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re: Bama's easy schedule/hype the reason for their #1 ranking?
Posted on 10/18/12 at 11:56 am to TeLeFaWx
Posted on 10/18/12 at 11:56 am to TeLeFaWx
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"Best team in the land" is relative.
I know it is, and relative to the rest of the college football it appears they are.
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But the gap between 1 and 2 and 3 is never as wide as the grand canyon
I actually think it is pretty wide this year, but that will answer its self after the season is over.
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Who gives a frick what the modern journalist thinks?
AMEN!
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Posted on 10/18/12 at 11:56 am to Crimson Legend
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TeleFaggie derails another thread. Give this guy his due - he may be one of the alltime best trolls on the rant.
He didnt derail it. Our discussion is exactly what the OP was about.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 11:57 am to Dmiles2000
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Johnny ain't been hit like the Bama defense is going to hit him.
You can't hit something you can't catch.
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And your Big 12 defense hasn't seen an offense like Bama has either.
We've never seen a good running back like y'all have, even though Gillislee is better than anything you have on your roster. But the Big 12 had about 15 QBs last season better than AJ. If that makes you feel better.
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Tennessee is all we need to worry about right now.
If I were you I'd definitely be worried about a QB that is worse than Johnny in every single passing category too. Imagine if Bray magically became the SEC's leading rusher as well? He would be like 80% of the player Johnny is. Damn.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 11:59 am to Crimson Legend
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TeleFaggie derails another thread. Give this guy his due - he may be one of the alltime best trolls on the rant.
I don't troll. That aside, I like you.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:01 pm to ThaKaptin
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He didnt derail it. Our discussion is exactly what the OP was about
His false claims of trolling might derail the thread Its like the triple reverse fake option quick kick.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:02 pm to Duke
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I actually think it is pretty wide this year, but that will answer its self after the season is over.
It might be. I haven't seen enough of Oregon yet to decide. That Mariota is good, but he doesn't seem to have that strong of an arm, which could really hold him back against SEC defensive backs and their closing speed.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:05 pm to TeLeFaWx
Ok, since I took us off, I'll try to get us back on:
Alabama has not played an "easy" schedule, and saying it's like Boise is ridiculous. HOWEVER, Alabama has not proven itself the way you expect a #1 team at this point in the season, because the nonconference big game was diminished by the shellacking and the subsequent loss to Notre Dame, and the conference schedule is back loaded (yes, we avoid UF, UGA, and SCar, but there will be plenty of meat by the time we start talking about BCS title game resumes...certainly more than many previous champions.)
But back to my previous question - wouldn't the same argument that puts Florida #1 actually make a better case for Notre Dame...unless you ASSUME that LSU is a super elite team?
Alabama has not played an "easy" schedule, and saying it's like Boise is ridiculous. HOWEVER, Alabama has not proven itself the way you expect a #1 team at this point in the season, because the nonconference big game was diminished by the shellacking and the subsequent loss to Notre Dame, and the conference schedule is back loaded (yes, we avoid UF, UGA, and SCar, but there will be plenty of meat by the time we start talking about BCS title game resumes...certainly more than many previous champions.)
But back to my previous question - wouldn't the same argument that puts Florida #1 actually make a better case for Notre Dame...unless you ASSUME that LSU is a super elite team?
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:06 pm to TeLeFaWx
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Gillislee is better than anything you have on your roster
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:10 pm to TeLeFaWx
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It might be. I haven't seen enough of Oregon yet to decide. That Mariota is good, but he doesn't seem to have that strong of an arm, which could really hold him back against SEC defensive backs and their closing speed.
I actually think Oregon can hang with Bama. They actually have a pretty good defense up there. I just don't think the super fast paced offense is the right method to take a team like Alabama down.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:12 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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Gillislee is better than anything you have on your roster
I thought the same thing but I wasnt going to say anything. We have a true fricking freshman that I would put up against Gillislee any day. Yeldon is the effing man.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:14 pm to TJGator1215
They've blown out that Boise State schedule, and haven't had difficulty with any "Bowling Green types" unlike the Floridas and LSUs of the world.
BTW Michigan should be ranked.
BTW Michigan should be ranked.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:14 pm to ThaKaptin
I can't think of a single example, though, where an SEC team with an elite defense gave up massive points to a high powered passing attack in recent years. I can imagine a good team beating Alabama, certainly...but I just don't see Oregon doing it.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:16 pm to Crimson Legend
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I can't think of a single example, though, where an SEC team with an elite defense gave up massive points to a high powered passing attack in recent years. I can imagine a good team beating Alabama, certainly...but I just don't see Oregon doing it.
This. They got shut down in 2010 by a less than stellar defense.
Oregon may be improved, but they'll be facing a defense that is far and away better than Auburn 2010.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:26 pm to Matheson
Wonder if Teletubby shows his face after Bama manhandles little Johnny and his teammates? I seriously doubt it.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:31 pm to Crimson Legend
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I can't think of a single example, though, where an SEC team with an elite defense gave up massive points to a high powered passing attack in recent years
Well yeah, you gotta be able to run and pass to get the job done. Else the defensive front is pinning their ears back and attacking the QB, and few offensive lines could stand up to that.
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I can imagine a good team beating Alabama, certainly...but I just don't see Oregon doing it.
I don't understand what the first point has to do with the second. Oregon is a run first offense.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:34 pm to TJGator1215
It not our fault Ark sucked and we made Mich. quit.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:44 pm to TeLeFaWx
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TeLeFaWx
It would appear that you're too stupid to try and explain why you're so stupid...
Posted on 10/18/12 at 12:49 pm to ThaKaptin
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All you dumbfrickingtards keep forgetting that we played Michigan and Arkansas too, who before the season started, were supposed to be VERY good teams.
It's not our fault that Arkansas shite the fricking bed and Michigan was over rated.
I agree. Every school makes their schedules way in advance. Nobody can help how good/bad a team ends up being by the time they play. It's idiotic to think otherwise!!
Posted on 10/18/12 at 1:22 pm to TJGator1215
Soft schedule and a mulligan even if they lose a game. Great time to be a Bama fan.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 1:25 pm to TJGator1215
Maybe it's because we've won two of the last three national titles. 
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