Gets me fired up every single time? Seeing Alabama fans strut around with that "we're back" energy after throwing money at the portal this spring. Roll Tide my foot. Y'all had to overhaul your entire offensive line because your vaunted development pipeline finally got exposed. And now national media wants to pretend y'all are contenders again. Meanwhile we have been quietly stacking spring reps, building chemistry with our new faces. Baylor is coming to the Plains week one and I hope they are ready for what real SEC football feels like. NOT that Big 12 backyard stuff, I mean a defense that hits you in the mouth for four quarters with. The transfer portal window closing permanently in the winter changes everything and guess what? Our staff planned for that. We locked in our roster early. Other programs panicked and grabbed whoever was left in the spring window, but we built with purpose. I do not care what the preseason polls say or what the recruiting rankings look like right now. The 2026 class is solid and we are developing guys the right way. Alabama spent years telling us we were second-tier in this state and I am tired of hearing it. The Iron Bowl is coming back to the Plains this year and I promise you, that trophy is staying where it belongs. War Eagle.