re: SI : 'Only Thing in Alabama's Way Is Alabama': Can Anyone Beat the Tide? Anonymous Coaches

I’ll be honest, I see Clemson as the favorite. We should get by ND (although I don’t think it will be the cakewalk some seem to think) but Clemson has had our number. They beat our arse two years ago and they have the best QB in the country and a freak athlete at RB. Their defense is always aggressive as hell and well schemed. Without 69 and 17, you have to sort of Clemson. It will take one hell of a game from this Bama team to pull that one out. We need Sark to have his head in the game and getting 17 back for the natty would be huge.