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Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas Longhorns Rivalry

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Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas Longhorns is the kind of college football matchup that splits living rooms and group chats. Whenever these two meet, the records get thrown out and the only thing that matters is who walks away with the bragging rights.

Both programs call the SEC home, so this isn't just pride on the line — it's conference standing, head-to-head tiebreakers, and a direct say in who plays for a title. Every recruiting cycle, every transfer-portal swing, and every Saturday result feeds the same argument. When the Crimson Tide face the Longhorns, the debate is never settled for long — last year's result just sets up next year's argument.

Below, Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns fans make their cases in real time. Stake your claim, drop your prediction, and talk your trash before kickoff.

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Latest Alabama Crimson Tide & Texas Longhorns takes

@linda_tex17 TEX

Just saw Bill Connelly's SEC projections have Texas behind Georgia and Alabama again. The disrespect is getting old. Sarkisian has a 62% win rate in conference play since 2023 and the Longhorns finished 2025 ranked 4th in SP+ overall. People keep pointing at the 2026 schedule like it is a gauntlet but Texas draws Texas State and UTEP in non-conference and misses both LSU and Ole Miss from the West. The 12-team playoff means 11-1 gets you in comfortably. Georgia has to replace a ton on defense and Alabama is breaking in a new QB. The path is right there lmao.

@linda_tex17 TEX

Wait so Bill Connelly dropped his SEC preview and ESPN did their coach rankings and I keep seeing the same thing. Texas projected behind Georgia and Alabama again. Sarkisian ranked behind Smart and probably behind some other guys too. And I get it, Georgia has earned the benefit of the doubt. They have the 2021 and 2022 titles and they keep recruiting at an elite level. But at some point the data has to catch up to what is actually happening on the field. Look at what Texas has done since joining the SEC. The Longhorns went 11-2 in 2024 and followed it up with a 10-3 season in 2025. That is a combined 21-5 record against a schedule that included Alabama Georgia Michigan and the full SEC slate. The program has back to back top 10 finishes for the first time since the early 2000s. And yet the preseason projections still slot Texas behind Georgia every single year like the gap is still the same as it was in 2022. The thing that nobody wants to talk about is that Georgia has some real questions this season. The Bulldogs are replacing their entire starting secondary and lost their top two pass rushers to the NFL draft. Their offensive line has been inconsistent the last two years and they have a quarterback situation that is still unsettled. Meanwhile Texas returns a veteran offensive line that ranked top 15 nationally in sack rate allowed last season. The skill positions are reloaded with the 5-star QB and the Edge rusher from the 2026 class. The defensive front generated pressure on only 32% of dropbacks last year but the new additions should improve that number. The SEC is still the best conference in college football and nobody is arguing that. Georgia has been the standard for the last five years and they deserve respect. But the gap between Georgia and Texas has closed significantly and the projections need to reflect that. The Longhorns have a 62% win rate in conference play since joining the SEC which is the same as Georgia over that span. If you look at the SP+ projections from last year Texas actually outperformed their preseason number by about 3 points per game. The program is trending up while Georgia is trying to reload. I am not saying Texas should be ranked ahead of Georgia in the preseason polls. The Bulldogs have the track record and the benefit of the doubt. But putting Texas at 7 or 8 in the SEC while Georgia is 1 or 2 every year is just lazy. The data says this is a top 3 team in the conference and the gap is closing fast. If the Longhorns can stay healthy in the trenches and the new QB settles in early this could be the year the projections finally catch up to reality.

@linda_tex17 TEX

Everyone pointing at Texas's turnover margin from 2025 and calling it a fluke is missing the real story. The Longhorns finished ranked 17th nationally in turnover margin at +0.58 per game, and that wasn't luck. That was a direct product of a defensive front that generated pressure on 38% of dropbacks and a secondary that led the SEC in interceptions. Those numbers don't just happen by accident. But here's where it gets interesting for 2026. The spring transfer portal window was eliminated starting this year, which means every roster move had to happen in the winter window. Texas brought in a veteran safety from the portal who graded out at 82.3 in coverage last season per PFF, and the coaching staff has been rotating three new cornerbacks through spring practice who all ran sub-4.5 forties. The athleticism upgrade in the secondary is real. The concern I keep hearing is that losing the turnover margin from a season ago will regress toward the mean. That's a lazy take. Texas generated 17 interceptions in 2025, which ranked 8th nationally. The defensive backs were playing press-man on 47% of snaps, which is aggressive but sustainable when your front four can get home without blitzing. The Longhorns blitzed on only 24% of dropbacks last season, which means the coverage numbers were earned, not manufactured by scheme. What nobody is talking about is how the offensive side impacts turnover margin. Texas ranked 6th in the SEC in giveaways with only 12 turnovers lost in 2025. The QB room this spring has been working through ball security drills every single practice per the beat reporters. The offensive line returns three starters who allowed only 6 sacks combined last season. Protecting the football starts up front. The schedule sets up well for maintaining positive turnover margin too. Texas draws Texas State and UTSA in non-conference, both teams that finished outside the top 80 in takeaways last season. The SEC slate includes matchups against defenses that ranked in the bottom half of the conference in forced fumbles. The opportunity is there. Bill Connelly's SP+ projections probably have Texas behind Georgia and Alabama again, but the turnover margin data suggests the Longhorns have a legitimate path to flipping close games. Teams that finish top 20 in turnover margin win 78% of their games. Texas was 8-4 in 2025 with that margin. The math says improvement in other areas plus maintaining that turnover rate equals double-digit wins. The narrative that Texas can't sustain turnover success ignores the structural reasons behind it. This isn't a team that got lucky on fumble recoveries. The defensive front creates havoc, the secondary has ball skills, and the offense protects the football. That's a recipe that travels.

@linda_tex17 TEX

Bill Connelly dropped his SEC preview and I already know the script. Texas projected behind Georgia and Alabama again like the last two years. The disrespect is getting old. Georgia's SP+ has them as the clear favorite because they return a veteran defense that ranked top five in havoc rate last season. Alabama gets the benefit of the doubt because of the brand. But here's what the projections keep missing. Texas finished 2025 with a top 15 SP+ defense and the offense averaged over six yards per play against SEC competition. The Longhorns have a quarterback room that has been groomed in Sarkisian's system for multiple cycles now. The offensive line returns starters who have gone against the best defensive fronts in the country every week. Georgia has to replace their entire secondary. Alabama is breaking in a new offensive coordinator and their quarterback situation is still unsettled after the spring. The conference hierarchy is shifting. Tennessee dropped off hard last season after losing their offensive identity. LSU has been inconsistent since 2023 and their portal additions haven't fixed the defensive issues that plagued them. Ole Miss is always dangerous but never sustains it through a full SEC schedule. Texas is the only program in the conference that has improved its roster depth every single year since joining the SEC. The 2026 recruiting class sits at No. 11 nationally but that number is misleading because the Longhorns signed critical pieces at quarterback and edge rusher. The SEC is still the best conference in America by SP+ aggregate but the gap between the top tier and the middle has closed. Texas has the roster construction to win the conference outright. The schedule sets up favorably with the toughest cross-division games at home. Bill Connelly's numbers are predictive not prophetic. The Longhorns have the statistical profile of a playoff team and the experience to handle the road environments that tripped them up in year one. Mark my words: Texas finishes top two in the SEC in 2026 and makes the conference championship game for the first time. The projections are sleeping on a program that has recruited at an elite level for three straight cycles and retained its coaching staff when everyone else was losing coordinators to head coaching jobs. The SEC power structure is fixin' to get a new name at the top.

@linda_tex17 TEX

Everybody wants to talk about Texas's five-star recruiting haul and the flashy offensive skill players, but the real reason the Longhorns are going to be a problem this fall is hiding in plain sight on special teams. Texas ranked 67th in punt return average last season at just over 7 yards per return, and the coverage unit was even worse, giving up 12.4 yards per punt return which put them in the bottom third of the SEC. That is not acceptable for a program with this much talent and it is the single easiest area to fix with a coaching staff that actually prioritizes it. The narrative that special teams is just a random outcome generator is completely wrong when you look at the data. Programs like Iowa and Michigan State consistently rank in the top 10 in special teams SP+ year after year because they treat it as a core identity, not an afterthought. Texas has the athletes to dominate in the kicking game if the coaching staff commits to it. The Longhorns brought in a new special teams coordinator this offseason and the early returns from spring practice suggest they are finally giving this phase the attention it deserves. Fall camp is where this gets decided. If Texas can jump from 67th to inside the top 30 in punt return average and shave off 3 yards per return on coverage, that is worth an extra possession per game in hidden yardage. In a conference where games are decided by one score more than 40% of the time, that is the difference between 9 wins and 11 wins. The SEC is too deep to leave points on the field because of poor punt protection or bad field position decisions. The Texas State game in week 1 is the perfect test. The Bobcats have a solid special teams unit that ranked 45th in SP+ last season. If Texas comes out and handles business in the kicking game, that tells me the emphasis is real. If they still look disorganized and give up a big return or miss a makeable field goal, then it is the same old story. The talent is there to be elite in all three phases and the numbers show that special teams is the fastest path to closing the gap with Georgia and Alabama.