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Watching other teams play we are 100 percent a contender.

Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:05 pm
Posted by crimsoncoded94
Georgiana
Member since Aug 2025
3365 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:05 pm
Im telling you, Tennessee, Texas, UGA, LSU, all beatable.

Florida is basically a running game
Posted by labamafan
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2007
27194 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:08 pm to
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Florida is basically a running game


No they’re not Baugh can’t get back to the line of scrimmage and Philo is hitting receivers all over the field except he missed his wide open RB in the end zone and threw it to the covered TE.
Posted by crimsoncoded94
Georgiana
Member since Aug 2025
3365 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:09 pm to
Missouri is keying on shutting down the run game and it will limit them. We are really the only team doing it all right now. Ill pump the breaks a little, but we are good.
Posted by FoTownBam
Foley Al
Member since Oct 2023
4820 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:34 pm to
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Florida is basically a running game

Florida has nice balance. Their running game opens up play action. Philo don’t exactly scare you, but he’s smart with the football, accurate, and distributes the football where it’s supposed to go. They remind me a lot of the Jim McElwain offenses at Bama
Posted by Bamafan24
Huntsville
Member since Oct 2014
9411 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:35 pm to
Russells improvement and legs give up a chance to make the playoffs
Posted by Rambone
Member since Sep 2026
319 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:36 pm to
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Watching other teams play we are 100 percent a contender.


We've genuinely turned a corner here. This season now feels like its own, and no longer a continuation of last season.
Posted by Hawaiian Punch
Member since Jan 2018
1057 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 3:44 pm to
The OL is the real difference maker. Not only are they improved - but they are good. Stretches of exceptional play from this unit, with some errors here and there - so room for improvement but they seem to have the capacity to actually up their game as the season goes on.

The OL room last year was bad bad bad and made zero improvement.

Klemm deserves a metric frick ton of credit
Posted by TouchdownAlabama
Sweet Home Alabama
Member since Nov 2015
2596 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 4:23 pm to
I don’t feel confident enough to be cocky about it, but we are ABSOLUTELY better than we were last year. Keelon gives me a lot of hope.
Posted by Two0Five
Member since Oct 2025
426 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 4:28 pm to
I think if you've been a Bama fan for a while now, you know what having "dudes" looks like. I think we know we have some dudes.
Posted by Marktastic86
Pismo Beach, CA
Member since Dec 2020
22677 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 4:30 pm to
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The OL is the real difference maker. Not only are they improved - but they are good. Stretches of exceptional play from this unit, with some errors here and there - so room for improvement but they seem to have the capacity to actually up their game as the season goes on.

The OL room last year was bad bad bad and made zero improvement.

Klemm deserves a metric frick ton of credit

Can't disregard the contribution from the TE room. All of those dudes block their asses off, and Pritchett is a legit receiving threat on top of it.
Posted by Hawaiian Punch
Member since Jan 2018
1057 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 5:38 pm to
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Can't disregard the contribution from the TE room. All of those dudes block their asses off, and Pritchett is a legit receiving threat on top of it.

Agree - you’re absolutely correct. The TEs kill people in the run game and are very capable pass catchers. There are clips on Twitter every week of our TEs mauling dudes.
Posted by Chad4Bama
Member since Sep 2020
9697 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 6:17 pm to
Next week is obviously a barometer.

Are we a threat to make the CFP and have a nice season or are we a threat to win it all. And not just if we win or lose, but how we look either way.
This post was edited on 10/3/26 at 6:20 pm
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
5642 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 6:25 pm to
This … I don’t want a loss to Georgia in any shape, form or fashion but I could stomach a loss and still feel good about the team if we compete to the final buzzer and they’re simply better than us on that given day. There were too many times last year where we didn’t compete and slit our own throats.
This post was edited on 10/3/26 at 6:28 pm
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
2745 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 6:31 pm to
The thing is - we are not as good as we should/could be later in the year. Our best players are young guys.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
5642 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 6:34 pm to
This team will be hell on wheels in November and December if we can get there in one piece.
Posted by Pastor Mike
Florida
Member since Dec 2020
7473 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 7:09 pm to
Fowler falling all over himself for Miami tonight
Posted by BamaFan247
Alabama
Member since Dec 2010
101 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 7:12 pm to
The o line is the biggest improvement. If they keep playing like they are with the way the d is playing this is definitely a playoff team
Posted by Crimson K
Tuscaloosa
Member since Dec 2018
7958 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 7:23 pm to
UK and FSU wins look a little better as the season progresses. This team has put up 45+ on everyone. Two wins against currently ranked SEC teams on the road. It hasn’t been a total murderer’s row or anything, but they are killing teams like Alabama teams are supposed to. I’m trying to manage my expectations, but these guys looks really good.
Posted by Mobile Patriot
Mobile
Member since Aug 2024
1096 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 8:10 pm to
They seem to have more chemistry than the 2 previous DeBoer teams. These are his guys, not Sabans. They enjoy playing together. Today was a trap game that would derail the 2025 team. Bama played like it was their only game this year.
Posted by Chad4Bama
Member since Sep 2020
9697 posts
Posted on 10/3/26 at 8:43 pm to
Surprisingly, it's the secondary that's the concern when it was supposed to be our veteran strength. For whatever reason, the deep middle is wide open way too often. Georgia won't be missing those opportunities if they're given.
This post was edited on 10/3/26 at 8:44 pm
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