Fact or Fiction: Alabama over Tennessee, Neal Brown, Trent Dilfer

In today’s Fact or Fiction, I look at three big recent topics in college football and decide whether the statement is indeed FACT or if it’s FICTION.

1. Alabama should be ahead of Tennessee.

Farrell’s take: FICTION

It makes no sense. The Vols have better wins, they beat Alabama straight up and yet each team is 10-2 and Alabama is ahead? The committee will say Alabama’s losses are better but that’s not supposed to be the criteria. It’s supposed to be mainly wins, common opponents and head to head. The Vols should be ahead of ‘Bama.

Oct 15, 2022; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) is forced out of bounds after a run by Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Terrion Arnold (3) during the first half at Neyland Stadium.

2. Neal Brown coming back is the right move.

Farrell’s take: FICTION

I just don’t see how this works out. Brown is 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 and 5-7 at West Virginia in his four seasons. So what are we waiting for? Let’s say he has a 7-5 season next year, so you fire him then? Or is that the goal? If he has a really good season somehow he will probably bolt and is he has another bad year he will be fired. I don’t understand this one. It hasn’t worked, move on.

Sep 10, 2022; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown watches during the first quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.

3. Trent Dilfer is worth the risk for UAB.

Farrell’s take: FICTION

So Jeff Saturday coaching the Colts is odd as he lack the experience to be a NFL head coach. Dilfer is in the same boat as a high school coach jumping to a Group of Five program. He is obviously a former NFL player and won a Super Bowl and all and he has worked with Elite 11 QBs for a long time, but he’s also a very stubborn know-it-all kind of guy who won’t handle things well if they go wrong. Mark me down as someone who thinks this won’t go well.