Well, we weren't overrated before the season. Not to make an excuse but we miss our starting LT, our starting FB, our NT and on top of that lost the heart of our LB corps, too, in Ellerbee. Those are 4 huge losses. Take out Cody, Smith, let's say Ingram (cause Bama's FB isn't as good as Southerland) and a starting LB from them. That is a big deal when you're facing a team riding high.
Not to take anything away from Bama, played great, look outstanding. But we aren't at full strength AT ALL in terms of what our original ranking had us.