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Is Bama getting worse. . .or are other teams just getting better?

Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:27 am
Posted by TigerFan244
Member since Jan 2012
2860 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:27 am
Starting to see chinks in the armor the last few years with Bama. Several players saying that the "intimidation factor" isn't there anymore. Bama still pulling in top recruiting classes every year, but is the game passing Saban by? Or are other teams just getting better? Transfers and NILs are softening Bama's competitive edge on elite talent.
Posted by Leto II
Arrakis
Member since Dec 2018
22813 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:27 am to
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other teams just getting better


And some are getting worse...Like my team
This post was edited on 10/18/22 at 10:28 am
Posted by MontyFranklyn
T-Town
Member since Jan 2012
24280 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:28 am to
Saban isn't adjusting defensively
Posted by TNTigerman
James Island
Member since Sep 2012
11334 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:29 am to
It’s the portal. Guys who were everything in high school aren’t willing to wait.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
62917 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:30 am to
Bama isn't going to be able to maintain the depth with the transfer portal. There won't be any 5 stars injured that get replaced with another 5 star. It'll happen in some places but not to the degree it had been.

Their talent will still be second to none anyways, but the dominance will recede.
Posted by ABJ2000
Member since Sep 2006
365 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:34 am to
With the 12 team playoff coming and NIL luring players away from their home states, parity is coming. They don’t have to go to Bama, Clemson, and Ohio State to play in the playoffs anymore. I think college football is just getting watered down a bit across the board.
Posted by Leto II
Arrakis
Member since Dec 2018
22813 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:35 am to
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I think college football is just getting watered down a bit across the board.


Probably not a bad thing except for the 6 or so teams that have been in or around the playoffs every year so far.
Posted by auisssa
Member since Feb 2010
4533 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:35 am to
Both are true.
Posted by KayakingTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2018
164 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:35 am to
I think NIL is leveling the field somewhat
Posted by Glorious
Mobile
Member since Aug 2014
25551 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 10:37 am to
We just don’t got that dog in us
Posted by Notrub14
New York City
Member since Dec 2018
958 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 11:17 am to
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It’s the portal. Guys who were everything in high school aren’t willing to wait.


Can you name guys who transferred from Bama because they didn't want to wait and are good at their new school? Drew Sanders is the only name that comes to mind and unclear if he would be starting at Bama.

Posted by TigerBeight
Member since Jul 2022
172 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 11:21 am to
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Starting to see chinks


Posted by NickSwisher
Member since Sep 2022
3348 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 11:34 am to
Bama is getting worse ... until they're getting better.

Some teams are getting better. Some are getting worse.
Posted by Jjdoc
Cali
Member since Mar 2016
54682 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 11:55 am to
Yeah I think that the game is changing. The Mullen type of offenses are now stopped effectively.


New systems are here and they are not seen enough yet to counter them.


I think Saban will higher a new mind on DC. An innovative defense. I think the best way to protect against these new offense will be 3-3-5. Rather than traditional SS/FS, you are playing more CBs.

Once that happens all over the SEC, I think we could see the return of a form of Wing T with great passing concepts. Something that the newer defenses no longer see.


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