CLOSE Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide ORLANDO — Jim Harbaugh got a good look at college football’s royalty Wednesday afternoon. Not that he needed one. His Michigan Wolverines faced Ohio State a month ago. Still, as with the Buckeyes, the difference between where U-M is and where it would like to be can be measured in the talent gap between the Wolverines and Alabama. The Crimson Tide are the standard in the sport and have been the past decade. Nick Saban had a down year if you ask the faithful back in Tuscaloosa. And yet the final score — 35-16 — felt inevitable. Not unlike Alabama’s final drive, when it took over at its own 25 leading by 12 and road-grated its way down the field. Saban called 11 runs and just one pass. He wanted to run clock. And make a statement. And why not? He had the players to do it. Alabama defensive…
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