Undefeated. Untarnished. 11-0. That’s where the Crimson Tide finds itself after the rigors of the SEC schedule and an out-of-conference slate that included a rising USC team that knocked off then-undefeated Washington.
The road has been rugged, to say the least. Sure, Bama cruised through games against conference opponents like Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. But that’s not to say there weren’t hazards along the way…that much is known. In pursuit of that perfect record, Alabama had to stare down its former conqueror Ole Miss and win in a blazing shootout in which the victory wasn’t locked away for certain until the final moments. The Tide had to survive another slugfest, a defensive war,…
