E25 Rewind Relook at Bama loss to Vandy lessons and issues

Vanderbilt shocked the college football world by defeating No. 1 Alabama 40–35 on October 5, 2024, marking their first win over the Crimson Tide in 40 years and their first-ever victory over an AP top-five team. The Commodores dominated in time of possession, third-down conversions, and capitalized on Alabama’s mistakes to pull off one of the biggest upsets in program history.

This loss showed that Bama had problems and showed the defensive formula of how to beat Alabama.

Load the line of scrimmage and don’t let QB or the running backs run the ball effectively. Blitz and pressure the QB in the passing game and dare him to beat you with short and intermediate passes. Don’t give the QB time to throw the ball deep. Force the QB to use the short passing game betting that he cannot pick you apart and is likely to turn the ball over.

And on offense vs Bama, don’t turn the ball over, but use a ball control offense and a short and intermediate passing game to move the chains and let Bama’s lack of discipline to give you opportunities for big plays when a player blows an assignment.

Rewind Relook at Bama wins over Wisconsin and Georgia to start season 4-0. Bama beats Wisc 42-10 and beats GA 41-34. Wisconsin win 42-10: Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 42-10 in a football game played at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Georgia – Bama wins 41-34. Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 41-34 in a thrilling contest at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. . After big wins over Wisconsin and Georgia, Bama looked like a playoff team and a contender for the natty! But looks proved to be deceiving as the issues for this team were exposed in the coming weeks after strong 4-0 start to the season. Surprisingly, Bama finished the season 5-4 after that strong 4-0 start and would miss the playoffs and lose its bowl game in a terrible offensive showing.

Bamateur Hour Episode 23 Rewind relook at Bama’s win over WKU and So Florida – lessons learned and issues exposed & areas that need to be fixed for 2025

Explosive plays galore

Penalties by the bunches

Offensive line issues – holding and effective run-blocking

Struggle to put together long, sustained drives

Talented, but undisciplined at times

QB cannot pick apart a defense with a traditional passing game – not a pocket passer

E22 S1 Christmas comes early for Nate Oates and the Crimson Tide Basketball team. LaBaron Philon returns. Pulls out of the draft unexpectedly at the last minute/11th hour.

Bama should be a strong contender to make the final four in 2026 with Philon returning. How the roster looks with Philon back. Who will be the starters? How good can this team be?

King Keelon – the king or the king in waiting or will he go in exile and leave Bama for greener pastures. 5-Star recruit. Highest ranked QB recruit Bama has every signed.

Evaluation and outlook

Keelon Russell is evaluated as an extremely promising quarterback, particularly due to his exceptional arm talent, athleticism, and decision-making skills, and he is ranked as one of the top prospects in the 2025 recruiting class. Russell is a quick decision-maker who runs Duncanville's offense at a high level, demonstrating accuracy and efficiency in his throws. He also possesses the ability to extend plays with his legs, making him a threat both as a passer and a runner. Comparable to Bryce Young, but taller. Comparable to Jayden Daniels.

The Bamateurs dig into the defense, talk about the outlook for the Defense in season 2 under Kane Wommack for the 2025 season, and go through the position groups and the stand-outs.

The Bamateurs take a deeper dive into the offense as a follow-up to last week’s episode on the offense.

We discuss the new OC Ryan Grubb and his potential impact on the team and his ability to elevate the offense. We discuss the QB Conundrum with the 3 QB’s and how Ty is the likely starter. We discuss the RB room and the lack of a proven impact running back, but a room full of talent. We go over the WR room and how talented the WR room is. We talk about the O-line and how the O-line needs to elevate its play for this season. We review the talent and the potential for this line. The potential for this offense to be better and more consistent is there, but will it be realized.

E18 S1 Projecting the Bama offense for 2025 after spring practice. A look back at the 2024 offense and the issues and how the 2025 offense can be improved. The impact of the new OC Ryan Grubb. The projected starters at each position for 2025. And can Ty Simpson led the team to the playoffs this year.