Last week we opened our predictions post commenting on how much losing hurts Alabama Crimson Tide fans. Despite winning a game last weekend, the Alabama football team experienced an even greater loss. Losing Tua Tagovailoa for the season, and likely having seen the end of his Alabama Crimson Tide career, is worse than losing a football game.
The now very real possibility of the Crimson Tide failing to make the College Football Playoff field for the first time ever – seems less important than it did a week ago. What was guarded optimism of the Tide’s chances last week has waned considerably.