re: More losses this year, Bama or Texas

It's a battle of attrition, but that could be said of any team. Whichever program is able to keep key players on both sides of the ball on the field and off the sidelines in street clothes also wins the most games. That's not to say both Bama and Texas don't have deep benches, but starters are starting for a reason. Off-season conditioning will be very important, and Torre Becton at Texas has done a good job of prepping our guys. Not very many (often non contact) ligament/soft tissue injuries like we used to have under some meathead S&C coaches who valued the bodybuilder look over functional football conditioning.