Josh Pate: Alabama lost Ty Simpson, but upgraded to Keelon Russell

Josh Pate explains why he left fall camp convinced this Alabama team is better than the one that reached the SEC title game and won a playoff game. He says you can acknowledge the upgrade at quarterback without disrespecting Ty Simpson, and points to margins - 45-17 over Kentucky, 49-18 over South Carolina - as the difference from the nail-biters and upsets of DeBoer's first years. Subscribe to "Josh Pate's College Football Show" on YouTube .