Missouri preview: Banged-up Tide could get a test from high-flying Tigers
October 11, 2018 Comments Off on Missouri preview: Banged-up Tide could get a test from high-flying Tigers
Although the Missouri Tigers come to Tuscaloosa riding a two-game losing streak, there is an uneasiness about this matchup that has its roots both in the history of the Alabama-Missouri series and also the high-wire act Alabama Crimson Tide has put on through the season’s first month and a half.
Continue reading …Arkansas wrap-up: Bama wins big, but leaves for home with lots to fix
October 6, 2018 Comments Off on Arkansas wrap-up: Bama wins big, but leaves for home with lots to fix
One of the great challenges of watching the 2018 Alabama football team play is convincing people that when the offense, directed by Tua Tagovailoa, is capable of scoring points at will, there remain significant areas of concern that could affect Bama’s march back to the college football title game.
Continue reading …Louisiana Preview: Ragin’ Cajuns are revamping, but not yet winning
September 27, 2018 Comments Off on Louisiana Preview: Ragin’ Cajuns are revamping, but not yet winning
We’re going to analyze this game as we always do, but we’re not going to spend a terribly large amount of time on doing so, because it’s almost superfluous. The Ragin’ Cajuns are 1-2, with a win over Grambling in its opener, and then two disappointing losses. Mississippi State poleaxed Louisiana in Week 2, and then Coastal Carolina eeked out a 2-point win last week. A bowl bid looks unlikely. Louisiana will not win this game.
Continue reading …Texas A&M Preview: Aggies Are Better Under Fisher, But Not On Bama’s Level Yet
September 20, 2018 Comments Off on Texas A&M Preview: Aggies Are Better Under Fisher, But Not On Bama’s Level Yet
There are a lot of similarities between Texas A&M in 2018 and Alabama in 2007. Both programs were coming out of the pit of despair – which for their respective fan bases, means anything less than 10 wins a season. While the Aggie offense is much improved – which you’d figure would happen, given Fisher’s history as an offensive coordinator – the Aggie defense might not be able to slow down Alabama’s high-powered passing attack enough to pull the upset.
Continue reading …Ole Miss Preview: Tide’s Offense Might Find Itself in Shootout of its Own Making
September 13, 2018 Comments Off on Ole Miss Preview: Tide’s Offense Might Find Itself in Shootout of its Own Making
This game isn’t really a trap game for Alabama, as Ole Miss has won two games in the series recently and isn’t about to sneak up on Alabama in any way. It’s still a very dangerous matchup, however, and shows why Nick Saban so badly wanted to add Freeze to his staff over the offseason.
Continue reading …Louisville Preview: Cardinals in transition as Alabama begins title defense
August 30, 2018 Comments Off on Louisville Preview: Cardinals in transition as Alabama begins title defense
If Louisville gets hot offensively, it’s not completely impossible that this game would turn into a shootout. But if Alabama can slow the Cardinal offense at all, a defense that was already bad and then lost nine starters to graduation would seem to have little chance of stopping what figures to be the most explosive Alabama offense perhaps in all of school history.
Continue reading …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 …Auburn wrap-up: When a trend becomes a pattern, self-examination must follow
November 26, 2017 Comments Off on Auburn wrap-up: When a trend becomes a pattern, self-examination must followBy Jess Nicholas TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief Nov. 26, 2017 For the third time in eight years, Auburn walks away from the Alabama-Auburn game not just a winner, but a winner either by miracle, a winner over an allegedly better team, or both. Three times now Auburn finds itself the beneficiary of a potential national title shot […]
Continue reading …Auburn preview: Alabama gets its toughest test where it least wants to see it
November 22, 2017 Comments Off on Auburn preview: Alabama gets its toughest test where it least wants to see it
If there has been one thing regarding SEC football that seems out of place in this era of Nick Saban’s domination at Alabama, it’s been that Auburn has not only survived in Alabama’s shadow, but thrived.
Auburn has won a national title (2010), played for it a second time (2013), and if Auburn beats Alabama this week and Georgia a second time in the SEC Championship Game, the Tigers seem all but assured of representing the SEC as a two-loss hopeful in this year’s final four.
Continue reading …Mercer wrap-up: Hard to find fault with total domination
November 18, 2017 Comments Off on Mercer wrap-up: Hard to find fault with total domination
If the main goal coming out of Alabama’s game against Mercer Saturday was to avoid major injuries, Alabama checked off that box.
If the goal was to give linebacker Dylan Moses as many snaps as possible to prepare him for Auburn, the Crimson Tide was able to do that, as well.
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