Penn State provided the first major test of the 2011 season, and in general Alabama passed that test with flying colors yesterday afternoon. All of the concerns over the weather turned out to be unfounded as a clean track and sunshine greeted the Tide in Happy Valley, and after Alabama fought through an early surge by Penn State, 'Bama was never seriously tested in the second half. Making matters better there were no reports of any serious injuries. Any time you go into a hostile environment to play a ranked team with an inexperienced quarterback at the helm and you still walk away with a relatively easy victory, no fan base can realistically expect much more. One can bicker about a few areas of the team, but on the whole this road trip could not have reasonably ended any better than it did.
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