ESPN’s Paul Finebaum had a loud warning for Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer last week.

Finebaum said things would get “bloody” in Tuscaloosa if the Crimson Tide lost to LSU in Baton Rouge.

“I just think it’s self-explanatory the magnitude of this game,” said Finebaum last Monday. “I mean, even if Brian Kelly was still there (at LSU), it would still have massive importance. But the fact that Lane Kiffin is there, I think for Kalen DeBoer, it’s a must-win. I know that’s pretty obvious to say, but I think to continue some momentum that he had when October began, he’s got to get out of Tiger Stadium (with a win).

“Because I think fans are fickle. I know most of the animus for two weeks has been leveled at (offensive coordinator) Ryan Grubb, and that’s fairly predictable of football fans — when they think they have a good coach, to blame someone other than the good coach. But if Alabama comes out of Tiger Stadium with anything but a win, I think next Monday is going to be bloody in Alabama.”

DeBoer and his team responded by blowing out LSU 31-13 this past Saturday.

So what is Finebaum saying now?

Well, he thinks Alabama could win it all after what he saw against LSU.

“Going into this weekend, I really had serious doubts about whether they would make the playoff,” said Finebaum on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning. “And now I’m thinking they could literally win the national championship.

“So that’s quite a turnaround. But that’s been Alabama all year. Just when you are about to count them out, they’re like some great horror movie. I’ve really never seen anything quite like a team that has so many different sides. But the one we saw on Saturday was, in my mind, pretty spectacular.”

Alabama controls its own destiny in the race for one of the 12 spots in the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide finish the season with games against Vanderbilt (on the road), Chattanooga, and Auburn. Alabama should be heavy favorites in all three of those games (though you never know what to expect in the Iron Bowl).