That playoff scenario still sticks in the craw of Nick Saban, who was the coach of Alabama that year. The Crimson Tide had suffered two losses that season, and though Saban insists his team was better than TCU, it was shut out of championship contention.

Making an appearance on the Pat McAfee show on Saturday, Saban sent a shot at TCU while being asked about teams being left out of the playoffs in general. “We would’ve been 13-point favorites against TCU if we would’ve played them,

Texas A&M (8-2, 5-1 SEC) enters Week 13 with everything on the line, as the Aggies will take on the Auburn Tigers (4-6, 1-5 SEC) in a must-win road test before hosting the No. 3-ranked Texas Longhorns