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I remember when Urban Meyer was hired by Florida. He won at Bowling Green and Utah. This is the SEC. Blah….blah….blah So he didn’t have Top 10 recruiting classes. Big deal. Washington isn’t Bama or Ohio State who have 5 star recruits knocking on their door. That actually is a good selling point. He won with 3 star recruits. The alternative question is if he can do that with 3 star recruits what can he do with 5 star recruits By the way. Michigan had a grand total of two - 5 star recruits and beat Bama head to head in the playoffs How did that # 1 recruiting class work out for ole Jimbo Fisher last year at Texas A&M? It’s what you do with recruits, not their rankings which is what is important. Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen were 3 star recruit out of high school.
Just be the prodigal son Will. Bulldog Nation will welcome you back with open arms.
I agree with most of this. But let’s be honest for many of the blue blood programs- it’s the school as well as the leadership. Every 5 star recruit knows Bama, Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Texas etc. Even if they couldn’t find Tuscaloosa or Austin on a map.
Exactly. Saban, Les Miles and Urban Meyer had zero southern ties and they won a lot of games. Plus also, Bama is a national program. It’s like Duke in basketball. They will always be on the radar of every 5 and 4 star recruit cause it’s ’Bama’ even if they capsule find Tuscaloosa on a map to save their life
Remind me again of Saban’s southern roots before he came to LSU or Urban Meyer before he went to The Swamp. Or Les Miles before coming to LSU?
Every where Rhule has been, he turned around programs except in the NFL- which by the way- grinds up most coach coaches. Just ask Saban, Holtz, Spurrier, Urban Meyer and Butch Davis In two years at Temple, he went from 2-10 to 10-3 two years in a row At Baylor, inheriting the aftermath of the Art Briles scandal went from 1-11 to 11-3 Rhule is a very good coach coach
I think the big change will be schematically. Bama is so used to winning a certain way which always included a defensive mindset cause of the HC The script has now flipped. Offense will be prioritized. It’s going to be interesting how some Bama fans and alumni handle the transition. Kalen is an outstanding coach but will Bama fans like how he wins
Kiffin is not going to Bama. It is well known in coaching circles his dream job is the Miami job He loved his time in Boca Raton coaching at FAU. Kiffin is very guarded about his private life and doesn’t actually like small towns. He likes to be able to go out and do his thing without being the # 1 celebrity in the town and having to deal with autographs and selfies. In Miami, he can disappear in the crowd.
I truly hope ESPN does a 30 for 30 on the 2023 Orange Bowl. It is an excellent life lesson for young people on how to handle disappointment. Both Georgia and FSU had compelling reasons why they should have been in the playoffs. Both were snubbed Yet how both schools handled the snubbing were polar opposites Georgia handled it like an adult that understands sometimes life isn’t fair FSU handled it like an immature child on the playground It’s really a good and teachable moment for this generation on upcoming athletes
The state of Florida is already a Big 10 state- at least during the Fall and Winter. Half of the populations of Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin lives in Florida during that time of year. Lol
I wish people would stop using the Ohio State analogy of 2014. It’s apples and oranges Ohio State blasted a good Wisconsin team 59-0 in the Big Ten Championship that year with their back up FSU beat average Louisville team that had just lost to a 7-5 Kentucky the week before Style points matter If FSU had beat the breaks off the Gators and Louisville, they would have been in
Actually that is not true. If Georgia had won then Texas would still have gone in over FSU.
This is the problem when subjective words like ‘best’ and ‘deserve’ get tossed around a committee of people Let’s have the computer decide the playoff teams instead
Or they can use the logic they use for March Madness- not how you started, but how you finish. If that is the case, definitely a scenario Bama gets in
Totally agree however since the beginning of the playoffs, no undefeated team from a Power 5 has been denied entry to the playoffs. Not saying FSU is deserving but they do have history in their side
The following have a legitimate claim: Michigan, Washington, Georgia, Alabama, Florida State and Texas. Are they going to deny Georgia a chance to defend their Natty? If Alabama gets in, how does Texas get left out? Michigan, Washington and FSU are undefeated- how do you leave them out? Alabama winning today is going to make the Committee have to actually work rather than an easy layup. Good for Bama for being the skunk at the family picnic . Haha
Yeah, when he won the ReliaQuest Bowl last year after Leach died, he was the path of least resistance for the former AD I still think Zach could have been a decent coach. His biggest mistake was the offense. He had a QB and an offense recruited for the Air Raid and tried to do too much, too soon changing the offense. It was his undoing. What a shame cause he wasted Will Rogers talent
Remind me what head coaching position Kirby Smart had prior to Georgia? What head coaching position to did Mark Richt prior to Georgia? What head coaching position did Tommy Tuberville prior to Ole Miss?
Kiffin is not going to College Station. His dream job is the Miami gig. He loves South Florida especially because he can have anonymity down there whereas small towns cramp his style. He doesn’t like not being able to go out with his kids and not have to deal with autographs and selfies with the fans. That is why he is a flight risk from Oxford but it isn’t going to be for College Station
Kinda premature. I would wait to see who the next HC is.
Well Selmon did come from Oklahoma where let’s face it, expectations are higher than they are in Starkville. Grim reality is when ever a new AD comes in, the existing coaches are on notice. Because the new AD is going to be held accountable for the product on the field just as much as the head coach is. I think Arnett would have gotten a 2nd year if he had inherited a dreadful situation and truly had to rebuild the program Instead he inherited a 9-4 squad with most of the players from last season coming back and a very talented Air Raid QB in Will Rogers. The result was allowing Barbay to butcher the offense and Will regressing ( if it ain’t broke, why try and fix it) and the defense regressing ( Zack’s side of the ball) All in all there was literally no positive or moral victories coming out of this 2023 season. It was the right call.
Fritz and Chadwell would be my first and second choice on that list I think Arkansas has their eyes on Lashlee. If they move on from Sam this year, the former Hogs QB has to be on the short list of candidates
Exactly. They grab UCF purely to plant a BIg 12 recruiting and TV market flag in the state of Florida FSU would be based solely on them being an anchor school like a Texas or Oklahoma
That was encouraging not because Arizona is very good but the fact Leach played an opponent that knew exactly what he was going to run, since the Wildcats see that offense every week in conference play Onward and upward to Death Valley
Exactly. Even Saban finished barely above .500 his first year
To be fair the Bucks do have to compete with two NFL franchises also for $$$ Ohio maybe the only Northern state where college football is king when NFL franchises exist in the same state
I agree, it will be a challenge but somebody will be the next Saban under the new rules. When ever a bigger mousetrap is made, somebody figured out how to build a bigger mouse That is why Saban in eyes is better then Bear Bryant. During Bryant's tenure, schools could offer unlimited scholarships. Saban had to navigate and win when it was much harder to stockpile talent.
Yup. Last three NC winners are three different SEC schools- Georgia, Alabama and LSU Where are all the SEC haters with their SEC is just riding Bama's coattails??
So funny the same social media goons that were crooning like Adam Levine when Auburn a s Florida lost, we're quiet last night. Maybe their was a massive power outage in the country