As August approaches, the staff at Tide 99.1 is laying out its predictions on some of the bigger questions heading into Alabama's 2015 season. Next up: the team's final record.

With the toughest schedule in the nation, Nick Saban might need the best coaching performance of his career to go undefeated in 2015, but you'd be crazy to rule out a fourth national championship at Alabama. The team is still loaded with talent and should be improved on defense from 2014.

We took a look at the full slate of games and made our predictions for where this team would be at the end of the regular season.

Chris Stewart (Show Host) - 11-1. With the schedule Alabama will face - and the timing of a couple of those games - I think a perfect season will be very difficult to come by.

Ryan Fowler (Show Host) - Texas A&M is a revenge game, the Aggies were embarrassed last year inside BDS, look for them to attempt to rebound against Alabama in October. 11-1

Ryan McMunn (Producer) - I see Alabama going 10-2 in the regular season. They have to play in the gauntlet most commonly referred to as the SEC West, and wins do not come easy there.

Trey Brooks (Producer) - 10-2. Alabama has the talent to win it all, but questions at QB and a loaded October schedule could be too much to overcome.

Kevin Connell (Contributor) - 10-2. Talent alone, Alabama has been a virtual lock for at least 10 wins in nearly each of coach Nick Saban’s first eight seasons in charge of the Crimson Tide. In 2015, it’ll be much of the same. As the trend has gone over the last few years, Alabama will dominate in most games but have some trouble in a few, dropping, in this case, two games. Critics can point to an offense that replaces all but two linemen, as well as the sheer strength of its opposition (projected as the toughest in college football, according to Phil Steele), as main culprits for the team’s shortcomings.

Ben George (Digital Managing Editor) - The road games at Georgia, Texas A&M, and Auburn will be too much to overcome. Winning two out of three will be a big accomplishment in itself and will keep the Crimson Tide in the playoff hunt.

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