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Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:11 am to CapstoneGrad06
He has Michigan at 7. I bet that pissed some people off.
Posted on 10/11/16 at 10:24 am to CapstoneGrad06
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Can Alabama's well-oiled machine continue to impress this season?
If so, it won't be without navigating through massive roadblocks over its next three games.
Heather Dinich, ESPN's lead College Football Playoff insider, is calling the Crimson Tide's upcoming slate "college football's toughest stretch in over a decade", but she believes in Nick Saban's team, one of her preseason final four picks.
"Is there any team out there with the depth, talent, speed and ability to execute a better gameplan than big, bad Bama?"
Alabama travels to ninth-ranked Tennessee this weekend, hosts unbeaten and sixth-ranked Texas A&M after that, then gets a bye week to prepare for a pivotal showdown at LSU on Nov. 5.
And if Auburn's still inside the Top 25 in the regular-season finale, Alabama will have played seven nationally-ranked teams in its quest to reaching the SEC Championship Game for a third consecutive year.
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Posted on 10/11/16 at 2:23 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee and Alabama will meet as top-10 ranked teams at Neyland Stadium for the first time since 1996.
But that’s just one of many interesting numbers pertaining to the game on Saturday (3:30 pm. ET, CBS) when the No. 9-ranked Vols (5-1, 2-1 SEC) play the No. 1-ranked Tide (6-0, 3-0).
The last time the teams met when both were ranked in the AP Top 25 was in 2005, when No. 5 Alabama beat No. 17 Tennessee, 6-3.
In 1999, the teams met as top-10 foes, and the No. 5 Vols beat Shaun Alexander and eventual SEC champ Alabama, 21-7, in Tuscaloosa.
Tennessee was in the midst of a seven-game win streak over Alabama entering the new millennium, but the Tide have the current run in the rivalry, having won nine in a row.
Here’s a look at how the teams compare statistically entering the matchup:
Schedule strength
(USA Today Sagarin Ratings)
1. Stanford
6. Tennessee
22. Alabama
Total Offense
1. Louisville, 659.2 yards per game
24. Alabama, 489.8
51. Tennessee, 432.0
Rushing Offense
1. New Mexico, 354.0
T-20. Alabama, 237.0
50. Tennessee, 192.5
Passing Offense
1. Texas Tech, 544.0
47. Alabama, 252.8
62. Tennessee, 239.5
Scoring Offense
1. Louisville, 58 points per game
6. Alabama, 44.8
48. Tennessee, 33.8
Total Defense
1. Michigan, 212.8
12. Alabama, 292.5
66. Tennessee, 399.3
Rushing Defense
1. Alabama, 69.2
86. Tennessee, 183.0
Passing Defense
1. Michigan, 113.7
49. Tennessee, 216.3
61. Alabama, 223.3
Scoring Defense
1. Michigan, 10.3
11. Alabama, 15.8
64. Tennessee, 26.7
Team Sacks
1. Ohio, 4.17 per game
T-2. Alabama, 4.00
T-106. Tennessee, 1.50
Sacks Allowed
1. Troy, 0.20
T-41. Alabama, 1.67
T-78. Tennessee, 2.33
Third-Down Conversion Rate
1. Toledo, .568
16. Alabama, .488
51. Tennessee, .424
Third-Down Conversion Defense
1. Michigan, .122
25. Alabama, .316
34. Tennessee, .337
Turnover Margin
1. Washington, 2.17
T-20. Alabama, 0.83
T-97. Tennessee, -0.50
Time of Possession
1. Army, 36:00
41. Alabama, 31:00
88. Tennessee, 28:00
Kick Return Offense
1. Air Force, 37.14
28. Tennessee, 24.13
72. Alabama, 20.64
Kick Return Defense
1. Memphis, 14.00
32. Tennessee, 18.83
59. Alabama, 20.62
Punt Returns
1.Syracuse, 21.25
4. Alabama, 17.71
74. Tennessee, 7.09
Net Punting
1. Utah, 48.12
16. Alabama, 41.45
35. Tennessee, 39.46
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Posted on 10/11/16 at 2:30 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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We’re nearly halfway through the regular season, and the bowl picture is now beginning to take shape for the SEC teams expected to become bowl-eligible.
It’s now consensus that Alabama will play Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinals, and that fellow unbeaten Texas A&M is destined for a Sugar Bowl clash with former Big 12 rival Oklahoma. Tennessee was projected to either the Orange or Cotton bowls by all six sites polled, and five of six are pegging Ole Miss to get the Citrus Bowl bid.
After that, things get a little murkier, but this week should help clear that up with Arkansas hosting Ole Miss and Missouri traveling to Florida.
SEC Country has compiled expert predictions made by multiple media outlets, including ESPN (Mark Schlabach and Brett McMurphy), CBS Sports, SB Nation, 247Sports and our own set of projections.
Through six weeks, here’s where SEC squads could be headed during bowl season:
Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC)
SEC Country: Peach Bowl vs. Washington (CFP)
ESPN1: Peach Bowl vs. Washington (CFP)
ESPN2: Peach Bowl vs. Washington (CFP)
CBS: Peach Bowl vs. Washington (CFP)
SB Nation: Peach Bowl vs. Washington (CFP)
247Sports: Peach Bowl vs. Washington (CFP)
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I could dig this matchup. It would certainly be fun to watch.
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