2014 Alabama football preview: Can the Crimson Tide get to the inaugural College Football Playoff?
Bunn Sports' 2014 Alabama football preview.
Bunn Sports' 2014 Alabama football preview.
Over time, there has been much debate about what is the best rivalry in college football. I believe the Iron Bowl clearly stands above the rest.
As a fan of southern football, I personally would be disappointed if traditional rivalries were removed from the annual schedule.
Arguing whether or not a coach should join is useful for newspaper columnists who are looking for a provocative college football topic to write about in the spring. But in the end, it has a minuscule (if any at all) impact on the success of a college head coach.
Alabama has had very few off-the-field issues during its historic run of three BCS Championships in four years, but this is definitely a shaky start to 2013 for the program as it vies for three in a row.
Alabama enters 2012 with an experienced quarterback, a highly skilled offensive line, and a solid group of running backs (albeit no individual with the talent of Mark Ingram or Trent Richardson).