re: Why so much preseason love for Bama?

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Why so much preseason love for Bama?

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2008 - 6
2009 - 1
2010 - 10
2011 - 1
2012 - 1
2013 - 7

Bama is just an incredibly safe pick to be in the mix, which is basically all the pre-season predictions are saying.

Even in the "down" years they are in the top 10 right now.

They do have a huge question mark with the new QB, but they have had that twice in the above years as well and won it all both times (2009 and 2011).

I don't see a lot of (any?) people picking them as the champs (FSU is getting most of that love), but a lot of people are saying they are a strong contender for the playoff.

If there was a 4 team playoff since 2008, Alabama would have had a strong chance to be in said playoff in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and even 2013. I.e., 5 out of the 6 years. They might not have been picked in 2008 and 2013, but you are probably talking a first team out type scenario even in those years.

That kind of consistency hasn't just happened by luck and it isn't likely to just go away all of the sudden given the fact that Alabama has continued to recruit at a high level. In fact the recruiting has probably gotten even stronger the last couple of years.

All that to say is that it makes perfect sense that prognosticators are listing Alabama has one of the teams most likely to make the 4 team playoff.

If Coker sucks, they will be wrong.