I might catch some flak on this one but, this Alabama team was obviously deeply flawed with the inability to run the ball with any kind of consistency.
To still reach 11 wins, earn a playoff spot, and go on the road and actually win a game in a hostile environment is a testament to the coaching staff
Some changes are definitely needed, mainly Kapilovic. But we did see a progression in year 2 of the Kalen DeBoer era.
Onward
The committee would have been fully justified had it determined that Notre Dame was a better team to put in the Playoff than an Alabama team wheezing to the finish line. But it didn’t. And it was probably the wrong choice.
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The First Christmas
Top 25 wins don’t matter. SOS doesn’t matter. Head to head doesn’t matter (just ask Clemson). Some of the teams in this playoff would lose 6-7 games if they were in the SEC. But ultimately all we had to do was show up and beat Oklahoma and we didn’t. #cfp