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re: Class of 2015 Recruiting MEGATHREAD - Twilight Edition
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:05 am to TideSaint
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:05 am to TideSaint
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The Gators defense was very good last season and returns nine starters. However, the offense was terrible, and offensive coordinator Brent Pease was replaced by Kurt Roper.
Florida opens the season with three straight home games—against Idaho, Eastern Michigan and Kentucky—before visiting Bryant-Denny Stadium for its first big test. Look for Will Muschamp to have his team ready for what could be a defensive showdown.
While the Gators may still be a year away, Alabama has a ton of offensive weapons that will eventually be the difference, but this will be the game that sets the Crimson Tide up for a fall.
Alabama 26, Florida 20
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Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:06 am to TideSaint
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After back-to-back trips to Tuscaloosa, Ole Miss finally gets Alabama at home, and the three previous games on the schedule are Vanderbilt, Louisiana-Lafayette and Memphis.
The Rebels are hoping last year’s top-notch recruiting class comes of age and they return 14 of 22 starters. Bo Wallace is one of the few established returning quarterbacks in the conference, but the offensive line has some question marks.
Alabama won last year’s game 25-0, but it was only up 9-0 at halftime when T.J. Yeldon’s 68-yard touchdown run broke the game open.
Don’t be surprised if the first real road game is similar, only closer, as the best time to pull off an upset of this Alabama team may be during the early part of the season.
Ole Miss 24, Alabama 23
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:06 am to TideSaint
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Arkansas lost its last nine games of 2013 but played better down the stretch—losing by only 10 at Ole Miss, in overtime to Mississippi State and 31-27 at LSU. Nevertheless, Bret Bielema’s team might see a lot of improvement, and the Razorbacks could still finish last in the SEC West.
The strength of the defense should be the line, as end Trey Flowers returned for his final season and former Crimson Tide recruit Darius Philon is being hailed by some as primed for a breakout season.
The Crimson Tide won’t pull off another 52-0 victory like last year or record 532 yards of total offense, but Alabama still has too many offensive weapons for Arkansas.
Alabama 31, Arkansas 12
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:06 am to TideSaint
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Alabama will reach the midway point of the season feeling its best football has yet to be played. Texas A&M will be coming off back-to-back games against the division’s Mississippi schools, which will go a long way toward determining its final place in the standings.
Without Johnny Manziel, Jake Matthews and Mike Evans, A&M figures to take a step back, but while the Aggies still have a lot to work with offensively, the defense remains suspect even if 10 starters return.
In eight SEC games last season, A&M allowed 499.1 yards and 36.5 points per game, including the 49-42 shootout against the Crimson Tide.
This one won’t be as close.
Alabama 33, Texas A&M 13
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:07 am to TideSaint
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If Alabama is going to make a significant move in the starting lineup for the stretch run, this is when it’ll probably happen. The Crimson Tide will subsequently have a bye week and then begin the final month of the regular season at LSU.
The guy to watch could be cornerback Eddie Jackson, who sustained a torn ACL during the spring and hopes to come back during the season. The very early guess here is that he won’t be ready at the start of training camp, but he might start getting some reserve minutes during the first half of the season.
Tennessee has a young team and needs to replace every starter on both lines, but it just doesn’t match up with the Crimson Tide. For the eighth straight year Alabama will light cigars to celebrate the Third Weekend in October.
Alabama 42, Tennessee 10
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:07 am to TideSaint
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The way Les Miles recruits, LSU is consistently the one opponent that can match up with Alabama physically. Granted, the Tigers lost a lot in the NFL draft again, including all of the key players in the passing game (Zach Mettenberger, Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry), yet like the Crimson Tide, they have the pieces in place not just to rebuild, but to reload.
Running back Leonard Fournette appears poised for a breakout season, and LSU returns four starters on the offensive line, but one has to wonder if all the recent departures might finally catch up to John Chavis’ defense.
Death Valley is the toughest place to play in college football, and Alabama will have a first-year starting quarterback, but the game is almost always decided in the trenches.
Alabama 20, LSU 17
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:07 am to TideSaint
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Alabama hasn’t lost to Mississippi State since 2007, but the LSU hangover is very real, as evidenced by last year’s 20-7 victory in Starkville.
While quarterback Dak Prescott will make a name for himself this season, and nearly everyone is back on the Bulldogs defense, including lineman Chris Jones and linebacker Benardrick McKinney, Alabama’s defense will begin to really come together.
The headlines, though, will be primarily about T.J. Yeldon becoming Alabama’s all-time leading rusher, breaking the record of 3,565 yards set by Shaun Alexander (1996-99).
Alabama 22, Mississippi State 13
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:08 am to TideSaint
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Here’s all you have to know about this matchup: The last time these two teams played in 2012, when the Catamounts were 1-10, the Crimson Tide won 49-0.
Alabama out-gained Western Carolina 463-163 in total yards, outrushed it 300-70 and didn’t punt until the fourth quarter.
Western Carolina was a little better last season, finishing 2-10, and its 27-24 overtime victory over Elon was the program’s first against a Division I opponent (FCS or FBS) since facing The Citadel on Oct. 2, 2010.
Alabama 45, Western Carolina 0
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:08 am to TideSaint
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Anyone who thinks Alabama won’t be foaming at the mouth for this rematch is clueless about the Iron Bowl. All year long, this is the game the Crimson Tide players have been hearing about: how they blew a chance at history by getting beat on the biggest play college football has seen in years—a 100-plus-yard return off a missed field goal as time expired.
Although Nick Marshall is back at quarterback with four of the starting offensive linemen, two key departures were running back Tre Mason and left tackle Greg Robinson. Yet the key for the Tigers will be the defense, which allowed 29.6 points in nine SEC games last season and lost end Dee Ford, tackle Nosa Eguae, linebacker Jake Holland and cornerback Chris Davis.
If coordinator Ellis Johnson can do his magic again, this game might decide the SEC West once more. The guess here, though, is that Alabama’s momentum will take it back to the SEC Championship Game, where it’ll be playing to secure a spot in the inaugural College Football Playoff.
Alabama 28, Auburn 20
Christopher Walsh is the lead Alabama football writer for Bleacher Report. All quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted.
So he thinks we go 11-1 with a loss to Ole Miss.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:29 am to TideSaint
Just read on another forum that some of OJ Howard's tweets seem to indicate a possible transfer.
Any truth to this?
Any truth to this?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:37 am to bona fide
That would suck
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:39 am to bona fide
People need to stop reading athletes tweets. They are worthless.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:52 am to bona fide
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Just read on another forum that some of OJ Howard's tweets seem to indicate a possible transfer.
Link?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:06 am to TreyAnastasio
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People need to stop reading athletes tweets. They are worthless
I don't even know how to read a tweet, much less read some from people I don't know.
I saw one post mention it on a non-SEC board and was curious. Assumed it had already been talked about here if there was anything happening and didn't want to start a thread just on a tweet rumor.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:13 am to TideSaint
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Some rumors out there that OJ Howard may be transferring. He's by far the most talented of the group, played a ton as a true freshman. The smoke comes from some of his own tweets about making a big decision in his life to leave (doesn't say what).
LINK
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:16 am to bona fide
I read that OSU's fan post last night. 
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:19 am to bona fide
I wouldnt worry about it. He isnt going anywhere.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:40 am to bona fide
Why would he? He played a lot as a true freshman and now has a very TE friendly coordinator.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:41 am to TideSaint
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Christopher Walsh
Didn't think he left BamaOnline to become a beat writer at Bleacher Report. Wouldn't think he would be forced out, either.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:52 am to I Like FBall
I think BR is trying to become more legit. They probably just offered him more $.
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