Another week, another heart attack. That is what Alabama football has become the last few weeks. 2nd ranked Alabama jumped out to a 24-3 lead over visiting Ole Miss at halftime only to see the Rebels storm back in the second half to make it a game, but with a final two minute defensive stand, Alabama (7-0, 4-0) hung on to pull out the 24-20 victory.
It was the same type of game that we saw two weeks ago against Kentucky and it certainly was not a pleasure for Alabama coach Nick Saban or any Alabama to watch, but alas, we won again and that is all the matters in the end.
With our remaining schedule being as tough as it is we could win all of our games by 1 point and be in the national title game. There is no doubt Alabama is going to have to play two halves of football to accomplish that feat. Our offense is going to have to make plays in the second half and not just rely on big halftime leads to be enough. Our defense is going to have to make more plays and crucial stops that kills the spirit of our opponent. That is what it is going to take for Alabama to play for it all. We can win games like this against Kentucky and Ole Miss....we can not against LSU or Florida.
Negativity aside, there is something to be said for winning close games. In the last five years in Tuscaloosa we always seemed to find a way to lose these types of games, now we are finding ways to win them, and that is huge.
We now turn to Tennessee who is coming off their most impressive win of the year man-handling Mississippi State at home 34-3 yesterday. Going to Knoxville will be a challenge but given our history this season I am kinda looking forward to a road game performance.
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