DeeBeepy

Hey guys! I'm an Illinois native that has been an Alabama fan for years, and I have never been to a game at Bryant Denny. I've always wanted to, it's definitely a bucket list item of mine, but distance and cost have always been obstacles that have prevented me from making it to a game. I'm hoping to finally remedy that this year. I'm planning on going to the game against Tennessee in October.

I'm asking a couple things: Firstly, assuming price is not a major factor (I'm definitely not wanting to get nosebleed seats but not trying to spend a grand on each ticket either), where is the best section to get a ticket that will give me the best value for my money? Secondly, any recommendations on places to eat or things to do around town before or after the game? Lastly, any suggestions on where is the best place to park for the game? I know there are a lot of different options, just curious what people with actual experience going to the games might suggest.

Thanks in advance!

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I have a number of buddies, non-southerners, who have zero interest in seeing Bama vs Clemson IV or whatever, and will simply do something else with their time that night. And these are die-hard CFB fans. And yes, this is a bit of a problem for the game.

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Your buddies may be telling the truth. I can't say that they are lying because I don't know them. But what I can say is that TONS of non-SEC fans say crap like this all the time, but the ratings don't lie. Fans still watch in record numbers. Even though people clearly have Bama fatigue, droves of people will tune in, on the sheer hope that maybe they will get to see a team take Bama down.

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Jalen may stay,redshirt next year, and try to beat out Taulia and Paul Tyson in 2020.

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This would be the absolute dumbest thing in my opinion. I don't think Hurts would be able to beat out one of those guys anyway, but if he did, it would be the worst possible thing for Alabama. With the new transfer rule, good QBs will not wait two years to get a starting job. At a place like Alabama, you might be able to convince them to sit one year, but definitely not two. If you start Jalen as a fifth year senior, then Taulia and Tyson both transfer and we are left with no one.

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Clemson barely best Syracuse because they had a 3rd string QB in the game.

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Syracuse scored 23 on Clemson's defense. Does Trevor Lawrence play defense too?

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Of course you know I was referring to the fact that the committee has never left out a one loss champ in favor of a conference runner up.

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Since you want to go that route, find me ONE SINGLE INSTANCE since the CFP was created where there has been a one-loss team that did not win their conference and didn't make the playoff. The fact is, ending the season with one loss and NOT winning the conference is rarely ever going to happen (Alabama is the only team that has done it) so of course the committee has never been faced with this decision. The fact remains that Alabama has appeared FAR more dominant through 12 games than Ohio State or Oklahoma. It's not even close.

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Let’s get real. Which victory has established Bama as an all time great?

Auburn? Lol
LSU? Give me a break
Miss St. Come on
Texas A&M. Get real

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Who does Bama need to beat? The '85 Bears?! This Alabama team has had the most dominant season in college football history.

Also, I'm laughing so hard at you saying over and over again that 'the committee has never done that' in regards to selecting a non-conference champion over a 1-loss conference champion.

a) you act like this committee has been in place for decades. The CFP is still a fairly new entity and there will inevitably be a number of things that the committee will do over the years that has 'never been done before'

b) you point out that the committee has never chosen a non-conference champion over a 1-loss conference champion, but you leave out the fact that UCF was left out last year, and they were an UNDEFEATED conference champion. (I'm not saying UCF deserved to be in last year, but it still negates the argument you are trying to make)

No, the committee has never chosen a 1-loss non conference champion over a 1-loss conference champion. The reason for this is because they've never been in anywhere close to a position to consider doing that. This is that situation.

I've said this over and over again, but I'll say it once more. Some people in this thread keep treating a conference championship like it's a playoff qualifier, and IT IS NOT. If you treat the conference championship games like just another game on the schedule, neither Oklahoma or Ohio State would have a case to pass Alabama in the rankings, even with a loss to Georgia. I get that pretty much every other sport gives their conference champions an automatic playoff bid, but that is not how college football works. It has never worked that way. Alabama got into the championship game (and won it) in the BCS era without winning their conference, and that was when there were only two teams in the mix instead of 4. The CFP selection process is not so different except that it's a human comittee instead of a computer. They are still looking for the BEST 4 TEAMS, not the BEST 4 CONFERENCE CHAMPS. Until some of you guys can wrap your mind around that, you will never get it.

ONE MORE THING: All this talk about how this or that will 'tear college football apart' is a joke, and a total overreaction. It will do no such thing. I realize there is Bama fatigue, and fans all over the country would love for another team to take them out, but be that as it may, people are still watching the playoffs and championship games in record numbers. I heard so much talk last year about how the ratings for an all-SEC national championship game would be so bad, because half the country wouldn't be interested. Well...turns out the Alabama/Georgia national championship game was the second most watched cable event EVER. So get out of here with that crap. No matter what decision the committee makes this year, it won't 'tear college football apart'. It will make some teams mad, just like it does every year, and they will get over it and try again next season, just like they do every year.

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If they beat Texas and Army gets ranked like they are in the AP and coaches poll, they would have 4.

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Army is still not ranked in the CFP rankings, but Missouri is. So that makes 4 ranked wins for Bama and still only 2 for Oklahoma (3 if they beat Texas).

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And Oklahoma would have avenged that loss.

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Avenging a loss is a moral victory. It doesn't negate the fact that you lost to them earlier in the season. That loss doesn't suddenly get erased from the record books. It's still there.

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Do you not see the difference between them having 2 losses last year and only one this year?

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Yes. Do you not see that Alabama and OSU/Oklahoma would both have 1 loss, and that Oklahoma's/OSU's loss would be worse than Alabama's loss? You are once again treating the conference championship as a playoff qualifier, and it's not. It wasn't a qualifier in the BCS system, and it's not a qualifier now.

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Ohio St would have Michigan and Penn State.

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LOL. LSU is arguably better than either of those wins, and Penn State is definitely nothing to write home about either. Alabama's wins against A&M and Mississippi State are definitely comparable.

And again, OSU's loss to Purdue will hurt them just as much this year as their loss to Iowa hurt last year. Close wins against a couple other BAD teams don't help their case either.

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With a loss to UGA, our 2 best wins are against a 9-3 LSU and 8-4 MSU. Not much to write home about.

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What wins does Ohio State or Oklahoma have that are better?

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Oklahoma would have revenge on the only team to beat them (which happens to be a top 15 team.

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So what. I don't understand this idea that beating a team that previously beat you completely negates the regular season loss. It doesn't. Good for them if they beat Texas in a rematch, but they still lost to them during the regular season. You wanna tell me how a close loss to #4 Georgia is worse than a close loss to #14 Texas?