The Crimson Tide is rolling on the way to another college football national championship. What is the key to the big wins for Alabama? Nick Saban made sure to create a schedule that put the team in the right position at the right time. Alabama is also stacked with talent that a lot of other teams just cannot match.
There are some teams that might give Alabama a tough time, but they have to make it through their own schedules without getting a loss and that is going to be tough. The Oregon Ducks look like a competitor that might provide challenges to Bama, but people automatically discount any team that is not in the SEC.
Last year the Texas A&M Aggies and Johnny Manziel were the only team to hand Alabama a loss. This year they gave Alabama all that they could handle, but they lost the game. Johnny football is a great football player, but he alone could not beat the tide. Alabama is just too deep all over the field for most teams to be able to compete.
The Florida State Seminoles are rising in the polls. They are still unbeaten and the program is on the rise again. The problem with the SEC is that there are a lot of good teams and they will beat each other up during the season and not get a chance to play for the championship. The scheduling is going to make a big difference. Take the time to look at the Alabama schedule and you will see that Nick Saban did his job before the season started.
The only real test Alabama had was Texas A&M at the beginning of the season. They got over that hump and then rolled over a bunch of teams that really didn't have a chance to beat Alabama without some big breakdowns or injuries. Nick Saban learned a lesson last year from the scheduling of LSU and Texas A&M back to back. They got him once, but not again.
Alabama has a few games left in the season that might present a problem. LSU and Auburn are those special kind of games where your record doesn't matter. These teams don't like each other. The main difference is that Alabama is stacked and they will be rested by the time they play these teams. Bama gets to tune up a lot of those other teams that have no business being on their schedule.
Are you ready to pencil in Alabama into the title game? I think that they will get there. Will they roll over who ever shows up? Last year, there was a lot of hype over Notre Dame getting to the big dance. Will another team show up to play Alabama and get crushed? Oregon has a high powered offense, but they really have not played top competition. Florida State is looking like a good contender and Ohio State is back on the march after getting through the sanctions. It will be interesting to see how the next few weeks of college football will play out. Lots of teams in the top 25 took losses, but the top 2 thru 5 are really aiming for Alabama. What would happen if a team sneaks up and takes Alabama down?
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