Are Alabama and OU the clear two best teams this year, and is there a gap between Alabama and OU?
“I've been asked that a lot, why Alabama is better than Oklahoma. But they're not better; it was very, very difficult to separate the two teams. In fact, when we had our predictions meeting, I fully expected to emerge from that with Oklahoma No. 1. There's really nothing against Oklahoma, we just felt a little more comfortable with Alabama. When you're looking for a No. 1 team, sometimes you're looking for more flaws than things that really stand out because all these teams are very good.
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