I always had high hopes but this is the first time I don't feel too skeptical about it. they look legitimately improved all over the field. those few years there were just ehlinger carrying them despite herman being a moron. Alabama had a lot of odd penalties, but usually that's Texas, which was very different. also, Texas deserves credit for some of those penalties, as bama clearly couldn't stick worthy and their other receivers and kept interfering. that's not been the case even when they had LJH CJ and duv. ik it's early, but just a very different feel from other seasons where they showed promising starts. the speed, tackling fundamentals (when's the last time they made open field tackles like they have been doing these two games?) and general discipline is just on another level from what I have seen from them in over 10 years. and ewers clearly is the most talented QB since vince, and its not even close.
time will tell, I want to not get too excited, but there's just a different feel to me