After shocking Georgia and the entire country with their win over the top ranked Georgia Bull Dogs in the SEC Championship, the Alabama Crimson Tide found themselves once again competing in the College Football Playoff. They’re lined up against the defending Big 10 champions and current number one seed, Michigan.
One man who has competed in games of equal significance is U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville. The former Auburn Tigers head coach offered his opinion on the University of Michigan’s current playoff run in a call with Alabama news outlets on Wednesday.
“I hadn’t seen much of Michigan. I thought that they would be the team left out,” Tuberville said. “Simple fact is that they were breaking the rules during the year and I thought it would be a better scenario where Michigan would be left out. Not a team that was undefeated that had done everything they possibly could.”
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Michigan is under investigation by the NCAA for allegedly stealing signs in an illegal fashion through the use of advanced advanced technology and scoping out their opponents’ sideline strategy.
Tuberville (R-Auburn) told the press he can relate to catching some unfair treatment from the playoff committee, saying, “I know something about being left out, which happened to me and the Auburn Tigers in 2004. It’s really unfair.”
“I think the Michigan-Alabama game will be a good game. Looking forward to watching it. You never know when it comes down to a one game situation of winning and losing,” he said.
“I promise you one thing — Alabama knows how to play in the playoffs,” Tuberville said.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.
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