College Football · Week 1 · Aug 31–Sep 6
#13 Alabama
W 48-10 vs East Carolina · Sat, Sep 5 · 1-0 overall
Misery Index · Content
Up 48-10 and still auditing the passing game, because beating East Carolina proves nothing in September.
What happened
A 48-10 win over East Carolina moved Alabama to 1-0, and somehow the mood around it registered closer to a funeral than a coronation. The turning point wasn't on the scoreboard at all; it was the slow realization, drive after drive, that none of those touchdowns arrived through the air. "Alabama has yet to score with a passing touchdown this year," one fan noted, before concluding that "Kalen has clearly lost control of the program." Another reminded everyone that "the metric for being an 'SEC' team isn't shutting out your cupcake, it's winning playoff games." Thirty-eight points of cushion, zero points of comfort.
What fans said
“Alabama has yet to score with a passing touchdown this year. Kalen has clearly lost control of the program”
u/mbe8819▲ 148frustration
“Considering our run struggles from last year, and now only scoring rushing TDs...I might need to go see a doctor if it lasts much longer”
u/KneeDeepInRagu▲ 49gallows humor
“He’s now using the entire back of the jersey and then some. He’s lucky his name isn’t Ryan Hornbuckle-Throckmorton.”
u/xbox_srox▲ 39sarcasm
“The metric for being an 'SEC' team isn't shutting out your cupcake, it's winning playoff games.”
u/KneeDeepInRagu▲ 24frustration
“I mean, by definition, 2 is multiple”
u/ShinyTotodile24▲ 15sarcasm
“So Deboer's making the same mistakes and errors as last year and the year before. We're going 7-6 ladies and gentlemen”
u/Bulky_Fisherman9084▲ 5betrayal
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