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If Alabama holds as often as you say, they darn sure need to get better at it. The number of sacks allowed per game has been hard on the QB’s.

Enough on Swinney. I don’t know anyone associated with Alabama who would want that call to be made. Greg Byrne is smarter than that.

Alabama needs to hire their next HC from the same place they got their last one. Think outside the box, and lure Mike McDaniel away from the Dolphins.

Well said, Tex.

Those double negatives can be deadly, particularly if posting while in an altered state.

Just playing devil’s advocate here, and looking at the much bigger picture. Which coach was able to complete the task of… being paid SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS to not work? That is a pretty big accomplishment, considering the talent he had. I want that job.

Ask A&M fans if otherworldly recruiting cures all of a programs ills. Napier does seem in over his head. Five star recruits can’t come together and “figure it out” on their own. They absolutely have to be developed and play within a successful system.

One observation from the game that MIGHT be indicative of the problem this year, is that during a change of possession in the second half, the offense was huddled on the edge of the field, and Coach Saban was no doubt trying to rally the team to close out the game. An offensive lineman was standing directly in front of Saban while he was animatedly talking to the group, but the player had his back to Saban, and never turned around to face him during the entire exchange. That to me made it seem that IF Coach ever had this team’s attention, he has now lost it, for whatever reason. I realize a position coach may also have been speaking, but if anyone on that sideline should have the attention of the players, it should be Saban. Hopefully I am wrong.

Alabama wilted under the physicality of San Diego State. Turnovers and the lack of defensive rebounding sealed their fate. Playing loose with the basketball was an issue they couldn’t overcome.

Turnovers were the Achilles heel of this Bama team. They won on nights of poor shooting, if they didn’t play loose with the ball. San Diego State was allowed to play extremely physical, which seemed to get in Bama’s head. What really bothered them, was they weren’t allowed by the officials to match San Diego State’s physicality. Physical teams like Tennessee gave them the only real trouble they had all year, even on an off night shooting.

Bart Starr was ruined by an unfortunate hazing incident by fellow team members. Read his widow’s comments in regards to his health afterwards. Bryce however, will be fine in the NFL. If anyone questions his toughness, watch the almost late hit he took at Tennessee. The man is much tougher than he is given credit for.

What the police officer actually testified to, was the text said “bring me my joint.” The officer interpreted that to reference a gun. With the 20/20 vision of hindsight it did, but if I had seen that text between two young men of that age group, a gun would not have crossed my mind. Particularly since Miles had been just ruled out for the season the previous day due to injury. Bottom line, none of us even know when that text was read. Alabama had a huge curb stomping of LSU that night, and Miller easily could have had many texts, amongst which this one was buried. He also could have opened it immediately, but WE don’t know. Bottom line, the police and DA have stated that Miller is a fully cooperating witness, and unless that changes, that is the information Alabama is operating on. It was a tragic situation indeed, for the woman, her family and her son, and nothing will ever change that. Bilas is correct when he says Miller has rights as well. Mainly, the presumption of innocence, particularly since the authorities have said he is a cooperating witness as opposed to a suspect. If that changes, no doubt Alabama will revisit the question of his eligibility. The lack of coaching Oat’s press comments ahead of this, is a failure of the press department at Alabama. Oat’s is a coach, not a PR expert. Nor is he an attorney.

The officer never mentioned the word “gun” in reference to the text. He testified the text said “bring me my joint.” The officer interpreted that to mean gun. If I had seen that text amongst kids that age, a gun would not have crossed my mind. We don’t even know when the text was opened, and Miller likely gets many texts on the night after a game. It could have been buried deep in a list, like many emails I miss, due to an excess of unwanted spam. Miller is from a family in Nashville, with a strong father present in his life. The two who are in jail are from the Maryland/DC area, a very different background, and very likely use different slang (joint=gun?) than a kid from Nashville. To date, we have very few details, other than the video’s show the people involved in the shooting. A young mother lost her life, and her son tragically lost his mother. Opinions from every corner of the internet, are being hurled by people who have incomplete knowledge of the incident, including the author of this article. Knee jerk reactions don’t always age well, and this case just needs to run it’s course. The police and district attorney literally have more than one video of the crime, so they know far more than we do. Everyone who doesn’t know the intimate details of what authorities know just need to take a breath, and let them do their job. They have said Miller is a fully cooperating witness, so all Oates and Alabama can do is take them at their word. Did Oates have a regrettable press conference? Absolutely, and Bama ought to have some well paid PR people who should have helped him coach his comments.

Rings a bell. Something about his use of a school credit card at the SEC spring meeting. Bama did at least nip that one in the bud, so to speak.

And Bama’s Oline played better against Arkansas. They only gave up the one sack, and Arkansas was supposed to have one of the best team sack totals in the country. As for Milroe, having the entire week to prepare a game plan is much different than coming off the bench due to an injury.

Money, with a great personality is an awesome combination. A&M has the money… Jimbo does not have the personality. He is like someone who goes around bragging about how smart they are. If you really are brilliant, you don’t have to tell anyone, they will discover it on their own. Jimbo “toots his own horn” way too much.

For some reason, schools don’t see “the long term results” some of these big name coaches have left at their prior schools. Jimbo will ultimately leave A&M with a bad taste in their mouth, just like he did FSU. They just can’t see it yet, since he caught lightning in a bottle, beat Bama at the home of the twelfth man, on a game ending field goal. Congrats on the win Jimbo, even Gus Malzahn won a few against Bama. No one is arguing Gus will someday be considered the GOAT.

We all can agree A&M is a good school. That is not up for debate. The question is, why did they make a leap in the quality of their recruiting class, the first year NIL was around prior to recruiting? A&M didn’t suddenly become a great destination, I am sure their alumni will tell you they have always been a great school and environment. The twelfth man has been around longer than Jimbo.

He will be schooled. Him learning his lesson is doubtful. He thinks he is the smartest person in every room he enters. His response, pretty much sounds like a kid who was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Priceless.

Hall needs to spend the next six months catching balls from the JUGS machine. Seems like Devonte said he was catching balls from it whenever he had a minute.

It sure seemed like more drops than catches. When a receiver does that, the QB won’t be looking for him. Having him on the field, was simply someone the defense didn’t have to focus on stopping.

And another dude named Nick Saban.

When geese mess, it looks like a bunch of cigar butts. There are several golf courses in our area that have a goose infestation.

Georgia’s QB is playing for a Natty…. Does Bryce Young suck, just because Bama’s game plan in the semi’s was to run the ball down Cincinnati’s throat until they stopped it? As we all know, they never did, even when Bama put in their #2 running back.

The refs could call holding against any team on any play. When it comes to holding, the ref’s are like the “three blind mice.”

Georgia gets another chance, because Michigan did what Michigan does against an elite team.

How did Notre Dames last CFP appearance turn out?

Sounds like he is an “INCEL”.

The blessing Napier will bring to Florida, is recruiting “good people” as his players. If you have a team full of “me, me, me” five star players, you would be better off with a team of four star “team players”, and coaching them up. Mullen has never liked recruiting, and he certainly didn’t consider the content of his recruits character. Napier will be a good fit, if Gator Nation gives him time to tear it down, and rebuild it from the ground up.

It is all about the midterm ballots my friend. The Omicron Variant, or it’s next sibling, should be called the midterm variant.