This time each year, families gather by fireside and candlelight, by holiday lights and the warm glow of the television, to ponder a timeless question: What would your familiar, beloved world be like if you weren’t a part of it?
George Bailey and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” right? Nah. We’re talking about the University of Alabama and the College Football Playoff.
For just the third time in its 11 incarnations, the playoff will kick off without Alabama in the bracket. And much like Bedford Falls in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the CFP is marching right along on its merry way without the Tide.