The Alabama Crimson Tide ran through the Mississippi State Bulldogs like a tin horn.
A week after getting embarrassed on a national stage by the Texas A&M Aggies, the Alabama Crimson Tide were the ones doing the embarrassing of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Alabama may have dropped from the top spot in the latest AP Top 25 poll, but Nick Saban had his team more than ready to play. The Crimson Tide offense thoroughly shellacked the Mississippi State defense. While the Air Raid typically carves up the opposition, this was one of those games where the Mike Leach offense resembled the air coming out of a balloon. It was a rough game.
Before getting a breather to end the game, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young bounced back in a huge way after the loss to A&M with a four-touchdown performance that surely increases his stock moving forward for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, John Metchie and Jameson Williams appeared motivated by the talk about the Crimson Tide’s lack of a WR1 with strong performances from each receiver.
Here is how the college football media reacted to Alabama blowing out Mississippi State, 49-9.
College football media reacts to Alabama crushing Mississippi State
There was nothing positive to say about this game from a Mississippi State perspective other than it is over.
Will Anderson isn’t human. 😳@will_anderson28
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) October 17, 2021
4 sacks ✔️
Will is the 1st player since Derrick Thomas (1988) to record 4 sacks in a game.#BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/DCRfu7JrUK
Alabama blowing out Mississippi State 👀 pic.twitter.com/kXe965NToG
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 17, 2021
Alabama is better than Mississippi State. We can put that debate to bed.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) October 17, 2021
Mississippi State has still won a national championship more recently than Alabama. That’s just a fact.
— Brandon Walker (@BFW) October 17, 2021
As for Alabama, the Crimson Tide made the Bulldogs their whipping boy all evening long. It was the perfect get-right game for a team that has to win out if it wants to make the College Football Playoff.
Alabama’s Will Anderson has 3 sacks, Mississippi State has 3 field goals.
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) October 17, 2021
Does Mississippi State have a chance against Alabama? pic.twitter.com/1uZwl9RH7L
— Steven Ward (@wardreporter) October 17, 2021
Bryce Young has 4 TD today, and the yards after catch has been significant on each one.
— Nick Kelly (@_NickKelly) October 17, 2021
49-9 Alabama over Mississippi State with 6:20 left
Saturday was the epitome of what happens when the Crimson Tide plays a football game angrily.
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