re: Alabama might finish 3rd in the west next year. The team next year looks worse on paper.

I’d argue this isn’t all that true.


Tennessee lost Peyton in 1997 and won in 1998. LSU lost Jamarcus and won with Flynn in 2007. There are several examples of teams losing great players and the overall team gelling better because of their loss. This may not be the case with next year’s Alabama team but Alabama has been so dependent on Bryce these last few years I feel like the team hasn’t reached its full potential respectively.