Alabama's Dijon Lee Problem and Kalen DeBoer's Intensity on Fernandez & Friends

With two days having passed since Alabama's 20-17 loss to Georgia, we opened our show with our final takeaways from the Crimson Tide's overall performance, coming to the conclusion that it was about as good of a loss for Alabama as you will find.

We then moved into discussing defensive back Dijon Lee, who had the worst game of his career against the Bulldogs. Lee was beaten regularly on third down, committed a costly pass interference penalty, and was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that gave Georgia the game-sealing first down in the final minutes.

Next, we discussed Kalen DeBoer's intensity down the stretch of the game. Alabama head coach was heated late in the game against the Bulldogs, drawing various reactions from fans and analysts.

We then discussed the AP Poll, reacted to the top-25, and lamented how the expanded playoff has completely transformed college football discourse.

We ended with our courtroom segment, where we took Kyle Olson's crew to trial over the calls made during Saturday's game

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