The Alabama Crimson Tide were able to still make the CFP field despite losing 28-7 to the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game this past December. It was one of the most frustrating stories of Selection Sunday, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish being robbed of their spot.
Notre Dame may have gotten the rules changed in their favor for the 2026/2027 CFP field, since it now can't miss the field if ranked inside the top 12 at the end of the regular season, but the damage is done. Very few still want conference championship games to exist at all.
Bleacher Report's Adam Kramer is leading the charge to do away with College Football's championship weekend tradition entirely as the CFP weighs losses heavily against seemingly everyone else besides Alabama.
Kramer specifically named UGA-Bama from this past December as one of the shining examples of why conference championship games should be a thing of the past.
"Reaching this conclusion is not without angst. Those who have consumed the sport long enough recognize just how important these games used to be. Conference play still matters, and it will most Saturdays in the fall. But tying it all together with one final game is a ritual we can part with," Kramer wrote.
"Oh, they're trying to keep it alive. Play-in games and other conference-related concepts are being tossed around to keep the weekend intact. The fact that the sport is trying to replace these games, however, speaks to the current issue they create.
"So, let's start the playoff. Let's create more games of meaning and substance. Let's do away with Alabama-Georgia, which showcased just how insignificant that matchup was last December.
"They will always have a special place in our heart, but the Big Ten has this one right."
Alabama and Georgia have brought bad vibes to College Football
The Tide and the Dawgs are convenient rivals for Auburn Tiger fans. Alabama and Georgia really do just happen to act like the bad guys.
Without even diving into any shady off-field behaviors both cultures tend to produce, both programs are synonymous with the same old, same old. College Football is producing record viewership with the rise of Big Ten powers like the Ohio State Buckeyes and Indiana Hoosiers. Who knows which school from a B1G market will spend their way into relevancy.
The Tide and Dawgs are falling off, but they are still attracting enough talent in the region, and their states are making NIL contracts tax-exempt for players, to stay relevant. As long as they're hovering around the CFP picture, the stench of yesteryear's consistency with Alabama and Georgia at the top will turn viewers off.