I'm thinking bama is imploding under its own weight. I think Saban is losing or has lost the grip he's had since taking his first head coaching job. He lacks the focus and the team lacks discipline all season- his hallmark was and is discipline... professionalism... it ain't apparent on this team. At all. They still have serious talent and skill, and some players are still bought in- but it takes ALL of them, and that ain't there.
The next two weeks are crucial for not omly for this season but for their future. I see them crumbling as easy as getting their act together. 50/50.
It happened long before the UT game... its been there all season.
Ole Miss may just clear the schedule. The egg bowl is their biggest hurdle. Them playing UT in Georgia would be more entertaining that watching UGA play them... you know, golf balls and mustard and all... but, alas, it's UGAs to have unless they trip. If UT gets the UGA that played mizzou, UT beats them handily. They won't, though. They'll get the real McCoy.
Mizzou, UK, UGA are hurdles for UT. They drop one and maybe two at a minimum. They could easily drop all 3. The thing about "arriving", that UT may not know anymore and apparently Bama has forgotten somehow, is holding that momentum becomes harder, not easier.