re: Can we just acknowledge for a second that the Austin heat/turf slowed down the Tide?

How about Alabama wasn’t very good. Nobody can look at Bama the last couple years and say that was a good team. Throwing the ball inside the one, giving up 3rd and 10s routinely, defensive players not lining up right, 2 receivers in the same area on a pass. Something has been amiss with this team and turf had zero to do with it. Also, it ain’t hotter nowhere in America than Alabama in august so that had nothing to do with it: Bama just hasn’t been very good. From going to Trent Richardson and mark Ingram to jhamyr Gibbs and minkah fitzpatrick, Dre Kirkpatrick and mark Barron to Jordan battle is more of the problem. Going from Going from donta Hightower to Henry Toto and drew sanders was more of a problem.