Alabama-Florida State game time set, TV announced

[yallerdawg]

Two teams enter, one team leaves!

Source: al.com, by Michael Casagrande

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The first college game in Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium will begin at 7 p.m. CT. on Sept. 2 It will air live on ABC. This is the third straight primetime season opener for the Crimson Tide after playing Wisconsin (2015) and USC (2016) in Arlington, Texas.

The two teams enter the season with projected top-5 rankings and another level of hype for the game.

ESPN's College GameDay will be in Atlanta for the Labor Day Weekend showdown.

Florida State is coming off an Orange Bowl win over Michigan while Alabama fell just short of a second straight national title in a loss to Clemson. 

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2017/05/alabama-florida_state_game_tim.html#incart_river_home_pop

[stonecutter357]

1. RTR!

[yallerdawg]

2. Until September 2...

[crauber_4242]

3. Massive kickoff to the season!

[JonLP24]

4. I will make sure not to watch

I hate both of those schools, especially Florida State though they have a very good Sophomore QB.

I have a lot of respect for the athletes that go through Alabama. Their QB is very strong, unlike a lot of mobile QBs he isn't as likely to get injured running the football taking on linebackers & safeties.

[yallerdawg]

5. Coaches Poll just made this No. 1 vs No. 2!

Say what you want - Nick Saban has got guts!

[OriginalGeek]

6. Well we wanna be the best

so we gotta beat the best. Helluvva kick-off game to start the season.

GO 'NOLES!

[MyThoughtsExactly]

7. Great Way to use the New Stadium

That would be a great stadium for the kickoff game. Plus, the Chic-Fil-A in the stadium will actually be open!

[yallerdawg]

8. "Are you ready for some football?"

Yeah, get used to it - for another year!!!

[OriginalGeek]

9. Bah humbug, I hate that ending.

Bama had us beat before the blown interference call and Francois' injury. Those didn't help but Bama was handling their business while we weren't.


Still, we hung with the number one team in the nation for a good long time. Looks like the new kid gets trial by fire as Francois is out for the season.

Play hard and strong, all year long Crimson Tide. I hope we can do the same and meet y'all again in the post-season.