The Tide is correcting mistakes, both made in 2022 and this fall. Here's how that propelled Alabama to the top of the SEC West.
The Crimson Tide finally played a full game, all four quarters, 60 minutes. This time against LSU, beating the rival Tigersbehind another fourth-quarter defensive shutout. Pregame, Moore wanted to foreshadow what was coming so he wrote ‘John Wick’ across his eyeblack. Why? Moore wasn’t made available postgame, but his teammates were able to explain.
If the back-to-back statement wins — or the postgame chirp from Nick Saban, or the record-setting four touchdowns from Jalen Milroe or the Wick-branded eyeblack on Moore — didn’t make it obvious, Alabama played with a swagger against LSU it had sporadically flirted with all season. The Tide made some of its biggest improvements in two rivalry games and is now one SEC win, or Ole Miss loss, from booking a trip to Atlanta.
After the Tide’s rocky 2-1 start to this season, Saban noted how constant growth was the goal. His team eventually responded, hitting another gear in Week 4 against Ole Miss. Season-long mistakes didn’t disappear but were better managed. Milroe has reduced his turnover rate and rallied down 13-0 against the Vols before not committing a giveaway against the Tigers. The defense didn’t allow a point in the fourth quarter after allowing both offenses to score easily on their first drives.
Since the 2011 game of the century, Alabama had only beaten LSU when it held the Tigers under 18 points, 10-0, 0-2 when the Tigers scored more. LSU entered Tuscaloosa with the top-rated offense in points and yards per game. Yet, the Tide held them to 478 yards, the Tigers’ lowest output since its season-opening loss against Florida State.
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