Alabama's won the big one before this season but flopped in the follow ups. It nearly crashed and burned last November so the real test is still to come.
We're hitting the home stretch of the new era in college football postseasons. But there's a flaw that remains even after they tried to fix the playoff.
Alabama desperately needs to get well before a huge showdown at LSU in two weeks -- a game that won't mean much of anything if the Crimson Tide can't beat Missouri.