... was not the game that Alabama fans expected, but it could have been the game that they needed to have to make a stretch run for another championship.

There are several reasons to believe that after a come-from-behind 24-20 victory over Arkansas.

1. With bigger and possibly better teams coming at them quickly, Alabama needed to know what weaknesses they had so they could concentrate on fixing them. The second-half adjustments made by Saban and company show that already have a handle on doing that.

There is now plenty of game film for Saban and the Tide to look at that shows areas of improvement that are needed.

2. They needed to come from behind on the road in a hostile environment to bui...

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