Winning the West, and then the SEC, are always the primary goals. But this year, the last time for the four-team playoffs, there’s a twist. Bama has to beat the Barn to have a shot at the playoffs; lose, and beating Georgia loses a great deal of importance. The fact that Bama plays the Barn at the singular location in CFB where the Dark Arts wreak their black magic on most hapless visitors is not insignificant; this is a must win for Bama. And the Barnyard fauna know it. This game is as important, in my mind, as any Bama has ever played at the Foul Field.
I don’t want to hear the brain-dead refrain of the haters proclaiming the dynasty is dead, even with a win in the SECCG.
And, more than anything, it’s the next game (sorry, UTC - I know overlooking them is a “mortal†sin, my mea culpa’s will come next Saturday). That makes it the most important “important “ game of the season. And I hate Auburn.
