The best tweets from Alabama Football 41-23 victory over Colorado State
By Chris Dodson
It certainly wasn’t as clean a victory as fans or Nick Saban would have hoped, but the 41-23 win put Alabama football undefeated headed to conference play. Fans, experts and personalities tweeted their thoughts on the 3-0 Crimson Tide.
There were a lot more games on Saturday night that had many fans attention, including Alabama football fans. So did the game in Bryant-Denny Stadium get overshadowed by Clemson destroying Louisville or LSU getting destroyed by Mississippi State? Probably so. But it did not stop the fans from having their own take on the 2017 Alabama squad.
It was a Saturday night in Bryant-Denny as Alabama football took the field:
After 2 possessions each, total yards: Alabama 170, Colorado State 6.
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) September 16, 2017
Jalen hasn’t improved from his freshman year, you say? Please. These past two weeks have shown just how far he’s come. At Fresno State, some Alabama fans griped that he rushed too much. Jalen responded with 248 yards passing and two touchdowns, in addition to just over 100 yards rushing and a TD on the ground. He’s the guy.
After 2 possessions each, total yards: Alabama 170, Colorado State 6.
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) September 16, 2017
Nick Saban in the locker room at halftime: #rolltide pic.twitter.com/QOlWffV4vq
— Hannah Stephens (@TheHannahSShow) September 17, 2017
Christopher Allen, a freshman, just fought off a block and made the solo tackle from his knees.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 17, 2017
Defense, on the other hand, had its moments. Certainly, giving up 23 points in the game wasn’t the greatest result. This defense is depleted from the injuries at the linebacker position. Former Alabama guard Alphonse Taylor said it best:
Bama will be fine nothing to worry about. Defense will improve as well as offense
— Alphonse Taylor (@SHANKK50) September 17, 2017
As good as the tweets during the game were, it was some of the postgame reaction that had the highlights. If you watch Nick Saban’s pressers the last few weeks, he’s gotten a little looser and had at least one or two quotable moments.
A media relations member cut off Nick Saban mid-answer thinking he was done
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 17, 2017
"You got a date or something," Saban asks.
Various tweets from the game
WATCH: #Alabama WR Robert Foster turns on the jets on his 52-yard catch-&-run TD pass from Jalen Hurts to go up 24-10 w/ 1:00 left in 2Q. pic.twitter.com/rji6c6VkMw
— Alex Byington (@_AlexByington) September 17, 2017
Well, Yea. That's not new. We're a Championship or bust program. Saban created it. https://t.co/gecTPMo2gd
— N!ck M!ller (@NickMillerrrrr) September 17, 2017
Vandy's Derek Mason knows who's next. "Alabama will be here in seven days. And you know what? We plan on giving them a heck of a ballgame."
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) September 17, 2017
Bring. It. On. Alabama football will be ready.
Tweet of the Week
Shaun Dion Hamilton on defensive performance: "That was just pathetic. We're going to have a come to Jesus meeting on Monday."
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 17, 2017
SDH preaching some truth on Alabama football.
Around the Nation
Tweets that didn’t quite make the cut of Alabama football and CSU, much like Tennessee didn’t quite finish the game. Oh by the way…
Florida: we have the worst offense in the SEC
— Lauren Huling (@TheLaurenHuling) September 16, 2017
Tennessee: hold my trash can
What a game. Tennessee got Tennessee’d so hard Saturday. Almost as good as an Alabama football win is a Vols loss in a big game.
Mississippi State beats LSU by 30, Ole Miss loses to Cal.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) September 17, 2017
Gonna be a whole lotta talkin in Mississippi tomorrow, y’all.
I hate to say it, but LSU did hire Ed Orgeron as their head coach. I’m sure LSU won’t suffer too much damage. After all, look at Ole Miss after he left…oh wait, nevermind.
Gene Chizik on @SECNetwork right now "We've just got to get Butch a nice tie for when he's sitting next to me up here on set next wknd"
— Will Lowery (@jwlowery29) September 16, 2017
Misery loves company, it seems.
Next: Week 3 Report Card: Alabama vs. CSU
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