Here are my top 5 questions. a little different but I personally feel more important.

1.) How are we going to channel our energy and what is our mentality?

This year's team has taken so many insignificant banner and turned in personal. Vandy said "Bama is next" and the team got pisssed off and possibly turned in one of their best performances. However, it was Vandy. We only have so many "perfect" games a year. I said it then but was disappointed we got up for such a shitty game.

2.) Will our coach staff be on it's A-Game?

I feel like some of our coaching staff has been very pedestrian and have been resting on our laurels of late. Last year, Kiffin/Sark fricked this team in the natl championship. That game is one that we should have had. Bama has lost it's mental edge. In the past, teams felt like they had NO chance when they played Bama. Now, folks just look at them as beatable and know we can be beat. It's time for our coaching staff to put together a plan to return us to dominance by winning the line of scrimmage.

3.) Can we win the line of scrimmage against anyone else in the top 4?

Our DL lost a lot. We've had a lot of injuries. We are rebuilding. Can we dominate for a full 60 minutes? I think you can argue they are the 2 best DL in the top 4.

Our OL. We have problems. However, this isn't solely on the OL. Teams are going to stack the box if we are one dimensional. Coaching has to get us out if it. Clemson DL is going to be the best DL we have faced and a huge challenge. Coaching schemes can help get us out and spread it out. If not, we are going to have flashbacks to Dom Jackson against Clemson.

4.) How are we going to allow Jalen to flourish?

I think he has progressed since last year but the offense as a whole needs to step up. It's time. CFP teams are going to pressure him a ton. How are we going to limit that pressure. We have fantastic RBs. As much as I hated Lane Kiffin for doing this, but we do need some side to side plays BUT it has to be mixed with dominant football. We also need to help out with TE play. For some reason, this just doesn't happen in our scheme. A safety valve would be hugely beneficial for Jalen.

5.) Are we hardened, battle tested, and what do we expect from our team?

We have had to come back to beat Miss State (who have lost their QB).
LSU outplayed Alabama on both sides of the LOS.
Auburn played a good game but mentally Alabama shite the bed. I've never seen so many mistakes from a Saban coached team.

What are we? What is our identity? Clemson is 10-0 in ESPN's bullshite FPI top 40 teams. Alabama is 3-1. Francois going down changed the entire outcome & landscape of the ACC.

It'll be an interesting run, baws.