Look at this list of “also rans.”
2020 Alabama CFP
2019 LSU CFP
2017 Alabama CFP
2015 Alabama CFP
2012 Alabama BCS
2011 Alabama BCS
2010 Auburn BCS
2009 Alabama BCS
2008 Florida BCS
2007 LSU BCS
2006 Florida BCS
but who cares. It’s an ESPN/Alabama wet dream and not much else. One sided competition is just orderly so they can sell TV revenues.
It’s everything that’s wrong with sports these days.