You are correct. I recall during the 2009 season, Alabama was the eventual NCAA Champ. but we lost to them in Tuscaloosa by a blocked Daniel Lincoln field goal.
Who says Bama won't have a poorly executed game and we keep it close. If close we could get a lucky play and win.
Auburn & Ole Miss both got lucky plays and won the Bama game.
Could happend but I seriously doudt it.
It's kind of like the formerly battered wife that wants to give the ex-husband one more chance.
"Maybe he's changed..."
I just don't get the Kiffin love. He hasn't proven to be a winner as a HC anywhere he's been, yet some still see him like a knight in shining armor riding in on a unicorn to save our program.