And that's the kicker - if (when) ND gets behind by 2 scores, they won't have the firepower to respond. Their best shot is if they can somehow punch Bama in the mouth early, then hang on (like Texas A&M did).
My bet: Alabama does the early punching and then wears down the ND defense in the third and fourth quarters. 31-16.
While I agree with you that Alabama will win, I do think you have too many points in the game 31-16=47. I see it being more like 17-9.
Roll Tide Roll. Alabama has one thing going for it that can’t be measured. The need to up hold the honor of the Tide. When people talk about rabid fans here and there, they just don’t know what rabid is. I think it is because for so long all this state had that we could really be proud of was Alabama football.