The Auburn Tigers were said to be a "bad" team that the Alabama Crimson Tide didn't deserve to leapfrog the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Miami Hurricanes in the post-Week 14 College Football Playoff rankings for defeating 27-20 in the Iron Bowl this past Saturday night.
That was Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde's read on the situation, anyway. Forde doesn't believe a single person on the CFP selection committee should've been impressed with Alabama for defeating a now-5-7 Auburn team.
"It’s a rivalry game, sure. And an especially difficult rivalry game for Bama when it’s in Jordan-Hare Stadium.