Now that he's no longer coaching the team, Nick Saban is apparently done lobbying on Alabama's behalf. The retired head coach said Wednesday on The Pat

"Because (of) their win over Georgia," CFP selection chair Warde Manuel said. "They won against Missouri. They've beat South Carolina and they won at LSU in a dominant fashion. So when you put those four wins against, you know, Mississippi and what they did ... when we compare resumes, that's how we saw it."

Alabama football is among teams whose College Football Playoff hopes are on life support. Ole Miss is another. Both dropped games they were favored to win this past weekend, and both SEC teams picked up their third losses on the season.

Alabama pulled off one of the biggest long-shot plays to beat Auburn on fourth-and-goal from the Tigers' 31-yard line last season. The Crimson Tide might need a long shot of another variety this year.

Alabama and Auburn meet in an Iron Bowl where both teams are trying to close disappointing regular seasons in style