America loves to root for the underdog. Alabama football is almost never an underdog.
Since scrappy challenger Rocky Balboa beat undisputed heavyweight world champion Apollo Creed, the Miracle on Ice occurred when the United States trounced the USSR in the Olympics. Perhaps, eighth-seeded Villanova beating defending national champion Georgetown Hoyas for the NCAA basketball championship floats your boat. Boise State upsetting Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl showed the appeal of a team that ‘did not belong’ shaking normalcy.
Alabama football’s run for the College Football Playoff
National pundits did not agree if allowing Alabama in the College Football Playoffs was deserving after the Auburn loss and no SEC Championship.