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Indiana preview: The search for analogs as Bama goes against an unfamiliar foe by Jess Nicholas | TideFans.com Editor-in-Chief The hardest part about comparative analysis is comparing two teams for which no common baseline exists. When Alabama faces off against Indiana in the Rose Bowl, the...

Projected Depth Chart for Alabama vs. Indiana by Jess Nicholas | TideFans.com Editor-in-Chief Disclaimer/color keys: This is not an official University of Alabama document. The depth chart is taken from individual practice and game observations, and is color-coded. Seniors are in black, new...

Indiana preview: The search for analogs as Bama goes against an unfamiliar foe by Jess Nicholas, TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief The hardest part about comparative analysis is comparing two teams for which no common baseline exists. When Alabama faces off against Indiana in the Rose Bowl, the...

https://news.tidefans.com/2025/12/27/projected-depth-chart-for-alabama-vs-indiana/

Considering going out there with two other people, sort of spur of the moment. We're either going to fly out of Pensacola or Nashville (don't ask). Basically need tips on how to schedule everything so that we're on time for everything we need to hit (hotel, flights, game itself, etc.).

OU (playoff) wrap-up: Alabama flips November’s script, and the result came up Roses by Jess Nicholas | TideFans.com Editor-in-Chief For about 24 minutes of game-clock time Friday night in Norman, Okla., it appeared that Alabama was well in danger of repeating its egg-laying performance of...

OU (playoff) wrap-up: Alabama flips November’s script, and the result came up Roses by Jess Nicholas, TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief For about 24 minutes of game-clock time Friday night in Norman, Okla., it appeared that Alabama was well in danger of repeating its egg-laying performance of Dec. 6...

Projected Depth Chart for Alabama vs. Oklahoma (playoff) by Jess Nicholas | TideFans.com Editor-in-Chief Disclaimer/color keys: This is not an official University of Alabama document. The depth chart is taken from individual practice and game observations, and is color-coded. Seniors are in...

OU (Playoff) Preview: Bama Gets A Shot at Redemption, Times Two by Jess Nicholas | TideFans.com Editor-in-Chief For the second consecutive game, Alabama will face an opponent that it has already played at some point in the 2025 season. This time, Alabama gets the opportunity to right a wrong...

OU (Playoff) Preview: Bama Gets A Shot at Redemption, Times Two by Jess Nicholas, TideFans.com Editor-In-Chief For the second consecutive game, Alabama will face an opponent that it has already played at some point in the 2025 season. This time, Alabama gets the opportunity to right a wrong...

https://news.tidefans.com/2025/12/18/projected-depth-chart-for-alabama-vs-oklahoma-playoff/

Yep. Basically what I said to someone else about this off-site: Now we start to understand how both this staff and the Saban staff had trouble deciding between Milroe and Simpson based on practices. It just wasn't a clear choice at the time.

You want to see even crazier numbers? Here's the passing comparison between Milroe and Simpson: * 2024 Jalen Milroe: 205-of-319 (64.3%), 2,844 yards, 8.9 yards per attempt, 16 TD, 11 INT (1.45:1 Ratio), 23 sacks for minus-180 yards, 148.8 QBR * 2025 Ty Simpson: 275-of-428 (64.3%), 3,268 yards...

So I'm going to attempt to give some context to this. The first place to look is starting RB. * In 2024: Jam Milller -- 145 carries, 668 yards, 4.6 avg., 7 TD * In 2025: Jam Miller -- 123 carries, 493 yards, 4.0 avg., 3 TD Jam in 2024 was a far superior runner to Jam in 2025, but Jam in 2025...

Ha, not really, I just kind of had it written in my head from about halftime onward. Sometimes it just pours out when you sit down at the keyboard. I'll tell you what's odd about this: Look at Alabama's final offensive rankings last year -- 42nd in total offense, 47th in rushing offense, 56th...