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5-at-10: Fab 4 picks for title weekend, Yellowstone disappoints, CFP expansion discourse

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams, left, escapes a tackle by Notre Dame defensive lineman Justin Ademilola as a flag is thrown on the play during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams, left, escapes a tackle by Notre Dame defensive lineman Justin Ademilola as a flag is thrown on the play during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams, left, escapes a tackle by Notre Dame defensive lineman Justin Ademilola as a flag is thrown on the play during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Fab 4 picks

Hey, I know the games are about the games.

But the participants are about the money, no? Have to be, especially when there’s this much at stake.

Across the South, we have been forever exposed and conditioned to the overwhelming number of calls Alabama football and Kentucky basketball consistently get. 

And the conspiracy theorists among us are quick to bemoan them. But the fiscal and physical truth is the SEC is better — better as a product, better as a money-maker, better in every way — when Alabama football and UK hoops are winning.