TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama beat Auburn by 18 points on Saturday night and no one was surprised. An undefeated regular season was met with a collective shrug.
When the College Football Playoff selection committee meets in Texas early this week, it will surely begin its discussions as it has all season: Alabama will be inked in at No. 1, and the debate will move on from there.
But that routine act of agreeing that Alabama possesses the best team in America has its pitfalls. Because in doing so, we’ve overlooked the job Nick Saban has done in Tuscaloosa this season.