Alabama's loss to Oklahoma sets up massive Iron Bowl showdown
College Football Enquirer co-hosts Andy Staples, Steven Godfrey and Ross Dellenger discuss how Alabama's recent loss to Oklahoma will now set up a massive showdown against Auburn. Will Alabama be able to keep their College Football Playoff dreams alive? Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen.
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We get a fun week of, uh, burn it all down, and fire Kaylin.
Of course, as you do, um, obviously with no context or any kind of informed insight, You know, uh, analysis there; then they'll be fine.
They're obviously still poised to win the Iron Bowl and go to the playoff.
Uh, but it's been a minute.
It's fun.
We, you know, still treat every Alabama loss as a special reminder The way things were for, you know, that fifteen-ish year period between, You know.
I guess what Stallings and Saban say.
So, yeah, I mean, overall, like, Alabama is fine.
I've seen a lot of their weakness exposed by type analysis early on this morning.
I don't know if that's the case so much as you might just want to chalk that one up to this Is this more NFL-ish than we want to admit these days?
I don't know if these games are meaningless.
I don't.
I don't think that, not yet.
I keep going back to this every game we talk about.
I should be really curious how we contextualize games like Next Season, Because it has felt like.
Just the top three games in the SEC league every week for the last, what?
Five or six has just been a fistfight you must survive.
And, up until Id say last night with Georgia, it was really hard to find separation In that top 5 or 6.
Alabama, itll be interesting to see where they wind up in the committees rankings.
They're going to be below Oklahoma.
So, you know, I mean, this might wind up getting Alabama sent on the road game Playoffs.
Probably.
Also, let's keep in mind: Auburn went on the road and almost beat Vanderbilt.
Like, you know, they're really talented.
I mean... We, we talked about it all season, how much like resources poured into the, Yeah, I mean, it's like setting up for, you know what is going to happen.
Durkin met with I mean, Durkin is, you know, technically, Officially put an asterisk next to it if you want to.
A candidate to become head coach.
He's done his song and dance to do that for, You know, interviewing with Auburn.
They're not going to come in and lay down.
Like it is, they have a good defense.
They have one of the best defenses in the country.
They just inexplicably had one of the worst offenses.
