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re: Sports Illustrated: Early Top 25 for 2015
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:12 am to Tornado Alley
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:12 am to Tornado Alley
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Teams played Alabama really hard in the past?
I think teams might have played hard at times, but ultimately 'quit' in the past.
A good example would be LSU. LSU appears to always play Alabama hard the entire game. Arkansas however, hasn't always played this way. Now Arkansas will play LSU hard the entire game (and vice versa).
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Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:13 am to Socratics
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Alabama is like the New England Patriots now. Everybody expects you to have one of the top teams every year but your aura of invincibility is gone.
Like I said I am just having a hard time understanding how it is any different from our other losses?
I've just heard the same damn thing going on 3 years now.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:15 am to Socratics
It is much easier to regain at the collegiate level. Recruiting has arguably gotten better. It's just about finding the right talent, and seasoning it with experience, at the key positions of QB and boundary corners.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:18 am to CapstoneGrad06
Looks like the usual suspects on the list.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:22 am to Phat Phil
i wouldnt mind being ranked at 7 going into next year, but ranking auburn at 6 is ludicrous. muschamp will probably improve the defense, but its not going to be that much improved in year 1. Also, oregon at 2 is stupid. Its going to be the same thing next year as this, they will beat up a bunch of scrubs and then lose to physical teams
This post was edited on 1/16/15 at 11:23 am
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:22 am to blacknblu
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I think teams might have played hard at times, but ultimately 'quit' in the past.
Maybe, just maybe, Alabama is a better team than their opponents?
Stupid fricking argument.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:23 am to Socratics
That's a fair argument, I guess. I still think Bama's in a tougher division, though. 
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:23 am to Tornado Alley
quote:yeah, thats moronic. we have been getting every teams best shot for 6 years, not going to be any different next season
Maybe, just maybe, Alabama is a better team than their opponents? Stupid fricking argumen
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:25 am to DrunkenStuporMan
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11? I'll take it but it seems high.
actually, Ole Miss has been top 10 in almost every early top 25 poll released so far. The lowest ive seen the Rebels ranked has been 14th. not sure what that says, but there is definitely a pattern.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:27 am to Phat Phil
That worked well for South Carolina last season.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:29 am to blacknblu
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Now, teams believe they have a shot - and will play Alabama harder than in the past.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:32 am to REBSontheRISE
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REBSontheRISE
Don't come in here and try to be logical, bud.
Just ask LSU, Mississippi State, etc. fans and they'll tell you: we're going 6-6 next season
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:32 am to Socratics
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Alabama is like the New England Patriots now. Everybody expects you to have one of the top teams every year but your aura of invincibility is gone.
You mean to tell me that 2010 didn't take away that aura of invincibility when Garcia bent us over? Or what about 2009 when we were just one blocked field goal away from losing to Lane Kiffin? Or 2011 when GA Southern ran for a billion yards on us and a JJ led LSU team beat us? What about losing to the rookie tamu in 2012? Or getting bent over by Trevor Knight in the Sooner Bowl or Auburn 2013 and the kick six?
If there was ever an aura of invincibility, it was misplaced. Alabama has always been a beatable team. The thing is very few teams have been able to do it.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:32 am to Tornado Alley
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Stupid fricking argument.
Okay
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:33 am to idlewatcher
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And ND too
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:37 am to chattabama
Even when Alabama beat us 25-0 in 2013, we didn't "quit playing."
I just don't get his argument. Outside of Vandy or scrub directional schools, everyone generally plays hard against one another.
I just don't get his argument. Outside of Vandy or scrub directional schools, everyone generally plays hard against one another.
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:40 am to Tornado Alley
Seriously I wish Bama lost their "aura of invincibility" and could be an underdog for once.
This post was edited on 1/16/15 at 11:42 am
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:40 am to Phat Phil
The fact that this one isn't "too early" means it's more legit than most
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:42 am to Pettifogger
22) Missouri Tigers (11-3)
After two straight division championships and double-digit win seasons, it would be unwise to write off the Tigers, even though they face a tall task replacing several wideouts and standout D-linemen Shane Ray and Markus Golden. QB Maty Mauk enters his third year as a starter and will benefit from an experienced and talented offensive line. Nop
After two straight division championships and double-digit win seasons, it would be unwise to write off the Tigers, even though they face a tall task replacing several wideouts and standout D-linemen Shane Ray and Markus Golden. QB Maty Mauk enters his third year as a starter and will benefit from an experienced and talented offensive line. Nop
Posted on 1/16/15 at 11:44 am to RTR America
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Seriously I wish Bama lost their aura of invincibility and could be an underdog for once.
I got a little pessimistic about our chances against y'all on 10/04 when all the talking heads on Gameday picked against us.
Once I got in the stadium and felt the electric energy permeating through Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (it was actually bourbon), I knew we had a real shot. Once we scored that first TD in the third quarter, I knew it was gonna be a fight.
Great game.
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