Alabama football fans have violated the 24-hour rule following the victory of LSU. We are still celebrating the ‘Beatdown on the Bayou’ or talking about Georgia in December. Pre-season concerns Mississippi State might be a trap game for the Tide have faded.
If the team were to match fan complacency, Saturday could become a problem. Fortunately, with Nick Saban on guard, the battle against complacency is never-ending.
How good are the western Bulldogs? Better than most Alabama football fans understand. State’s transition from Dan Mullen to Joe Morehead was never going to be easy and it hasn’t been.