As an LSU fan, I can say that 'Bama lost its last two games because their best WR, Prothro, went down with a broken leg in the last few minutes of a game where they were blowing out Florida. He never should have been in there at that point, and it cost the Tide dearly.
The offense just sort of died after that. It was good enough to get past a couple of weaker SEC opponents, but when it came to LSU and Auburn, the defense couldn't carry the whole team on its shoulders. Hats off to Mike Shula for getting a proud team back on its feet, but he never should have had such a key player in the game late in a blowout victory.
He has an NFL quality arm, but no legs.