We need to talk about Alabama. Yes, this was a week where nine ranked teams lost, but it's high time that we discuss what's happening in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama played their toughest test of the season against LSU -- a matchup of the first- and third-ranked teams in the College Football Playoff standings -- and managed to shut them out 29-0. It was tied for their best performance to date, with an S&P+ postgame win expectancy of 100 percent, a +42.5 adjusted scoring margin, and a 97 percent performance overall.
The scary thing here is that Alabama did that against LSU, which has by far the best secondary the Crimson Tide have seen this season, making Tua Tagovailoa look at least a little mortal.