I guess we have to talk about the elephant* in the room.
Unless you’re an admirably optimistic person, Saturday’s loss to Alabama in the [who cares-th] iteration of the Iron Bowl played out exactly how you thought it would: a lackluster offense wastes opportunities stolen by its incredible defense and eventually the dragon wins.
Sure, I hoped that the Gus Malzahn who kicked the onside in 2009, who threw to Darvin on 4th down in 2010, and who methodically bled the clock with Tre Mason in 2013** would burst through the wall like the Kool-Aid man and reclaim his mad scientist lab coat.