and blitz pickup needed to be better. I think Simpson is good, but he needs guys to make plays when they have the opportunity. 

 

Right or wrong on the rematch, I don't agree with a rematch. This system is broken and needs to be fixed. There are some retired coaches that could lead the committee to help fix this. 

 

12 hours ago, BobbyKnight said:

As a Bama fan, they are a good team. Oklahoma and Georgia brought different pressures that rushed throws and blitz pickup needed to be better. I think Simpson is good, but he needs guys to make plays when they have the opportunity. 

 

Right or wrong on the rematch, I don't agree with a rematch. This system is broken and needs to be fixed. There are some retired coaches that could lead the committee to help fix this. 

 

There are some retired coaches on the committee now.

As for Bama, they are a "Good" team. That said, I don't think they win a 2nd game if they were to find some offense and beat Oklahoma in the first game. 

9 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

There are some retired coaches on the committee now.

As for Bama, they are a "Good" team. That said, I don't think they win a 2nd game if they were to find some offense and beat Oklahoma in the first game. 

The game was close this year. I think adjustments will be made. Don't turn the ball over, win 3rd down and finish drives / field position. It will be who can make the adjustments. It will be fun. 

As always, Alabama got in when they shouldn’t have and got a great draw. Alabama got absolutely dominated in the SEC title game and didn’t move a single spot in the polls. Seriously? 

The Oklahoma offense is not very good and it’s very hard to beat a team twice. Give me Alabama 24-13. 

3 minutes ago, BigBoss69 said:

As always, Alabama got in when they shouldn’t have and got a great draw. Alabama got absolutely dominated in the SEC title game and didn’t move a single spot in the polls. Seriously? 

The Oklahoma offense is not very good and it’s very hard to beat a team twice. Give me Alabama 24-13. 

As always?

So with your prediction, I'm assuming you believe neither Alabama or OU deserved to be in the playoffs?