re: Bama would be screaming bloody murder if they were undefeated and got left out.

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But, Alabama didn’t pass the eye test against Auburn either. It’s like collectively everyone in the country just forgot Alabama needed a miracle to beat a BAD Auburn team

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Here's the difference. Alabama needed a miracle plus 4 OTs to beat a bad Auburn team in 2021 as well and led the title game with 8:05 left in the 4th. Nobody should be shocked that an Iron Bowl in JHS was tight. They're all that way.

If it had been the last game of the season, the performance would have been more problematic but it wasn't. They came back by beating #1, who was riding a 2 year winning streak, on a less-than-neutral field. That further suggests the AU game was an outlier.

Everyone knows bad games happen and a single bad game can be overcome as demonstrated by Alabama yesterday. Travis isn't coming back, FSU isn't the same without him, and there's simply no way to scheme around his loss.