Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy believes Alabama should be ranked No. 3 in the next CFB Playoff rankings. His view aligns with other national experts. To the disgust of Tennessee fans, McElroy stated the Vols should be ranked No. 8.
Of course, Tennessee fans strongly disagree. If the situation were reversed, Alabama fans would be wailing just like Tennessee fans. What makes it worse for Tennessee fans is that McElroy is a former Crimson Tide quarterback. Not all Tennessee fans remember, but many know that McElroy was 2-0 in two starts against the Vols.
So Tennessee fans calling McElroy biased and a homer is understandable. They don't know or don't care that GMac is sometimes judged by Crimson Tide fans for avoiding being a Bama homer.
Worry must lurk in the minds of Tennessee fans. Two winnable road games, plus LSU in Knoxville, finish Tennessee's regular season. One more loss and the Vols could be out of the Playoff field. Tennessee is not likely to get much of a rankings boost by beating Texas A&M in College Station. There is no boost to be gained by beating Vanderbilt in Nashville.
While the Vols are in Texas on Saturday, Tennessee fans may be hoping the Texas Longhorns knock off LSU in Baton Rouge. One more LSU loss and some of Lane Kiffin's players may lose their zest for beating the Vols in Knoxville the following Saturday.
McElroy's Alabama Argument
McElroy argues that Alabama has more quality wins than Tennessee. He also added that the Crimson Tide went to Knoxville with an injury-depleted roster. McElroy didn't mention it, but some of us believe in the first rankings, the Selection Committee minimized the Tide's close loss to Georgia because of the no-call pass interference mistake.
For Tennessee's head-to-head win over Alabama to influence future rankings, the teams must be in the same pod. They were not last week, and if Greg and others are correct, they will not be after Tuesday either.
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