re: Why so much preseason love for Bama?

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Those are the 4 top 20 Ds they faced.

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above average does not equal top 20. 120+ FBS teams

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VT, Miss St

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both wins

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OU?

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ran up and down the field on them while the Bama defense couldn't get a stop

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Are you suggesting that the O's inability to run the ball down the opposition's throat when needed or to protect the passer effectively when needed didn't directly contribute to the last two losses?

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yes

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Damn son, you might want to call Saban with that intel and be sure he brings Nuss back. I'm sure he wouldn't have nudged him out the door if the offense was what Saban thought it would be

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Nuss was equally bad the previous year when Bama won the Nat'l Title.

The offense was good despite of Nuss not because of him, remember a guy named Chizik?