re: Only 6 of the SECs 65 Draftees did not play Bama because of Covid. 4 of those went to LSU

Not going to spend all day dispelling the misguided basis of this thread, but don't take the OP's original post as fact. To claim that Covid did not substantially alter the playing field in Alabama's favor is ludicrous.

First, there is no debate Alabama was the best team in the pandemic "season".

However, the whole premise of the post is off base. It ignores how many opt outs and players out with Covid substantially diluted all of college football, including the opponents Alabama faced. The fact that a player wasn't drafted doesn't mean that player's absence wasn't felt by his team. A perfect example is Jhamon Ausbon at Texas A&M. He wasn't drafted, but he would have been the Aggies' top receiver had he not opted out of the Covid season.

The OP demonstrates how the majority of Alabama's opponents were missing at least one of their top players solely due to the global pandemic. To pretend that Alabama faced a normal schedule or the best that other programs could offer is ignorant.

For example: LINK

Not to mention that Alabama did not have to play a true road game as crowds were not close to full capacity.

Alabama will be remembered as the best team in the Covid era, but comparing its season to the best teams in college football history is speculative at best. It's not the Tide's fault, but it did not get the chance to prove whether it belonged in that discussion. To be considered the best ever, a team has to win tough road games, and it has to face the best programs in the country at their best. Alabama simply did not get a chance to do so.