'Everybody coming' for an unsatisfied Alabama Crimson Tide

Mouse traps being strewn around the Alabama Football complex this week is a clever idea. Whether it is supposed to mean the Alabama Crimson Tide has a trap game against Vanderbilt; or if it is a reminder to ignore rat poison does not matter. Same as it has been for so long, every team gives its best, in an effort to take down the Crimson Tide.

One of Alabama's newer players, Washington transfer Parker Brailsford talked down calling Saturday's contest a trap game. "We're going to get everybody's best, just like always. The standard is the standard. We're just going to play ball." Alabama football fans are pleased Brailsford gets it about the Crimson Tide. It wasn't an easy transition for him from, Seattle to Tuscaloosa. Following his Washington offensive line coach, Scott Huff was an easy decision. Huff recruited Brailsford out of the state of Arizona and the two were close. When Huff decided to join Ryan Grubb and move to the NFL, Brailsford was distraught according to his parents. His decision to stay in Tuscaloosa is punctuated by his father saying his son's NIL package was about "30% of what he could've had" from programs trying to pull him away from Alabama.

Alabama teammates embraced Brailsford quickly. He has been a significant upgrade at center, along with being a leader in helping his new teammates learn DeBoer's offense.

Alabama Crimson Tide and 'nothing special'

Alabama will be focused on Saturday afternoon. Team leader Malachi Moore explained the job: "Keeping everybody locked in and telling people we're not satisfied. We haven't done anything special this year that we didn't see ourselves already doing." The Crimson Tide mindset is no different under Kalen DeBoer than Nick Saban. A win; no matter how big is just another win, unless it results in a championship trophy.

Many in the college football world are too quickly pointing to an Alabama game two weeks after the Vandy game. The 'Third Saturday' will be a big game, but the Alabama Crimson Tide cannot and will not get ahead of itself.