re: Improved / stayed the same / regressed as season went on?

You know it would have changed the entire season how? Oh and Bama was the 3rd to last game of the year. After the Bama game it was just Arky and TAMU left on the schedule. So no it would not have changed the entire season.

Losing to Bama didn't take the wind out of our D, they still showed up and played solid vs Arky. And our offense had little to no wind in their sails to begin with. They were bad before the Bama game, they were bad during the Bama game, and they were bad after the Bama game. What would beating Bama have changed? Jennings would all of a sudden become an average QB? We would have a passing attack? Our offense would all of a sudden be putting up 35points a game? All of our issues would just disappear?

Oh and we still lost to Bama. That's a fact. Your scenario isn't real because we lost to Bama.