TuffGong23

I sat and watched Villanova beat Ewing and Georgetown. If that can happen, anything can happen.

Sad he didn't get to play in the glory days of the stud running backs. Imagine him behind the Hogs or the Raiders or Oilers line…

Michigan is a (relatively) slow team who will not have remotely faced anyone with Alabama’s speed or talent. Their schedule is a joke. So a slow field is an equalizer. In any case, Mr. Gambler is going to lose his ass.

They were not screwed. No matter how many times you say they were,they simply weren't.

Not remotely illegal and correct as per the criteria they agreed to.

Oregon has zero business in this conversation, nor Washington, for that matter….

They didn’t hold their own. Alabama wanted to keep the Defense off the field, bang heads, put a physical whipping on them and make them quit. Mission accomplished.

Tide may score 100 on this group of 4th string DBs and the corn dogs haven't faced a real Defense yet. Going to be a broken and forlorn former Heisman candidate walking off the field by the end…

Bye Felicia. Enjoy the cow dung and your cash...

Saban is Saban. Alabama is Alabama. And those thinking that more Tide Championships are not forthcoming are going to look pretty stupid. In other words….same old same old….

Writing on the wall for the young man.

Hall grew up a bit toward the end of the season according to his Coaches. Sadly, when he got his chance, he dropped passes that would have helped his team.At least, he continued to compete and,unlike his transferring teammate, didn't get blown up and manhandled while quitting on his team....I am confident his apology is heartfelt. All that is left is for him to come out and perform,(and by perform, I mean catch the ball). The field is wide open for him,and he is apparently smart enough to realize that catching balls from the Heisman winner is a pretty good gig. Work hard,young man and be ready next time...

Billingsley quit last summer and was an absolute waste of a jersey in the NCG. Good riddance and good luck. May he find his competitive spirit wherever he lost it. Sanders would be able to compete for a starting role next year,and would certainly be called upon when the apparently inevitable LB injuries take place.A bit surprised at that one. Tyson is looking at 4th spot again,behind incoming Freshman and the continually improving Milroe, who will be the number 2 man next year...Having said that, Tyson is a strong armed young man and may well find a starting role in the right offense for his skills...

Thinking of how quickly and easily he once made and spent 92K in his playing days...

I am genuinely curious as to how he was able to produce and perform at Georgia. Did the Titans have any idea that there would be issues that they were prepared to deal with or did all this catch them by surprise? He was a highly ranked prospect after two years as a Starter and made an All Sec team. From that to this seems a huge leap.

Is this Ted Cruz?

It is the whole idea. That doesn't mean there are not people who are clearly clueless.

You are correct.

#NeverDabo

The only thing boring is the yim yapping about Alabama being boring. Excellence is not boring.The only thing boring is watching teams that don't belong in the Playoff get in the Playoff. Why they think adding more of these teams will be anything but subtraction by addition is beyond me. Strength of schedule has to be increased as a qualifying factor,and Undefeated records like Cincinnati's lessened,and please forget the inanity of using a Conference Championship as an automatic sign of anything beyond the utter contrivance that most of them are.... Alabama is particularly vulnerable this year,and Georgia is the last team they want to face(again) in the NC game.We will have another exciting NCG,a game that Alabama has not won every time they have played in it(it only seems that way)... The current system is working. The two best teams will once again face off in the Title game, something that has happened every year.That is,in fact, the point of all this and the rest is just blathering for a Tournament filled with consolation games(currently known as Bowls.) Nick Saban warned that this was going to expose the illusion of parity and diminish the Bowls.where most everyone could be a Champion of something and feel good about it. Placing a Championship label on these same games isn't going to change anything. He was equally prescient that the Tranfer Portal was only going to serve the best teams and in particular, his team...but the yammering masses refuse to listen to a clear expert on the subject..You'd think he was a scientist the way he is ignored...

How much did you bet on Cincinnati winning? Hopefully not more than you can afford to lose...

Acid is a helluva drug.

Disregarding all context, this is a very insightful article. Actually taking into account the teams Cinncinatti has faced and the stats re meaningless. The Bearcats are here for one reason,and that is they avoided defeat. With a loss, they aren't in the conversation.Simple fact is that,once again, there are not 4 teams worthy of Playoff consideration,and once again, we will see this reflected in a blowout Semi Final game . Hilarious that so many seem to think the answer is to expand to even more also rans....

Michigan is up against by far the best team they will have played this year.Unless they have something wonderful and new prepared, they are in trouble. They aren't going to run the ball successfully and they simply aren't a very good passing team. The lights will be brighter and the opponent bigger,faster and meaner than anyone they have gone up against.That doesn't mean they can't win, but they will need more than they have shown so far....

Roll Tide...Best player in CFB will be the difference. Best QB in CFB will also have a big role,as will the best Coach in CFB ....

On the face of it, 2 losses is one too many, not only to get in, but to deserve to get in. However, other circumstances could change that. Another regular season loss and it is over. A close but impressive loss to Georgia in SECCG could well be a different story,with a rematch being a great storyline. If Alabama comes out for all 4 quarters against Arkansas, I think they will be fine the rest of the way. I see that game as the turning point. Knock Aransas around and they will no longer be the jumble of a team that faced UF or aTm, but a Championship team on the path to a Title (SEC and NC)which is why they are where they are in the Polls. Roll Tide.

If only Jalen Hurts were capable of providing the answer. If he weren't so busy visiting Tuscaloosa,rocking Bama gear, shouting out his Bama connections and Tide Pride, he might offer an opinion...Oklahoma was clearly a very important chapter in his career, but it just as clearly does not compare to his achievements and growth in Tuscaloosa. If you don't believe it KJ, just ask Jalen.

A fine player on Bear Bear Bryant's last squad and a solid Professional ,widely acclaimed as a fine and caring human being. You will be missed...

Hats off to LSU for a truly tremendous effort. That effort, a couple of inexplicable SEC Replay Decisions and an injury to a struggling OL made this a close game. Tide wins out or they don't. If there was a team that was clearly being displaced b y Alabama, I could understand the whining, but there clearly isn't. I am not sure Why folks are so anxious to see Cincinnati be the pretender that gets blown out in the Playoff like Washington, Michigan State, Notre Dame is beyond me. Keep in mind, all the Tide haters can always vote with their money. Just bet on the other team the rest of the way.You should get rich,right? Again, hats off to LSU.They came to play.

Again with the expansion talk. When there aren't 4 Championship quality teams, and the table is set for yet another Semi Final blowout,the answer is clearly to add more teams.