How About an Entire Top 25 Shakedown?
by Mattco on Sep 6, 2009 5:29 PM CDT
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I would love for college football to stop with the preseason Top 25 crap already. Just in the SEC so far, what do we have going on?
- Ole Miss is struggling against a Memphis team that is reasonable but should be in the game.
- Alabama struggled against a team with no offense, and I do understand that a good defense can make an offense look bad, but I think they really were just bad.
- Mississippi State, what can I say other than they are much improved on both sides of the ball. This was against a non-team but I think next week will really show how good Auburn and Miss State are.
- Auburn put up 550 yards of offense and weren't even fully clicking yet against a reasonable team.
- Florida was the only team that really came out and played like expected, they dominated both sides of the ball, but again, they were playing no one and were favored by 50 or something.
- Tennessee, call me crazy but this might be a hell of a team by the end of the year. Auburn and Miss State might not be the only newly coached teams buying into new systems and showing a lot of improvement. I think if Auburn can beat Tennessee this year, we will finish at least second in the West.
- LSU struggled against Washington who hasn't won a game since 2007 I think and had almost no offense. LSU might be interesting to watch this year.
- South Carolina won by 4 in the most boring game since a 3-2 Miss State and Auburn game last year.
My point to most of this is that so far, the teams that were supposed to be top 10 teams aren't impressing while the teams picked to finish last in their divisions are showing signs of life. If the AP isn't willing to completely shake up the Top 25 after the first few weeks as teams settle in, then they shouldn't put it out until week 3 or 4. Look at the big picture for a second, Oklahoma lost to BYU and I am not sure it was just because Bradford went down. Oregon looked terrible, and I mean terrible against Boise State and they were ranked number 16 or something.
Preseason polls are entirely too important to how you finish the season now and it shouldn't be. If Auburn and Tennessee are both 4-0 when we meet, do you think either will be ranked or do you think that both might be? It is ridiculous how much rides on the preseason polls and the unwillingness of the AP to correct them after the first week.
All in all, come next week BYU will be around number 10, maybe 9 and Oklahoma will be 0-1 and rocking a number 10 ranking. I can't see Oregon staying in the top 25 but they will stick another Pac 10 team up there to be able to say that USC plays good teams.
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Amen.
Don’t even get me started. Ohio State ranked 6th? I don’t care how talented Terrell Pryor is supposed to be, or is. Ohio St. is pretending with that ranking. They struggled against a Navy team that no one expected them to, and I would put my money on ANY SEC team against Ohio St. right now.
War Eagle
I agree for the most part, but...
1) This is what Houstun Nutt teams do best. They play like crap against sorry teams then turn around and beat teams that are national championship caliber. It’s been this way since he was at Arkansas. He only caught one break and that was in 2006 and that break should be credited to Coach Gus Malzahan. I’m watching the game right now and though the score shows Ole Miss is blowing them out, if you watched the game then you know it really wasn’t all Ole Miss the way the final score shows. But that’s a typical Nutt-coached team.
2) Alabama’s defense completely dominated VT. If they hadn’t of screwed around with two crucial penalties, VT would a probably only compiled a total of no more than 13 points. Can’t really say whether I was impressed with their offense or not, but they had several sloppy plays on two scoring drives in the redzone that led to 0 points. But they blew VT off the field with Time of Possession and total yardage, but screw-ups led to most of that and if you ask me that’s a sign of Nick Saban losing control of his team (allegations anyone?) also factoring in one of their thugs pushing a ref. Other than that, they still dominated and the final score should’ve been more than what it was. I hate the turds with a passion but I’ll give ‘em that and I think they’ll be another solid team this year.
3) MSU’s offense will be much improved under Dan Mullen, but I think we’ll take em in the end. They’ll probably hang in there for the first half keeping it close, but after we make a few halftime adjustments, our D will shut them down. It’s still Mississippi State we’re talking about and they’ll be going against a Gene Chizik coached defense. AU wins 40-14 and our offense one-ups their impressive performance from last night.
4) LSU is on the decline. With Nutt at Ole Miss, Petrino at Arkansas, and with Auburn rising back to where we belong in the SEC ranks, the days of watching LSU dominate the west is over. I can tell you right now in the near future it’ll be a race of ALL SIX TEAMS and not just one dominating every year.
One thing I must note is I don’t give a shit about where the SEC teams are ranked as long as it’s the top 25. You’ve got Ohio State and USC ruling the top, and THOSE are the teams I have problems with. Let either of them play in the jungle one week. Then travel to the swamp the next. After that welcome in Georgia. Then off to play in death valley the next. It’s just not fair what we have to endure compared to those pansies.
I don’t even think Texas and Oklahoma would survive in the SEC but that’s just my opinion.
that being said… WAR DAMN EAGLE! LET’S SCOLD ANOTHER BULDOG THIS WEEKEND!!!
Speaking of Allegations
The USA Today has a great article about Jarrell Harris Receiving benefits from one AUBURN alum. The article says they have pictures and documents stating an Auburn boaster paid money for Harris to join an Auburn camp.
by littlebrothersyndrome on Sep 7, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Alabama struggled, huh?
look theres a difference between making mistakes on penalties and turnovers and struggling.
My team had a running back that ran for 150 yds. Against Virginia Tech.
Your team did in fact get 550 yards. Against La Monroe. My team got 490. AGAINST VIRGINIA TECH.
ugly game for my team, but could you take off the auburn glasses when talking about whether or not Bama should be in the top ten?
Considering that we were the only top ten match, and that my team won that game by owning the fourth quarter, excuse me if I feel a bit good about my teams ranking.
(Your Team Here) sucks
Listen up stupid.
I don’t watch football with fanboy eyes. I can be as critical of Auburn as I can with any other team. I saw what I saw. I think Alabama struggled against Virginia Tech, the final score was a lot worse off than the game was, even with Virginia Tech putting up no offense. Read what I wrote again, I said that I wasn’t sure if Alabama’s defense was good or if Va Tech’s offense was horrid, my vote goes to Va Tech’s offense being horrid. But with this, only time will tell.
I honestly thought that McElroy played better than I thought, and the offensive line played better than I thought they would. You guys will improve as the year continues. I didn’t get into specifics, I was making a point in the original post.
yea...
because the best way to get someoneto listen to your opinion is to call them stupid and take you seriously.
You pee the bed at night mommas boy! See? Makes me sound childish
You gotta make the insults more subtle. work on it.
I get what your sayin about our offense, but I took it to heart that you implied we shouldn’t be in the top ten. Since this is, you know, your theory on “shaking down” the competition. Because, you know, it’s kind of the title. Because while the rest of the top ten was playing directional schools I was in ATL watching my team play a big name school with a top ten ranking. A game, that we won. And my point was that we almost got 500 yards too. Against a “good” team as opposed to a cupcake. You say you don’t think virginia tech’s offense wasn’t that good? How do you know the team your guys played had a worthy defense? See that? Flipping the argument. subtle insult.
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 6, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
What is the difference?
What is the difference between attacking someone and someone’s opinions? Nothing.
I certainly can’t argue whether La Tech is good or not, hence the reason I said that the AP should wait until week 3 or 4 unless they are willing to completely admit they were wrong about a team and shake up their poll completely for the first few weeks. La Tech might go out and lose every other game this year and us winning against them would mean nothing. This is much like what Alabama did against Clemson last year, you dominated them and that was used to jump you guys way into the Top 25. Turns out that Clemson wasn’t a very good team as their preseason ranking suggested.
The truth about it is this, until week 3 or 4, you have no idea who is good and who isn’t. All you know is who was good last year, who should be good and who has the potential on their roster to be good. You don’t know how new recruits will react when put in front of 80k+ people, they may shine like Nick Fairley did for Auburn last night or they might “wet their bed”.
To me, talent is is a great gauge of how a team will perform. Let’s face it, you need talent, and lots of it, to compete on a national level these days. Look at Oklahoma now, with Bradford down, will their offense be able to compete in a conference that requires 35+ points to win games or will they sputter out and disappear without him? This is a major advantage in my eyes for Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow over Texas or Oklahoma. While Texas and Oklahoma are hung up on stats and having their starters in the majority of the game, Tebow is willing to get a lead and let someone else clean up. Look at last night, Tebow played the first half and let John Brantley come in and clean it up. Florida is much better off if Tebow goes down than Texas or Oklahoma is with their starting quarterback.
While talent is a great gauge, it isn’t the only gauge and to get a good look at the teams, you need to see them a few times and not just guess at what could be. This is why I say shake it up. Should Auburn be in the Top 25 right now, short answer is nope. If we go 4-0 and go to Tennessee and win then yeah, we should be put up there, but not before. Should Alabama be in the top 25 right now, short answer is yes, you can’t fault a team for winning and they did that last year.
thats a reasonable enough way to look at it
but its in the season now and Alabama has passed the first hurdle between pretender and contender. You’re right in assuming that we shouldn’t judge until other hurdles are passed, and I can understand why an Auburn fan would be skeptical of the much maligned preseason poll.
so I want the credit for passing the first hurdle and your skeptical about judging these teams this early in the season.
but a good thing about this year is that a lot of the teams that make up that top ten are playing each other and there will be blood soon.
Now I must go once again curl up in a ball. the drive back with this hangover has confined me to bed.
(Your Team Here) sucks
by Wallacewade04 on Sep 6, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
dude
that is exactly why nobody will take you seriously. You attack someone for disagreeing with you? Childish. I still say that VT offense is more potent than yours is. So, we will see now much we struggle come IB day. First SEC team you play will be your first loss, guarantee it.
by AlltheGreatQBs on Sep 7, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions
So you're saying....
that Mississippi State beats us at home this weekend and you guarantee it? Does that guarantee include you not coming to TET for the rest of the season when you are wrong? Put up or shut up troll.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
La Tech, not La-Monroe
Not that LTU is great or anything, but they’re certainly much better than La-Monroe. I can see how you’d get confused, though; it’s hard to keep straight all the schools from Louisiana who have won in Tuscaloosa in the last decade ;)
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
That was then M***** F***er
This is now. The beat down is coming. Your silly, petty offense will not stand a chance when the barn plays the big brother.
by littlebrothersyndrome on Sep 7, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Easy there
It’s a joke. Grow some thicker skin.
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 7, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
He doesnt mean it remember.....
he’s really a “Troy fan and couldn’t care less for either AU or UA” . Forgive me if I didn’t get the quote verbatim but its been a few months since he said it and I don’t care to look it up. Littlebrother thats almost as weak as you trying to pin the racist tag on me…….you really are a tool.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
La-Monroe?
We played La Tech, not La-Monroe. La Tech is a much better team than La-Monroe. With that being said, where does a bammer get off talking smack about La Tech OR La-Monroe? Last I checked, La Tech beat alabama the last TWO times they played, and let’s not forget little nicky choking to Monroe just less than 2 short years ago. All I have to say is alabama better pray something happens to Onterrio McCalebb before the Iron Bowl. WDE!
"We're at AUBURN. I think that says it all. We're going after the best in the country -- no matter when, what, where, how. That's how we're going to do it. We're going to work really hard to try to get that done every year -- including this one." -- Auburn University Head Football Coach Gene Chizik
I gave ya'll the credit you deserved
unbiased, I think Alabama had the toughest season opening opponent, followed by UGA. For all the other teams who blew out their inferior opponents, Alabama could’ve blown Vtech out and did. The only thing ya’ll couldn’t do was score in the redzone. I still gave ya’ll props so the least you could do is do the same but that’s one thing bammers can’t do is compliment anyone other than themself.
I gave you credit but if you want to talk shit, just remember 1)Louisiana Monroe has a winning record against your almighty lord saban. and 2) the team we DESTROYED won 8 games last year and pounded Mississippi State, something most SEC teams have struggled to do over the last three years, mainly ALABAMA.
Auburn on the other hand is 2-0 against the lowly Louisiana schools the last 2 seasons.
Honestly the funniest thing I've ever heard
Auburn, you beat La Tech, not Va Tech. You are a joke with a loooong way to go before you can compete with your big brother again. 36-0 will look like pregame warmups come Black Friday. But enjoy your celebratory keg party after this monumental win. Lord knows you won’t have many opportunies.
6-19!
36-0!
6-19
Yup, you can’t say “5-19” anymore. Just sit back and watch that number in front of “and 19” grow bigger and bigger. This just goes to show that AUBURN is not Iowa State, like you delusional bammers insinuated all offseason. WDE!
"We're at AUBURN. I think that says it all. We're going after the best in the country -- no matter when, what, where, how. That's how we're going to do it. We're going to work really hard to try to get that done every year -- including this one." -- Auburn University Head Football Coach Gene Chizik
The funny thing is that they win.....
one freaking Iron Bowl in 7 years and now they are supposedly invincible. Troll away little man.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
This is why you don’t come out with a ranking till week 3. There is still way too many question marks. Some teams that struggled may still be getting there feet wet and some team that looked good may be a fraud. By week 3 everyone should have a good idea who’s a pretender and who’s a contender
1990 National Champions- Colorado Buffalo's
1913,1957,1983,1993,2004 National Champs- Auburn Tigers
Trey it looks like your Buffs....
are going to be looking for a new head coach sooner rather than later. Hawkins made some bonehead calls in that loss to the CSU.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
Mattco
This is the problem with trying to put together a blog for a school with a tiny, poorly educated fanbase like Auburn’s. You have so few options for people to intelligently analyze and write about the team that you have to leave it up to the willing, like Mattco here, and you get the kind of scribble we see above.
But hey, I’ll agree with him for the sake of not insulting those less fortunate than me, and say yes, Auburn should be top 5 in the polls.
Congrats on being the second troll in.
No one said that Auburn should be in the Top 5. Read all the posts before you make a comment if you plan on being an ass. I said that polls shouldn’t be put out until week 3 or 4 to get a better vision of what is going on with teams.
In fact, look back at my posts and I think I even put in one post that I thought Bama should be in the Top 5, maybe number 4. Bama has talent, but I just don’t think that Virginia Tech is as good as advertised like Clemson was last year. Let’s take a quick look at what Alabama has going for it:
1. A young, but talented offensive line.
2. a young, but talented quarterback with a talented backup.
3. A very good group of running backs.
4. A very good receiver in Jones but needs someone to step up on the other side of the field to get the safety off of Jones all the time.
5. A very good defense at all positions.
6. Some of the dumbest, biggest asshole fans on the planet, who are absolutely in love with their short asshole head coach.
7. Media love. Even when they lose two games, they will still be top 10.
That pretty much sums it up about Alabama.
8.
by Mattco on Sep 7, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Poorly educated?
I’m a senior at AU and I’ll be graduating in December. I just wanted to remind you of something. I believe U.S. News & World Report has AUBURN UNIVERSITY as the top-rated public University in the state of Alabama. Check your facts before you talk.
"We're at AUBURN. I think that says it all. We're going after the best in the country -- no matter when, what, where, how. That's how we're going to do it. We're going to work really hard to try to get that done every year -- including this one." -- Auburn University Head Football Coach Gene Chizik
Matt, you wrote a good article that made many well-supported claims. I’m sorry the trolls invaded what could have been a pleasant discussion and turned it into an al.com scrum, which is all they know when it comes to Auburn football.
Ohio almost got their helmet stickers handed to them by a Navy team that lost due to one lousy intercepted pass. I sure didn’t see anything to brag about with their performance. In fact, they should drop in the polls despite the W because of their weak showing.
Tennessee looked better than expected, and LSU and Ole Miss looked weaker than expected.
It’s funny how our detractors said we would lose to a pretty good La Tech, but those same people are now claiming we beat a cupcake after our victory.
If we stay healthy, stop the penalties and turnovers, we will be fine. (Lee Ziemba, that’s one. Fannin, that’s two.)
I agree.
I was one who certainly thought you would lose to La. Tech just based on experience coming back.
Since you won though I really think Auburn is way ahead of where I thought the team was.
The next game will probally show where the talent is for the year in my opinion. However I do think Auburn will be in trouble in the latter part of the year with depth and S&C levels.
I truely think Georgia was exposed for lack of S&C in their game which surprises me and disappoints any time a SEC school fades against other competition.
Depth may very well turn out to be an Achilles heel.....
but strength and conditioning is not. We are in much the same boat that Bama was last season with depth and ironically it is in the same places OL and LB. Coach Yoxall put the guys through an incredibly demanding S&C program in the offseason and it will pay dividends. Your S&C comment is as baffling as it is offbase.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
ESPN Blows
ON their SEC blog, ESPN is ragging on Auburn for playing a creampuff opener, (wasn’t ESPN the one picking the upset special of the week) while giving accolades to LSU for playing a real team (what was Washington’s record last year?). I think they are all idiots. If you guys would start doing news and weather, I wouldn’t have to go anywhere else on the net.
Well maybe
If your team was relevant in other parts of the country besides Lee County, they might then be ranked in the preseason poles. Then it would be a non-issue.
by littlebrothersyndrome on Sep 7, 2009 9:35 AM CDT reply actions
The worst part of football season...
is this crap. Listening to the children squabble over whose dad can beat whose dad, is so inane and pointless. This will go on and on and on and after all is said and done nobody has changed their mind about anything. I’m as guilty as anyone, but I’m soooo tired of it. Did anything change when we had our run? No. Will anything change now? Of course not. We both love our teams and are going to support them regardless of what anybody says. I’m just sick of the pointless negativity.
Objectively, both teams looked good against good competition. If you are an Auburn fan you have to be proud of how we rebounded off a demoralizing year and seem to be charging in the right direction. Alabama looked tough again, and you have to give Saban his due for having them ready to play against a very good Va Tech team. I don’t care who they played, they executed and performed against a Va Tech team that has a very good defense, that’s indisputable. Beating Va Tech is a huge win and much more impressive than our win over La Tech. Arguing otherwise just shows your unwillingness to be objective. There’s nothing wrong with doing that of course, but it discredits your arguement. All the Turds trolling over here are just looking for an opportunity to start trouble and call names, rant about fictitious titles, Saint Nick and God Bryant. Lord, I know its difficult to show patience and self control when confronted but a neanderthalic troglodyte but please ignore them. If they don’t get any attention they’ll go away….or just keep wasting their time spouting stereotypes and insults that are 40 years old.
Trust me Turd trollers, you’re wasting your time. We don’t need any motivation to hate Alabama more than we do. Can we please stick to facts and REAL analysis, not insults and pointing out grammatical errors as a reason to call someone an idiot? It REALLY does makes for a much more interesting conversation when there is some actual lucid discourse. I see that there are some Bama fans (see DestinDune above) that can actually present a reasoned arguement without spouting inflammatroy rhetoric. See!! It is possible to disagree and not look like a total sh!thead in the process.
On what day did the Lord create Bear Bryant and couldn't he have rested on that day too?
I see your point.
I honestly grew up in Alabama but outside of the Iron Bowl, I grew up an FSU fan. Hell I saw them win their first National Championship in 1993, I had a chance to meet Bobby B a couple times and I have met a few of the other players from the past. But even as an FSU fan, I could still like and respect Spurrier. I ended up going to Auburn for Chemical Engineering and loving the school, the environment and gameday atmosphere.
I really don’t understand the intense hatred between Auburn and Alabama fans, I honestly don’t. As an Auburn fan and alumni, I would much rather beat Georgia than Alabama, that is mainly because I have more friends that are UGA alumni than I do Alabama alumni friends (ironically enough, most Alabama fans that I have met went to Troy : ). I would be hard pressed not to cheer for Alabama if not for the overly obnoxious fan base they tote around. I know that Auburn has some awful fans, but in my experience, about 90% of Alabama fans suck at life. I have to cheer against Alabama when they play just in hopes that they lose and I don’t have to hear about how great Saban is and how great the “big brother” is week in and week out.
Gracious winners go along way, but that is a class not taught in the Alabama fan classes.
It's hard to believe ...
… that you grew up in Alabama and missed getting to know what a bammer was, is, and always will be.
If you had 3 bammer brothers-in-law, as I do, who still worship at the altar of that old dead bear … believe me you would understand the abhorrence most people feel for the genuine bammer.
Mother Teresa wouldn’t have been able to abide the circa-1960s- bammer-bandwagon-fan. If she had ever known any, she probably wouldn’t be a saint. If fact, being able to abide bammers would be a good litmus test for sainthood.
I agree 100%
I come from a BIG Alabama family and got completely turned off by the arrogance. After visiting both schools, I shocked everyone by choosing Auburn in the early 80’s. During our 6 year winning streak I was as kind as I knew how to be and did not brag or even mention the game at holiday gatherings hoping I might set an example. Maybe someone could catch a hint about how to handle winning…but NOPE..last year my side of the family tree could’nt wait to pile on the crap the minute we all stepped in the door. It really makes it difficult. I know that there are bad fans on both sides… It’s a vicious cycle I am afraid we are never going to overcome. I just keep them on my prayer list and pray God helps me with patience. (which of course I fall short off more often than not)
Auburn still...
has to go through a hellacious season without getting a single injury in any of several key positions. The depth there still has to keep the Tigahs worried.
Alabama did blow Va Tech away, but thanks to penalties and bonehead coverage on Special Teams, the score looked much closer than it really was. These things are easily corrected within the season, whereas depth issues are not.
For that reason I’m not even going to dare say Auburn wins the west, but they may have more of a hand on who goes to ATL this year. SECW is Bama’s to lose, IMO, at this point, but that’s why we play the season.
RTR!
Typical BamaDixi, I bet you already have tickets to Atlanta..
I’m not saying we are going to win the west, but I’m not ready after Saturday to say your going to win it either. Let’s just see what kind of team Va Tech has over the course of the season. Remember everyone thought Clemson was good last year too.
I agree with what she says re:Alabama
The division is theirs to lose at this point. I thought going into the season that LSU would win the west, but they weren’t impressive in their 8-point victory (albeit on the road) over a team that went winless last season. The Saban Bowl will be in Tuscaloosa this year, as well, so I have to agree that after one week Alabama is the team to beat in the SEC west.
Of course, alot can change between week 1 and week 12.
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
by jd is legend on Sep 7, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
What an absurd article
we held that top 10 team with “no offense” to about 150 yards. Our offense put up nearly 500 on their defense. We dominated the fourth quarter. We won and covered the spread against the #8 team in the nation. If that’s struggling then I’ll be happy to struggle all the way to the Rose Bowl.
Even IF you beat Tennessee (which is a big if), you’ll be lucky to place third in the west. Alabama and Ole Miss will be 1 and 2. You’ll be competing with Arkansas and LSU for third.
You know what Zoltar.
If Chizik manages even 6 wins this year, he will have 3 times more wins in his first season as your beloved Nick had at Alabama his first year, AND, with less to depth to work with too.
So looking at it this way, I guess fighting for third in the SEC West would be a good start for Chizik and company, especially considering that there were three preseason top 10 teams in the West.
Zoltar, get your panties out of a wad
no matter how you want to slice it, 10 points is not a blow out, but you did play well against Va Tech, I think all we’re saying is who knows what that win means yet…Why are ya’ll so bent out of shape about it, if your as good as you think you are then you’ll win out and go to Atlanta…then all will be well with the Bama nation. Take a chill pill dude.
Hey Sparkey, you got some antidepressants Zoltar can borrow?
I hate to side with a Bama fan
But did you consider the ’05 Iron Bowl (Honk if you sacked Brodie) a blowout? I certainly do. We won that game by 10 points.
"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer
NO
He’s got Nick Saban doesn’t he?? Doesn’t Dick Saban cure every ailment known to mankind and some alien worlds too? You know he invented defense. Apparently, he thought it was a good idea to put 11 guys on the other side of the ball and try to keep the team from scoring. According to a new article done by UA fans, Nick Saban actually is cloned straight from the DNA of Tha Bear. In fact, they even have printed T-Shirts claiming that the Bear is back and his name is Nick Saban. It seems to me that Zoltar should grab the shirt of Saban and of course all of his problems will go away. Afterall, he is called Nick “The Savior” Saban isn’t he.
By the way, if the ABC commentators are going to worship that supposed football god so much, then how about they do it in the privacy of their own homes. I’m sure Saban wouldn’t mind such benefits out of the publics eye anyway.
first off
I feel great about where we are. That I’m “bent out of shape” is a total mischaracterization. It’s unbelievably lame for you to take that tactic when all I’m doing is pointing out how horrible the OP’s analysis of the games is. How about you try to address my points rather than make juvenile wisecracks.
The OP did not say we played well. What he said was that we struggled against a bad team. And while on one hand he’s telling us that our win against VT may not be what we think it is, he’s also predicting great seasons and second place finishes for Auburn/Tennessee based on victories against teams that we know are inferior. The point about pre-season polls is actually a decent one, but the OP’s bias and inconsistencies detract from that point.
Also I never said we blew out VT. We did dominate them on both sides of the ball though.
Actually.
you should say first off that you are a dumbass and that none of you comments contain any pertinent information or intelligent insight.
I didn’t say that Virginia Tech is a bad team. i said that I don’t think their offense is good. Virginia Tech is a team that almost always plays solid d and fantastic special teams, AKA Beamer Ball. And yes, I said that you struggled against them. They were in the game until the fourth quarter despite putting up no offense and really getting killed while on that side of the ball.
I never predicted great seasons from Auburn and Tennessee based on their games against inferior opponents. I said both teams are much improved, as well as Mississippi State, and if we can manage to beat Tennessee I think we will finish second in the West. To me, this just says that I think exactly that, Tennessee is going to be a good team this year and really compete for the East, don’t think they can take Florida but I think they will definitely give UGA a run and compete against Bama. They are playing together and they are on the same page together. This is exactly what I said about Bama this time last year.
When a team has the swagger, the confidence, when they are on the same page and play as a unit, you can see it. And little man, Tennessee, Auburn and Mississippi State are buying into their coaching staffs and are getting some swagger back. All three programs will compete this year and be tough next year and for the years after. All three have a coaching staff that isn’t going to back down and lay down.
If you think that the talent that Saban is bringing in is going to automatically win games you are an idiot. The SEC is on its way back up. Alabama had some dumb luck going for them last year, they played well, but had every possible break they could possibly get to win during the season. LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, UGA, Clemson and Miss State were all completely in shambles this time last year. Alabama had depth issues last year, but had no major injuries. They got some calls when they needed them and put together great games when they needed them. With the SEC back on the rise, Alabama is going to have an advantage over a couple of the teams due to depth issues and the odds of injuries involved in the battling of SEC power football. But they will have to play well week in and week out.
And before you try to go to the ole’ Alabama douche death move and say 36-0, think about 1-6 (that is your record against that same team over the past 7 years). And that 36-0 came at the end of a coach’s tenure and without Auburn having an offensive coordinator.
Actually he should just get his panties out of a wad...
It’s sad when you have to practically re-write the whole article…but you can expect as much from bamma fans if it says anything at all other than they are far superior to anyone in the history of mankind and every other team in the SEC stands absolutely no chance at all and should just lie down and worship at their feet. He would have loved that article.
ZaltarPoints..
- “What an absurd article…(see above statement)
- “we held that top 10 team with "no offense" to about 150 yards” ..it was common knowledge that Va Tech lost key players and were not 100% on offense, thus holding them to 10 pts means nothing.
- “Our offense put up nearly 500 on their defense”..your best arguement that AL is ranked appropriately, yet everyone thought Clemson was wonderful last year week one, what if Va Tech proves another Clemson? Then not so impressive..
#5, "We dominated the fourth quarter…with key injuries probably should not have had to dominate in the fourth to …… - “We won and covered the spread against the #8 team in the nation…should have added "with injuries and from a not so hot conference..whoohoo)
You moved up a spot…doesnt look like AP was all that impressed with it either.
are you really that ignorant?
Florida and Texas would have to stumble for us to jump them, regardless of how good we looked. USC is ahead by a slim margin. This is an utterly laughable argument.
On the other hand, if Tennessee and Auburn were so impressive with their wins, how come they are still UNRANKED. GG
If you blew Va Tech out, you might have advanced more than 1 step
but I dont think you impressed anyone, thus you didnt. Deal with it
so says the unranked team.
I’m pleased with how we played and pleased with being ranked 4th. It’s nice that Bama is at the point where you think us being ranked 4th is a slight. I guess Saban really is worth 4+ million a year.
ok dude
Like I said before, if that was struggling then I’ll be happy to struggle all season long. VT is a solid team. There’s a reason they were ranked in the top ten. So yea, Alabama did not dominate all parts of the game 100% of the time. You can try to point to this or that, but the fact is that Alabama won impressively. Deal with it.
We’ll see how Tennessee and Auburn do when they play teams with a pulse. If you think 36-0 was bad, I have a feeling this year will be worse for you.
By the way...
The Bear is Back and Nick “The Savior” Saban are two T-Shirts I’ve seen people wearing. Wow…
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