Alabama successfully bounced back from a disheartening season-opening loss to Florida State with back-to-back sublime performances in wins over UL Monroe and Wisconsin. Neither of those two teams is of the quality of the Seminoles, but Tide fans wanted to see their team play to a standard, not to the opponent. In that vein, the last two weeks should be considered a wild success.
Alabama is now 2-1 and up to No. 14 in the latest AP Poll. It's not where the Crimson Tide hoped to be in the preseason, but heading into their first of two bye weeks this season, every preseason goal this team had is still attainable.