Finally, the Crimson Tide is playing a football game against a team and not a punching bag.

No.1 Alabama hosts No.22 Texas A&M at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. It's Alabama's first game against a ranked opponent, and the Aggies are coached by Jimbo Fisher. Fisher is one of only four active coaches to win a college football national championship.

It might be -- and, in the spirit of competition and fairness, I stress the word might here wishfully -- but it might be interesting into the second half.

Alabama, after all, is only favored to win by 25.5 points. For perspective, Texas A&M scored 26 points against Clemson in the Aggies' season-opening loss.

Is Alabama really this good? Call me skeptical.

I've been reserving judgement until this week because Alabama just finished playing the longest preseason schedule in the country.

Alabama opened with Louisville, and won 51-14. On Saturday, the Cardinals needed a furious rally to survive a scare from Western Kentucky.

In its second game of the season, the Crimson Tide destroyed Arkansas State 57-7. At most stadiums, the home team's fans leave before the fourth quarter when their team is being embarrassed. At Alabama, the fans leave before the fourth quarter because winning is just so boring.

Are you not entertained, people? Apparently not.

Maybe Texas A&M will give Alabama fans a reason to stick around. The Aggies nearly upset No.3 Clemson in the first week of the season.

Alabama's latest bloodbath was this past weekend against Ole Miss. Feeling sadistic, Nick Saban's defense even spotted the Land Shark Rebel Black Bears seven points on the first play of the game. The Crimson Tide scored 62 unanswered points.

That's how you really demoralize your enemies. Give them hope, and then take it all away.

Alabama currently leads all of college football in scoring with 56.7 points per game. The Crimson Tide's average margin of victory is 47.4 points.

Nebraska has only scored 47 points all season! Florida State, bless their hearts, has 46 points through three games. Alabama had 49 points before halftime against Ole Miss. The Washington Generals have a better chance of beating the Harlem Globetrotters than Ole Miss had at beating Alabama.

Alabama is good, but how good? That's the question that's still out there. No one is really sure if Alabama has the best offense in the country, or the best defense or the best anything because Alabama hasn't played anyone with a pulse or a prayer.

Maybe the Tide's first test will be this weekend.

The college football world has a serious case of Tua fever, but I'm reserving judgement on Alabama until Tua actually has to play in a second half. All of Tua's gaudy stats don't really mean anything at this point. Let's not get it twisted, OK? I think Tua is a good quarterback, but why is he the frontrunner to win the Heisman? Has he even played in a fourth quarter?

It's impossible to block out what Tua did in the national championship, and I get that, but Tua hasn't lined up against a decent defense this season, never mind a good one. Until that time comes, let's keep all of his impressive stats and his quarterback rating (it's second in the country behind Anthony Brown of Boston College) in perspective.

Is Alabama overrated right now, or does this team have a chance to be Saban's best? Joseph is hosting AL.com All-Access from 10-11 a.m., so leave a comment or join the live chat and let him know what you think.

Joseph Goodman is a columnist for the Alabama Media Group. He's on Twitter @JoeGoodmanJr.

WEEK 2 SEC POWER POLL

1. Georgia (3-0, 1-0)

2. Alabama (3-0, 1-0)

3. LSU (3-0, 1-0)

4. Auburn (2-1, 0-1)

5. Mississippi State (3-0, 0-0)

6. Texas A&M (2-1, 0-0)

7. Missouri (3-0, 0-0)

8. Kentucky (3-0, 1-0)

9. South Carolina (1-1, 0-1)

10. Vanderbilt (2-0)

11. Florida (2-1, 0-1)

12. Ole Miss (2-1, 0-0)

13. Tennessee (2-1, 0-0)

14. Arkansas (1-2, 0-0)