re: ESPN ranks Alabama's RBs as the best position group in America

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UGA 's minions about cried when I told them their backs had injury issues. Gurley might be the most talented but was clearly not healthy all last year and we will have to see how Marshall has recovered,or how he has not

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As others said, it wasn't like it was some collection of injuries. It was a tough injury, and he was fine the year before. I think you put too much weight onto these injuries, but Marshall's ACL could be more significant. LSU fans saw first hand how much it affected Alfred Blue's abilities this past season following an ACL tear.

In the end, I think it will be interesting to see how things turn out, but fans of Auburn are really overselling themselves. Tre Mason was a major loss for them, and while their RB's are talented, being a 4* or even 5* doesn't guarantee anything. Hilliard is a 4*/5* and while he had a solid freshman campaign, has struggled since. Michael Ford was a 5* and struggled to get on the field. Talent alone doesn't make you great, and neither do flawed recruiting rankings.