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Deion Sanders has a LOT of growing up to do before anything resembling 'gravitas' can be ascribed to him. Because Coach Saban is going to be on at least part of ESPN GameDay every Saturday, he'll remain the face of college football for at least a little while.

Who TF are you talking to? No one I know is freaking out. All these writers have a caricature in their head and almost no one fits that bill.

Tell me you don’t know what a betting line is without telling me.

The opening line in the Orange Bowl is Georgia by 13. QED. No one in their right mind would put money down for them to beat anybody in the top 8. Their 5 rank is all the recognition they are going to get.

Why wait? Give the kid the chair. In other news, Lynch Mobs Make Comeback.

The best part of the Rees hire is Tim Brown basically admitting his lauded Notre Dame is an average team with only one good player. That's worth something!

In other news: Oklahoma fans burning DeVonte Smith jerseys.

I wonder why Freddie Kitchens isn't on anyone's list.

I'm sure a lot of fans would be happy with Pruitt returning, as a proven commodity in the position. However, can he jump back in at DC without going through the usual rehabilitation route? Can he recruit right now with the baggage? We shall see. On the other side of the ball, little Riley has already been snatched up, so does Freddie Kitchens get a look? He seemed to be doing a lot more than just 'analysis' for South Carolina on the sidelines there, and that offense showed a great deal more creativity by comparison, especially in the home stretch.

Two years they won it all are not the best examples.

What I can't figure out is this... Is Doering saying Alabama's offense is just really terrific? They're not creating mismatches. They don't do much shifting pre-snap. They don't sustain drives. Okay, so maybe the players stink. If that's the case, where's the tempo? What it is, exactly, that we're supposed to defend, because it just looks stale and predictable. (Especially predictable. If I know what they are going to do over half the time, so does the defense.) And on the defensive side... If you're Nick Saban, and your DC isn't in the coaching conversation, that's your peers telling you something.

Alabama wins more championships (the last 15 years) when they don't go undefeated in regular seasons than when they do, so pulling the panic button after that game is either brain dead, or Paul is feeling unimportant and needs to get his name back out there. Perhaps embrace the power of 'and'.

The analysis of this comment has been, quite frankly, brain dead. 'Rebuilding year' is basically a math problem. > X number of starters replaced = rebuilding year. It has nothing to do with how many games you win, but what your personnel is. And yeah, that personnel can be awesome, or they can stink. So the QB won the Heisman... First year starter! Rebuilding! Hello!

I'm not getting some of the analysis. Running from competition? And why wait to play in the big league? From all we've heard about him, I don't get this at all. But... He should do VERY well hawking oil. Not that he needs it, but it's nice. The fan perspective looks like this: Texas last played for a championship when Arch wasn't yet 1. Auburn has played for 2 since then. Sarkisian is 50/50 to still be there when they enter the SEC. But hey, he's got a team of people helping and looking out for him, so they know a lot more than we do. Good luck, kid. You'll need it.

It's called the Saban rule... and it's going to level the playing field. Wait, it's called the hurry up, no huddle... and it spells the end for the dinosaur. No, it's call the transfer portal... and Bama will lose tons of players. The end is truly near. This time we mean it, and it's called NIL... I can't wait to see how this one plays out.

When NIL was being discussed, I tried to tell everyone it would create 3 super-teams, Texas, Texas A&M, and Oregon, and then there would be everyone else. (And Stanford's soccer team was going to be off the chain.) One of them really got out ahead of the game because it has the wealthiest alumni in the world. None of this is a secret. Will it mean they will win all the games? Maybe, maybe not. But everyone knows Saban is the hardest worker in the business, which is why they had to keep changing the rules to force him to take time off. He has every right to be salty about the NIL money, and how it is replacing recruiting.

Uh... Yes, some of us are HIGHLY immune to DUIs. In fact, I think we're the sizable majority.

Well, there are clearly signs he's not handling the job particularly well... Some weight gain, his hair going gray, drinking and driving, looking like a hobo... In all seriousness, this is a tough one to overcome. I know Saban likes to give his players a second chance, and he's operated the Coach's Rehabilitation Program for a while now, but this is a bad look when getting the kids to NOT DO THIS is such a big deal. It might seem incongruous to let him go over this, but I wonder if he needs to straighten out in a capacity other than as a coordinator.

It's the wealthiest alumni in the world, bar none. But Jimbo has suddenly learned how recruit like this (especially after the dumpster fire he left behind)? He protests too much.

Is Jay a good coach? He might be. I really don’t know. I know he won’t be bringing any offensive signals with him, though.

Saban reeaally doesn't like it when assistants make lateral moves, and will work to keep someone he likes. But if Valai makes the move, either there's just something to LOVE about an Oklahoma hemorrhaging quarterbacks, or Saban didn't put up much of a fight.

I'm not sure about the other computer setups, but the ESPN FPI still has Georgia a heavy favorite. Although it's moved some, down to 58% from the last one. That would take into consideration the game already played, so that's interesting.

Honestly has nothing to do with it? Stupid gamblers bet on feelings, and they are a very small minority of the book. Actual gamblers bet on who they think will actually win, and by how much. So they have to be honest about what happens on the field, and usually are far more informed on the complexity of the game. It's dumbed down significantly for regular viewers.

You must not watch much football to think this season was boring.

Georgia's D played contain the first game. Why? Not sure. Maybe because if they could win doing that, the secondary would get some valuable experience and there wouldn't be anyone left to compete against in the Playoff. If they lost? The secondary would get some valuable experience, and it just. didn't. matter. Not a single Alabama fan, coach, or player would trade a Natty for an SEC. Could not care less. This time, they will play pursuit, which has limited Bryce all season. This time will be very, very different, and Georgia should be favored by at least 7.

It's because, unlike the talking heads that get paid no matter how wrong they are, bookies and gamblers have money on the line, and they have to be honest. Whatever plan Georgia had in place the first time around wasn't what they had done all season, wasn't successful against Alabama at any point before, and wasn't designed to showcase their D-lines tenacity and speed. I'm sure they wanted to win, but no one can tell me Geogia's front seven is that much worse than A&M, LSU, Auburn, and Cincinnati, or that Alabama's O-line is that much better than Michigan's. This game will be very different.

And still won by 21... So I think he just admitted his team didn't belong.

Look y’all… I will take it. SEC Champs. A Heisman closing argument for Bryce. Playoff. They made some GREAT plays. Awesome! Great! Roll Tide! But, as a fan, I could not care less about LSU and Georgia getting the SEC in exchange for 2 of Bama’s rings… And I don’t think Georgia’s d-line was too worried about it today, either. Someone should do a side my side of these guys hair on fire play all season compared to tonight. If you ask me, Georgia should still be the favorite, and expect a different team next time out. But, like I said, I will take it! RTR!

Do y'all remember when Pat Dye said Georgia wasn't man enough to beat Alabama years ago? And it worked! Don't fall for it, Bama!

At the SEC national championship game, they occasionally make an announcement not to throw things on the to the field. They don't do it every time, just when a particular team shows up. It ain't Tennessee. They may have decided to make the announcement permanent for the dogs who think they say it every time.