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The way Alabama assistant coaches are continually hired by other teams, college and Pro, year after year, makes you wonder if those coaches were that good coming to Bama, or if Nick Saban has some magic dust he sprinkles on them to make them better coaches - It seems Coach Saban has new bunch of assistants every year, yet Alabama continues to win.
No university with any kind of football tradition is going to tolerate a 2 win season, especially when those wins are against Division II programs (call them what you like, but they aren’t true Division 1 programs). However, alumni and boosters need to accept that coaches like Nick Saban are extremely rare, and apparently God only made one of him this time around.
If the young man believes the competition is too tough at Bama maybe he'll have better luck with a lesser team, but it's doubtful his decision will ever get him a National Championship ring!
Love it when these top tier athletes, men and women of strength give credit to God and praise him for putting them in a position to witness and sing His praises!
CBS would have even more viewers if they got rid of Gary Danielson!
With ESPN FPI dropping Bama from number 2 to number 3 in the rankings, and with number one playing number three in the CPF playoffs, Georgia and Bama could play each other twice! With that match-up, the networks will be crowing about it and jacking up advertising costs - Let the hype begin ESPN!
The officials in the Arkansas-Bama game definitely blew some calls. On one call the Arkansas player was at least 3 feet into the end zone but the officials had to go check the replay. There were blocks in the back and holding by both teams that were not called as well. Can't figure why the officials were not calling some violations and nit picking others, again, on both teams!
Arkansas could be beat Cincinnati - It's weird that Cincinnati is ranked so highly since most of their schedule is against teams previously classified as Division II, and even most of them have either as many loses as wins, or losing records. Yes, the Bearcats beat Notre Dame, but look at Notre Dame's competition. Arkansas is ranked too low IMHO and Cincinnati much to high.
That's all well and good, but how does this help the SEC get rid of Gary Danielson?
Can't believe all the condemnation of Purdue's greatest QB, the greatest official in the NCAA, the greatest second guessing coach, and most irritating broadcaster on TV - Those that don't believe Danielson's the greatest should just ask him!
Agiye's Dad, or one of the coaches he respects and will listen to should talk to this young man, explaining to him that he's a Freshman and his day will come if he will work hard, concentrate and apply what he is taught by the Coaches - He might even be reminded that not even DeVonta Smith got a lot of playing time as a Freshman, but Smitty was ready and came through on the big stage when the time came.
Bama probably should have played Michigan in the National Semifinal, or maybe the National Championship Game, but with the Playoff Committee's rankings, who knows what would have happened if the Wolverines had beat The Spartys? Obviously, with Clemson's thumbing of OU and Bama's dominance of Michigan State, the Playoff Committee's rankings are a bit suspect!
I'm with Coach Saban - Nothing wrong with Bama's uniforms and helmets - They look like they belong on National Champions to me - ROLL TIDE!
That should get Jones suspended and fined, if not put in jail!
Those two young thugs just forfeited their scholastic athletic eligibility, and very likely their freedom for as long as the Judge decides!
When McElwain turns the Gator program around and starts winning, the media will be singing a different song - They didn't like Saban either, but it's doubtful that either Saban or McElwain will lose any sleep over it!
I can't disagree too much with the assessment on Bama, but that OSU QB was a load for any two LB's - Anytime OSU needed a conversion he ran the ball. My regret is that Bama didn't have a defensive strategy to stop him! Another regret is that the pollsters decided to rank Bama behind TCU - It's like they totally flip flopped their opinions after Bama practically played the NCAA Champion to a draw, not that it will matter at the beginning of next season!
SEC is family - I was yelling War Eagle in last year's game against Florida State, but I'll Roll Tide till I die!
Those individuals young people are about to learn a valuable lesson about jabbing a stick into a hornets nest or perhaps more appropriately starting an elephant stampede!
Coach Saban is really something the way he can build individual players and then coordinate their passions, desires, efforts, and skills to form a championship team! ROLL TIDE
Choosing a coach to play for, between an offensive oriented coach and a defensive oriented coach should be easy if you're a defensive player. Nick Saban is the defensive guy, Bama is known for its' defense and for sending talented linebackers to the NFL such as Hightower, Mosley, and Ryans, among others. Plus there's the alumni support former Bama players get, which is unparallelled by other schools - Come to Tuscaloosa young man and feel the love for the Crimson Tide - You owe it to yourself and to those who have pulled for you through the years!
Looks like he's praying, which would be very fitting everything considered!
There's no sense in this! It's just a game and in many cases it's too bad that both teams can't win after a hard fought contest - After Rammer Jammer, Bama moves on to the next contest; all SEC fans are family!
None of us will ever know the young man's "true intent" but judging from the film, it sure looked like targeting - If I had been the official, I would have made the same call!
Why are sportscasters always trying to start some controversy? Not only did the refs made the correct call on the non-fumble, since the runner had been stopped and there was no longer any forward progress, but if the Missouri Coach had disagreed with the call he could have challenged it. The illegal "pick play" was obvious, however, blown calls by refs of that nature can not be challenged.
Louisville beat Kentucky, a traditional SEC bottom feeder in a close one; FSU barely beats a Florida Gator team that has definitely been having a down year; Georgia Tech beats Georgia on an amazing record breaking 53 yard field goal in OT; Clemson barely beats a South Carolina team on it's last leg due to injuries - WOW, The ACC actually beat the SEC once in 14 years! Perhaps those ACC teams will soon be playing the SEC Western Division in bowl games- Hee Hee!!!
It's a shame that university officials never seem to appreciate the importance of their football program in publicizing their university and recruiting students, as well as what it adds to students socializing on campus. There are financial considerations as well, accommodations local business make to schools, as well as TV, radio and advertisement revenues. Football, regardless of the division in which the schools plays, adds so much to the college experience.
Apparently, Chris Matthews isn't the only one that gets tingles down his leg, as Mr. Cox seems to get them with the defeat of SEC teams. However, he might recall that it was his cohorts in the sports media that put the SEC on a pedestal as SEC teams won National Championship and most of the bowl games they played, but what goes up usually comes down. There are a few things that should be recognized in the defeat of the SEC East teams last weekend - Those teams were pretty well beat up by other SEC teams by the time they played the ACC teams, with the exception of Florida, a team that had fallen on hard times, but still managed to give the ACC leader, FSU, a pretty good game. Additionally, we should all realize by now that football is one of the most cyclic sports of all (which obviously doesn't apply to Alabama who reloads with top talent every year), and the SEC is certainly no exception. There is also the possibility, using a Tiger Woods analogy, that the SEC forced other programs to improve, gave them a level they had to attain to compete in college football, and they have eventually come along - Must be time for the SEC to turn it up another notch!
I haven't experienced anything like the things you describe here since I drove my red & white 57 Chevy (with a big Alabama #1 decal), through "The Varsity" located next to the Georgia Tech campus when I was a teenager. However, unruly fans and their actions at practically every SEC stadium have made attending games just too much of a hassle. My latest incident was at Bryant-Denny stadium where a young LSU fan was continuously harassing me, apparently under the assumption that an older guy wouldn't retaliate. I no longer buy season tickets or attend Bama games, in part because of this incident. As much as I love football and The Crimson Tide, I will not enter a place where I must tolerate rude, disrespectful people, and uncouth animals!