The term “cupcake” is thrown around when referring to games such as the one Alabama will play this weekend against UT-Chattanooga in Bryant Denny Stadium. The confectionary descriptor has become a parlance of the times in a sporting contest when a mighty FBS team matches up against an undermanned, underequipped FCS program like the one that will visit Tuscaloosa on Saturday.
After all, a cupcake is a dessert, a reward after the main course. In that regard, it is fitting the Tide will play the Mocs a mere two weeks after the most brutal, challenging game of the schedule against LSU and the stingy Tiger defense.