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Alabama won't be able to count on the CFP committee to save it twice in 2026
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Bama Hammer Feed
But buried within ESPN's assessment was a warning that could ultimately define Alabama's season:A lack of statement wins.
Alabama put together four consecutive wins against teams ranked at the time last fall when knocking off Georgia, Vanderbilt, Missouri and Tennessee.
Those victories gave the committee enough quality wins to look past some of the flaws on Alabama’s resume.
So the message entering fall camp is simple: Don’t just win games — win the right games.
Because Alabama got the CFP committee to look past its flaws once.