You have to at least be competitive in a CCG, right?

Wasn’t that the reason SMU still made it last year despite losing?

We might very well see some chaos as the night goes on. I totally understand not wanting to penalize a team for the extra game, but if that is a concrete factor, then why even suit up starters? Throw out your backups, use a vanilla playbook, and gear up for a playoff game. The only thing would be a potential bye, but that wasn’t necessarily on the table for Bama.