Next thing you know, Roger Goodell will be sending Alabama to London.
OK, forget the noise about Bama being able to beat, say, the NFL's Bills. The Tide would get tidal waved.
But against anybody else? I've never seen such a disparity from No. 1 to No. 2, onto the field.
And my first recollection of college football involves Ohio State tailback Howard "Hopalong" Cassady hopping along in the Rose Bowl rain and defeating USC.
It was Jan. 1, 1955, and it hadn't rained on the Granddaddy in Pasadena in more than 50 years (it hasn't rained on the game since).
Maybe I'm a bit foggy now, but I've watched a lot of college football since, and this Bama team is, at the very least, an all-timer.
I love the college game. Now with dozens to choose from, I spend every waking Saturday watching it from 9 in the morning _ usually searching for the terrific running back, my favorite position in sports (along with center fielder and point guard) _ or until a San Diego State game is over at 3 in the morning.
As a rule, there is some parity. There is more than one team that at least can sniff at being best.
Not in 2018.
I can't recall seeing such distance _ a million degrees of separation _ between the cream and the crop. Bama is Secretariat in the Belmont.
I always thought the 1972 USC national championship team, which boat raced every team on its schedule before boat racing became popular (an 11-point road win over Stanford was its tightest game, when John McKay said: "I'd like to beat those guys by a thousand.") was the most dominant. Even that wasn't like this.
The Tide, which byed Saturday, has the best offense, best defense, best roster, best coach, probably the Heisman winner in Tua Tagovailoa. Check freshman receiver Jerry Jeudy, if you get the opportunity.
It averages 38 points in the first half. Quarterback Tagovailoa (25 touchdown passes, no picks) has yet to play a down in the fourth quarter through eight rather humorous outings.
Granted, Nick Saban's bunch hasn't played a schedule with a high degree of difficulty. But there are some SEC opponents sprinkled into these final scores _ 51-14, 57-7, 62-7, 45-23, 56-14, 65-31, 39-10 and 58-21. Or 433-127. Or an average outcome of 54-16.
Besides, who's great anymore? At least the Tide, with NFL futures on the bench, can play defense. There is a stunning array of talent and speed on both sides of the ball.
Ohio State, overrated from the beginning, was No. 2 _ until, to paraphrase Don Drysdale, got it's Buckeyes knocked a little goofy by Purdue, which lost to Missouri. Worst OSU defense in a long time.
I have seen Clemson. Not bad. But the Tigers aren't running with this bunch. Who else can make the four-team playoff? Georgia? Notre Dame? LSU? Michigan? Central Florida?
The unlucky saps playing Bama for the title should get ready for Tyson-Spinks II.
