Why you should get on board: You care for Kalen DeBoer’s physical and emotional well-being and don’t want to see what the Crimson Tide fan base would do to a coach who either went two years without winning a Playoff game or won a Playoff game then lost to Indiana.
Why you shouldn’t: Even though Nick Saban is gone, we’re not too far removed from Alabama dominating the sport. It’s OK if this program experiences some struggles or suffers through a mini-drought.
Bottom line: This Alabama team is in the Playoff, but it’s not built like those Saban-era teams. The passing game, a strength earlier in the year, hasn’t been great of late, and while the defense is good, it doesn’t strike fear into you like those peak-Saban units. If you get behind this team, just know the running game — or, more specifically, the lack of a running game — could lead you down a path of heartbreak early in the Playoff.
