re: Did anyone else who attended the game think Alabama fans were nastier than usual?

Now that you mention it, yes.
That place was more on tilt and emotional than it has been in a while. Losing to us last year pissed them off more than Bamers care to admit. You saw a years worth of pain and anger unleashed Saturday night.

It wasn’t horrible by any stretch but saw more verbal confrontations and shite talking from them than normal.
Sucked arse feeling the momentum shift inside the stadium, knowing that the wheels were coming off. Same exact feeling I had in Orlando.