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The Tide Machine with @cbranchiv and @msouthern17, An Alabama Football History podcast, presented by @CrimsonXOver
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Two years ago, No. 1 @AlabamaFTBL arrived in Nashville and left stunned by one of the biggest upsets in program history.

Today, the No. 3 Crimson Tide (7-2) returns to Vanderbilt with its College Football Playoff high seeding on the line and perhaps a change with its starting quarterback.

Keelon Russell had been listed early Friday as a game-time decision after suffering an ankle injury in last week’s 31-13 victory at LSU, but reports surfaced later in the afternoon that Austin Mack will get his first career start later this morning.

Alabama fans remember Oct. 5, 2024, when @VandyFootball shocked the Tide 40-35, snapping a 40-year losing streak in the series.

That upset came one week after Alabama’s emotional victory over Georgia. Now, following another emotional road win at LSU, the Tide must avoid a similar letdown.

Vanderbilt (4-5) has struggled this season but is coming off a 25-23 victory at Mississippi State.

With Alabama perched at No. 3 in the CFP rankings, another Nashville nightmare could be devastating.

Will the Tide handle its business, or does Vanderbilt have another shocker waiting?
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A century ago today Wallace Wade had @AlabamaFTBL rolling toward its second national championship as the Crimson Tide demolished the Florida Gators, 49-0, in Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl on Nov. 13, 1926.

Alabama having a “home” game in Montgomery seems out of place now, but after the Cramton Bowl opened in the spring of 1922 the Crimson Tide played in the new venue for a decade and sporadically until 1954.

Tolbert Brown scored three touchdowns, which included a 47-yard scoring run in the third quarter, against the overmatched Gators. Emile Barnes scored two touchdowns on short runs in the first and third quarters.

Dick Hamner and Earl Smith also had one touchdown each for Alabama which improved to 8-0 with the lopsided victory.

The Crimson Tide rolled through the 1926 regular season unbeaten and tied Stanford in the Rose Bowl to finish 9-0-1.