This is the first year since the Fulmer era where I've actually felt some level of confidence in the team in big games. I expect them to win tomorrow against Bama though it won't be easy, and I expect wins vs OU and Vandy, and barring injuries or whatever of course, I expect multi score wins. Bama is a concern as it's a hostile environment and Simpson is playing some great football, but Kane Wommack is such a bad DC vs the spread I think we'll just outscore them tomorrow regardless of what Simpson does. First time in over 15 years I've felt confident in a win vs Bama so it's strange, and maybe I end up way off, but that's the feeling I have all the same.
Florida is a concern just because it feels like some mental block exists for our program when it comes to playing them. It doesn't seem to matter how much better our talent, coaching or whatever else is, we're going to make it difficult to win against them. One huge plus we have this year is it's in November so the heat isn't so bad, and our leadup to them is a bye, New Mexico State then Florida. So we'll basically have 3 weeks to prep for Florida. But even with that, hard to be full of confidence all the same.