Alabama vs. Florida 2008 SEC Championship—Why Should We Even Play the Game?

As I read the “Major Media Outlets” and “Message Board” projections for the Alabama - Florida SEC Championship game, I can’t understand why Bama would even bother making the trip to Atlanta. Why put the team through another grueling week of practice, the stressful bus ride all the way to Atlanta and another seven days of “No Hope for the Tide” media headlines.   It seems almost cruel and inhumane to ask a bunch of 19 and 20-year-old kids to endure such humiliation. I’ll be shocked if Coach Saban doesn’t call Florida and forfeit the game right after the Bama-Auburn game is over.   I can’t help but to think back to the similarities between the 1992 season and the present. Those of you old enough to remember 1992 may recall the same “media bias” and overall fan perception relating to the final game of that season (93 Sugar Bowl, Bama vs. Miami).   Bama had no chance of winning that game, hell, staying ... (link)