re: What about next year..

Bama didn't average 40 ppg the year Bryce won the Heisman.

Giving up 26 ppg would be really, really bad. Bama hasn't been that bad defensively in... I'm not even sure. Even Shula's worst defense didn't give up that many points (different era, I know). That would probably be the worst defense in Alabama history in terms of points given up per game. That would be a huge disappointment.

I expect the defense to be better than that and the offense not to be that good. I'd say 35 ppg and 22 ppg.