Well, they're no Wisconsin...but this Tyrone Nix-coached squad is ready to mark improvement this season after a sour 2014
When Coach Nick Saban gives the "every opponent deserves respect" speech, one can almost guarantee the coming opponent has little chance of unseating the Crimson Tide the following week. And though such is likely the case in the second week of the season as the Tide prepares to face the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, as former Bama Coach Gene Stallings once opined, "If you think there's such a thing as an unimportant game, then try losing one."
While the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raider defense may not carry the cache' of Wisconsin's brutal Big 10 D, the Blue Raiders bring to the table a plate loaded with healthy helpings of senior leadership and veteran experience.