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No takers huh?

Steak. I'm sure with all of the fixings. These guys probably eat better than NFL athletes. Nutrition is a big part of the program. The "loser eats beans" gab has always been a fun little twist on the spring exhibition.

Yup.

They win one Championship and they are just insufferable. You can tell they have never been there before. Wait till jawja comes into the season ranked #2. Hahahaha.

Man, I forgot LSU even played football. They were pretty good once.

If Georgia can beat Vandy, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mizzou, South Carolina, and sometimes Florida they might get another chance at Alabama.

Daniels sat the bench after he recovered because Bennett, who couldn't consistently hit Georgia's best wide receivers, was "a better option." It's why Burton is at Bama and you dang well know it. Daniels is in the transfer portal for the same reason. Justin Fields went to OSU because Georgia mismanaged the QB position. If Georgia had a decent scholarship player at QB they would have won easily. Bama was playing two backup corners and a safety a hodge-podge of weirdness on the OL because of injuries and they were still able to compete without Robert Metchie III, which is amazing. Bama suffered a ton of injuries that I won't bother to list. Losing Jameson was too much. Georgia's strength of schedule was 51st while Bama's was 18th. Playing in the much weaker SEC E. probably helped Georgia with regard to injuries and margin of victory. Bryce Young played well enough to win the game if the backup receivers did not have a case of "I deserve a better NIL contract" or whatever it was that gave them the dropsies (Kirby has lamented the problems the NIL deals create. It's just a matter of time before Georgia loses a game because of it.) There were some uncalled PI/holding penalties on Georgia. One on an interception. The refs were not giving those calls to backups who did not get much separation in that game. I can't say that if Jameson Williams had remained healthy that Alabama would have beaten Georgia. Certainly a fan of football can recognize the competitive spirit of a player who walked off of the field victorious with every game he finished for Alabama. I would not blame a player, at least not a good player, on any team for feeling that way. He was the 2nd best weapon on the field next to Bryce Young in the NC game last year, as his NFL draft position will reflect. He certainly deserves the right to his own opinion, nobody could cover him man on man.

I tore my ACL in an ATV accident. Reportedly he wanted to go back in the game. You feel fine otherwise and it's hard to understand how just that part broke. The human body is not invincible and the forces demand a lot from that ligament in the game of football. If the stresses happen to affect it in a certain way it can tear. IDK. It's not fair to Georgia, who fielded a good team, to say what would have happened. Their team had suffered some injuries. I don't think anyone had a player more valuable to their team than Jameson Williams was to Alabama though. He forced the safety to stay back and he demanded a scheme in coverage if not double coverage that limited a team's capability to do other things. He was a huge mismatch for every team. It certainly would have been a different game if he had stayed healthy. I have seen a lot of Georgia goobers who think that they blew Alabama out in the NC. Now they are claiming to have a dynasty. Funny thing is that they said the same thing before Alabama knocked them a lick in the SEC CG. Georgia has a lot of things going for them. They may be a dynasty in the making, but Nick Saban has lost games before and he does not like to lose games. He doesn't lose consistently to anyone. Dynasty talk for jawja is premature.

Georgia fans are just glad that their fandom is justified and they are going full r-tard. Watch JT Daniels take a school like Ole Miss to the NCG this year, a-la Justin Fields.

Georgia hired fired OC Mike Bobo. When the receiver's coach was fired the more obvious problem was on the OL. I'm not sure why Brian Harsin fired the receivers coach but it seemed to be a bit of a knee jerk reaction. None of it seems to make much sense except that the stress level on the HC at Ourburn was high. I have learned to trust Nick Saban's decisions. He has a better track record than the AU BOT.

I'd take KJ Jefferson on my team. I'd like to add Pittman somewhere too. Those are some big pieces.

I live in Opelika, RTR. I wouldn't generalize Harsin's strengths and weaknesses in terms of "fit." I do think he is really good at a lot of the things a HC needs to do. I thought that firing the wide receiver coach 4 games into the season was a hasty decision. At this level I think that is a big sign of failure whether it was warranted or not. It seemed like losing Derek Mason to the same position at a lesser school was another blight. I don't know how much that impacted the 8 D-line departures, but that is its own train wreck. "Clean up the mess" what?? You cannot "clean up" the loss of 8 defensive linemen in one year. Those body types with the athleticism to compete with SEC West teams do not grow on trees. It is foreshadowing. Auburn is going to get pummeled up front and Tank will have to block or catch a lot of passes out of the backfield while playing from behind. Seems like his draft stock would be good enough this year. I don't know if Austin Davis is an upgrade over Mike Bobo. I really like the idea of hiring an NFL QB coach as an OC. This one has limited experience though. I feel like they lose a lot of experience with Mike Bobo. TJ Finley showed a little promise at times, but he was inconsistent and the numerous misses on deep balls made the game harder after Nix's injury. The QB depth at AU was pretty bad. The reason the LSU depth chart placed Finley behind Myles Brennan and Max Johnson were apparent. Were Auburn's offensive woes really Mike Bobo's fault? With options at QB it will be interesting to see who emerges this spring as the front runner. Harsin gets another year. If he goes 5-7 I think Auburn will be looking to see who they can get. Having ex-coaches on the payroll is part of being an Auburn Tiger.

It took a little bit of Auburn magic to beat Georgia State. LSU was so inconsistent last year. Beating LSU probably depended more on Auburn played them than anything Auburn did. I still thought that Harsin did pretty well for what he started with. It wasn't that good of a season. Alabama should have won the 2013 Ironbowl too.

"Auburn last season ranked fourth in the SEC in fewest yards per play allowed, and Mason seemed to have the Auburn defense in a good..." Didn't seem like Mason was a piece that I would elect to replace either. The timing also suggests that maybe Harsin wanted to retain him.

They are paying him stupid money. Dude is there for 3 years minimum. It would be unfair to fire him after two seasons, though some of the staff turnover does not seem appropriate.

lol! :D

Greg makes good points. I think he has done a good job of being objective. It's hard to pick against Alabama. These are definitely concerns that I have for the championship along with injuries on the OL. Georgia also has a few players out. I am curious about how they may affect the game. I think Greg completed 11 passes against Texas while nursing broken ribs. In my mind Greg and Stetson are similar QBs. Neither was/is destined for long term NFL careers. Bennet is good as long as the game is not placed on his shoulders. If he has 20 or fewer attempts Georgia probably wins the game. If he has to throw too much the edge rush and ball hawks in the secondary will seal a win for Bama. Yes even with the hampered secondary Alabama is still a match for Bennet if they get behind or Bama manages to stifle the running game. I think the X-factor for Georgia is James Cook. Having a healthier B. Rob. this time will significantly help the Bama offense. Kirby has to have a package for JT Daniels. Sounds like that will be a desperation heave at this point though.

NE and the West Coast did not send a washed-out FB coach with a PE degree to the United States Senate. NOBODY has - except amabalA. Dude could not name the three branches of government. I'm sure that I've met smarter rocks. Tommy has no room to talk and you cannot trust him to be right about anything. Remember when he held up seven fingers thinking he was going to beat Alabama for the 7th straight time? I do. That is your Senator. CFB is going down the rabbit hole, we can agree on that. What it looks like when it comes out on the other side - IDK Alice. I'm thinking my fall Saturdays might be opening up.

That is an adequate assessment of Tommy T.

I would fire a decent HC at a big program to hire him if I were an AD. He has a lot of talent to work with but making adjustments 3 plays later in the same drive is very impressive to me. I know that happened in the Georgia game when they blitzed on one look. They did it again and it was over.

I don't like the way they treat female sportscasters different from male ones showing intimate photos and making the broadcasters uncomfortable on air. It's not the first time. I know most fans will think nothing of the way they take digs. They are trying to "fraternize" with her but it just seems unprofessional. If they would spend more time watching the game they could perform better analysis. The refs are crap this year but the sportscasting is a joke also.

Well, when playing spoiler is the pinnacle of your success you get good at it. Just not too good.

Bama needs big wins to impress the committee though. I think we may see Mac Jones. Today is Wednesday. Full day tomorrow and walk through Friday. If Tua has not practiced this week it will probably be Mac Jones. With the Heisman race pretty much over he will probably rest up and rehab. No point in tipping that to State blatantly though.

I think Alabama will win out, but I think Georgia will beat Auburn and lose to LSU. Bama still needs a bit of help and that's ok. It would be great to get LSU in the first round of the playoff. I think the corndogs would really relish another shot at Tua and Alabama.

If Gus had been a real pal he would have subbed in more backups during Auburn's thrashing of the hogs. Not in his nature though.

Because the SEC W is the crappiest division in football. Hahahahahhahahahhahahhahhaaaaaaaaa. The Bama hate is so strong. Nobody wants to face a healthy Tua. I DO NOT BLAME YOU. Healthy he would smoke CFB.

Who is LSU's backup QB?

I kind of like it. I think NS will use the slight as extra motivation. The team will come out with its hair on fire.

I could throw TD passes to Smitty. Bama will have a winning game plan with or without Tua.

Mack Jones can win games with his arm and Alabama can beat LSU without Tua and Mack Jones. You might not like to hear that but Alabama has been running the same worn out slants and screens for like 8 weeks now. There is a lot more that they can do with the stockpile of blue chips that litter the field and bench area. Nick has a coaching staff that has been sandbagging. Tua will probably (90% chance) be back for LSU anyhow. This guy. You can forgive him for doubting Mack Jones, but last season Alabama's backup was Jalen Hurts. How did Alabama get to a place where you didn't know squat about third stringer Mack Jones? Tua beat out Hurts and now Hurts is taking Riley's Sooners to the playoffs. That was our backup. Gees. Bama is deep and loaded. Mack Jones will throw several TDs this week.