Quote Originally Posted by sweetwater View Post
Bama's first game of the season was against #8 Michigan. (at the time) That would qualify as a powerhouse opponent. They did play WKU, they also played 5 top ten and 2 top twenty teams during the entire season. That's exactly half the season playing top twenty teams and more than a third playing top ten teams.

ND played 2 top ten teams (counting Bama) and 3 top twenty teams. They also played one less game because they are not in a conference and they had no conf. championship game.

We all know that being popular or classy doesn't win games, ND is proof of that. Being from Bama I can say that we don't want to be classy or popular, we'll leave that to those folks up north, we just want to win. Football is a tough physical game and you can't be nice and classy as such and win consistantly. Without ND's rich and influential alumni they would not have been there. And since when is Alabama a popular place that is known for wealthy and influential alumni? Uhhh never. They're like Kentucky and Mississippi, pretty much at the bottom of every barrel. Now two of those states are national champions and I'm so proud of that.

It doesn't matter what system is used, the best teams will adjust and win and be champions. As far as the Bama loyal fans are concerned, just man up and play football. When you lose just say "I lost and it's no one's fault but mine." If you beat us then celebrate and have a good time, you've done something that a lot of people have never done.
Ton's of teams have done it, just not recently since Nick Saban has been there. I don't know if you have noticed, but upsets happen in the NCAA tourney all the time. In a one-and-done situation, you have no idea how Alabama, or any other team would have done. In a popularity contest, we will never find out.

As far as schedule goes, did Alabama play anybody away from home? Did you really bring up Michigan? The team that couldn't even win the lowly Big Ten? I would love to see Bama's defense play someone with an offense, because the offense in the SEC are not good. Florida was ranked 3rd in the BCS and their offense was ranked in the 100's. Louisville was pretty weak on defense and the Gator offense struggled against them.

To end this, I believe Bama was the best team in the country, but I would love to see them against Oregon or even KSU. And don't overlook Notre Dame's record, they went on the road at USC and Oklahoma and won. They earned there way there as much as Alabama did under the current screwed up system.

Last but not leats, this is not an SEC dominance deal, it is a Crimson Tide/Nick Saban deal. They just happen to play in the SEC.