Column: Jim McElwain’s point about championship teams is only partially correct

Danielle Veenstra / Alligator Staff"Let’s call it what it is: We are on a championship run," McElwain said. "Sometimes there are games like this. And champions figure out ways to win."

He’s right — sort of.

I’m a firm believer that one game doesn’t define a team, and Saturday certainly doesn’t define a Gators season filled with performances much better than the one that took place in The Swamp on Saturday.

As we see weekly in college football, things change quickly.

A team can go from looking like a championship contender one game to looking like a team that would be lucky to get bowl eligible in the next, or vice versa.

It happens even to the best teams. But even if it isn’t pretty, those top…