Allstate Sugar Bowl 2014: Oklahoma Sooners 45, Alabama Crimson Tide 31: It's …

The Alabama football program might not be going anywhere soon, but the loss to Oklahoma was still a blow to the idea that the Tide can't be turned.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops called him an "absolute perfect football player." Oklahoma center Gabe Ikard said he was the best defensive football player he has ever seen during his career. Alabama safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix said he "is the defense." Mosley 

When Auburn's Chris Davis Jr. did the unthinkable in the Iron Bowl — returning Crimson Tide kicker Adam Griffith's missed field goal 109 yards for a miraculous touchdown as time expired — he abruptly ended Alabama's two-year reign as BCS champion. A

The 2013-14 college football bowl season continues on Thursday evening as the Sugar Bowl takes place between Alabama and Oklahoma in New Orleans. Here are some things to keep an eye on when you're tuned into the contest between the Crimson 

The OddsShark.com bowl prediction computer is in perfect lockstep with oddsmakers in Sugar Bowl odds, picking the Alabama Crimson Tide to beat the Oklahoma Sooners by 15 points. Alabama was favored by 15 as of late