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College Football Playoff: 5 Reasons Alabama will win National Championship

By Hunter Kinniburgh

Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban celebrates with his team after the SEC Championship college football game against the Florida Gators at Georgia Dome. Alabama Crimson Tide won 54-16. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban celebrates with his team after the SEC Championship college football game against the Florida Gators at Georgia Dome. Alabama Crimson Tide won 54-16. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide players celebrate after the game against the Clemson Tigers in the 2016 CFP National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. Alabama won 45-40. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide players celebrate after the game against the Clemson Tigers in the 2016 CFP National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. Alabama won 45-40. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Championship Experience

Alabama has been here before. Nick Saban has been here before. Most of the players have been here before. You get the picture, Alabama is used to playing in big games. It is practically in the blood of the Crimson Tide football team and fan base to be in a National Championship game at this point. For that reason, Alabama gets a boost in the experience department. Ohio State and Clemson are somewhat experienced in this but not as much as Alabama, and Washington certainly doesn’t have the experience of playing for championships, not recently anyway.

That gives Alabama a huge leg up in their game against Washington, but also that they would have the confidence to beat Clemson again, or that they owe Ohio State some payback for losing to them in the 2014 Sugar Bowl. The Crimson Tide should have even more confidence heading into this matchup since they are undefeated, and they defeated every tough team they faced this season with ease except for LSU and Ole Miss, but they were wins nonetheless.

Alabama is more prepared for this environment than the other teams. It’s not to say that the other teams in the Playoff aren’t prepared or cannot handle the pressure, just that Alabama is more used to it and has thrived in it in recent years.

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