First, it was Hurricane Isaias barreling toward the Gulf Coast on Friday afternoon, as evacuations took place and preparations were well underway throughout the Southeast for what was going to be a long night of bad weather.Second, a massive SEC showdown that will set the tone for both teams moving forward this season, with Alabama hoping to make a statement about where it stands right now during the Kalen DeBoer era, while Kirby Smart hopes to start adding wins against the Tide in regular season play.ALABAMA FOOTBALL, DODGERS BASEBALL AND TWO NFL GAMES: INSIDE ONE GROUP'S INCREDIBLE SOUTHERN SPORTS TRIPA collision course for two teams, with a lot on the line.During the week, questions lingered about whether this game would actually take place with Hurricane Isaias making landfall and then heading on a northern track through the state of Alabama.University officials had met multiple times in the days and hours leading up to this weekend to discuss contingency plans in case the game needed to either be postponed a few hours, or moved.All the while, Alabama decided that fans would not be allowed to set up any type of tailgate until after 12 noon local time today in an abundance of caution for the wind and rain that would devour the area.FIVE IMPORTANT COLLEGE FOOTBALL QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ANSWERED AFTER THIS WEEKEND'S SLATEGeorgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart tells the students section to calm down during the fourth quarter of an NCAA football game, Saturday, Nov.1, 2025 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
(Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)This forced President Donald Trump, who was scheduled to attend the SEC showdown, to back out of traveling to Alabama, with a final decision coming on Friday afternoon.In reality, with everything taking place around Tuscaloosa over a 48-hour period, this turned out to be the most logical decision for all parties involved.Power trucks sat in the parking lot of the Tuscaloosa mall, while the campus started to slow do...