Alabama, Michigan and Minnesota all took deserved tumbles in the penultimate Power Rankings by Dennis Dodd @dennisdoddcbs Dec 2, 2019 at 10:33 am ET • 1 min read Good for Gus Malzahn. The man has survived turmoil, trustees and the Tide to get to this point. To call him a survivor is an understatement, especially after Saturday night. In beating Alabama on Saturday, Malzahn became one of only two active coaches currently walking the earth who has beaten Nick Saban three times. (The other is Les Miles.)What a turnaround. The man literally went into the Alabama game with talk of his job being in danger. Now, with the resulting extension that is likely to come, he could probably buy the city of Auburn, Alabama. We bring this to your attention leading into this last regular-season edition of Power Rankings because Auburn is deservedly the bigger riser — from No. 19 to No. 9. The Tigers aren’t in the College Football Playoff. They aren’t a factor in the SEC race. But someone or another at Auburn needs to commemorate this season. TPing trees isn’t enough.In a year when he started a freshman quarterback (Bo Nix) and saw his leading rusher (Boobie…