Try to ignore the title for right now.
I know at this point there’s been an ocean full of analyses on not just how the Alabama game is going to go down, but how we should approach it as a fanbase. And I’ve certainly contributed my fair share to this ongoing discussion.
So I’m going to say a few things about how my thinking on this game has evolved from New Year’s Eve Eve 2017 until now, before I cut to the chase.
I imagine a majority of us would consider the TaxSlayer bowl loss to Mississippi State the lowest point of the Lamar Jackson era, not counting the 0-3 start wherein he wasn’t the full-time signal caller yet.