The Alabama Crimson Tide were embarrassed in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday in Atlanta. The Georgia Bulldogs battered the Tide 28-7 in a game that never felt in reach for Alabama -- and they may have ended Bama's hopes of making the College Football Playoff.
During the ABC broadcast, ESPN announcer Kirk Herbstreit made it clear that a blowout loss for the Tide could mean the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Miami Hurricanes, both two-loss teams sitting at home during conference championship weekend, sneak ahead of Alabama.
“This is all about the SEC Championship, but if I’m a Notre Dame or Miami fan, I’m sitting here pulling for Georgia to just keep rolling along,” Herbstreit said.