Alabama has only suffered one loss in the 2023 season, but many have already given up on the Crimson Tide heading into Week 4. The latest bowl projections by Action Network’s Brett McMurphy are a perfect example of that.
No, Saban and the Tide are destined for the College Football Playoff. Instead, McMurphy has Alabama facing Clemson, another team that’s taken a deep dive from the top, in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.
Last season, the No. 20 South Carolina Gamecocks took on the No. 19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. It was the first matchup between two ranked opponents in the Gator Bowl since 2006 when No. 12 Virginia Tech faced No. 15 Louisville.
This is not a bowl game Tide fans want to be a part of. The masses were upset in 2022 when Alabama had to settle for a Sugar Bowl appearance instead of the CFP.
Alabama last appeared in the Gator Bowl in 1993, where the team earned a win over North Carolina State. The program has only appeared in the contest twice since its inception in 1946.
With three-quarters of the 2023 college football season remaining, there is a lot that can and will change. However, as things stand, the Crimson Tide is not in the best place.
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