Taken from the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Easy homecoming win for the Crimson Tide this week, right?
Maybe, but Arkansas State poses more of a threat on both sides of the ball than the average fan may realize, and the Red Wolves’ key strength happens to be what hindered Alabama during its cold spell down the stretch last year.
Plus, Alabama could be caught looking ahead to next week’s game at LSU, where a win could clinch the SEC West.
Alabama enters the last month of the regular season having lost nine straight November games dating back to 2005, with the most recent woes being four straight losses to end the ’07 season.
In that four-game skid late last year, the Tide turned the ball over nine times and had a turnover differential of minus 4. In Alabama’s stunning loss to Louisiana Monroe alone, the Tide turned the ball over four times to the Warhawks’ zero.
Now, the next small school team Alabama must play in November, Arkansas State, is tied for 20th in the nation in takeaways with 18 and third in the country in turnover differential.
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