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Alabama Football: ‘Sizzle’ versus ‘Stuff’ across college football

In the national aversion to defense-first football, Alabama football has shed its reputation for old-school offense lacking in explosive play potential. Sometimes lost in admiring the trend is most high-powered attacks wow fans, but fail to produce championship level wins.

A good example is Ole Miss. Based on Bleacher Report research, Ole Miss is No. 2 in CFB over the past four seasons in yards-per-play. The Alabama Crimson Tide is No. 7. Not surprisingly, Oklahoma is No. 1. Clemson did not even make the top ten. Who else topped the Tide? No. 3 through No. 6 were Oklahoma State, Memphis, Toledo and Appalachian State.