For the eleventh straight year, the sweet smell of lit stogies wafted through Alabama's locker room.
Firing up the cigars has become a rite of passage for the Crimson Tide on the third Saturday in October.
At no point during Alabama's latest victory over Tennessee -- a 45-7 rout -- did it seem the Tide was going to leave Bryant-Denny Stadium without tasting tobacco.
This was a dominating performance.
Yet while the game lacked drama, there were some interesting plot elements that are explored in greater depth in this week's edition of four takeaways:
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