Florida State faces Alabama on the road on Saturday as Mike Norvell continues the fight-for-his-job tour. FSU has lost nine straight on the road. Can they keep that streak from extending to ten against a very good Alabama team?Show Notes:Mike Alford FiredWatched the Film of Bama vs KentuckyLots of similarities between Kentucky and FSUUK was leading with just over 3 minutes left in 3Q and lost 45-17Bama has real weaknesses—this is not Saban’s BamaBut Bama is very, very explosive and can put up points quicklyFSU Defense vs Bama OffenseBama doesn’t run the ball very wellDoesn’t have a traditional Bama OLOnly 3.88 YPC vs Kentucky (40 carries for 155; 4 sacks for 29)Russell’s legs are a factor; he’s a problem if you let him get to the edgeRussell is still on the slow side making decisionsHad an up-and-down outing at Kentucky: 16-23, 188 (8.2), 1 TD 2 INTThey’re still protecting him a good bit schematicallyYou can trick him a bit and he will throw INTs if you can get him in the wrong situation—doesn’t always feel pressure, either.Bama’s WRs are really goodRyan Coleman-Williams (1)Rico Scott (7)—really dangerous, thick, explosiveLotzeir Brooks (3)Game looked a lot like an FSU game—Bama did some damage on third down (5-11, including some longer ones)In terms of FSU’s matchup, Bama has a significant weakness on the OL interior at center and left guard—FSU needs to exploit thatThey also struggled with edge pressure (field reduction in particular)Problem is that they’ll also periodically hit big ones downfield against FSU’s coverageI think FSU is able to limit them pretty well, I just don’t trust them to be able to hold up without key bustsBama had 5.44 YPP vs KentuckyI think somewhere around 5.75 YPP is realistic at home against FSU (4.74 last year)FSU Offense vs Bama DefenseThis is where I think the game gets decidedBama’s defense dominated Kentucky (seven of their 17 points was on a short pick-6): 3.27 YPPDespite them only giving up .09 YPC vs ECU and 1.97 YPC vs Kentucky, I do think you can run on them a bit; the plays were thereTheir pass rush is very good and will get home—long yardage is death for FSUBut their secondary is very good, and I’ve seen little indication that Daniels will be able to do much in that departmentThe one thing that works in FSU’s favor is that Daniels has played against Kane Wommack’s Bama defense before and had some success (Auburn had 5.48 YPP and scored 20 vs Bama last year)I expect FSU to try to make this into a slugfest like they did vs SMU—run it and don’t turn it overDaniels needs to run it more aggressively and betterFSU needs the outside WRs to make a couple big plays to have a chance in this oneI expect FSU to wind up with around 5 YPP in this game as they have periodic success on the ground but not enough consistencySummary and PredictionI think FSU can keep this relatively close through three quarters, I just don’t see them winning this gameNo indication they can win on the roadNo reason to think they’ll be able to throw it well enough to cause Bama problemsSecondary busts likely to give up key yardage and scoresMore of the same, though I do expect to see continued fight, though Bama pulls away lateAlabama 37, Florida State 17Please rate and review this podcast! Every 5-star review helps!Support the podcast via the Unconquered Podcast Patreon page. Film breakdowns of various schemes and techniques will be continuing throughout the offseason.Check out our items in the Unconquered Shop. Support the podcast by buying some swag!Please also support our podcast sponsors (and make sure to let them know you heard about them from the Unconquered Podcast):Justin Galloway at Benchmark Mortgage: With the way that interest rates have climbed lately, if you’re looking to buy a house, you’re going to want to have the right people on your side to make sure you get the best possible rate and have the best loan strategy for your