re: Which would you rather?

What you are pointing out is that the preseason predictions were wrong, not pointing out that Bama wasnt talented

We don't know just how talented our team is but it is highly unlikely that 13+ of our starters get drafted like that Bama team With 9+ RD1-2


Also this was before Bama became a juggernaut so this "Bama/Saban bias" was nothing like what it is today and marginal influence at best