CFB analyst explains why Auburn game is more dangerous for Alabama than Oklahoma matchup
By Jacob Moss
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The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide have continued to look like one of the best teams in all of college football since their Week 1 upset loss against Florida State, rattling off 8 consecutive wins and putting themselves right in the middle of the SEC Championship Game picture.
The Tide have 2 remaining SEC matchups on their schedule, with one this week against No. 11 Oklahoma, and its season finale against the Auburn Tigers on the road in the Iron Bowl.
While most analysts would point towards the ranked showdown against the Sooners as the tougher of the 2 matchups for Kalen DeBoer‘s team, Mike Griffith recently explained why he believes the Auburn game is actually the more difficult matchup for the Tide.
“I think the Auburn game is more dangerous than Oklahoma,” Griffith said on the 3 Man Front radio show Tuesday. “Auburn impressed me against Vanderbilt, and DJ Durkin coached with an edge, and this guy is taking his best shot and trying to become a head coach. I think he’s a really good coach, and I think that the Auburn players play with a lot of fire.”
Griffith also went on to talk about Oklahoma and how he believes that John Mateer not being the same quarterback he was early on will limit them against the Tide this weekend.
“I just don’t know that John Mateer has been the same since the injury,” Griffith said. “I think that Brent Venables is a really good coach, and I think that they’ve taken a step, but I don’t think that Oklahoma can stay on the field with Alabama, especially when you consider what happened last year… We clearly didn’t see the best version of Alabama against Oklahoma last year, and I think that this year you will.”
