The purpose of the College Football Playoff, who’s championship game will be held this upcoming Monday, is to find the two “unequivocally” best teams in the country to have them face off. Even with the new process some still have questions about if the two best teams are truly going to play on Monday.
One of those people is former college football head coach and ESPN analyst, Lou Holtz.
Holtz was stopped by TMZ last week and was asked about who he thought was the best team this season where he surprised some as he picked Alabama.
“We’re going to find that out, but we have a different team each and every week,” said Holtz. “I think LSU is the best team (in the title game), but to me, Alabama was the best team, but they aren’t going to be playing in the championship because to win, you’ve got to be lucky.
“You’ve got to be lucky.”
Alabama, who finished the season 11-2, was ranked inside the top four of the playoff for most of the regular season until a 45-41 loss to LSU. The loss to the Tigers wasn’t the only deterrent keeping the team from the playoff.
Numerous key injuries that included their best player on offense in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and on defense in linebacker Dylan Moses were too big of obstacles to overcome. Throw in a loss in the Iron Bowl and the Crimson Tide found themselves in the Citrus Bowl.
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Patrick Dowd is a Reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via Pat_Dowd77
