Alabama primed to repeat



AJ McCarron calls out signals for Alabama's offense. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Image
 

Alabama allowed Georgia to stick around, but the Fighting Irish shouldn't expect the same in Miami.

Jonathan Thompson

     Alabama defeated a stubborn Georgia team Saturday afternoon 32-28. Although Alabama won, Georgia outplayed them.

    Alabama missed blocks, turned the ball over, and played unlike the Nick Saban team we're used to seeing.

     All that being said, they did what good teams do best; find ways to win. Now, Nick Saban will be able to do what he does best; coach.

     Georgia's a  good team. Anyone will tell you that. In fact, "Georgia is a great team," according to Saban. But they couldn't find a way to win. They had their shots, they just couldn't get it done.

     As for Alabama, they have a lot to fix. They have to have better blocking on pass rushes. They have to take care of the ball. They also have to work on stopping the two-minute drill on defense. But Alabama won, and they're in the hunt to repeat as BCS National Champions.

     Lets move into Notre Dame's mindset. All of these mistakes by Alabama should give Notre Dame confidence, right? Wrong. Now Nick Saban has a month and six days until the BCS Championship. Don't think Nick Saban will let any of these mishaps slide.

     He'll jump on them, fix them, and make his players better. They'll come out sharp against Notre Dame, and they'll need to. Notre Dame is a good team built around one of the best defenses in the land, but it's going to take a perfect game from Notre Dame to even contend.

     That being said, even Monte Te'o won't be enough to stop Alabama's top tier running backs. Alabama's defense will cause the Fighting Irish problems, too. It will be a good game, but Alabama played their championship, and they won.

    There's a reason the SEC has won six straight titles. There's nothing except Alabama themselves keeping the SEC from getting to seven.