Georgia preview: Tide plays for a title against team it was built to defend
Alabama will face off against a team that was more or less built to mirror Alabama. And Alabama’s attack plan is more or less designed to attack teams like this.
Clemson preview: On paper, this should be a defensive showcase
December 27, 2017 Comments Off on Clemson preview: On paper, this should be a defensive showcase
For the third straight year, Alabama and Clemson will meet in the College Football Playoff. For the third straight year, however, TideFans.com will not pick Alabama to win by a score of 23-17.
Continue reading …Mercer preview: Wounded Alabama hopes for a Mercer-ful respite before Auburn game
November 15, 2017 Comments Off on Mercer preview: Wounded Alabama hopes for a Mercer-ful respite before Auburn game
Mercer, a school whose program lay dormant from 1942 to 2013, is a Southern Conference member of the former Division-IAA, now called FCS. The Bears are 5-5 in 2017, put a small scare into Auburn earlier in the year, and lost by just 1 point to Wofford, which now sits at 9-1 and leads the Southern Conference standings.
Continue reading …MSU preview: Bulldogs can be explosive, but can also self-destruct
November 9, 2017 Comments Off on MSU preview: Bulldogs can be explosive, but can also self-destruct
Prior to Mississippi State’s 34-23 win over UMass last week, the Bulldogs hadn’t played a single game this year that didn’t end in a blowout.
The Bulldogs had six wins, the closest margin of which was 21 points in a thumping of Texas A&M. The Bulldogs also had two losses, which came by 28 and 39 points.
Continue reading …LSU Preview: Tigers hoping emotion will carry them against Tide
November 1, 2017 Comments Off on LSU Preview: Tigers hoping emotion will carry them against Tide
For the most part, SEC fans have somewhat neglected the LSU Tiger team this season, choosing to focus on Alabama, Georgia, Auburn to a lesser extent, and the coaching carousel next.
Lost is actual discussion of how good LSU is. And there’s a reason for that: the hiring of Ed Orgeron as its head coach, first on an interim basis in 2016 and since as a permanent replacement for the erstwhile popular-yet-kooky Les Miles.
Continue reading …Ole Miss preview: Time for Alabama to figure this Rebel team out
September 27, 2017 Comments Off on Ole Miss preview: Time for Alabama to figure this Rebel team out
Despite a victory over Ole Miss last year in Oxford, Nick Saban still uses the qualifier “two of the last three games” when discussing the Rebels and their ability to wreak havoc in games against Alabama.
Continue reading …Vanderbilt wrap-up: Alabama wishes they could all go like this
September 23, 2017 Comments Off on Vanderbilt wrap-up: Alabama wishes they could all go like this
By the early stages of the second quarter, it was clear Vanderbilt wasn’t ready for Alabama’s prime time.
By the early stages of the fourth quarter, it was clear Vanderbilt either wasn’t ready for FBS-level football at all, or that Alabama truly is operating on a different plane of existence.
Continue reading …Fresno State wrapup: A typical Week 2 Alabama win
September 10, 2017 Comments Off on Fresno State wrapup: A typical Week 2 Alabama winBy Jess Nicholas TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief Sept. 10, 2017 Alabama hobbled into a Week 2 game against an overmatched opponent, got a comfortable (if not overwhelming) victory, didn’t get anyone hurt and failed to cover the spread. Where have we heard that one before? After pretty much every Week 2 win in the Nick Saban era, […]
Continue reading …FSU Preview: Toughest regular-season test comes in opener
August 30, 2017 Comments Off on FSU Preview: Toughest regular-season test comes in opener
Alabama has never shied away from front-loading its schedule during the Nick Saban era, and that doesn’t change in 2017. The Crimson Tide face off against a Florida State team many are predicting to be a playoff team in its own right, potentially making this the first of a two-game series.
Continue reading …2017 Previews: Alabama Crimson Tide
August 6, 2017 Comments Off on 2017 Previews: Alabama Crimson Tide
Defeated in the College Football National Championship Game in January, Alabama suddenly finds itself in uncharted territory: trying to avenge a loss in a trophy contest. It doesn’t happen often in Tuscaloosa. If the 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide intends to exact revenge for its defeat, it will have to do so with serious depth questions on the defensive line, an unknown quantity at placekicker, and an offensive line that has been erratic and perhaps even underachieving for several years.
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