Nick Saban Should Be Arrested for What Alabama Just Did to Louisiana-Monroe – This Wasn’t Football, It Was a Crime Scene

It was supposed to be just another early-season tune-up for Alabama — a chance to wipe the slate clean after a humbling loss to Florida State in Week 1. But what unfolded inside Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night wasn’t a bounce-back. It wasn’t even a blowout in the traditional sense. It was something so lopsided, so absurdly brutal, that fans, commentators, and even some neutral observers were left asking: was this even ethical?

Alabama’s 73-0 demolition of Louisiana-Monroe wasn’t just their biggest shutout win in over seven decades — it was an annihilation that felt personal. For a program like Alabama, with national championships as common as Saturday tailgates, you’d expect dominance. But this? This was something else entirely.

From the opening whistle, the Crimson Tide came out with fire in their eyes. This wasn’t just about winning — it was about making a statement. The kind of statement you write in all caps, bolded, and underlined. A week after being humiliated by Florida State, Nick Saban’s team looked like it had taken that loss as a personal insult. And unfortunately for Louisiana-Monroe, they became the chosen target for Alabama’s revenge.

The score itself reads like a typo. Seventy-three to zero. This wasn’t some lower-division team being outclassed by a Power Five juggernaut — this was legalized humiliation. Alabama didn’t just defeat Louisiana-Monroe, they sent a message to every future opponent: we’re pissed off, we’re reloaded, and we’re not taking prisoners.

And then there’s Ty Simpson.

Before Saturday night, Simpson was still a name with promise. Now? He’s a name in the record books. The sophomore quarterback delivered a first half so flawless, it bordered on fiction. Simpson went 17-for-17 — a perfect start never before seen in the history of Alabama football. Let that sink in: in all the decades of legendary quarterbacks who’ve donned the Crimson and White, none started a game with 17 straight completions. Until now.

And it wasn’t just dinks and dunks, either. Simpson threw for 226 yards, three touchdowns, and added a rushing score for good measure — all before stepping off the gas. The most shocking part? He looked bored doing it. Calm, collected, surgical. If this is what Alabama looks like with Simpson at the helm, the rest of the SEC should be on red alert.

But this wasn’t just about Simpson. Every phase of Alabama’s game clicked like a machine built to destroy. Defense? Suffocating. Special teams? Lethal. Offense? Ruthless. The kind of ruthlessness that had some fans in the fourth quarter shifting from excitement to discomfort. Because at some point, the question had to be asked: is this still a football game, or are we watching something closer to a sanctioned execution?

Critics are already sounding off. Some say Saban ran up the score to prove a point. Others argue that Alabama had every right to play their game, regardless of the opponent’s quality. But here’s the truth: both things can be true. Alabama had something to prove — and they proved it. Decisively. Overwhelmingly. Perhaps too overwhelmingly.

Louisiana-Monroe didn’t stand a chance. And while mismatches happen all the time in college football, rarely do we see a team of Alabama’s stature treat an early-season cupcake with such venom. This wasn’t preparation. It was punishment. And that’s what has people talking.

Is there an unspoken rule in college football? A mercy code when the talent gap is this large? Saban doesn’t think so. He’s never been in the business of taking his foot off the gas. And Saturday night proved that if you come into Bryant-Denny, no matter your record, your resources, or your rankings, you better be ready to survive a war. Louisiana-Monroe simply wasn’t.

What does this win mean for Alabama moving forward? Momentum, confidence, and most importantly — fear. The rest of the SEC, and possibly the entire nation, just watched a team flip a switch and return to being the monster everyone feared. One loss didn’t break them — it woke them up.

The Tide’s performance has fans dreaming big again. If Simpson continues to play at even half the level he showed on Saturday, Alabama becomes not just a playoff contender, but a legitimate title favorite. And if the defense keeps blanking opponents like this, the road back to the top might be shorter than anyone expected after that opening-week stumble.

But what about Louisiana-Monroe? The questions surrounding them are different. Namely: why agree to a game like this? Was it for the paycheck? For the experience? For exposure? Whatever the reason, the cost was a nationwide embarrassment and a locker room full of players who just endured one of the most brutal 60 minutes of their careers.

College football thrives on spectacle, drama, and emotion. But sometimes, it edges into something darker. Saturday night had moments of spectacle — sure — but it also had moments where even die-hard Alabama fans squirmed in their seats. How much is too much?

There’s no rule against what Alabama did. But maybe there should be. Or maybe this is just the nature of the beast. Feed the Tide your weakest, and they will devour them. Fully. Publicly. Without remorse.

In the end, Alabama didn’t just win a game. They launched a campaign. A campaign to prove they are still the standard. Still the empire. Still the villain in everyone else’s college football narrative. And if Saturday night is any indication, that villain is back with a vengeance.

Ty Simpson’s perfect night may go down in the Alabama archives, but the real story is what it represents. A new chapter. A team with something to prove — and no interest in being polite about it.

So yes, maybe it’s hyperbole to say Nick Saban should be arrested for what Alabama did on Saturday night. But if dominance were a crime, the Tide would be guilty on all counts.