Austin Mack is returning to Alabama for 2026

[CoolBreeze]

I love this. We feast on disrespect!

ESPN picks the 2026 Alabama Crimson Tide as SEC's seventh-best team

And so it begins! The 2026 college football season is more than 200 days away, and already, the Alabama Crimson Tide is being downgraded. After Monday night's n

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[Bamabuzzard]

I'm not sure it's as much disrespect as it is looking at the things that transpired last season and the changes to the roster going into 2026. We were blown out three times last season, had arguably the worst rushing attack in 50+ years of Alabama football, the offense (statistically) has gotten worse each year the past two years, and the program overall hasn't looked stable.

Add to the above that we're starting a new QB, almost an entire new offensive line, lost one of our best WR's to the portal and our other best WR is graduating, and you've got A TON of question marks for Bama entering 2026. Knowing all of this, where should they be ranked?

 

[CoolBreeze]

I'm not sure it's as much disrespect as it is looking at the things that transpired last season and the changes to the roster going into 2026. We were blown out three times last season, had arguably the worst rushing attack in 50+ years of Alabama football, the offense (statistically) has gotten worse each year the past two years, and the program overall hasn't looked stable.

Add to the above that we're starting a new QB, almost an entire new offensive line, lost one of our best WR's to the portal and our other best WR is graduating, and you've got A TON of question marks for Bama entering 2026. Knowing all of this, where should they be ranked?

All true. But as a player and fan you have to feast on all the adversity and critical press that comes with being a part of this program. Despite the question marks, we have A TON of talent returning to the Capstone and a solid coach fresh off a Rose Bowl appearance in the playoff. Gonna be an interesting off season for sure, one that will make or break this Coach's tenure in Tuscaloosa.

 

[BigAlinKnoxville]

So we will have 4 scholarship QBs fighting for the job. Now we just need some receivers.

And an offensive line that allows him more than 0.183 seconds to release the ball.