There are three reasons why Alabama Football will surpass expectations and finish the regular season at 11-1 and Playoff bound.
Outside of the universe of Alabama football fans, the Crimson Tide is expected to lose two, three, or perhaps four games in the 2024 regular season. According to 247Sports, FanDuel has Alabama Football at a 9.5 win total. Only four teams are projected to win more than 10.5 games: Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Ohio State. A Crimson Tide counter-opinion can be founded on three compelling reasons why 11-1 is the better prediction.
Alabama’s one loss in an 11-1 forecast must come against the Georgia Bulldogs. The Dawgs should be ‘elite-good’ in 2024, with a legitimate chance to win the National Championship. If the game had been scheduled for November rather than September, I might have felt better about a Crimson Tide upset. However, expecting the 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide to reach Georgia’s level immediately is a mistake. Using a phrase popular among Nick Saban, the 2024 Crimson Tide will experience growing pains as a ‘work in progress’ throughout the first half of the season.Last season, five teams averaged more than forty points per game. Washington was not one of them, averaging 36 points per game. With DeBoer’s offensive approach, the Crimson Tide may average 40 or more in 2024. With that kind of offensive output, few opponents will have enough offense to defeat the Crimson Tide.
Alabama’s one loss in an 11-1 forecast must come against the Georgia Bulldogs. The Dawgs should be ‘elite-good’ in 2024, with a legitimate chance to win the National Championship. If the game had been scheduled for November rather than September, I might have felt better about a Crimson Tide upset. However, expecting the 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide to reach Georgia’s level immediately is a mistake. Using a phrase popular among Nick Saban, the 2024 Crimson Tide will experience growing pains as a ‘work in progress’ throughout the first half of the season.Last season, five teams averaged more than forty points per game. Washington was not one of them, averaging 36 points per game. With DeBoer’s offensive approach, the Crimson Tide may average 40 or more in 2024. With that kind of offensive output, few opponents will have enough offense to defeat the Crimson Tide.
