Buzz Break: 2023 Bowman University Alabama Football cards

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The box: 2023 Bowman University Alabama Football cards
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 48 (Relic packs are shorted cards)
Base set completion: 
37 of 100 (37 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kool-Aid McKinstry, Dallas Turner, Jihaad Campbell, Eli Holstein, Jase McClellan, Elijah Pritchett, Jamil Burroughs, Jah-Marien Latham, Kendrick Blackshire, Terrion Arnold, DeVonta Smith, James Burnip, Terrence Ferguson, Kadyn Proctor, Robbie Ouzts, Roydell Williams, James Smith, Chris Braswell, Yhonzae Pierre, Qua Russaw, Desmond Ricks, Earl Little II, Will Reichard, Chase Allen, Kneeland Hibbett, Jermaine Burton, Thai Jones-Bell, Jermaine Burton, Will Reichard, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Dallas Turner, Roydell Williams, Jase McClellan, Jamil Burroughs, Jaheim Oatis, Ty Simpson, Eli Holstein, Ja'Corey Brooks, Shazz Preston, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Malachi Moore, Jamil Burroughs, Jah-Marien Latham, Jermaine Burton, Malik Benson

Rookie Cards – N/A (prospect cards are not RCs by any traditional definition)

Insert/short-print cards: 10 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Roll Tide (5) – Ja'Corey Brooks, Jase McClellan, Shazz Preston, Jihaad Campbell, Jermaine Burton
Crimson Catalysts (2) – Jaheim Oatis, Chris Braswell
Rainbow foil parallel (2) – Eli Holstein, Thai Jones-Bell
Blue foil parallel (1) – Dallas Turner (/99)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Relic Cards (1) – Chris Braswell

What's Buzz-worthy: My second one of these was once again a Relic box -- that will happen often with this one -- and the rest was the norm save for a Blue parallel, which is a color I'd think is better suited for an Auburn set. The volume of base here was identical to my previous box, which included parallels of the two rarest colors in the mix, while the insert volume was as well -- and the Roll Tide cards were identical to last time, too. (Probably since it's a smaller insert set.) ... As I said last time, I was skeptical of this one in some ways when it was first revealed just weeks ago -- an entire product of active, current college players -- but it's my team and it's got a deep checklist and it's bargain-priced ... so I had to try it. (Spoiler: I'll still do more at some point.) ... The design is clean and simple -- the backs are jam-packed with info and generally speaking the images are strong as they're coming straight from the source and not via what can be found from hired photographers (sometimes a struggle with college cards). ... The skeptical part of me is what could have been -- this release would have been unquestionably epic had it arrived last year as that roster had 10 NFL picks and the No. 1 overall pick in Bryce Young, while this year's team has a three-headed monster potentially at quarterback this year ... no well-defined No. 1 just yet ... and a loss already in their record after two games. ... You have an auto or mem card to be found in every box but autos are only eight per 20-box case (not the best odds) but this is just a start for NIL releases that are school-specific from Topps -- and if it does well there should be more. After all, these are also being sold on campus ... so people who might not normally do cards just might with this one. This also could mean some rare auto parallels get tucked away in collections to never be seen at all in the typical hobby realm -- making some perhaps more-typical finds for those hunting harder to find than one might think and perhaps helping prices. Atop that, who might be the next Bryce Young? We'll see in time.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B

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