CBS analyst Gary Danielson shares the two teams he thinks have a chance to beat Alabama
Not many teams appear poised to beat Alabama this season, especially after LSU lost to the Crimson Tide, 29-0, this past Saturday night.
But CBS analyst Gary Danielson, who was on the broadcast for the Alabama-LSU game, believes there are two teams that have a chance to take down the Tide, as he shared during an appearance on “The Paul Finebaum Show” on Monday.
Danielson told Finebaum that he believes Clemson and Georgia “are the only two teams that have a shot” to beat Alabama this season.
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The Tigers are the No. 2 team in the country after their 9-0 start.
The Bulldogs are ranked No. 5 and are 9-1 after their win over Kentucky this past Saturday, which clinched their spot in the SEC Championship Game. Georgia’s only loss came against LSU on Oct. 13. The Bulldogs will face the Tide for the SEC title after the two schools played in last season’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
Danielson had strong praise for the Crimson Tide after their dominant showing against the Tigers.
“The Alabama defense has now reloaded,” Danielson told Finebaum. “It’s taken a little bit of time to get there, but while everyone has been watching Tua [Tagovailoa] amazingly throw the way he has in the first eight games, the defense has been rounding into shape. … I can’t find a weakness on this team.”
Alabama looks to continue its dominant season when it hosts Mississippi State on Saturday. The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs are set to kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
I can see the logic in this. Clemson has the offense and the defensive line.
We have—wait, what do we have? Our ILBs suck, our pass rush doesn’t exist, our OC is inept, our O-line is a bleeding pig patched together with prayers and freshmen, and our freshman CB, bless his heart, is going through the ultimate trial by fire.
Oh wait.
We have Rod.
Rod the god.
With the light of the Benz glinting off his goggles of destiny, he shall launch the pigskin 100,000 miles straight and true, slaying the Goliath of all Goliaths, and leading us into the promised land, the pink slippers showing the way.
We have Rod, Bama. Watch out.
That’s just epic lol
“I can’t find a weakness on this team.”
Then he’s either incompetent or lying. The kicking game is a weakness. The problem for everyone playing them is that you have to be at least somewhat close to their level for that to even begin to matter. Right now, they look like they could win every regular season game without FGs or PATs. In fact, they’d probably snow even more if they didn’t kick either and always went for TDs and 2, because their success rate would probably be over 0.5. So either their kicking game or their insistence on traditional kicking strategy is an obvious weakness, it just doesn’t seem like it is one that will matter unless someone can match up with both their offense and defense.
*score, not snow