What is interesting are the spots where Bama has the top player (WR, OL, DL) but AU has much more depth.

WR- Ridley is top dog but I think the next 3 or even 4 would come from AU.

DL- Payne is the best guy but the numbers on the DL favor AU

OL- Jonah Williams is top guy IMO but AU has more depth on OK and stacks up pretty well.

*This is easily the best depth situation has had in awhile, outside of safety which is incredibly thin. Tray Mathews sucks FWIW.

Also should note that I think AU has clear advantages at CB, WR

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Posted by SummerOfGeorge

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Posted on 8/3/17 at 12:40 pm to TIGERSPIKE

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WR- Ridley is top dog but I think the next 3 or even 4 would come from AU.

Based on what? If it's based on recruiting and rankings then Alabama could easily match Auburn's next 3.

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DL- Payne is the best guy but the numbers on the DL favor AU

Again, based on what? Payne is the best player (and one of the best DL in America) and the other guys have proven just as much as Auburn's other guys and were ranked as high or higher as recruits.

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OL- Jonah Williams is top guy IMO but AU has more depth on OK and stacks up pretty well.

Again, based on what? Alabama has an elite C and an elite T and about 5 guys who could all be average to above average road grading guards, along with another young elite tackle prospect. Alabama is as deep on the offensive line as we've been over the entire run of the last decade.

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Also should note that I think AU has clear advantages at CB, WR

Alabama has 2 CBs projected to be drafted next year. Anthony Averett was 2nd team all-preseason SEC, Tony Brown was 3rd team all-preseason SEC. Davis is very good, but the other side is totally unproven.

I don't quite understand how you aren't sold on Alabama's young talent who hasn't performed at WR but are sold on Auburn's who has not performed (and then there is Calvin Ridley, who has performed).

Calling these 2 positions a draw I can maybe see, but clear advantages for Auburn? That's hysterics.

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Posted by tider04

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Posted on 8/3/17 at 12:49 pm to TIGERSPIKE

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What is interesting are the spots where Bama has the top player (WR, OL, DL) but AU has much more depth.

Don't mistake unproven depth for no depth. Bama has blue-chip players stacked on top of blue-chip players. Ben Davis for example was a 5-star LB and may not make the 3 deep this year. Let that sink in.

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WR- Ridley is top dog but I think the next 3 or even 4 would come from AU.

Foolishness. Ridley is clearly tops, but Robert Foster was also a 5-star talent that's been injured. He's every bit as talented as anyone on AU's roster. The SEC will also soon be introduced to 5-star Jerry Jeudy who may already be better than Ridley. And that's not to mention Ruggs, Smith, Cam Sims, etc. Our WR corps is stacked with 4-5 star guys and several future NFL players. The comparison to AU's receiver's is laughable.

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DL- Payne is the best guy but the numbers on the DL favor AU

Hand is experienced, and productive. Former 5-star who should have a great season. We also have tons of other guys who have been waiting their turn. Raekwon Davis, Williams, Buggs, 5-star L. Ray, and more. Bama is 3-4 deep on the DL with lots of talent just not lots of experience. Don't confuse the two.

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OL- Jonah Williams is top guy IMO but AU has more depth on OK and stacks up pretty well.

Pierschbaker is All-SEC. So is Bozeman. Tons of studs competing for the RT spot including two incoming 5-stars. Again, the talent level isn't even close to the same. AU has a very solid team and matches up well with Bama, but if it beats Bama it will be in spite of a talent gap not because the talent is equal.

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