The Alabama File
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
2024 record: 8-4
Notable Red Elephant: Bernie Madoff. The disgraced former investment adviser and convicted Ponzi schemer attended Alabama for a year, joining the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, before transferring to Hofstra. I do not know if he got to take his menswear or his Dodge Charger with him.
IDon’t Think Bear Done It This A’ Way
Kalen DeBoer’s first season in Tuscaloosa was a glass half full/half empty affair for Tide fans. Alabama’s first season without Nick Saban ended with four losses, the most since Saban’s first season in 2007. On the one hand, you can say that four losses is certainly more than Bama fans can be counted on to tolerate on an even semi-regular basis. On the other, if Saban did it then it just can’t be all that bad, right?
Recency bias is a powerful force in the college football world, and as a result expectations remain high in 2025. The Crimson Tide return a defense loaded with stars at every level, a talented, veteran offensive line and a deep stable of running backs. Oh, there’s also wide receiver Ryan Williams, likely the SEC’s most electric playmaker. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some questions, both on the surface and deep down, that DeBoer and staff must answer to keep people from talking about Mike Shula.
The Tide Offense: Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?
The biggest question is clearly who will replace Jalen Milroe at quarterback, and the answer appears to be redshirt junior Ty Simpson. Simpson has thrown only 50 passes during a career that includes three seasons as a backup, but that’s 47 more attempts than any other quarterback on the Tide roster. In the land of the newcomers, the merely inexperienced man is king.
Simpson may be the next Mac Jones, a career backup who steps into…
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