What We Learned, No. 1: Alabama Should Be No. 2

   Calm down, Crimson Tide fans. So what if the Longhorns leapfrogged Alabama onto the top rung of the AP poll?

   You're still No. 2. That's where you wanna be in mid-December, when the BCS Championship contestants are determined. Hold your turf, and you're in. 

   Beside, a bye week rarely has worked out better. Not only did depth-challenged Alabama get a much-needed blow for its young roster, but the three teams closest to the Crimson Tide in the Top 25 tumbled.

   It would be a nice story had Bama, barely mentioned in preseason title talk, would have crested at No. 1. But my vote goes to Texas, terrific in unseating Oklahoma. In a head-to-head, as it stands now, the Tide's passing offense with close-to-the-vest QB John Parker Wilson would not be potent enough to capitalize on Texas' kiddie corps secondary. The Longhorns' offense is varied enough to score even on Bama's vaunted defense.

   Who would you like in this matchup? Would Alabama-Texas satisfy you as the national title game?