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Why This Arkansas Game Is So Important


I'm afraid a lot of people are overlooking this game with Arkansas. And making Bama a 31 pt. favorite is just crazy. I would not bet for us to cover 31, though i do think we should win and win easy enough to give some guys a rest.
But this game is very, very important for three reasons.

1. It is all about getting back to the play-offs. With a 21 point win Alabama is a virtual lock to make the playoffs regardless of what happens in ATL. But, lose this game and the playoffs are gone if we lose to UF. Basically, a great season would be wasted.

2. It is all about playing good coming into the SECCG and the playoffs. There is not an off week to get a bad game out of our head. There really isn't even an entire off week between the SECCG and the first round of the playoffs (though it is almost 2 weeks between Dec. 19 and Jan.1) Furthermore there is not an off week between round one and round two. What I'm saying is start playing sloppy against Ark, or lose against Arky (which could happen) and sloppy play will follow us all the way to Miami if we even make it that far.

3. The quest at Bama is always to win every game, not just win the NC. We need to win this game to keep that hope alive.

There are some games out there this week that mean little, such as UT at Vandy, or even AU at MSU. But our game against Arky is a very, very important game. At least as important as every game we have played to date.



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