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re: Which would you rather?
Posted on 5/9/17 at 2:51 pm to FearlessFreep
Posted on 5/9/17 at 2:51 pm to FearlessFreep
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But Bamas talent in 2008 wasn't higher than AU has right now,
I think you are a little confused, because that team had a ridiculous amount of experience + talent
Tigerman already pointed out the eventual drafted talent, but the experience on that team was 2010 Auburn level
18/22 starters were upperclassmen JR/SR on that '08 team with the 4 non upperclassmen all being future RD1 draft picks
-10/11 starters on offense were JR/SR with the 11th being Julio Jones as a FR (900+ YDs)
-8/11 starters on defense were JR/SR with the 9th/10th/11th being future RD1 Rolando McClain/Donta Hightower/Kareem Jackson
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Posted on 5/9/17 at 8:50 pm to GenesChin
quote:That's revisionist history.
I think you are a little confused, because that team had a ridiculous amount of experience + talent
The 2008 Bama team was loaded with talented and unproven Freshmen and experienced and mediocre holdovers from Shula's subpar recruiting classes. Which is a why they were a consensus preseason pick for 3rd or 4th in the SEC West, and had losing streaks against AU (6), LSU (5) and MSU (2). Most media outlets had them losing 4 or 5 during the regular season.
Don't kid yourself - that team went 12-0 through the sheer force of Saban's will.
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