Five reasons Texas shouldn’t fear Alabama football in 2023
Texas shouldn’t fear the Alabama Crimson Tide next season. The Longhorns stood toe-to-toe with the Tide in last season’s 20-19 home loss. The score doesn’t tell the story.
Alabama was bullied in Texas Kelvin Banks was the No. Will Anderson, the 1st overall pick, was in time. Quinn Ewers scorched the Tide, amassing 134,5 yards in just two drives before being hurt.
Complicating the Longhorns’ chances, officials missed multiple crucial calls against Alabama. This is what everyone with eyes sees. should have been a safety. Texas was not the only one to be beaten by this play.
Aside from matching up well with Alabama, Nick Saban’s team loses several key contributors to the NFL Draft. Let’s look at a few reasons why Texas has little to fear when they travel to Tuscaloosa.
No Bryce Young
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Bryce Young helped his team last year. The Tide won’t be afforded that luxury in 2023. It would surprise me if Ty Simpson or Jalen Milroe outduelel Quinn Ewers.
Remaining players are key
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It’s not something that anyone wants to hear, but Texas will be a stronger team than Alabama next season. While the Longhorns should have the advantage of having more experience and better production, the Crimson Tide overall is more talented.
The Trenches
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Texas dominated the trenches in last season’s championship. They’ll probably do it again.
It’s Texas’ biggest game
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You can call it Texas’ Super Bowl if you’d like, but the Longhorns coaching staff brings its best game plan to defeat Alabama. They will most likely do it again. Alabama has other rivals it’s likely more worried about facing.
Dynastic decline
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Alabama was unable to win many of its last two seasons’ games. Poor play-calling and preparation might be the only explanation for its struggles with Texas A&M. The team isn’t responding to Nick Saban like it used to respond, but his coordinators simply haven’t done a good enough job of late.