wins 147 & 148

147 – Secondary weakness shown in 73-20 opening blow out win

The Crimson Tide opened their 2019 campaign with a 53 point win over FCS powerhouse Appalachian State, however the Tide was rightly given a chorous of “boos” throughout the game. Why? Simply put the secondary played like c$%& let’s not forget no national title in 13 years, ya that too. Their 65 OVR WR had 12 catches for 184 yards and 2 TDS (my top 3 CBs are all 90+, can you see why the fans were pissed). No way this is going to work against LSU or Auburn. Only highlight was WR Wendell Harris who is an early heisman favorite with 8 rec for 223 yards and 3 TDs. However he is 98 OVR, while the DBs were in the 50s and QB Frazier had 6 total TDs

Other Stats
Frazier 15-25 284 yards 4 TDs, 58 yards rush 2 TDs
Junior Williams 105 yards rushing 1 TD
Wendall Harris 8-223-3

148 – Team Controversies Overshadow Frazier’s near perfect performance in Oxford

Leon Frazier went 13-15 and for the second straight game threw for 4 TDs in a 42-17 victory over Ole Miss. However two incidents stole the show. WR Wendell Harris started the fire when he released a hip hop version of Bob Dylan’s Oxford Town and had several of his groupies distribute the CD Single at The Grove. Harris had items thrown at him the entire game but he still finished with 107 yards and 2 TDs

The other incident occured during Frazier’s 1st INT of the year in the endzone.

SO TE Ben Weber (left) and True Frosh Eric Smith (right) both messed up their routes and were fighting for a TD pass that was intended for Harris. After the INT, Smith and Weber got into fight. This animosity not only stems from the fact that they are figting to be TE-ONE, but when they were both in high school they competed in a reality show called The Ultimate Tight End, where the nation’s top H.S. TEs competed in a series of events for $10,000 in charity money. It was a mix of The Ultimate Fighter and ESPNU’s Summer House. Weber was on Team Winslow and Smith on Team Shockey and the producers played the race card to a tee for high ratings. More on this later.

Key Stats

Frazier 13-15 200 yards 4 TDs, 52 yards rushing (only played 3 quarters)
W.Harris 5-107-2
OLB Matt Williams 7 tackles

Despite the two blowout victories, Coach Namath was not pleased with his team’s performance. The Tide have their first real challenge next in Madison against #8 Wisconsin. Will be a midwest homecoming of sorts of the Tide’s top two offensive players, Frazier of Chicago, IL and St. Louis area star Harris