"Alabama is, for the first time in my mind, this season a legitimate National Championship Contender and more than a contender, they look like two or three teams to be" Finebaum s

Alabama won the game of the year so far to become the No. 1 team in the nation. That’s where they should now remain too based on what they’ve shown to Paul Finebaum. Finebaum applauded the Crimson Tide during ‘The Matt Barrie Show’ on Sunday.

After the Georgia football team lost to the Crimson Tide, Paul Finebaum speaks on the issue that plagues the Bulldogs.

But as Paul Finebaum reminded viewers on SEC Nation Saturday, not many people had much success against Nick Saban’s Alabama program. With Saban retired and Kalen DeBoer now coaching the Crimson Tide, Smart has a chance to reverse that trend.

ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum predicts that the Alabama Crimson Tide will defeat the Georgia Bulldogs. Finebaum is rolling with the Crimson Tide despite previously picking Georgia to win the expanded College Football Playoff in the preseason.

While making an appearance on SportsCenter, Finebaum ranked the Alabama-Georgia game as the best he’s seen covering the SEC, making it one of the classic college football games that’s been played.

The No. 4-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide held off the No. 2-ranked Georgia Bulldogs 41-34 in a game for the ages on Saturday night. The Bulldogs erased a 28-0 deficit and even took a 34-33 lead with a little over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.