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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Kyle Koster

Paul Finebaum Offers Painful Indictment of Alabama After Rose Bowl Blowout

Alabama did not look like they belonged to be on the same field as Indiana on New Year's Day as the Hoosiers dominated for 60 minutes and walked away with a 38-3 victory and a spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Even though Curt Cignetti's team has looked like a wagon for two straight years, it was nonetheless jarring to see the Crimson Tide appear completely hapless and overmatched. Perhaps the most impressive thing is the way Indiana had its way in the trenches and bullied a program known for being able to inflict their will.

"If you just walked in from lunch yesterday and watched this game you thought the team that was beating down Alabama was Alabama under Nick Saban," Finebaum said.

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