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Alabama football predictions: ESPN projects ceiling, floor for Crimson Tide in 2023
By Adam Spencer
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Alabama football predictions for 2023 are starting to roll in.
On Wednesday, ESPN’s Bill Connelly projected the ceiling and floor for each team in ESPN’s way-too-early top 25 for the 2023 season and his predictions for the Crimson Tide were interesting.
Connelly projected Alabama’s ceiling to be 11-1 and its floor to be 8-4 during the regular season. As for the Tide’s biggest variable? He noted how much change is taking place in Tuscaloosa this offseason:
Epic change. Quarterback Bryce Young, edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. and both coordinators are gone, replaced by Tommy Rees on offense and Kevin Steele on defense. Nick Saban remains an ace recruiter, and the Crimson Tide’s depth chart will be as loaded as ever with former blue-chippers. But with Saban passing on a transfer quarterback for now, either Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson or an incoming freshman (Eli Holstein or Dylan Lonergan) will be piloting a new-look, new-identity (and new O-line) offense. The defense will have about seven new starters, too. How much change is too much?
Can Rees and Steele help the Tide reach their ceiling in 2023? Both new coordinators will be under heavy scrutiny this spring as the upcoming season approaches, as will the Alabama quarterbacks as they compete for the starting job.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
