Every year we hear the same shite from the "next" great team.

#9 Clemson in '08 with "Thunder & Lightening" in the backfield was going to be unstoppable. Bama won 34-10. Same year, #3 UGA all blacked out and impossible to stop. Total domination by Bama in the first half and coasting to a 41-30 victory.

#7 Virgina Tech in '09 was going to compete for a NC and their fans were so sure Bama couldn't contain Tyrod Taylor. Bama wins 34-24 in a game that really wasn't that close.

#18 Penn State in '10 was going to show how overrated the SEC was. Bama wins 24-3. Same year, the bowl game vs. #9 Michigan State....... they were so confident. Afterall, Bama had flopped and lost 3 games that year. Bama dismantled them 49-7.

#14 Arky in '11, this was going to be their year. Bama couldn't stop Petrino's high-flying offense. Except they did, again. Bama 38-14. Then the "Rematch" with LSU in the BCSNC. They were so sure of what that 9-6 game had meant. Bama wins 21-0.

#8 Michigan in '12 ........more of the same, so confident. Bama wins 41-14. #1 ND in the BCSNC, "best defense in the nation" ......... Bama wins 42-14.

My point? Bama isn't unbeatable. But, your best bet to beat them is to come in unnoticed, without a lot of fanfare, with Bama not really hyped about the game. Bama's record in "big" games is pretty good. Beating them the year before is a good way to get their attention.

This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 7:04 am