{"id":72633,"date":"2024-10-14T10:33:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/paul-finebaum-alabamas-win-over-south-carolina-felt-like-a-loss\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:33:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:33:29","slug":"paul-finebaum-alabamas-win-over-south-carolina-felt-like-a-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/paul-finebaum-alabamas-win-over-south-carolina-felt-like-a-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Finebaum: Alabama\u2019s win over South Carolina felt like a loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama<\/a><\/strong> may have defeated South Carolina<\/a><\/strong> over the weekend, but Paul Finebaum was blunt following the win, believing the victory actually felt like a loss for the Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n

Kalen DeBoer\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> team was predicted by many to come out and simply run over the Gamecocks, as fans and media members alike expected a huge bounce-back game for Alabama after their loss to Vanderbilt<\/a><\/strong> the week prior. That didn\u2019t happen, and Finebaum joined McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning<\/a><\/em> on Monday to try and explain where the Crimson Tide stand.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey did get a win, but it felt like a loss,\u201d Finebaum said, regarding Alabama\u2019s victory over South Carolina in Week 7. \u201cWhether that really matters or not I think is yet to be determined, but we live in the moment, whether we\u2019re prisoners or not, and most Alabama fans with whom I\u2019ve spoken just came away with a very bad feeling. It was exactly the opposite of what fans expected. <\/p>\n

\u201cFans predictably expected your bounce back. This couldn\u2019t have been \u2014 \u2018Vanderbilt had to be an outlier.\u2019 This team has to be a lot better than that, based on what we\u2019ve seen the week before, and it seemed like a continuum, and that\u2019s what has so many people upset, and making this feel more like a loss than a win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While Greg McElroy and Cole Cubelic pushed back on that notion, believing Alabama showed serious improvement against South Carolina, Finebaum believes the narrative at the moment won\u2019t be kind to the Crimson Tide regardless. <\/p>\n

\u201cAll that goes down the drain in the minds of the fans when they\u2019re watching a series of events that literally took their breath away,\u201d Finebaum added. \u201cThe entire country was sitting there going, \u2018What is going on here?\u2019 If you look at it objectively, sure, you can chart it. You can make a lot of different cases. But that\u2019s not how people react. <\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, we\u2019re talking about a moment in time. If Alabama goes to Knoxville and wins, their percentage of getting in the playoffs goes up exponentially, and the meltdown on this Monday is a blip on the radar.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the past two weekends have been tough for Alabama, a trip to Knoxville, and a return to Tuscaloosa with a win over Tennessee<\/a><\/strong> could do wonders for the Crimson Tide. We\u2019ll see if they can get it done in Week 8. <\/p>\n

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