Alabama football has revenge on their mind in a College Football Playoff rematch with Clemson. Here are five reasons the Crimson Tide take down the Tigers.
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Nick Saban has built a machine at Alabama. One way or another he pumps out 7-foot, 350 pound monsters that crush their opponents with ease. The Crimson Tide have lost three times in their last 42 games. One of the teams to upend the Tide in that span is their opponent in the Sugar Bowl, Clemson.
Dabo Swinney managed to do the impossible a season ago. Nick Saban was 4-0 in national championship games until Swinney’s Tigers beat the Tide in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion. Saban might downplay the rivalry aspect, but he hasn’t forgotten how his last season ended.
Alabama snuck into the College Football Playoff this year after falling to Auburn in their regular season finale. The Tide anxiously awaited on Selection Sunday to hear their name called rather than Big Ten Champion Ohio State. Clemson took the more conventional route, beating Miami to secure another ACC Championship.
Clemson will have another upset on their minds, but Alabama is going to get their revenge this time. Here are five reasons the Crimson Tide beat the Tigers in the Sugar Bowl.