It was Alabama vs. the world on Friday night against Oklahoma. After getting thoroughly outclassed by Georgia in the SEC Championship, the noise surrounding the Crimson Tide reached critical volumes.
Alabama shouldn't be in the College Football Playoff. Kalen DeBoer is coaching for his job. Or maybe he's going to take the off-ramp to Ann Arbor.
That was the narrative heading into Friday night. And the start of the game fueled it even further as the Crimson Tide looked overwhelmed on the big stage and Oklahoma cruised to a 17-0 lead by the early second quarter.
Alabama had netted just 18 yards of total offense while Oklahoma had 17 points.