Four-Game SEC Streak Is More Impressive Than It Looks

[4Q Basket Case]

Couldn't decide if this warranted a thread of its own, but also didn't see a pre-existing thread where it fit. So here goes.

Alabama's four game run, beating four ranked teams in a row, is even more impressive than it looks on the surface. First, two of the wins, including one against the #5 team in the country, were on the road. Also beat today's #10, #15 (on the road) and #17 teams.

But most impressive to me is the opponents' records.

Collectively, UGA, Vandy, Mizzou and UTe have a record of 23-5.

Against teams not named Alabama, their collective record is 23-1.

IOW, we have beaten three SEC teams that are otherwise undefeated. The other team has one non-Alabama loss.

Coach Stallings used to say that to be a good team, you needed to have beaten someone who had beaten someone. We've don that in spades. Now just have to keep focus against teams that have given us fits lately -- teams that we should beat.

 

[bamajas]

And that one non-Bama loss is to #5 and within this bunch of five teams

And no bye week is wild, too. We haven't looked tired/gassed yet, so here's hoping it doesn't show up Saturday

 

[crimsonaudio]

IOW, we have beaten three SEC teams that are otherwise undefeated. The other team has one non-Alabama loss.

And that loss is UT losing to UGA....

 

[Bamabuzzard]

And that one non-Bama loss is to #5 and within this bunch of five teams

And no bye week is wild, too. We haven't looked tired/gassed yet, so here's hoping it doesn't show up Saturday

I think this is due to how many players this staff has rotated in and out each week. This is something Saban didn't do and I think that contributed to our end of the regular season fatigue. This staff has developed a ton of depth and gotten A LOT of players game time so they are comfortable rotating players in to keep everyone fresh.

 

[crimsonaudio]

 

[CrimsonTheory]

Now imagine Bama cleaning up some of it's mistakes and see how good this team can be.

 

[CoolBreeze]

Now imagine Bama cleaning up some of it's mistakes and see how good this team can be.

...and getting the OLine opening up some running lanes.