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Alabama football has won six consecutive games, and the last four have been against ranked opponents. All four of those latest wins against ranked opponents have also been SEC games. So the Crimson Tide actually made history in becoming the first SEC team to win four consecutive games against ranked opponents without an open week. And yet, Alabama (6-1, 4-0 SEC) still has room to improve. At least if you ask the guy leading the team. “I challenged the guys, and they believe it, that the world has not seen ‘Bama’s best yet,” Kalen DeBoer said Monday. If this isn’t Alabama’s best, that’s a scary thing to think about for anyone who has to face the Crimson Tide through the rest of the season. Less-than-Bama’s best has defeated No. 5 Georgia on the road, No. 10 Vanderbilt at home, No. 15 Missouri on the road and No. 17 Tennessee at home. “When you keep it really as simple as possible on that, have great preparation, everyone caring about what we’re trying to accomplish, you have that edge,” DeBoer said. “We got to stack another week of work, one day at a time and be ready to go on Saturday.” Next up, No. 4 Alabama will face South Carolina on Saturday (2:30 p.m. CT, ABC) at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. “We got to make sure,” DeBoer said, “that we understand that we’re gonna be walking into an environment that will get on you in a hurry if you don’t bring your best.”
