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If only things had gone to the script, the noise promised to be deafening this coming week. A win in the Iron Bowl, and we’d have heard an awful lot, at very high volume, about how never mind anything happening elsewhere, an 11-1 Alabama fully deserved a berth in the Football Four. Basically, because 'Bama.
But never mind — Auburn ended the Crimson Tide’s hopes, and now the chatter shifts to a debate between two conferences. Do you like one-loss Utah, which has been dominant against less-than-stellar Pac-12 competition (its last three opponents have losing records)?