Alabama Makes 61st “Gameday” Appearance And Other Nuggets

I'm not sure about you, but I was a bit nervous on Saturday afternoon.

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I was thinking, "We can not lose AGAIN to Vanderbilt in back-to-back years".

I don't know if I could have lived with a loss to Vandy and Diego Pavia in Tuscaloosa of all places.

Yet, after a shaky start, we found our mojo on offense and defense.

Game balls have to be awarded to a couple of players.

First up, Justin Jefferson.

I'm sure Vanderbilt wondered if we had three guys named Justin Jefferson on the field.

14 tackles and a sack with a forced fumble.

He was on fire.

Another game ball has to go to Jam Miller with 136 yards on 22 carries plus a TD.

So good to have Jam back on the field and healthy.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Alabama Crimson Tide has hosted ESPN's "College Gameday" in Tuscaloosa 61 times.

That's a lot of times, but it is not the most in college football.

That honor goes to Ohio State, which has been on the program a record 67 times.

The next closest after Alabama and Ohio State?

Florida, and it's not very close. Florida has been on the pre-game show 43 times.

Another interesting stat:

Which college football team in the FBS boasts the best home-field winning percentage?

If you guessed the Alabama Crimson Tide, you are absolutely right.

The Tide has a winning percentage of just over 84% at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The next best winning percentage goes to the team from Iowa, Boise State, followed by Oklahoma in third place.