At least Georgia football coach Mark Richt is no longer on the hottest seat in the Southeastern Conference. With Saturday’s 27-13 victory at Ole Miss, he now officially passes that whoopee cushion to Rebels boss Houston Nutt.
As any crimson-, orange- or purple-and-gold-blooded Southern male can attest, you can learn a lot about a college football season by camping out on your couch for an entire Saturday afternoon.
Nutt’s woes and Richt’s reprieve – however temporary – were one of those lessons learned. So was the fact that Alabama is really, really, really good in the way that most national championship contenders tend to be – on defense.
Never mind the 38-14 final score over Arkansas. That was impressive, even if the Razorbacks’ defense – including a miraculous second-quarter goal-line stand – looked better than the points allowed.
But this Bama defense has closing speed like Jeff Gordon. You don’t see them so much as you feel them. And they hurt.