Paul Finebaum, Heather Dinich detail LSU's road to the College Football Playoff

Paul Finebaum and Heather Dinich joined Mike Greenberg on Get Up to talk about the College Football Playoff race. That’s where he asked the two of them if there is a path for a two-loss LSU team to make the Playoff. Heather Dinich argues that there is.

“There certainly is, and it’s a historic path,” Heather Dinich said. “Because if they run the table and win the SEC, they would become the first two-loss team to finish in the selection committee’s top-four.”

Heather Dinich then admitted that she didn’t think that was going to happen. However, because it would take adding a win over Georgia to go with LSU’s win over Alabama, she feels like it’s still possible for them to do so.

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“It would be amazing,” Paul Finebaum said. “And Brian Kelly left Notre Dame because he wanted to come south and beat Nick Saban and compete for a national championship. He didn’t feel like he could do that.”

Paul Finebaum then brought up an interesting comparison from before the College Football Playoff era, 2007 LSU, which won the national championship despite two losses.

“And, by the way, Greenie, I’m not arguing in front of the Supreme Court here, but there is some convoluted precedent for what LSU could do. In 2007, when we had the BCS, LSU lost twice. They lost twice in overtime. Still won the SEC and still won the national championship under Les Miles.”

LSU is currently ranked seventh in the College Football Playoff rankings, making the Tigers the highest-ranked two-loss team. The Tigers also control their own destiny in the SEC West.

Paul Finebaum on Alabama’s slim path to the Playoff

During that same appearance, Paul Finebaum also wanted to make it clear that he thinks Alabama still has a slim path to making the College Football Playoff.

“Actually, there’s a very slim path. Here’s the deal, Alabama has to win out. That’s obvious. Then, LSU has to lose twice. If that happens, then if you’re a Bama fan you’re holding on for dear life, then Alabama has to go, they can go to Atlanta, beat Georgia and guess what, they’ve found a way back in,” Paul Finebaum said.

“The mathematical odds of that are very small, but there is still a sliver of a chance.”