It was a nice gesture to schedule Georgia State and their newborn football program on Thursday night. They received a tour of the Bryant museum and were pampered during their stay in Tuscaloosa. Despite Bill Curry’s motivational pre-game speech, pampered would be the farthest word from their treatment on the field.
It was also a nice gesture to the SEC for allowing six conference teams to enjoy bye weeks before playing Alabama. Having the Georgia State game on a Thursday night, Alabama opened up its own-albeit you will not hear it from Nick Saban or the team-bye week before facing the Auburn Tigers.
Alabama thrashed the Georgia State Panthers 63-7 en route to their 20th consecutive home victory in Bryan-Denny Stadium, making it the second longest home winning streak in school history.
Another record was involved as Greg McElroy broke the single game completion percentage record by going 12 of 13 for a percentage of 92.3. Julio Jones and Mark Ingram both put up 86 yards in their respective offensive attacks.
CJ Mosley was the star on defense by returning an interception for 41 yards to put the Tide ahead 21-0 early in the second quarter.
The one blemish in this game was an incredible 97-yard kickoff return by Albert Wilson in which the coverage and tackling were abysmal. He will join a short list of Football Championship Series players that have scored against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
The highlight of this game was obtaining a perspective of the future of Alabama football. Eddie Lacy, Jalston Fowler, and Demetrius Goode all saw carries as well as reaching the endzone. AJ McCarron went 7 for 9 for 57 yards and a touchdown, and a slew of receivers took the field.
With the recruits Saban has gathered and the talent that is on the field as well as the sideline, Alabama appears that they will build camp around the top of the BCS mountain for years to come.
Curry said after the game, "Alabama has a great football team, I think the best Alabama team I've ever seen. Maybe the best Nick Saban team I've ever seen.”
Encouraging words coming from a former Alabama coach, but the expectations were better than this team’s record shows. Maybe the future will hold better results.
As the fans were given a glimpse of the future on Thursday, another future outweighed it. That future will take place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the day after Thanksgiving.
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