re: So now that we all know Golding is what we Bama fans already knew he was…

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He had Bama's D last year ranked #9

Bama's D this year is #23, that is a drop off without Golding

I think the perception for Bama fans is that the D is better but it really isn't.

And the reason for that is because you started 2022 thinking you were a shoe in for the Natty and you ended up being anything but

This year your expectations were lowered and now you are playing from the bottom up

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But here's the difference: look at games like Tennessee: we actually adjusted and shut them out in the second half opposed to last year where they just scored at will the entire game.

And consider Kentucky, we held their RB to 18 yards rushing until he capitalized on a bust in garbage time and ran all the way down field. Golding would've given up 18 yards rushing on their first offensive series.

Even against Texas, we held their offense to 13 points up until the 4th quarter when our defense was gassed from being on the field all game long... I know Golding held Texas to 19 the prior year but keep in mind Ewers went down in the first quarter and there's no possible way Alabama wins that game with Ewers starting.