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 (when available)
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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 – Cole Adams, Dallas Turner, Jihaad Campbell, Kobe Prentice, Eli Holstein, Jase McClellan, Tyler Booker, Jah-Marien Latham, Kendrick Blackshire, Isaiah Bond, Devonta Smith, Kadyn Proctor, C.J. Dippre, Roydell Williams, Chris Braswell, Qua Russaw, Justin Jefferson, Desmond Ricks, Jake Pope, Earl Little II, Will Reichard, Chase Allen, Kneeland Hibbett, Jermaine Burton, Thaiu Jones-Bell, Jermaine Burton, Will Reichard, Dallas Turner, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Emmanuel Henderson Jr., Justice Haynes, Richard Young, Jamil Burroughs, Jaheim Oatis, Ja'Corey Brooks, Shazz Preston, C.J. Dippre, Robbie Ouzts, Malachi Moore, Jamil Burroughs, 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) – Dallas Turner, Malachi Moore, Justice Haynes, Caleb Downs, Emmanuel Henderson Jr.
Crimson Catalysts (2) – Ty Simpson, Kobe Prentice
Rainbow foil parallel (2) – Shazz Preston, Kobe Prentice, Justice Haynes, Richard Young
Gold foil parallel (1) – Nick Saban (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Relic Cards (1) – Jah-Marien Latham

What's Buzz-worthy: My Relic box streak continues here but the ending of that one will be a banger. The highlight in this one is, without question, the parallel of the coach -- one in 66 packs ... and with a 100-card set finding him in particular isn't easy -- which pays for the box as well as at least one more ... and maybe more than that depending on who's looking and when. (One sold for more than $50 on eBay.) ... 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 is arguably "down" by its standards yet still in the championship picture. (Unfortunately, QB Jalen Milroe isn't in this one. That doesn't help as he's emerged as the team's top QB for sure.) ... 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. I'll be ripping more between now and the bowl games to come. Its suggested retail price range is also strong instead of it being some $100 box -- the hobby needs more of that across the board from all companies to keep collectors around and engaged as well as to draw new ones.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A+ (Saban pays for the box ... and more)
Fun Grade: B (boxes are small so can run very lean on fun easily even with a strong card in there)

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