While Bama is a double digit favorite in many sports books, facing a perennial Big 10 powerhouse in the season opener should be cause for trepidation. And now, your weekly Gump antidote...
Alabama is a team known for starting the season with a bang. This year's opener comes at a time of great uncertainty for the Crimson Tide, a team that surprised many (outside of the Bama fan base, of course) by making the first ever College Football Playoffs in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
If the 2012 Tide was the championship heir apparent, the 2014 was the plucky little engine that could.