2014 brought a lot of changes to Tuscaloosa, and more than its share of questions.
After years of running a relatively staid one-back, run-first offense that had seemingly lost a step, the successful-but-loathed Doug Nussmeier was “encouraged to find other opportunities.” Alabama’s inability to consistently dial-up successful running plays late against Auburn, fogetting about Derrick Henry in the Sugar Bowl, and an unforgivable goal line pass call against Texas A&M probably doomed Nuss, at the end of the day. The Tide lost all three games, and many attributed play-calling as more than partially responsible for the ‘Bama’s losses.