Clemson is a bad, bad football team. A team I would not want any Big 12 football team to ‘even’ get on a football field with in the national playoffs. But let’s put Tide quarterback Mac Jones and Steve Sarkisian’s offense next in line in our college football rankings after seven weeks.
This Alabama offense is what Auburn’s Gus Malzahn wishes he had at Auburn. Or what Lincoln Riley or Mike Gundy used to have at OU and O State.
By the way..Big 12 fans in case you don’t remember…Sarkisian was Pete Carroll’s offensive coordinator for those iconic USC teams back in the day.
This is a Tide offense with more spread firepower at quarterback, running back, and receiver than any team in the nation albeit maybe Clemson or perhaps Ohio State.
With shocking ease Mac Jones and his offense turned a 24-20 halftime deficit into an easy 41-24 stroll through the park against overrated SEC also-ran Georgia with three straight second half touchdowns.
So much for the question if Georgia’s defense or Alabama’s defense is the premier unit in the SEC.
Nick Saban taunted the Covid-virus and for the 22nd straight time beat another one of his former assistants to show the rest of the college football world once we see Ohio State… the four team national playoff will be looking for a fourth team to join the bracket in January if college football makes it that far.
Saban is a smart dude. Even though defense is his bread and butter he knew what college football was becoming when he benched Jalen Hurts for Tua and installed his first version of the spread. Saban knew even at Alabama you have to score with the other elite spread offenses in college football.
To Saban’s credit he changed his offensive philosophy and his program. Alabama along with Clemson and Ohio State are the top three programs in college football currently. Everyone else is on the oustide looking in if they want to hoist a crystal Dr. Pepper ball.
Saban has an offensive team with more talent than OU, Auburn, and O State combined. He has a football distributor in QB Mac Jones. He has elite running backs and receivers Lincoln Riley wishes he had this season. Saban has a team Auburn will want no part of when the Iron Bowl rolls around and spread guru Gus Malzahn will probably be needing a win to save his job.
Alabama is a beautiful offensive football team. A racehorse who comes down the stretch like Secretariat. Worlds better than any Big 12 offense this season. Every bit as dangerous as LSU’s offense was last season…albeit Jones isn’t as elusive as Joe B.
But there’s Clemson to ponder and probably at some point former Georgia QB Justin Fields once the Buckeyes are allowed to show us what they are this season.
What we learned from this game in Week 7 is the rest of the SEC is ordinary and Georgia’s defense is nothing special when paired against a talented, well coached spread offense.
Which in the end makes this blogger think…after Auburn fires Gus Malzahn will Saban’s now offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian be the next head coach of the Tigers.
Ohio State and Justin Fields…show us what you have in your first game in Week 8.
The bracket awaits while Georgia appears to be the second best team in the SEC because they can’t score with Saban’s sleek new version of the spread.
Note to Lincoln Riley…this is what you used to have offensively and if you want to win a national title before becoming an NFL coach maybe you should become the offensive coordinator at Alabama or Clemson.
Ask Brent Venables if you doubt me.