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Here's how many tackles Alabama football missed in the loss to Vanderbilt

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Here's how many tackles Alabama football missed in the loss to Vanderbilt

Simply put, the Alabama football defense did not play well against Vanderbilt. A group that had allowed just 11 third-down conversions in the previous four games allowed the Commodores 12 on 18 attempts. That was one of the most glaring statistics when Vanderbilt shocked then-No. 1 Alabama 40-35 on Saturday at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. […]

Alabama football falls into the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after loss to Vanderbilt

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Alabama football falls into the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after loss to Vanderbilt

The time at the helm of Alabama football only lasted a week. For one week, the Crimson Tide was ranked in the top two. Then an ugly road loss to Vanderbilt quickly lost those rankings. Alabama is now ranked No. 7 in the coaches' poll. The AP Top 25 will be released on Sunday around […]

Within a day, Alabama football became deadly with the loss to Vanderbilt

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Alabama football falls into the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after loss to Vanderbilt

Even a few Alabama fans joined the rush onto the field that Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt$100,000. “Why not?” one of them asked, shrugging his shoulders after a loss not seen since 1984. The stairs to the Shaw Sports Legion 46 artificial turf at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville were jammed as the Commodore faithful celebrated, both on the […]

Casagrande: Welcome to the New Reality, Alabama's Stunning Role in the Revolution

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Casagrande: Welcome to the New Reality, Alabama's Stunning Role in the Revolution

This is an opinion column. As college football observers, we have an internal danger meter. It's like a kind of sonar that detects when problems are lurking around the corner. Take Alabama's trip to Tennessee two years ago as an example. The Crimson Tide were 8-9 point favorites in Knoxville, but the red lights flashed […]

Was the loss to Vanderbilt the most shocking in Alabama football history? Here are 8 more candidates

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Was the loss to Vanderbilt the most shocking in Alabama football history? Here are 8 more candidates

Alabama's 40-35 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville had many implications. Shocking? Absolutely. Awkward? Perhaps. Unprecedented? Perhaps. We want to research the latter in this area. Here's why it's number 1 on the list: • Alabama hadn't lost to Vanderbilt since 1984. Bill Curry never lost to the Commodores, nor did Mike DuBose or […]

Here are our grades for Alabama's No. 1 football after the ugly loss to Vanderbilt

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Here are our grades for Alabama's No. 1 football after the ugly loss to Vanderbilt

Throw this report card in the trash, Alabama football. It didn't make the fridge anyway, considering it's Vanderbilt. But now the testimony deserves to be burned, shredded and destroyed. That's exactly what's bound to happen when you allow the Commodores' offense to impose its will on you, like Vanderbilt did in defeating No. 1 Alabama […]

How Vanderbilt defeated Alabama football in an upset win

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Here's how many tackles Alabama football missed in the loss to Vanderbilt

Clark Lea had a number in mind for how many possessions his Vanderbilt team should allow Alabama football offensively on Saturday. 10. The Commodores reached exactly that number in a surprising 40-35 win over the No. 1 Crimson Tide in Nashville. “I’m proud of the way we fought,” Lea said after the win. “If you […]

Kalen DeBoer's halftime message to Alabama, trailing Vanderbilt

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Kalen DeBoer's halftime message to Alabama, trailing Vanderbilt

Kalen DeBoer was cool, calm and collected at halftime even though his No. 1 Alabama trailed Vanderbilt 23-4 in Nashville. The Alabama coach only saw his offense on the field for 8:32. So what is his message to a team coming off a thrilling 41-34 win over then-No. 1? 1 Georgia? “It's about doing what […]

Jalen Milroe thrives in Alabama football's Georgia win

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Jalen Milroe thrives in Alabama football's Georgia win

Jalon Walker knelt. The Georgia football linebacker had just captured Alabama running back Jam Miller's best block, and Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe was sprinting away. Walker's helmet flew off his head, so he knelt on the Tide's 38-yard line and just watched. Milroe never stopped. Realistically, only safety Malaki Starks had a chance to […]

Casagrande: Alabama still owns Georgia and should be No. 1 in the polls

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Casagrande: Alabama still owns Georgia and should be No. 1 in the polls

This is an opinion column. The song captured Jalen Milroe. As he prepared to go live on ABC, the Alabama quarterback turned to his musical classmates, who played them the half-truth of “Rammer Jammer.” Arms raised and demanding more, the previously doubtful passer who once sat on the bench was in no rush for the […]