This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/nebraska as 'Is This Parody?' ESPN's Greg McElroy Blasted for Nebraska-in-SEC Graphic Mistake.

Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy made headlines Thursday on “Always College Football,” predicting that Alabama will be the underdog when it opens SEC play at Georgia on Sept. 27.

According to SP+, the Pigs have a 1.4 percent chance (roughly 70/1) to win the SEC in 2025, so there’s a smidge of value there if you’re feeling frisky. Sam Pittman has been in charge of this program for six years, and he’s essentially traded good and bad seasons since taking over in Fayetteville.

With the season kicking off in less than two weeks, it's the time of year when the sport's top "insiders" offer bold predictions for the season. CBS Sports' Chip Patterson did so with regard to Alabama: Patterson believes the Crimson Tide will win the SEC championship game on Dec. 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Alabama returned to its overwhelming ways in the 1975 Iron Bowl, blanking Jordan’s final Auburn team 28-0. Richard Todd ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more for the Crimson Tide, which ended third in the final rankings after besting Penn State 13-6 in the Sugar Bowl and finishing 11-1.

In this era of bloated conference sizes, none of the other leagues can compete with the depth of the Southeastern Conference.

As the Alabama Crimson Tide prepare to kick off their season against the Florida State Seminoles on Aug. 30, they face an unexpected hurdle: senior running back Jam Miller will be sidelined due to an upper body injury.

Every day until Aug. 29, Creg Stephenson is counting down significant numbers in Alabama football history, both in the lead-up to the 2025 football season and in commemoration of the Crimson Tide’s first national championship 100 years ago.