Historical Perspective - A&M vs Bama

I went to A&M, grew up Bama fan (you LSU guys love me already) so I think I have a good handle on these two teams.

In games like this I look at how a team prepares. Alabama, LSU and Florida have advantages in games like this because they have to practice every week against the best defenses and offenses in the country. When both sides of the ball are that good it makes the team better.

The biggest concern for A&M is that because the A&M defense is not as good then the offense does not get better through competition at practice.

I think once A&M gets better on defense they will be better prepared to play against the SEC powerhouses.

What this week reminds me of is when Alabama played Michigan State in the Capital One bowl a few years ago. Alabama had just had a very poor performance against Auburn and Michigan State was putting up some good numbers.

Bama's D came into that game with something to prove after being "exposed" against the Cam Show.

Michigan State looked like a high school team against the Bama D. Never had a prayer.

I think A&M will put up a good fight but not be able to close the deal.