If you think Alabama is going to have a cakewalk this weekend at home against Vanderbilt, perhaps you should adjust that thinking before disappointment sets in.
This isn't the same Vanderbilt from just two years ago. It's not the same Vanderbilt from the last time the Commodores came to Tuscaloosa in 2022, either. Alabama dominated that game to the tune of a 55-3 rout. That's not going to happen this weekend.
Vanderbilt is a good team now. Diego Pavia, Jerry Kill, and Tim Beck have changed the narrative for Clark Lea in Nashville. The Commodores will come to Tuscaloosa this weekend fully expecting to win, not to just compete and keep it close.