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TUSCALOOSA | As benchmarks go, four quarters on the road at Ole Miss should suit the purpose just fine.

The question: Has the University of Alabama offense shown over the past five Saturdays what it will deliver over the next seven? The remarkable consistency and effectiveness the offense has shown in UA’s 5-0 start suggest the answer is yes. But the fact that UA is still yet to face most of the toughest defenses on its schedule suggests otherwise.
The Rebels’ defense the Crimson Tide will face this weekend ranks among them, along with marking the halfway point of a 12-game regular-season schedule.
Alabama is averaging 40 points per game, and scored more than 30 in each of its first five games for the first time since 1920 — not the sort of numbers typical of an offense with only four returning starters, including three new faces on the offensive line and another at quarterback.
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