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On Monday, FOX Sports 1 host Colin Cowherd took a shot at Alabama and their 2019 non-conference sche
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On Monday, FOX Sports 1 host Colin Cowherd took a shot at Alabama and their 2019 non-conference schedule...
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“Look at Alabama’s schedule, the four games Alabama could control because the SEC hands out the schedule,” Cowherd said Monday on The Herd. “They scheduled Duke, New Mexico State, Southern Miss and Western Carolina. I wouldn’t walk across the street to watch those games. And Nick Saban controls that. He doesn’t control the other eight, but he controls those four.

“Saban complains, ‘the students aren’t coming out.’ Yeah, because they have a life. There’s options. There’s a bunch of stuff on TV and on their phones. Stop blaming the fans.”
(The Spun)
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ShortyRob57 months
He's right
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SG_Geaux57 months
Why should Bama change? They keep getting to the title game.
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atltiger648757 months
Change? They usually play a very tough OOC game. Since 2007, Bama has played Fla St, Va Tech, Penn St, Penn St, Michigan, Va Tech, West Virg, Wisconsin, USC, Fla St, Louisville. Yea, Duke's not great, but they've been to a bowl 6 of the last 7 years, so they're not garbage.
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ctiger6957 months
Bama rednecks will be triggered.
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tigersaint7457 months
Keeps them fresh for the attempted title run.
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OGTiger57 months
He’s right ya know.
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MondayMorningMarch57 months
"We'll play anyone at anytime, anywhere (as long as they're not named Clemson)".
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20 ton57 months
Duke is weak making this year look bad but historically they have played good teams to start the year. I like to criticize them when it is due, but this isn’t one of them.
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Purple Spoon57 months
are you implying that Duke is an interesting OOC matchup for Bama?
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thatthang57 months
He's usually 100% wrong on his hot takes but there's absolutely nothing controversial here. Bama has scheduled better OOC than most teams in the SEC the past decade, but this year is garbage.
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mr bunion57 months
Bama's OOC, compared to their strength, is always garbage.
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secuniversity57 months
Duke was scheduled pre-Saban. Also, this was a return game from 2010 that should have already taken place but Cutcliffe was stubborn. No one has scheduled better OOC games in the last decade than Alabama: Clemson, Fla St., USC, Michigan, Penn St., WVU. With upcoming games with Miami, Texas, Notre Dame.
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ALA226257 months
SMH. The 2010 game at Duke was the return game from 2006 in Tuscaloosa. Bama is playing Duke because they signed a two game contract with the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic in order to play FSU in 2017 with the 2019 game opponent TBD later by the ACC. The ACC selected UNC, but Duke whined so much about being left out of the process, they were given the game. Kudos to Duke. You could put all P5 OOC ADs in a room and ask who wanted to play Bama and you could count on one hand the hands raised. Duke raised their hand!
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atltiger648757 months
Bama usually plays a very tough OOC game to start the season. USC, Florida State, Penn State, Michigan, Va Tech, etc. I'll cut them some slack this year, although Duke isn't a complete scrub team.
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Cadello57 months
Never saw a LSU fan defend Bama this rigorously. Lol
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How many of those were true road games?
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Sheftie57 months
Clemson has one top 25 team on the entire schedule what do you expect. Saban to run the SECw gauntlet, throw in a utah or washington, and get clemson in the postseason thats been resting starters in the 3rd qtr all year?
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QuackAttack71657 months
Auburn scheduled Oregon, LSU scheduled Texas, A&M scheduled Clemson. Enough with the excuses.
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Sheftie57 months
Anything short of a NC appearance or win over clemson is viewed as a fail for bama. Any of those teams you named would be tickled shitless with a 10-2 season if it came with a win over bama
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GaTiger2757 months
I’d like to see more SEC vs WVU games. Grier vs Tua would’ve been fun. I’d like to trade Mizzou out for them.
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mr bunion57 months
It would have been a curb stomping
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Coonass57 months
Saban's career has a big fat * due to the soft schedule he's had since being at LSU. Said what you all were thinking ... admit it.
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3down1057 months
appropriate name. Meanwhile Alabama has played teams such as USC, FSU, Clemson, Michigan, Penn St, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and has future games scheduled against USC, Texas and Notre Dame.
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Cadello57 months
His article points out “this years schedule”. Why are we talking about games a decade ago?
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CFFreak57 months
Cowherd will say anything for ratings. He does happen to make a few good points along the way though -- this being one of them.
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atltiger648757 months
really? Because since 2007, Bama has played Fla St, Va Tech, Penn St, Penn St, Michigan, Va Tech, West Virg, Wisconsin, USC, Fla St, Louisville.
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idlewatcher57 months
Hard to disagree with him when you look at other possible contenders for the SECW
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Lordofwrath8857 months
Again.... how do you can you compare with other teams who get to have Alabama on their schedule?
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EZE Tiger Fan57 months
Bama is smart. Play no one OOC. Finish third in the SEC. Sit at home during the SECCG, then go to the playoff. I don't blame them at all.
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atltiger648757 months
Bama plays "no one" OOC? Since 2007, Bama has played Fla St, Va Tech, Penn St, Penn St, Michigan, Va Tech, West Virg, Wisconsin, USC, Fla St, Louisville.
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southsidedell57 months
All those trash teams you named...living off of old glory.
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grilldaddy57 months
Fold Tide fold.
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Crimson1st57 months
Haha...when was the last time Bama folded in a certain game? 2011? Grill on that...
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atltiger648757 months
when we haven't beaten a team the last 8 games, lost the last 3 by double digits, and haven't scored a point at home the last two games --- we have ZERO right to talk any trash at all. ZERO. (and before anyone bitches - I'm a Tiger fan from birth).
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jimdog57 months
Meanwhile Ohio St plays Miami Oh, Florida Atlantic and Cinncinati for non-conference foes in 2019. At least Bama signed up for one of the kickoff classics and the best opponent that the classic officials could ound up was a P% clu and Bowl team, DUKE. In previousyears Bama's foe in those games included USC, Michigan, Clemson, Penn St and Florida St. Nobody wants to olunteer for a college football kickoff classic that includes a season ruining whalloping from Bama. Therefore Bama is dropping participation in those games and has home and home games in the immediate future with Texas and then Notre Dame.
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atltiger648757 months
wait- so your argument that Bama doesn't play hard OOC games is that they scheduled Texas and Notre Dame?
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chalmetteowl57 months
That's one game a year... Try two elite opponents
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Oswald3157 months
OSU had a home and home with TCU that Gary Patterson demanded to be released from the second game. They had to scramble and picked up FAU to replace. It’s a shitty non-con for them for sure, but at least they tried to play a decent team.
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LSUballs57 months
Not sure what all this means...but frick Alabama.
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