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re: Saban thoughts on the playoffs
Posted on 7/2/23 at 10:44 am to PassingThrough
Posted on 7/2/23 at 10:44 am to PassingThrough
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due to both Bennett becoming fully comfortable with the scheme, but also because the receiver and TE corps were more healthy and deeper.
AD Mitchell and Arian Smith were hurt all year.
The difference was Bennett.
Extra credit to Ladd McConkey for his development (Bennett's worst games were in the mid-year lul by McConkey where he had drops and basic mistakes).
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Posted on 7/2/23 at 10:49 am to Tuscaloosa
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It’s a fair question, as evidenced by TCU’s presence in the playoff. Nobody in America outside of the state of Texas thought TCU was one of the 4 best teams in the country last year, and Georgia proved they didn’t belong.
They beat Michigan. So that point is moot. 4 best teams is misleading. Wins should be the most important factor. Strengths after wins.
Why even play games at all? Just take the top 4 recruiting classes. That’s the 4 best right? Not even close. Bama could have gone 8-4 or 12-0 with the bounce of a ball.
This post was edited on 7/2/23 at 11:21 am
Posted on 7/2/23 at 11:02 am to cajunbama
In REALITY, you are the truly SAD little troll...you prove it each time you post/comment about everything and anything related to LSU ! Do you really have nothing better to do but whine/bitch and moan about bug bad LSU ? 12 year olds' have a better grasp on reality,don't they ?
Posted on 7/2/23 at 11:02 am to RollTide1987
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1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. Alabama Those were the best four teams last year, Michigan's loss to TCU in the playoffs notwithstanding.
Why Bama over Tenn?
Posted on 7/2/23 at 11:06 am to HighTide_ATL
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Second year in a row UGA was saved after an opposing WR that was embarrassing their defense suffered an in-game injury lol
Second year in a row UGA proved that being super dependent on a 1st round WR to carry your team isn’t the way to win the CFB Championship. Seems that relying on dominant OL/DL is more predictable and repeatable.
This post was edited on 7/2/23 at 11:26 am
Posted on 7/2/23 at 11:33 am to Dawgfanman
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Second year in a row UGA proved that being super dependent on a 1st round WR to carry your team isn’t the way to win the CFB Championship. Seems that relying on dominant OL/DL is more predictable and repeatable.
100% agree with this. Alabama got 5 doing the latter. Only 1 doing the former.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 11:43 am to Dawgfanman
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Why Bama over Tenn?
Because Alabama had two walk off losses to top 10 teams. UT got blown out by unranked South Carolina and really wasn't very competitive against UGA either.
Pretty simple.
This post was edited on 7/2/23 at 11:44 am
Posted on 7/2/23 at 11:54 am to Othello
Yet beat Bama and the other team that beat Bama. If Bama only two close games were these losses, then possibly. However, Bama came very close to losing to three other middling teams.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 12:11 pm to tickfawtiger
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tickfawtiger
Cry bitch.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 12:16 pm to HighTide_ATL
Gees dude, even Bama fans have quit making dumb comments like this. You know how UGA won those games?...we scored more points than the losing team. That's how it works in a grown-up's world and that's how fans with a ball sack see it. Those with CFV (that's Chronic Fagometric Vaginosis) will try to throw out excuses and come up with all sorts of reasons why your team lost. I assume you have CFV...stage 4.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 12:17 pm to PassingThrough
The reason I have Alabama above Tennessee is because Milton is not as good of a QB as Hooker. Milton is really a deep ball guy and he’s inconsistent throwing short to mid range over the middle of the field.
Hooker killed Alabama with his consistent throwing on in cutting shorter routes. It kept drives alive and their defense off balance. I think Alabama gets more stops with Milton and win in that scenario.
Hooker killed Alabama with his consistent throwing on in cutting shorter routes. It kept drives alive and their defense off balance. I think Alabama gets more stops with Milton and win in that scenario.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 12:21 pm to boweswi05
A good playoff format is a MIXTURE of “best” and “most deserving”. Which is why in the history of forever most tournaments have “automatic” and “at large” bids. All this stuff is simple.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 12:25 pm to Diego Ricardo
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I think Alabama gets more stops with Milton and win in that scenario.
If they don't have 17 penalties, drop a routine pass or miss a FG (uncharacteristically), they would have won last year.
Hopefully, new staff focuses on fundamentals, discipline and rebuilds an attacking/aggressive nature.
Not sure where it will end up, but there was talent enough to have a better product than we saw last year. Here's to hope.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 12:27 pm to Che Boludo
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Here's to hope
Watch out for that bitch. Look what she did to A&M last year! She strikes fear in us all.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 12:29 pm to Che Boludo
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If they don't have 17 penalties, drop a routine pass or miss a FG (uncharacteristically), they would have won last year. Hopefully, new staff focuses on fundamentals, discipline and rebuilds an attacking/aggressive nature. Not sure where it will end up, but there was talent enough to have a better product than we saw last year. Here's to hope.
That’s the hope. What’s past is past. I have my opinions after seeing all of 2022 and it arrives to the same place even if Alabama did enough to make the CFP. Georgia had the right roster mix to win the natty given the state of play across the nation. The only team with the offense to threaten them had a soft defense against the run and not enough WR depth to absorb one injury and another protecting their draft stock.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 1:39 pm to boweswi05
It's all about subjective opinions. Saban has a right to his subjective opinion. But he's just one guy. The playoffs are more about the average subjective opinion of the 13 or whatever it is selection committee members. He won't have to worry about it starting next year.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 5:27 pm to boweswi05
Let me say upfront that I don't think Bama belonged in the playoffs last year. But that does not invalidate his argument. I think last year proved that matchups can be the most important thing. For instance, UGA would have killed Michigan, but struggled against Ohio State, who lost to Michigan. UGA witch-slapped TCU who beat Michigan. The matchup might be as important as to how good a team is.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 5:37 pm to Foots51
Matchups matter. Ohio State had the same mix of talent on offense that gave UGA fits against 2020 and 2021 (SECCG) Alabama. Ohio State had a very bad run defense in 2021 and 2022. It is why Michigan had success against them the last two seasons and Georgia was able to comeback (OSU couldn’t contain the run without being incredibly weak to the pass).
TCU was as close to finishing 6-6 as 12-0, didn’t win the B12CG, but they ran an offense that spreads it out and that has always been a problem for Harbaugh Michigan.
TCU was as close to finishing 6-6 as 12-0, didn’t win the B12CG, but they ran an offense that spreads it out and that has always been a problem for Harbaugh Michigan.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 5:50 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Matchups matter
This right here... match ups do matter..
Not having read through the whole thread.. I am an advocate for the game.. I do understand Saban's argument but the best objective solution for the "best teams" scenario was the BCS and we have replaced with a committee that determines who's the best...
Posted on 7/2/23 at 7:02 pm to tickfawtiger
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In REALITY, you are the truly SAD little troll...you prove it each time you post/comment about everything and anything related to LSU ! Do you really have nothing better to do but whine/bitch and moan about bug bad LSU ? 12 year olds' have a better grasp on reality,don't they ?
It defines his entire existence. It's truly sad and a waste of life.
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