Alabama Football: 3 takeaways from Sugar Bowl win over Clemson

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: Mack Wilson #30 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates with teammates in the second half of the AllState Sugar Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

1. Alabama deserved to be in the CFB Playoff, after all

There was plenty of debate about whether or not Alabama deserved to get that last spot in the College Football Playoff, but that argument was put to rest on Monday night as the Crimson Tide took it to the No. 1 team in the nation.

While it’s not fair to say Ohio State wouldn’t have beaten Alabama or Clemson, it is fair to believe that the Tide deserved to be there just as much as anyone else for as well as they played against the Tigers. People weren’t as sold on Alabama heading into the game because they “didn’t play anyone” in 2017 and their best win was Mississippi State or LSU.

That all changed in the Sugar Bowl as the Tide had their way with the Tigers thanks to a strong defensive showing and Nick Saban proved why he just wanted his team to get the chance to prove itself.

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Everyone might be sick of the Crimson Tide, and that’s fair given the amount of success they’ve had over the past decade, but they are just as deserving as anyone else. They will attempt to win their second national title in three years and the fifth since 2009 next Monday against Georgia.

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