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re: Expert Predictions for the Alabama vs Texas A&M Game
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:17 pm to Bham Bammer
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:17 pm to Bham Bammer
Its because you are not supposed to title threads with someone's name alone. You have to have some kind of description of the thread's contents in the title besides just someone's name.
Like, instead of: Miller Forristall
It should have said:
Miller Forristall is Progressing Nicely
Like, instead of: Miller Forristall
It should have said:
Miller Forristall is Progressing Nicely
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:18 pm to TideSaint
I like this one
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Texas AM (+18) at Alabama Texas AM 23, Alabama 21: I was comfortable picking Bama to win, but by a lot less than the spread. The Tide are coming off a terrific road performance at a beleaguered Tennessee squad. The Aggies are more physical and more athletic than the Vols, and my hunch is they’ll be ready for this test. They also have the big-play wideouts to come up with the kind of big plays you need downfield to knock off the Tide, and QB Trevor Knight’s been pretty sharp taking shots (14th best in the country on throws of 20 yards-plus, according to Pro Football Focus). As impressive as Jalen Hurts has been so far, I could see John Chavis and the Aggies D giving him some problems. The freshman QB hasn’t been great statistically when he gets pressured (26 percent completions), but the Aggies will have to tackle a lot better than they have this season. | Tickets
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:24 pm to Funky Tide 8
Ok.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 6:39 pm to Old Sarge
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:02 pm to Old Sarge
Feldman is on crack. I'm not saying A&M won't win, but they will have to score more than 23 to do it.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:04 pm to TideSaint
If we pull the huge upset we'll probably both have more than 30 points
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:26 pm to Old Sarge
That sounds about right. Probably a 38-35 type game.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 8:33 pm to TideSaint
Or y'all will blow us out
But I think we've got more fight in us than that but who knows
But I think we've got more fight in us than that but who knows
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:07 pm to Old Sarge
I predicted an Alabama win of 35-14.
Not really a blowout, but pulling away at the end.
Not really a blowout, but pulling away at the end.
Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:16 pm to Funky Tide 8
247 Sports
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Alabama at Texas A&M (+18.5)
Simmons: Throw out the Tennessee game last week. It was an outlier and a perfect storm for an Alabama blowout. This game is different. A&M is coming off a bye week and has the kind of defensive personnel to combat Alabama's offense (athletic defensive ends and versatile, active safeties). If A&M can take care of the football, and I think it will, this will be a close football game ... Alabama 37, Texas A&M 28.
Crawford: Barton was on the money with Tennessee-Alabama and needless to say I was not, which closed my pick 'em lead to one this season (he holds the advantage agains the spread, however). At some point, the Crimson Tide have to play a close game, right? Everyone has talked about matchups leading up to this one, but you know how Alabama usually handles matchups perceived as equal ... Alabama 41, Texas A&M 24.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:18 am to TideSaint
SEC Country
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While Alabama-Texas A&M wasn’t pegged by many as the most important matchup of the season, there’s no denying that’s what it is. Texas A&M comes into Tuscaloosa intent on upsetting the rulers of the college football world at home once again, and Alabama has the opportunity to declare itself one of the great teams of the modern era. Alabama’s getting a lot of love at home, but the Aggies have the kind of explosive offense and ferocious pass rush that makes upsets possible.
Give me Alabama 45, Texas A&M 28.
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:20 am to Funky Tide 8
Another SEC Country one
No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama (-18.5)
No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama (-18.5)
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Alex: Alabama has been steamrolling its opponents, so there’s nothing crazy about picking the Crimson Tide to beat the No. 6 team in the country by nearly three touchdowns. Nick Saban’s teams have lost just once at Bryant-Denny Stadium since Johnny Manziel turned in his Heisman-winning performance four seasons ago.
Texas A&M has a lot going for it, including a poor man’s Manziel in Trevor Knight, an elite receiving corps, and a strong pass rush featuring Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall. The Aggies have enough talent to hang with the Tide, much like Ole Miss did in Oxford last month.
Recent history says Alabama has a clear upper hand over A&M (the Tide have recorded consecutive blowouts in the rivalry), but this might be Kevin Sumlin’s best team since taking the Aggies job in 2012, and the CBS broadcast will undoubtedly show plenty of highlights of that Manziel game — alongside highlights of Knight’s Alabama takedown in the Sugar Bowl one season later — as reminders that this ‘Bama team is not invincible.
Expect the Aggies to give the Tide a game in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama 34, Texas A&M 28
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Christopher: The narrative goes something like this: Nick Saban won national championships without an explosive offense or a great quarterback. Jalen Hurts is like an F-18 airstrike from the USS Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf. Better duck! That’s bolstered by the Tide’s blowout win against a limping Tennessee team that managed to take Texas A&M to overtime in College Station.
But Hurts isn’t going to slice through a John Chavis-coached defense like a hot knife through butter. And Hurts’ downfield accuracy remains a question mark. And Trevor Knight has been there, done that vs. Alabama. Although I expect the approach will be much different this time. The Aggies have to find a way to shorten the game by sustaining drives, either with quick passes to their athletic receivers or by utilizing Knight’s running ability.
If Alabama blitzes Knight and forces him to throw the ball downfield with accuracy, this huge line may start looking generous for Tide fans. Keep in mind Alabama has scored 11 non-offensive touchdowns this season.
Still, this is a chance for Kevin Sumlin and Texas A&M to prove this program is nationally relevant yet again. I don’t expect an Aggies win. But I don’t think the Tide are as invincible as it has appeared in recent weeks.
Alabama 38, Texas A&M 20
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:38 am to Funky Tide 8
Mike Farrell
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No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama, 3:30 p.m., CBS
This is clearly the biggest game of the weekend and Texas A&M is the one team left on Alabama's schedule that could take the Crimson Tide down. That being said, picking against Alabama anytime is just dumb these days, especially at home. The defense makes the difference, again.
Prediction: Alabama 34, Texas A&M 21
Posted on 10/21/16 at 1:08 pm to Funky Tide 8
Travis Reier of BOL predicts Alabama to win 41-24.
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