re: Better running back: Tre Mason or Mark Ingram

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Actaully, Bama had a repeating three-year pattern of a double-digit winning season, followed by a losing season, followed by mediocre season, that went on for over a decade:

1996: 10-3
1997: 4-7
1998: 7-5
1999: 10-3
2000: 3-8
2001: 7-5
2002: 10-3
2003: 4-9
2004: 6-6
2005: 10-2*
2006: 6-7*
2007: 7-6*
2008: 12-2

Don't think you can establish a "pattern" with what AU has done recently. Unless you are claiming we will follow up 12-2 in '13 with 8-5 in '14 and a losing season in '15.

(The * denotes that these were on-field records; due to repeated NCAA violations, the offical records for those three seasons are 0-2, 2-7, and 2-6 respectively).

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Yep, I remember those struggling years. It took Bama about 3 years to recruit enough depth to compete in the SEC well. That still wasn't enough to win the SEC most of those 10 win seasons. Bama shouldn't have that problem these days with how well Saban has recruited, and Auburn has even recruited quite well lately too. I suppose Auburn might of had some misfortune keeping kids on campus sorta like probation would cause, but that's no different than losing 3-5 Juniors to the NFL most years. Even so, these days both Bama & Auburn shouldn't be hurting with recruiting the depth it takes to compete in the SEC. Both programs have recruited well these past 4-5 years......