Alabama is a 6.5-point underdog in its College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup against No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Friday. But what if it had been Oklahoma, not Alabama, going up against Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza and the Hoosiers?
Few people would have given the Sooners much of a chance against a 12-1 Indiana team that knocked off top-ranked Ohio State to win the Big Ten championship and is ranked in the top 10 in the country in both total offense and total defense.
Simulating a best-of-7 between OU and Indiana
Alabama obviously defeated Oklahoma in the opening round of the CFP, winning 34-24 and earning the right to face Indiana in the quarterfinals.