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SEC · 2026 season

The story so far

Alabama fans spent September warming to Keelon Russell and dreaming of a title run, with misery bottoming out at 9 after a 5-0 start. Back-to-back losses to UGA and Tennessee sent misery to 89, and a 6-2 team now limps forward in weary relief.

From Reddit fan threads · through Wk 8 · Oct 19–25 · 6-2

Season misery
56Uneasy
Worst week
89Wk 7 · Oct 12–18
Best week
9Wk 5 · Sep 28–Oct 4
Wk 1 · Aug 31–Sep 6: misery 45 (Content) · 1-0Wk 2 · Sep 7–13: misery 71 (Miserable) · 1-0Wk 3 · Sep 14–20: misery 47 (Meh) · 1-0Wk 4 · Sep 21–27: misery 26 (Euphoric) · 1-0Wk 5 · Sep 28–Oct 4: misery 9 (Euphoric) · 1-0Wk 6 · Oct 5–11: misery 78 (Miserable) · 0-1Wk 7 · Oct 12–18: misery 89 (Despair) · 0-1Wk 8 · Oct 19–25: misery 79 (Miserable) · 1-0Wk 0Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long

  • Fans went from debating Keelon Russell's tentative debut to comparing him with Mac Jones, Tua and Bryce Young, before the Tennessee loss brought criticism for holding the ball and talk of trying Mack.

    “Keelon Russell may be the real deal.”

    ▲ 156Wk 4 · Sep 21–27

    Wk 1 · Aug 31–Sep 6 ›Wk 4 · Sep 21–27 ›Wk 5 · Sep 28–Oct 4 ›
Kept coming up

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. —Wk 9 · Oct 26–Nov 1
  2. 79Wk 8 · Oct 19–251-0›
  3. 89Wk 7 · Oct 12–180-1›
  4. 78Wk 6 · Oct 5–110-1›
  5. 9Wk 5 · Sep 28–Oct 41-0›
  6. 26Wk 4 · Sep 21–271-0›
  7. 47Wk 3 · Sep 14–201-0›
  8. 71Wk 2 · Sep 7–131-0›
  9. 45Wk 1 · Aug 31–Sep 61-0›
  10. —Wk 0 · Aug 24–30