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SI: Why Alabama, Not Oklahoma, Should be #1
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:51 am
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:51 am
"The confetti from Auburn's BCS championship victory over Oregon had yet to be cleared when the nation's college football prognosticators (including SI.com's own Andy Staples) universally tapped Oklahoma as the preseason favorite for 2011. That narrative has continued unabated through the various updated offseason rankings.
Fellas ... are you nuts?
No disrespect to the Sooners, who return the bulk of last year's 12-2, Big 12 championship squad, but the best team in the country this fall will be the Alabama Crimson Tide. Frankly, it's a bit baffling that this isn't a more common sentiment."
SI.com
Gonna need a lot of lube for this one, it's a long article. Happy fapping.
Fellas ... are you nuts?
No disrespect to the Sooners, who return the bulk of last year's 12-2, Big 12 championship squad, but the best team in the country this fall will be the Alabama Crimson Tide. Frankly, it's a bit baffling that this isn't a more common sentiment."
SI.com
Gonna need a lot of lube for this one, it's a long article. Happy fapping.
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Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:54 am to X
Proven quarterback makes OU the easier preseason choice.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:54 am to X
So you really think a redshirt sophomore quarterback is gonna lead you to a national title? 
:inb4ahighschoolfreshmancouldbetheqbandwewouldstillwinour42878thnationalchampionship:
:inb4ahighschoolfreshmancouldbetheqbandwewouldstillwinour42878thnationalchampionship:
This post was edited on 5/25/11 at 11:55 am
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:55 am to Brew Drees
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So you really think a redshirt sophomore quarterback is gonna lead you to a national title?
I thought they wanted the redshirt freshman?
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:57 am to X
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No disrespect to the Sooners, who return the bulk of last year's 12-2, Big 12 championship squad, but the best team in the country this fall will be the Alabama Crimson Tide. Frankly, it's a bit baffling that this isn't a more common sentiment."
As opposed to the 10-3, 4th in the West team that lost their starting QB and RB?
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:57 am to X
no clear preseason #1 this year, interchangeable depending what you value more.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:57 am to NorthGwinnettTiger
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As opposed to the 10-3, 4th in the West team that lost their starting QB and RB?
And best WR and DL
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:58 am to Brew Drees
You're probably right. I mean, if you think about it, the last time we started a new quarterback that was half as talented as these two it was disastrous.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:59 am to X
You know college football writers have nothing to do when this comes out
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:59 am to X
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You're probably right. I mean, if you think about it, the last time we started a new quarterback that was half as talented as these two it was disastrous.
Yes because history is always the best indicator of the future. It's a preseason poll, so right away it's horrible IMO. But if they're going to exist I'm going to pick the team with the superior quarterback, which is OU.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:59 am to NorthGwinnettTiger
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As opposed to the 10-3, 4th in the West team that lost their starting QB and RB?
Or an 8-5 team that finished below .500 in the SEC that one time.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 11:59 am to X
I'm pretty sarcastic myself, so I see what you are saying..but McElroy had more playing experience, he was a RS JUNIOR(yes, i think that extra year was vital in his development)
Just tell me, when was the last time a RS Soph. won a national title in his first year starting?
Just tell me, when was the last time a RS Soph. won a national title in his first year starting?
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:00 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
There's more to a football team than an offense.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:00 pm to BulioBones
bama can win it, but OU should be #1
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:00 pm to BulioBones
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There's more to a football team than an offense.
groundbreaking stuff right there
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:03 pm to Tiger Authority
Most teams that lose their #1 QB, HB, WR and DL are in the discussion to be the pre-season #1.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:03 pm to BulioBones
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There's more to a football team than an offense.
Tell that to last years LSU team.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:04 pm to Brew Drees
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So you really think a redshirt sophomore quarterback is gonna lead you to a national title?
Why don't you ask Stewart Mandel?
Posted on 5/25/11 at 12:06 pm to Brew Drees
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So you really think a redshirt sophomore quarterback is gonna lead you to a national title?
No, I think probably the best defense in the country will lead Bama to a national title if it were to happen.
All Bama needs from a redshirt sophomore QB is not to lose the game. With TR at RB and the OL, Bama shouldn't need the QB to win games for them.
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