Below is a look at three reasons why Alabama will win the national championship. Talk about a dynasty.
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Ole Miss was able to overcome the Tide’s offense, in part because Rebel quarterback Chad Kelly (18-for-33, 341 yards, two touchdowns) has one of the strongest arms in college football, and in part because of luck. Unfortunately for the Tide, as we all know, they took a loss to Ohio State in the first-round Sugar Bowl.
In the 14 times Alabama and Clemson have been matched up, Alabama has won 12 times, including winning their last game 34-10 in the 2008 regular-season opener in Atlanta.
He grew up in Alabama, played wide receiver for the Crimson Tide’s 1992 national championship team and coached at Alabama as an assistant. If the Tigers win, they’ll have finished this season a flawless 15-0. All it is [is that] they’re in a different conference. These are great football teams with balance on offense, great defense and the ability to dominate a game. “But both can’t win, can they?” On to the ACC Championship, they narrowly escaped UNC after the “phantom offsides” penalty took the ball away from the Tar Heels after a successful onside-kick attempt with two minutes remaining.
Kearse held his 6-month-old baby close to the Orange Bowl championship shirt he had stretched over his shoulder pads, confetti stuck to his sweat-soaked arms. He’s been known for using his feet in inopportune situations to make the defense pay for dropping too far into coverage, and led the team to an incredibly impressive 47% third down conversion rating.
Yet like other Crimson Tide fans, Smith sees a time when Alabama might consider Swinney for its coaching job should Saban call it quits. You have to be lucky and good to score a lot on Alabama.
“They represent the best, and there’s really no way you can argue with that”.
But two viral videos did come from the team, although not official team accounts, after its 38-0 Cotton Bowl victory over Michigan State. The junior running back gained 2,061 yards and scored 25 touchdowns in 2015. “I am so thankful I had the opportunity to recruit Victor to Alabama and the relationship that I developed with him, and it’s just one of the saddest things I’ve ever had to deal with”. Jake Coker has had a very vanilla season, passing for a little over 2500 yards and having nearly no rush attack to speak of. If he absolutely had to pick a basketball team it would be the Knicks, but he’d gladly trade them for just one championship for any of his other three teams. It was Saban’s second season with the Tide, and they were ranked No. 24 compared to Clemson’s No. 9. Alabama brings the No. 2 total defense and No. 51 total offense into the game.
Saban himself is 4-0 in national championship games, 3-0 at Alabama and 1-0 while the head coach at LSU in 2003.
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The offensive line has been a brick wall, allowing just 16 sacks in 14 games, but ask Eric Mac Lain the secret to the unit’s success and he can’t help but tab Watson. But you also know that you trust your preparation just like they trust theirs. Nine of the last 10 title winners have featured at least one All American on the defensive line. We won’t back off of it because we don’t have enough time.
