Alabama Routs Clemson: What Does This Mean for the SEC and ACC?

Entering Saturday night’s huge game between Alabama and Clemson, there were a lot of questions that needed answering on both sides. How far has Nick Saban brought the Tide back after only one year? How good is this seemingly talented Clemson team that is highly ranked but plays in a conference that is losing respect? The eyes of the other SEC teams were on this game, as well. We know the conference is loaded, and if Alabama is better than expected, that could shake things up. With so many other good teams, no one was counting on Alabama being all the way back yet. Make no mistake about the fact that everyone wanted to see how good the Tigers were, and what that would mean for the ACC. The ACC is nowhere near as strong as it once was, and, as a conference, it hasn’t won a BCS bowl game in years. Many expected this to be a coming out party for Clemson. No one expected Alabama to overwhelm the Tigers the way they did from start to finish. They dominated the line of ... (link)