For Alabama, there is almost no downside tonight in the Georgia Dome, that is, short of a reproduction of a Music City Bowl-like catastrophe. This has been a successfully season for the school and a career-saver for its head coach. But the Crimson Tide is 60 minutes away from accomplishing that goal. The most surprising thing is that an Alabama victory over Florida would not be that surprising. Even long-time Gator watchers are shaking their head over this one.
People love underdogs even more than they hate scoundrels.
And nobody was deeper in the mud and sludge a few months ago than DuBose. The turnaround likely will mean a year or two back on his contract and put an epilogue on one of the darkest chapters in Alabama football history. But he probably could make millions from a book, detailing his comeback story. On the other side of the field is Spurrier. Here we have the best coach in the SEC since Bryant, a man some believe is even better than the Bear.