Alabama doesn't look like a playoff team, but things might be far worse.
Fittingly, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer decided to go with a black T-shirt for his brush with death on Saturday against South Carolina.Is it arrogance, as Nick Saban suggested on ESPN College GameDay? Is it poor preparation by the coaching staff?Seriously, what is it going to take for Saban to come out of retirement? Maybe he doesn’t even need to be the head coach. Maybe he can just be a part-time defensive coordinator.
Alabama’s inexplicable cratering since that first half against Georgia is one of college football’s great mysteries, but this much we know. This team is getting worse and worse since then and, until further notice, the Crimson Tide shouldn’t be considered a contender for the playoffs. I know that ESPN is really going to make a case for Alabama to get into the CFP, but let’s be honest here. Alabama looks like it might be good enough to make the Music City Bowl. Back to Nashville, baby. Maybe Alabama can get a rematch with Vandy.
When Milroe threw his touchdown in with 1:54 left in the fourth quarter, my first thought was that Alabama scored with too much time on the clock. South Carolina steamrolled its way down the field and countered with ease, but then quarterback Sellers missed a wide-open receiver in the end zone on a failed two-point conversion.
Alabama defensive lineman LT Overton saved the season when he recovered that South Carolina fumble in the third quarter. It was one of the only positive plays for Alabama’s defense in the entire second half.
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