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Automatic bids are an incredibly bad idea from a pure football standpoint, but good from a financial standpoint for the networks and athletic directors. Ideally they would come up with some sort of system to figure out the top 12 based less on records and more on strength of schedule and performance. Arbitrary poll rankings are dumb. I wouldn't care if all of the 12 came out of any one conference.

DeBoer will be judged in Seasons one and two less by if Bama makes the playoffs and more by what the team looks like on the field. Win or lose, I hope to see quality football. Don't forget folks that Sark was 5-7 at Texas in year one and folks wanted him hung. 8-5 in year two. Now everyone wants to anoint him as a "god". Heck Saban's first year was a lose to Auburn and a 6-6 regular season record. I predict 10 wins.

He's correct. Players come to schools for lots of reasons. Some come for the coaches. Some come for the NIL money. Some come for the culture of the school. Some come for the value of the school's diploma. Some (a small number) come for NFL hopes. Every kid is different. New coaches can be a factor in all of the above. I proud of the majority that stayed.

"Patience" has many definitions. Is it possible that the fans turn on DeBoer? He's safe in year one regardless of record as long as the team produces a good looking product that doesn't lose in a humiliating manner. Year two would have to show some significant progress. Maybe allow for two losses and a top ten ranking. Expectations in year three will be for a run at the national championship.

Are all the GA fans fair weather fans? In the State of Alabama, we're fans no matter what. Look at Auburn. They actually are increasing the size of their stadium because it's always sold out. Bama fans are fans of Bama. Yeh, we like it when they win, but real fans remain fans even when they lose.

The old guy was great. The old guy is gone. Time for everyone including fans and the sports talking heads to move on. There will never be another Saban. College football will move on to maybe 6-8 above average teams every year with the other 4-6 having a great year. The talking heads are hating this because they will actively have to work hard at their jobs now. As a Bama fan, I will remember the Saban years forever. Kind of like the Chicago Bulls after Jordan retired. Real fans relish the memories and still support their team. Bama will move on.

I hope the players haven't forgotten about rat poison. Folks are spreading poison like it's free. Hey team, we lost to Texas last season. His team beat Texas. He can't be all bad.

Great speech. Has the right ideas and beliefs. Can he do it? I hope so. Look at what he did was 3 stars.

Bama will win the naty this year. Folks like to comment on recruiting and developing, but one of the greatest strengths Saban had was controlling the boosters and other "power brokers". If Saban helps DeBoer navigate this, it will be a big plus. We didn't beat Texas last season, but DeBoer did. Heck he's beaten Sark and Texas twice. Everyone wanted Lanning. He's beaten Lanning and Oregon three times. We all talk about recruiting, but navigating the NIL is the big deal in recruiting these days.

He's already beaten Sark and Texas. Not fair to compare him to the goat. Time to start comparing him to the other coaches in the SEC.

This guy did something that we didn't do last season....he beat Texas. Everyone wanted Lanning. This guy beat them twice this season. Norvill is a whiner. If he keeps Rees, all will be well.

Probably the best of what is out there, seeing as they won't hire Kiffin right now. If Kelly could recruit in Louisiana, he can recruit here. He'll be ok this year. Year 3 will be the big year for him. Hopefully he keeps Rees and our offensive folks. He isn't an idiot. Keeping Milroe's skills and making him better is the key. He'll have to find an SEC veteran defense staff.

Norvell lost any credibility with me on how he handled the "not being selected for the playoffs" last year. Obviously a lot of his players didn't like the response either. Look how many entered the transfer portal. Bama is famous for developing men. We don't want a coach who develops whiners.

I think Kiffin is the best choice. Sark has the Texas program right where he wants it. Texas has deep pockets. He'd be a good choice but it won't happen. Not sure about Lanning. He is young enough to not destroy his career if it doesn't work out. Dabo would be a disaster. He is still coaching in the past.

Kiffin is such an obvious choice that he probably won't be chosen. Like Saban, he has adapted to the changes in college football. Dabo has ignored the changes. Lanning has been a big fish in a small pond. Can't imagine why anyone thinks he'd leave the sweet deal he has. Washington coach is three years from a FCS gig. Don't see him being able to navigate the SEC. Recruiting is the biggest part of the game now and Kiffin is relatable to young men and their parents.

It's 2023 folks. He's shopping for the best NIL deal. Just like the folks in the portal. Don't like it, but that's today's college football. I'm waiting for the point shaving scandal. It's coming. Too much money in the process to just be for "we like to reward you".

Good to know that there are no other issues in the State of Florida. No crime, no poverty, no shortage of health care, nothing.

The sports "talking heads" with their outrage over the decision are revealing the real hypocrisy over the national championship model. It has never been about identifying the best football teams. The committee has a majority of athletic directors. Currently it has the "tradition" of a power 5 conference getting in. The new model will have automatic bids from each of the power five. It isn't hard in this age to determine the best teams based on strength of schedule and results on the field. Obviously, I'm pro SEC, but if there turned out one year that a different conference had the 12 best teams, so be it. The best 12 period, no matter which conference they come from. With that said, the FCS has figured out on how to have a playoff system. Surely the FBS could do that too.

All wins are not equal. Play against weaker opponents can get you a great record, but you aren't the best team. Texas, Washington and Bama had strength of schedules of 4, 5 and 12 respectively. Georgia's is 46, Michigan's is 56 and Florida State's is 61. I'm amazed by the huge drop off between these highest 3 and the next 3. Maybe Georgia got hosed.

Florida and Bama were the only teams in the SEC with a tougher strength of schedule. Beamer is the right coach for now.

Tough call for any coach. Easy to understand the logic of covering everyone that could possibly catch the ball. Double and triple down coverage. Run less of a threat. 31 yards is a long distance to run without being stopped. Sometimes luck just goes the wrong way.

Certainly the regular season matters. With that said, the Natty should be about the best teams now. Undefeated for the season and then a team losses a couple of stars for example should have an impact on the decision. When Georgia loses to Bama in the SEC Championship in a close game should they be considered? Strength of schedule should play a big role too. Look at strength of schedule in the PAC and tell me they are the "best".

This is the best time of year for College Football. Players and teams will decide the rankings on the field. Michigan and Ohio State will decide who makes it. Bama will decide who makes it. Win out and they are in. SEC West is the highest rated conference. Bama has the highest strength of schedule.

Tough call. The argument is always between "best player on the best team" or "if your team loses you can't deserve the award". When it gets down to the four or five "best" I think the winning factor will be the deciding factor.

This is the part of the season that football fans should love. Bama like others controls their own destiny. This will be decided on the field, not in some meeting room. If Bama wins out, they are in.

What an idiotic thing to say. Bama fans would support a transgendered, lesbian, purple, anything if they would get them a Natty. It's about winning.

Playoffs are the goal for some teams. If the NCAA wanted to have the best teams in the playoffs, they would have a system to select the best teams. Instead those that select the teams are in the college football business and finances are the driver. What teams get the highest viewership drives it. They start with that and figure out how to pick those teams.

Is it just me, or does everyone else think that the fielding from both teams has been awful for the World Series championship games? There will always be a pitcher who has a career game in the finals. Usually though the fielding is a text book display.

I guess it would be too much to expect the various teams to pick their "permanent" opponents. If it's supposed to be about the teams and their fans, the rivalry games should be about them. Georgia fan rivalries are Florida and USC. LSU has played the two Mississippis for 111 and 116 years. Bama's played Mississippi State for 107 years, Tennessee for 105 years and Auburn for 87. Whatever decisions are made need to take into account the fans more than TV rights.

I don't see him automatically being the starter. If anything I think him coming and joining his old coach being able to help the two younger guys come up to speed with the offensive scheme. He could realistically be a one and done guy. I'm sure he wasn't promised an automatic starting position. Bama doesn't work that way.