Alabama won its game against Mi si sippi State on Saturday, 24-0, but in that win, we saw the Bulldogs do something against the Tide that no other team haddone to this point in the season.Mi si sippi State its defense, particularly , and the Tide could do little about it.MORE: "We didnt have much rhythm today on offense, Alabama coach Nick Saban said after the game on the CBS telecast. "They got a lot of pre sure on the quarterback. Tua (Tagovailoa) got beat up a little bit. We had some adversity, and its the first time weve had any adversity on offense all year long. You got to learn Los Angeles Clippers Jersey how to respond, and this will be a good le son for us."More than anything, it may have been a le son for Alabama's future opponents. You can bet Auburn, Georgia and potential College Football Playoff opponents such as Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan will have this game tape playing on repeat in the coming weeks. Its not every day, after all, that they see the Tide get manhandled up front, and each of those teams will analyze every frame of film from Saturday to see how they can exploit the Tide the way the Bulldogs did.Alabama gave up a season-high four sacks against Mi si sippi State while finishing with season lows in points (24), total offense (305 yards) and pa sing offense (164 yards). Its 141 rushing yards were the second-lowest it had produced this year. Of the Tides 305 yards, 156 came during their first two drives Patrick Beverley Jersey of the day, both of which resulted in touchdowns.How did Mi si sippi State force such a poor performance from Alabama?MORE: The answer starts with the injury to left guard Deonte Brown, who went down after the Tide's first two drives. While he was in, Alabama had scoringdrives of 73 and 83 yards, respectively. Without him, Mi si sippi State led by NFL first-round hopefuls Jeffrey Simmons and Montez Sweat pinned its ears back and quickly became too much for the Tide to handle.The Bulldogs utilized the rush to not only take away Alabama's deep plays and make the Tide one-dimensional they rushed for 2 yards or fewer to Louis Williams Jersey open six of their last 10 drives but also to batter and bruise Tagovailoa like no other team has this season. That wasa huge i sue, considering how banged up he has been. The last straw was when MSUs Cameron Dantzler got a shot on Tagovailoa's right knee in the third quarter, causing Alabama to take him out as a precautionary measure (Saban later said Tagovailoa was dealing with a quad i sue and that he could have returned).Even if Tagovailoa had returned, it likely wouldnt have made a difference. With no threat of downfield pa ses, State sold out to stop the run and also dared Alabama to keep it from sacking Tagovailoa. After he left, the Bulldogscontinued to sell out to stop the run andquickly sniffed out whatever Mac Jones screen pa ses the Tide used to try to catch them off guard.Had it not been for a terrific performance by Alabamas defense which was similarly dominant in forcing a second consecutive shutout and sacking quarterback Nick Fitzgerald five times the game could have been a lot closer. Indeed, Alabama's defense keptthe game comfortably out of reach (a notwithstanding).MORE: Simply put, this wasnt Alabamas night on offense, and things won't get any easier for the Tide as they finish this season.Consider this: Auburn, which Alabama plays to end the regular season, was tied for ninth nationally with 29 Landry Shamet Jersey sacks entering Saturday. That's two more than MSU's totaleven after the Bulldogs' four against Alabama. Michigan (29) and Clemson (32) also had more prior to Saturday.Make no mistake, Alabama's offense runs through Tagovailoa. As talented as the team's receivers, offensive line and running backs are, it would be next to impo sible for the Kawhi Leonard Jersey Tide to replicate their offensive succe s without him. Jalen Hurts is a more than capable backup but is nowhere near 100 percent healthy after suffering an ankle injury vs. Tenne see in October. Teams won't respect Jones' ability to throw the ball.Alabama needs to use next weeks game against The Citadel to not only get back into an offensive rhythm but alsoto get healthy for what will be a pivotal final stretch to the season. Whether that means Tagovailoa, Brown and other key offensive players don't play against the Bulldogs remains to be seen.If Alabama is to maintain that rhythm and keep its Playoff hopes alive, it will need to stay healthy andprove it can hold up against more frequent, varied blitz packages.Otherwise, what's to stop Auburn, Michigan, Clemson anyone from tryingthe exact same game plan as Mi si sippi State's? More importantly, what's to stop them from getting the same result?