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Those moves were straight out of the Matrix. At my age, I ain't tryin' that.

Payton Thorne is tied for 3rd in the conference (with Milroe and Beck) with 10 TDs passing. If he could just avoid the turnovers, this season's narrative is completely different for Auburn.

Some crazy Tennesse fans: Heupel and Tennessee made Nick quit. Some crazy UGA fans: Kirby and Georgia made Nick quit. Some crazy LSU fans: Brian and LSU made Nick quit. Some crazy Texas fans: Sark and Texas made Nick quit. Reality: Miss Terry said, "Nick, it's time for you to spend more time with the grandkids."

Without their starting QB, FSU was nowhere close to being one of the top 4 teams. Your argument seems to be that they "deserved" aa spot for going undefeated. The committee is charged with picking the 4 "best" teams a playoff time.

Honestly, I believe that Wisconsin is down quite a bit this year and losing their QB to injury only made it worse. I have no doubt that the University of South Florida team that gave Bama so much trouble last week would have easily handled the Badgers.

I saw a stat posted earlier today but I have not been able to verify it. In Alabama football history, there have been 4 occasions where their starting QB passed for 3 TDs and ran for 2 TDs in the same game. Jalen Milroe has accounted for all 4 times.

Number 10. Sure, you love Texas now..... just wait. The author suggests that if Texas manages to go into the UGA game undefeated and win, then we fans should prepare ourselves for unmatched levels of obnoxiousness. That's what being a fan is all about. Can you honestly tell me that fans of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida, or LSU didn't become obnoxious on the way to their Natties in the past quarter century? Texas deserves it just as much as the rest of us... if they find themselves undefeated after the UGA game.

Amazing debut, but then, it is only one game.

The Gator schedule over their final 7 games almost guarantees that he is gone.

@GT8 I tend to agree with you. 9-3 if Milroe hasn't progressed and 10-2 if he has. Too many unknowns (like the new secondary) to expect more than that in the first year without CNS.

I just don't see Ohio State losing to anyone with possible exception of Oregon. Michigan lost too much, and Penn State doesn't approach their overall talent level. USC is far too schizophrenic on defense to threaten them. Washington lost too much, like Michigan.

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.