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Re: SEC - Conference Discussion

Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:11 pm

Yeah.
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Post by hedge » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:14 pm

And a borderline meteoric rise for the Tide from their #7 spot in week 1...
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Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:30 pm

Smoke and mirrors. This Bama team has a 1st year starter at QB, and massive holes in the secondary. No depth in the Oline, and shaky special teams play. Easily, Saban's best coaching job at Bama because this is a 9-3/8-4 team in disguise as a top-level team.
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Re: SEC - Conference Discussion

Post by hedge » Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:34 pm

I defer to your judgment, but I will say that from what I've seen of MSU this year, they're a top tier team, and Bama absolutely shut them down for long portions of that game yesterday. You don't have to be a complete team to be a very good team, just dominant in one area and pretty good elsewhere, and Bama's D-line is dominant. Or at least they were yesterday. I also have to say I was reasonably impressed with your QB. He's not Russell Wilson, but he's not bad at all. Your O-line depth I don't pretend to know about, but I realize that's a concern if what you say is true (and I have no reason to doubt you). That is certainly something to worry about in any case, but esp. if you're trying to make a championship run. Again, I'm not arguing with your analysis, just saying that there are some bright spots in the midst of the troubling picture you paint...
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Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:44 pm

In the end, if we beat Auburn, I won't care. We will have beaten all our main rivals in a year when I didn't think that was possible.
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Post by hedge » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:12 pm

And I will get an obsequious yet convincing post from you...
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Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:18 pm

Convincing may be hard.
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Post by hedge » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:30 pm

This type of bet isn't really satisfying to the winner unless it causes some slight struggle for the loser. And anyway, I suspect this is one bet you'd be much happier to lose than win...
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Post by AlabamAlum » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:48 pm

Correct.
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Post by Professor Tiger » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:55 am

AlabamAlum wrote:In the end, if we beat Auburn, I won't care. We will have beaten all our main rivals in a year when I didn't think that was possible.
Bama will destroy Auburn. Something like 44-0. We both know that.
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Post by AlabamAlum » Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:21 am

No. The game will be very similar to Miss State for Bama. We get a lead vs Malzahn but have a hard time keeping it.
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Post by hedge » Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:25 am

If Saban wins it all this year with this team, does he surpass Bear as greatest Alabama coach of all time? Obviously Bear has the longevity, but it would be hard to argue with Saban's results, even in such a relatively short time frame...
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Post by AlabamAlum » Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:30 am

Bryant won six national championships. Saban has three at Bama. And Bryant actually took over a program that was much worse off than what Saban took over.

That aside, I don't know. Two different eras. It's like comparing Aaron Rogers to Johnny Unitas. The games just aren't the same.
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Re: SEC - Conference Discussion

Post by The Gray Ghost » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:08 pm

EFZ. Bryant didn't have scholly limits for much of his tenure.

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Post by AlabamAlum » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:25 pm

Nobody did. That doesn't make it harder or easier in my opinion. Just different.
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Post by Professor Tiger » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:39 pm

AlabamAlum wrote:No. The game will be very similar to Miss State for Bama. We get a lead vs Malzahn but have a hard time keeping it.
I only wish it was going to be close. Auburn fans will need a big tube of KY jelly to get through this Iron Bowl.
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Post by AlabamAlum » Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:02 pm

You can't judge what Auburn will do in the Iron Bowl because of how they played vs Georgia. The players, no doubt, didn't have their heads on correctly after a gut-wrenching loss against TAMU. I full expect Auburn to play like they did vs Ole Miss when they visit Tuscaloosa.
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Re: SEC - Conference Discussion

Post by Jungle Rat » Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:41 pm

Are we done yet!!?? Good lord my eyes are beading

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Post by Professor Tiger » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:50 pm

Auburn's been regressing since the LSU game. I sometimes wonder if we secretly brought Ted Roof back to run our defense.

Bama is like UGA but with a better passing game. The score will reflect that.
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Re: SEC - Conference Discussion

Post by dave_rickart » Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:43 am

i hate it when eyes bead....
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