I know this can't sit well with some old school UT fans.
Among the loftiest of goals for Texas football is to be at the top of the college football landscape by the time it faces Alabama in the next five years.
The recent announcing of the Alabama Crimson Tide taking on Texas football for the 2022 and 2023 seasons shook the college football landscape. Alabama is the current mecca of the college football world, and it presents what every program wants to become.
However, that was not always a thing. Once current Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban took over after a rough stint in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, Alabama just started to win title after title. Saban could also easily become the most storied head coach in college football history when itās all said and done.
The funny thing here is, especially when weāre talking about the Longhorns, is that it was the BCS National Championship in which star Texas quarterback Colt McCoy got injured that changed the fortunes of the Crimson Tide. That BCS National Championship for Saban created some momentum that did not stop, even until this past season.
Last year, Alabama knocked off the Georgia Bulldogs to claim the College Football Playoff National Championship. Itās the second time that Saban helped the Crimson Tide claim that particular title. The level of success that Alabama sustains at this moment is clearly unmatched by any other program and itās not even close.
The Ohio State Buckeyes, Clemson Tigers, Auburn Tigers, etc. havenāt been able to matchup with the Crimson Tide lately. At times, Ohio State and Clemson were fortunate enough to knock off the Crimson Tide to win a National Championship.
However, the Horns havenāt been in the position of late to knock off Alabama in the College Football Playoff. Current Texas head football coach Tom Herman looks to put the Horns on the right course to get back to that level of national contention in the coming years.
The first thing that Texas needs to do to get back on the course to national contention in the College Football Playoff picture is win the Big 12. This is the first time in at least five years that the Horns have a legitimate chance to win the Big 12 Championship.
The thought of Texas returning to the national stage comes at a great time when it faces the Crimson Tide so soon. Assuming the Horns will be back at the top of the college football world by then, Alabama will be in trouble. Texas also has some other huge non-conference games that could assist in the ascent to the top which should come soon.
