The Alabama Crimson Tide unfairly made the College Football Playoff's 12-team field over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Sunday, and many have their theories on what caused the CFP selection committee to make that gaffe.
Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy believes the fix was in the moment the committee started hyping up the Auburn Tigers, in his words, like the 1985 Chicago Bears.
"This is when you knew ESPN and the SEC had it rigged for Bama no matter what. When they made it sound like Bama escaping Auburn who was so bad this year that they fired their coach was like beating the 85 Bears.