Many Alabama football fans often consider the Crimson Tide invincible. Very few losses change that perception. As hard as it was for fans to regain optimism after being blown away in a national championship game, what happened on Tuesday was a bigger blow.
Bigger, in the context of what losing a Dylan Moses means to the Alabama football defense. Years before Denzel Washington immortalized Herman Boone in the film, Remember the Titans, the real coach talked about the loss of his best player Gerry Bertier.
In short, Boone said, “you cannot replace a Gerry Bertier.