ESPN College Football Analyst Takes Big Shot At Alabama
Although the Alabama Crimson Tide failed to make the College Football Playoff, they remain a hot topic in the sports world.
Alabama finished the regular season with a 9-3 record. Most people assumed Kalen DeBoer's squad would miss the playoff after getting embarrassed by Oklahoma on Nov. 23. Fans in Tuscaloosa were holding out hope that the committee would give their favorite program preferential treatment, but that didn't happen. As a result, they've been complaining about the CFP for the past week or so.
During ESPN's halftime show for the Hawaii Bowl this week, analyst Trevor Matich fired back at Alabama and its fan base.
Matich was handing out gifts for the top college football teams in a segment where he called himself "Trevor Claus." Let's just say his present for Alabama this Christmas was quite cruel.
"Well, they lost three games, Alabama did, and so they did not make the playoff,” Matich said. “And so I’m giving them the gift of music, Zubin. The gift of music. So they can have just a better feeling around their complex."
Matich then pulled out a mini violin and said he'll play "Cry Me a River" for the Crimson Tide. If that wasn't bad enough, he then started playing Oklahoma's fight song, "Boomer Sooner."
After "Boomer Sooner" finished playing on ESPN, Matich talked about Oklahoma stomping Alabama towards the end of the regular season.
Some college football fans loved this segment from Matich. Others, however, thought it was a bit odd.
"This was hilarious," one fan said.
Another fan wrote, "How far has ESPN fallen?"
"The nation's obsession with Alabama - good or bad - is really something," a third fan tweeted.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA - NOVEMBER 23: Head coach Kalen DeBoer of the Alabama Crimson Tide works during a timeout against the Oklahoma Sooners in the first quarter at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 23, 2024 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma won 24-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
If you're an Alabama fan, you don't want to see Matich on TV again this bowl season. On the flip side, if you're an Alabama hater, you'll probably want to see him play his violin all winter long.
Alabama will finish its season on New Year's Eve when it takes on Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Kickoff for that game is at noon ET.
A win over Michigan won't change much for Alabama, but at least it would give the players confidence heading into the offseason.
