There is a bit of a cottage industry devoted to telling the college football world how to beat Bama. Every time the Tide stubs their toe, we rush in to make sweeping generalizations based upon that game. See, this is the formula to beating Bama…
In the wake of the Clemson game, the key to beating Alabama is tempo. Clemson ran 99 plays, which is an absurdly high number, and Bama’s defense clearly wore down in the fourth quarter. When was the last time Bama blew a double digit lead?
However, it’s tough to make broad judgments based on just one game.