Initial Impressions from the Kentucky game

Photo by UA Athletics/Collegiate Images/Getty Images Alabama opened the night looking a bit like a team coming off a three week layoff, rather uninspired on both sides of the ball against an overmatched foe. After a close first quarter that could easily have left the Tide trailing in the game, however, they hit their stride and took care of business.

Kentucky has a stout offensive line, and they were able to exploit a weakness on the edges of the Alabama defense that continues to be a problem. Kentucky did an outstanding job using shifts and motion to confuse, but too often the issue is more physical in nature. Will Anderson and Christopher Allen have athleticism, but neither is terribly…