The hour-long infomercial for Alabama football, otherwise known as "Training Days: Rolling with the Tide" accomplishes its mission by offering a glimpse inside the top college program without revealing too much.
Spend an hour watching Episode 2, which aired Wednesday night, and it's easy to come away with the comforting feeling that everything is tracking according to script. Yes, it's hot in August in Tuscaloosa, Nick Saban is demanding, Tosh Lupoi is loud and the players make up one big, happy family.
That even includes Jalen Hurts, who subtly emerges as the main character in the second part of this short series.