Peter Rielly
Yeah. Seriously.
Ingram and Richardson had more rushing yards and more TDs as a true soph and freshman than your 3rd yr starting seniors.
McElroy had only 192 yds less passing over the course of the season than your "star" Qb. Proving that Bama was also balanced. Factor in his rushing vs Campbells, and its about 140 yds total difference between the two in yardarge on the season. Oh.. and McElroy had nearly only half the INT's as Campbell.
THEN... factor in that of the opponents Au played in 04... ONLY 4 TEAMS HAD A WINNING RECORD. ... That is compared to 10 TEAMS WITH WINNING RECORDS that Bama played in 09.
So yeah... Bama played more difficult opponents, had better rushers, still outscored opponents 32-11, as Au did against lesser ones in 04 and won the NC, along with the Heisman, Butkus award and placing 6 folks on the All American team. Bama would without a doubt be favored to win in a matchup and would likely win by a comfortable margin while controlling the ball.