re: Kirby Smart does not have to coach this year

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Ask Nick Saban how is Alabama team did in '07 during his first season against Louisiana Monroe before he had his people in place.

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Dude. Go back and see what Alabama's record was the year before Saban go there and look at what it was his first year. Don't just look at a small piece of the puzzle. Look at the whole puzzle!

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There does need to be unbiased evaluation, but to be fair preparation is such a hard thing to quantify.

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Yes it is.....which is why I was amazed when so many on here jumped up and down about Richt's teams being prepared against Alabama last year. The same Alabama team that has won the last 4 of 7 National Championships. (Or something like that)

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less than a year ago a 15 year tenured coach with a very similar roster needed overtime to beat Georgia Southern.

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And also won 10 games. Let's not leave that little tidbit out. Alabama has struggled annually against Arkansas. They rarely recruit in the same universe as Alabama. Just because a team under peforms sometimes doesn't mean it is all about talent.