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)
First Buzz preview with checklist/odds: Click here

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
Base set completion: 
37 of 100 (37 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Notables include Roydell Williams, Jase McClellan, Dallas Turner, Isaiah Bond, Will Reichard, Jermaine Burton, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Malachi Moore, Ja'Corey Brooks

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

Insert/short-print cards: 10 (in gallery below with some base)
Roll Tide (5) – Ty Simpson, Shazz Preston, Richard Young, Malik Benson, Emmanuel Henderson Jr.
Crimson Catalysts (2) – Jihaad Campbell, Ja'Corey Brooks
Rainbow foil parallel (2) – Justin Jefferson, Justice Haynes
Blue foil parallel (1) – Justun Eboigbe (/99)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Relics (1) – Robbie Ouzts

What's Buzz-worthy: My finale for this one -- unless it hits clearance bins -- is, well, perhaps my worst box of my run in that it's ultimately average. That's fine as this brand, generally speaking, has delivered well for me with ink after a slow start of Relic boxes. ... As I said previously, I was skeptical of this one in some ways when it was first revealed -- it's 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 a few times. ... The design is clean and simple and the backs are jam-packed with info and generally speaking the images are strong. ... The skeptical part of me is what could have been -- this release would have been unquestionably epic had it arrived the previous year as that roster had 10 NFL picks and the No. 1 overall pick in Bryce Young, while this team came up short in the final four. For more thoughts, check my other breaks of this affordable break. If it ever goes on some kind of slasher sale, I will rip more.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: C- (average this time in my book ... easily topped)
Fun Grade: C (boxes are small so can run very lean at times)

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