Still, Alabama’s best win was over Texas, a team TCU also beat. We are fifth in the nation in scoring offense and 10th in scoring defense.” I think our team played well down the stretch and we're playing well at present. And I think you should look at the circumstances around a two-loss team versus a one-loss team and how they are playing at the end of the season, how they are playing at present. “But now that (Bryce Young) is healthier and he's able to practice, I think we're a different team. "We lost two games on the road to one top-five team and one top-10 team on the last play of the game,” Saban said on ESPN platforms Saturday. Then in early November, the Crimson Tide lost in overtime to LSU, the SEC West champion. “I think the whole goal is to get the best teams in the playoff,” Saban said Saturday on ESPN's "SportsCenter." “If there are any teams that are getting in the playoff that we had to play, would we be the underdog? Or would we be the favorite? If we would be the favorite, that means we’re the better team.”Īlabama lost in October to Tennessee on a last-second field goal. View Gallery: Bryce Young: Alabama football quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner With Alabama not playing in the SEC Championship Game, Saban made the media rounds Saturday. Nick Saban, coaching in his 16 th season, made the best case he could for his team to sneak into the playoff. NICK SABAN: How much could Nick Saban, Alabama football assistants earn in bowl game bonuses? GOODBREAD Why Alabama football's CFP case was too big an ask for the selection committee Kansas State in Sugar Bowl: Our score prediction, scouting report That game will be played on Saturday, Dec. The highest-ranked SEC team that doesn’t make the playoff goes to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Instead, Alabama will head to the Sugar Bowl for the 17 th time in program history. The Crimson Tide (10-2) was not included in the four-team field for the first time since 2019 and only the second time all time since the playoff started in 2014. There just wasn’t enough pandemonium for Alabama to make the College Football Playoff this year. The figurative door seemed to crack open ever so slightly after Saturday. All of a sudden, the once virtually non-existent playoff hopes for two-loss Alabama football became more possible. Kansas State upset undefeated TCU in overtime. Mississippi State won 3 of 4 from 1954-57, two in a row in 19 and three in a row from 1912-14 but most of the games in between have been won by Alabama who holds a 77-18-3 lead in the series.Chaos reigned on conference championship Saturday. That win broke a streak of 22 won by Alabama. That ’96 win broke a streak of 15 by the Tide after MSU’s historic 1980 win over #1, defending two-time national champion Alabama. The teams swapped wins in 19 after State won three consecutive games from 1996-98. Prior to that it was Bama with five straight. Currently Alabama has won six in a row after MSU won two in a row. “The Battle of Highway 82” has been a series of streaks you might say. Be sure to listen to this audio clip of Jack Cristil calling the final seconds of that win via. An electrifying interception return by Anthony Johnson just before halftime propelled the Bulldogs to a huge win that made them bowl-eligible for the first time in seven years. The win came during his first year, 2007, by a score of 17-12. It’s going to be a wild week and should be a great game.Īlabama has dominated Mississippi State during the Nick Saban era, winning the last six games by an average of 22 points (25 points in Tuscaloosa). The line for the Texas A&M game did move from -1 Aggies to -1 Bulldogs by the end of the week, however, while LSU and Auburn remained favorites until kickoff.Īlabama is Las Vegas’ favorite team as they rank them as #1. LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn were all favored over MSU. The oddsmakers have opened up the betting lines with Alabama as a 6.5 point favorite for this big time SEC West match-up that has major division, conference and national implications.ĭespite a 9-0 record, this isn’t the first time the Bulldogs have opened as underdogs this year. #1 Mississippi State has been declared an underdog by Las Vegas. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports Alabama Crimson Tide defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs with a score of 20-7. By Josh Barnhill 8 years ago Starkville, MS, USA Alabama Crimson Tide running back Kenyan Drake (17) advances the ball and is tackled by Mississippi State Bulldogs defensive back Kendrick Market (26) during the game at Davis Wade Stadium.
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