College Football Fans Trolled Alabama After Humbling ReliaQuest Bowl Loss to Michigan

College football fans had some fun at the expense of the Crimson Tide.

Michigan Wolverines wide receiver Fredrick Moore celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the ReliaQuest Bowl. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

College football fans who thought Alabama deserved a spot in the CFP may want to look away.

The Crimson Tide were left on the outside looking in at this year's College Football Playoff, a decision which led to plenty of complaints from fans of the SEC program, who felt they were a superior team to many of the teams in the field.

Rather than compete for a national championship, Alabama was instead matched up with Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl, a game which they were widely expected to win given their status as a CFP snub.

Things didn't quite go to plan for Kalen DeBoer's side, who were handed an ugly 19–13 loss in the bowl game. Their humbling defeat led to plenty of jokes from college football fans, who certainly did not forget the loud cries from those claiming Bama deserved to be in the CFP, a stance that was based largely on hypotheticals.

Nothin’ hypothetical about it. pic.twitter.com/VUpiu6pRz1

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 31, 2024

Hypothetical Alabama a little different than Actual Alabama

— Bud Elliott (@BudElliott3) December 31, 2024

That’s another quality loss for Alabama, considering Michigan beat Ohio State in Columbus and almost beat Indiana in Bloomington.

— Assembly Call (⚪,🔴) (@AssemblyCall) December 31, 2024

aLabAma sHOulD haVE mAdE thE pLAyoFf

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 31, 2024

Vegas thought Alabama would beat Michigan by a lot. But that’s why you play the games.

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) December 31, 2024

Hey.

What matters is Alabama would beat Michigan in a hypothetical game.

— College Football Report (@CFBRep) December 31, 2024

Please say Alabama didn’t want to be there. Please say Alabama didn’t want to be there. Please say Alabama didn’t want to be there. Please say Alabama didn’t want to be there. Please say Alabama didn’t want to be there. Please say Alabama didn’t want to be there.

— Brendan Sonnone (@BSonnone) December 31, 2024

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