alabama the last 5 years non conference
duke, nmsu, w carolina
louie, ark state, citadel
fla st, fresno st, mercer
usc, w ky, chattanooga
wiscy, middle tenny st, charleston southern
so the first game is against a good not great program...second game is against a low d1 and 3rd game is a scrimmage...really challenging shtein
all the power schools do this so they are not alone but saban is a top 10 worst person and their fanbase is 100% maga so do not care