Star Wars fans have depleted the supply of Death Stars. The crushing snakes - pythons, anacondas, boa constrictors - all done. So are the vehicles, from Sherman tanks to bulldozers, or the natural phenomena from avalanches to tsunamis. All of history's fiercest hordes - Mongols, Huns, kindergarteners half-crazed on sugary Kool-Aid - have been applied to the Crimson Tide.
There aren't any more comparisons left to make, and there is no sense in coming to Atlanta and going to that cute metaphor shop in Virginia Highlands to find one because they've closed, their location turned into an organic coffee shop with philosophy-major baristas because the neighborhood only had three and needed another.
They're all gone. All that's left for Alabama now is one game, perhaps leading to another game, in which Alabama can either prove it is the multitude of mighty things which it has been called - or not.
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I'm not ashamed to admit that I spit coffee at that second paragraph, but he's not far off here. The hyperbole is in overdrive for this team, and the bulk of it is justified.

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Why Tom Fornelli (and many others) are picking Alabama to win it all: All season long, while there was speculation about which teams would win their conferences and which teams would work their ways into the playoff, there was always one constant: Alabama. The fate of Alabama was never in doubt because there hasn't been a doubt that Alabama has been the best team in the country all season. Now, that doesn't mean the Crimson Tide are invincible -- when facing two of the three other best teams in the nation, of course there's a chance the Tide can lose -- but we don't think they're going to. The best team all season will be the champion at the end of it, too. That would make Alabama the first 15-0 team in 119 years.
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Sarkisian’s name has also been thrown around as a possible replacement for Lane Kiffin if the offensive coordinator elects to leave for a head-coaching position -- he is reportedly interviewing for the Houston vacancy today, and Saban is helping him to do that. But Saban’s comments on Sunday suggest Sarkisian -- at least for now -- won’t have to do that. Asked if he would remain in Tuscaloosa if the Tide reached the playoff after its 54-16 win over Florida on Saturday, Kiffin responded, "Yeah, I hope so. If they let me," according to AL.com’s Matt Zenitz.
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$35k? Working under Saban, no way that equals minimum wage. In any case, Saban seems to believe that Lane will be around for the playoffs. Fingers crossed.

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Coach Saban, Hire ME as the New Alabama Offensive Coordinator!-bamahammer

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MONDAY DOWN SOUTH

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