re: What will make Bama great this season?

I don't wish to emulate a "Bleacher Report" (God forbid), but we (Alabama) have a few new coaches and players who still need to prove their stuff. The best thing I see here is an established, veteran line, and a solid set of good running backs in house. That along coupled with a leader in AJ who even after winning an MNC has still (by speculation) not peaked in his abilities just yet.

The big game after UM is LSU for sure on the calendar but anyone can slip if they start reading the papers on how good you are.

The bad news for LSU is you get a 'Bama team that is peaking in November as usual, and this year 'Bama will be playing loose as the Tigers will have all that pressure on your backs.

So we will see what is what, and who is who, soon enough.