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Alabama Has Chance To Be First Wire-To-Wire No. 1 Since 2004 USC
The dominance actually looks a lot like what that USC team accomplished. The 2004 Trojans won by an average of 25 points, but even they had four one-possession wins. Alabama has just one this season, the 48-43 win over Ole Miss. In total, there have only been nine teams in history that have started and finished the year No. 1:
rbr opAs you may recall, that 2004 USC team was stripped of its national title and forced to vacate its final two wins. That team and the 1999 Florida State team that defeated Michael Vick's Virginia Tech squad in New Orleans stand as the only two teams in history to maintain the #1 ranking from wire to wire. Of course, the Tide also has the opportunity to become the first 15-win team in Division 1/FBS history and the first team to win five national titles in eight years while wearing facemasks.
As always, nothing is a foregone conclusion and there are several worthy adversaries ahead who will undoubtedly grow tired of hearing about Alabama's greatness leading up to the playoff games.
 

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ANALYSIS: Second-half dominance led by running the ball

Twenty-six of the offense's total rushes and 66 percent of its rushing yardage came in the final two quarters after the coaching staff sort of simplified the game plan at halftime. In the second half, the offense became determined to run the ball. It worked, and it put the shaky Jalen Hurts from the first half at ease (he threw two interceptions in the first half and put the ball on the ground a couple of more times). Hurts threw the ball only 10 times in the second half.
Meanwhile the running game and the offensive line went to work averaging 5.2 yards per carry, up from 3.8 in the first half.
What changed between the first 30 minutes and the last 30?
"To be honest we ran the ball," center Bradley Bozeman said.
 

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Unbeaten 'Bama looks to stay perfect in SEC title game
TOUGH DEFENSES: The two best defenses in the league will take on offenses that have been less consistent. The Tide leads the nation in run defense, scoring defense and total defense The Gators rank third in pass efficiency defense and fifth in both points and yards allowed. The Tide hasn't allowed a touchdown in the last 267 minutes, 54 seconds of game time, dating back to the third quarter of the Texas A&M game on Oct. 22.
OFFENSIVE ISSUES: Alabama's offense has been prone to stopping itself at times, including two Jalen Hurts interceptions in the first half against Auburn. The Tide also fumbled four times in the half but recovered all of them. Those kinds of things could come back to haunt them in their bid for titles. Florida has perhaps more serious offensive concerns after gaining just 207 yards against FSU, including 58 on the ground.
 

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