Buzz Break: 2023 Bowman University Alabama Football cards

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The box: 2023 Bowman University Alabama Football cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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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 – Nick Saban, Big Al, Shazz Preston, Emmanuel Henderson Jr., Jihaad Campbell, Caleb Downs, Justice Haynes, Jase McClellan, J.C. Latham, Jaeden Roberts, Seth McLaughlin, Damon Payne Jr., Jaheim Oatis, Tim Keenan III, Jeremiah Alexander, Miles McVay, Olaus Alinen, Darrian Dalcourt, James Brockermeyer, Kadyn Proctor, Tim Smith, Jordan Renaud, Chris Braswell, Desmond Ricks, Brayson Hubbard, Jahlil Hurley, Tony Mitchell, Antonio Kite, Will Reichard, Kneeland Hibbett, Tyler Buchner, Roydell Williams, Will Reichard, Jase McClellan, Emmanuel Henderson Jr., Jah-Marien Latham, J.C. Latham, Keon Keeley, Jordan Renaud, Isaiah Bond, Kendrick Law

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) – Justin Haynes, Roydell Williams
Rainbow foil parallel (2) – Shazz Preston, Tim Smith
Blue foil parallel (1) – Jordan Renaud (/99)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Relic Cards (1) – Dallas Turner

What's Buzz-worthy: My third one of these and last for now (for now) was once again remarkably similar to the first two and even closer to the last one you saw here last week. This 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 ... just like last time. Also odd? The five Roll Tide cards were identical to last time, too, meaning all three of my boxes had those same cards each time despite it being a 20-card set on the checklist ... so maybe the collation here could be wonky. ... As I said previously, I was skeptical of this one in some ways when it was first revealed -- 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. ... 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, well, it's not looked up-to-par after three 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- (see below)
Fun Grade: C+ (odd insert repetition continued with this one vs. last time ... so I downgraded this box)

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