The Alabama Crimson Tide suffered an early-season loss to the Texas Longhorns, but as they prepare for an SEC Championship showdown with the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon, former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow sees a much-improved Alabama team.
During a recent interview, Tim Tebow claimed that Alabama is “not the same team” as it was earlier in the season when the Crimson Tide fell to Texas.
“They’re different. It’s not the same team,” Tebow said according to DawgsHQ. “I’ve tried to be very honest in our meetings, talking with our own team in debates in the room and then on TV, and I personally struggle with it. I argue with myself. Look at the improvement of Alabama throughout the season. Do you put more weight in that, or do you put more weight in the head-to-head? The games got to matter, but then you’ve also got to be willing to look at the adaptation of these teams. There’s very little that’s recognizable about Week 2 Alabama versus now.
“It’s going to be really interesting to see how the committee looks at that. I think anybody that really knows football looks and sees a different team. As someone that loves that game, the head-to-head has to matter as well. I think it’s one of the hardest arguments to make right now in viewing all of it, because it’s a different team, but then you’re minimizing what happened this season as well. It’s hard.”
The Crimson Tide can still reach the College Football Playoff with a win over the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon.
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