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The Washington football organization makes the Falcons look professional.

The roster will still be a top 5 Blue-chip ratio roster, probably a top 3, but the way they mesh, the way they will be utilized remains to be see. The lack of proven depth among the DB's, offensive line and WRs could pose problems. I can't get too fired up about player personnel until the final portal window closes and the 85-man team is filled out.

Auto qualifiers are for teams/conferences that aren't otherwise good enough to get in on merit. There should be no AQs. What is wrong with taking the top 12 or top 14 (you know it's just a matter of time for the top 16) teams?? Under what circumstance does it make sense to take a #16 team but leave out the #14 team??

I will never be satisfied with predetermined Byes. What if, and I know that this is a long shot, Notre Dame is hands down the best team in the country? They should not be denied a bye because some team won a conference championship but was clearly not the same quality team as ND. The byes should always go to the top 4 ranked teams regardless of conference affilliation.

Bama lost a Ferrari (Downs) and replaced it with a Saab. Solid but not as flashy. Probably a better buy for the money.

Kudos for the Perry Mason reference.

I wonder if they'll threaten to sue the NCAA of if their congressmen will demand that the committee head explain how they got left out?

Yes, I do mean Pac 12. I appreciate you catching that.

Had the "unholy" Alliance between the B1G, the ACC, and Big 12 not existed, UGA, FSU and 6 other teams would have been in the 12 team playoof this past season. The ACC commissioner, alomg with the Big 12 and the B1G commissioners voted to delay the playoff expansion in an attempt to "show the SEC a thing or two". That really has to sting FSU fans. Be careful what you ask for. Sometimes, you get it.

It's nice to see Alabama picked by this author to finish #1 in the SEC, not that it actually means anything at this point. But it's difficult for me to put them ahead of Tennessee after the way UT handled them earlier in the year. Auburn's good and SC is tough. Who knows who knows what to think of UK or Florida??

It's all in your point of view, I suppose.

Nobody raised an eyebrow because that deal happened approximately 1 year after Bryce Young signed with Alabama. Why would it raise eyebrows??

The offensive line was extremely inconsistent, especially at LT and C. Those guys are gone now, which can be addition by subtraction if Bama is able to pick up some o-line depth from places like Michigan or the spring transfer portal window. The other reason for the sacks was that Milroe held the ball so long, while shunning one of his best talents .... unscripted runs. The best case scenario for Bama would be that the new coaching staff implements a system that allows Milroe to maximize his skills and uncomplicates the reads.

Saban's first year was 7-6 including a couple of embarrassing losses but he did take over a team that had been ripped by NCAA sanctions. Some of these other coaches had very nice rosters to take over. Coach Kelly has done exceptionally well with what he inherited, as has Heupel.

His highlights look good. Not many LB/Edge players are their team's leading WR.

^ This.^ It's a dam shame that they are dragging their feet on a new building.

I agree with you about the UGA game being the litmus test. Alabama doesn't have to win that game, and likely won't. They do have to compete. When the Dawgs push, does Bama push back? When Beck hits a long bomb to go up 2 scores, does Alabama keep its composure and go down the field or do they look confused and out of sync. Bama fans want to see how this new team will handle adversity, because every team is gonna face a good bit of it in this new era of the SEC.

Coach DeBoer doesn't have an extensive track record as a head coach in the BCS. His success in NAIA (5 National Championships, winning 3 of them) is likely based more on development and scheme than recruiting talent. In the SEC, He has to recruit at a high level. He showed at Washington that he can use the portal well. He has to make solid connections with high school coaches in the south to continue a winning tradition at Bama. He hasn't stayed anywhere long enough to project his high school recruiting talents. Hoping for the best.

I don't know what the final results will be on the Bama offensive line, but I am crazy about the OC replacement for Alabama. He's a young guy off the Washington o-line that just won the Joe Moore Award. I still have nightmares about the C/QB exchange this past year.

Maybe he'll be the new Lacrosse head coach at ND.

Good luck young man. To be honest, I had forgotten that he was on the team.

Is there a solid center that CKD can bring with him from Wash??

I'll be the first to admit that I have no clue what Alabama's future will be like under DeBoer's guidance. But with a record of 104-12 as a Division I head coach and 3 national championships in NAIA (yes, much smaller pond but the fundamentals for winning are the same), I'm not sure who would have been a better hire. I mean, Kirby's not leaving UGA for Bama.

The guys on the Bama sites that might be in a position to know some inside stuff are suggesting that Saban's primary responsibilities at the university will be in fund raising/NIL areas. I'm not an insider so I have no idea.

I just saw a pic of his wife. He'd have to be a fool to go out for a greasy hamburger when he has prime rib waiting at home.

It's been a heckuva ride. Thanks for the memories coach.

Thanks coach from a forever grateful fan.

You can go with deserving, or you can go with best.... but you should go with the best of the most deserving teams. There were maybe 7-8 teams that deserved consideration. The 4 best, as the teams were made up at the time of the playoffs, were Michigan, Washington Bama and UGA.

This Coaches poll seems a little more legit than the final AP Poll. Neither is something to get worked up over.

Just a gut feeling on "#10 Is This The Last Season for Nick Saban?".... No. He goes out in 2026 which gives him 3 years with Julian Sayin at QB and, if I'm not mistaken, includes an out of conference game near Saban's hometown.