Lou Holtz calls Alabama best team in 2019, says Tide weren't 'lucky'
Alabama is always one of the most talented teams in the college football ranks. This year, though, the Crimson Tide didn’t quite make the College Football Playoff.
Losses to LSU and Auburn ended any Tide title hopes, but injuries to LB Dylan Moses, QB Tua Tagovailoa and others certainly hurt the Tide in 2019.
Speaking to TMZ recently, former CFB analyst Lou Holtz said Alabama was probably the best team in 2019 until they were hit with some bad luck:
“To me, Alabama was the best team but they aren’t gonna be playing in the championship,” Holtz said. “To win it, you gotta be lucky.”
Holtz did say he thinks LSU is the best team now, and the Tigers will have a chance to prove it next Monday in the title game against Clemson.
However, it is interesting to think of what might have been different if Moses and Tagovailoa had stayed healthy.
Liked Coach Holtz at both ND and Sakerlina, but please Coach, stop reminding us of the season that would have been. I think LSU just scored again on our defense. RTR
Can’t agree. Young on defense. Agree about the unlucky part as the injury bug hit Bama hard this year. Hard to say anyone but LSU was the best however.
Injuries derailed any hopes of a title this season, but this team still fought hard to notch 11 wins. This is one of Saban’s best coaching jobs considering the attrition at so many key positions.
What I remember most about Holtz was him saying prior to the championship in 2012 against ND that Alabama did belong on the same field with them (look it up) and then not coming back on TV for about a month after the game.
EXCUSES EXCUSES THATS ALL I HEAR. SO IF THIS ARTICLE IS TRUE WHY DID CLEMSON SPANK YALL LAST YEAR? THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL. YALL WILL LOSE TO GEORGIA AND THEN LSU AND MAYBE EVEN AUBURN SO NO THIS ISNT THE ONLY YEAR YALL DONT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.GEAUX TIGERS
First, you don’t have to yell. Actually, whispering will usually have people listen more intently. Secondly, focus on Clemson. As an SEC guy I want y’all to win but it hasn’t happened yet. Third, your Tigers have beaten Bama once in 9 years. Tap the brakes on thinking you’re the best.
Put some mustard on that corn dog. Try to act like you have won something before.
You may want to see if LSU actually beats Clemson before you get all cocky…. It’s been a great season but if you lose to Clemson after running that mouth you may not be able to eat all that crow…
LSU will be a flash in the pan..like they always are. They are good, they are the best team this year. But don’t expect anything to change. Saban has owned LSU and that is t about to change. Go LSU beat Clemson!
You are a Typical Bama fan. You are both poor losers and poor winners so you are always frustrated . The 2019 LSU Tigers are the greatest College offense since 1936 and Joe Burrow won The Heisman by 96% vote in the which is best of all time. This has all happened in just 3 years as Coach O promised all of you when he said “ We are coming and we ain’t Backing Down”. LSU is here now and you Bama fans cant stand it so all you do is return to boasting from Bama’s past and think everyone will buy your greatness. LSU and Coach O are here now so get used to the competition
You look at who his reply to and tell me who is the one that’s poor losers and poor winners….
A LSU fan came to a Bama article to spout off at the mouth after finally getting a win against Bama for the first time since 2011.. Seems to me you’re talking about LSU fans not Bama fans.
You’re just another LSU homer that showed up after LSU had a good season… SDS has been around since 2010 you just got here..
Hey sabanfanman. I will just stick by my first comment to you . You are delusional about Alabama’s greatness and cant stand the thought of a challenge. LSU is now already considered the greatest offense in the history of college football and the Tigers are just getting started so get used to dealing with the LSU Tigers. Hope you can deal with LSU better than you have dealt with Clemson.
So you replied to him twice but skipped my post? You overlooked the idiot LSU fan that posted to get his reply too?
You must be the new LSU troll that will fade away if LSU doesn’t beat Clemson.
Great job at providing locker room material. Maybe take a deep breath and simply relax and enjoy the ride. As a longtime LSU fan that suffered through the Bear Bryant years, I would never poke the sleeping dragon. Sounds a lot like Aggies crowing about kicking the Tigers in that seven overtime blowout – owning LSU with one win in nine tries? Sounds familiar? How did that turn out?
You can now see how boastful and arrogant those Bama fans really are.
On second thought maybe you aren’t really and LSU fan after all.
Actually he can’t see that the first comment by an LSU fan was to troll at best…
Alabama will be back in the playoffs next year I know they won’t miss back to back trips. Alabama will be just fine as long as saban is coaching.
Are you really an Auburn Fan ?
You need luck.. and the refs!
And Georgia needs a miracle. Maybe they might win one in the next 40 yrs.
Georgia how long has it been since you won a natty? You are still known as Choke univ. Even with little Kirby. Ga will never win anything. They are nothing but wannabes. lmao! Bama will kick your butt next year./ Everyonbe will see it come true. lmao!!!!
Shouldn’t you be more concerned about finding somebody willing to coach your sorry team than riding Bama’s coattails?
Shouldn’t UGA fans eventually stop crying about the refs?
So replacing a Butkus award candidate and fellow senior starter at ILB with true freshmen are “excuses?” And if Burrows gets hurt in the 1st quarter and LSU loses a close game, that would just be an “excuse” as well? Yeah, Golden State not having Kevin Durant, Boogy Cousins and later Klay Thompson in the NBA Finals were just “excuses.” The only people who say stuff like that are the ones who always watched and never played.