You can also miss me with the whole "tough schedule" talk.
Alabama beat ONE TEAM this season that also beat a ranked team. ONE. That was Georgia, who later throttled Bama in a rematch and outscored Bama 49-28 in two games played.
Notre Dame beat THREE TEAMS this season that also beat a ranked team. It also took the SEC nine games before they finally passed Notre Dame's margin of victory against Arkansas.
Alabama beat NINE TEAMS that won a grand total of ZERO games against other Top 25 teams. They were all ranked for one reason and one reason only, SEC reputation.