What a difference a few weeks make

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Now look, an entire fanbase is melting away over 1 player being out for a half. I guess players being out DO matter

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It absolutely matters, but it's not just that.

It's a 1st year coach with a team full of new players trying to learn their positions and scheme against a 3rd year head coach who is with all of his own players in a system that's a few years old.

Next year we're going to kill Kentucky, bookmark this. Once Mullen gets his players in his system, we're going to be a force.

I literally quoted that part.

I'm saying our situation wasn't even just a single player, it was two of our best defensive players on the front 7 + a new coach, + an entirely new system. So that they're complaining about that one player shows their lack of situational awareness.

Steele, Elam, Chester, Kimbrough

Diwun, Hopper, Diabate

Ooooh man. Diwun is 5-star talent, too, just getting absolutely raped by the ratings agencies because 1. he's committed and 2. he's focusing on his grades.

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LSU is not beating Bama either way .

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I don't think you can ever say that about LSU. They've had some bad years, but I definitely think they are really, really looking at this game.

Alabama hasn't played a team worth its salt so far outside of maybe Texas A&M.

So far, the SEC teams they've played have a combined record of 5 - 15.

It's very possible they get caught sleepwalking.

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I wish we could get that Kentucky loss back . I think we beat them if we played now .

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They wouldn't even keep it within ten if we had our best defensive players on the field.

We cant play "what ifs". The real reason we lost to UK is that we took the game for granted and they punched us in the face.

Now, I agree that today we would beat them...they are a very good team...Stoops has molded them into a team that plays hard nose football.

The loss served as a wake up call for our team and they then realized you have to be tougher than the other guy. It isn't easy winning SEC games. The team has responded well to Mullen and staff...we now are the stronger team late in the 4th qt. We have improved every game. Even Vandy taught us to keep fighting and the lesson might come in handy down the road.

I was optimistic (as usual) back in the summer that this team would exceed expectations...we returned so many of our 2017 team. Mullen didn't have an empty cupboard, all he had to do was coach up the team and have them buy in.
Of all the new hires Mullen stands out. What he has done for our offense is a breath of fresh air.

Grantham has made our defense lethal with the aggressive style he has brought....OCs have to work hard to plan protection schemes against him. I can clearly see that the defense is having fun and enjoying football.

Bama owns that fanbase. January 2012 broke them.

Tyrie Cleveland on Dan Mullen’s play calling: “That guy right there’s a genius.”

Players are all in

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Feleipe Franks is in the top 3 - 4 range of SEC QBs by almost every measure that I have seen.

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You will now draw the wrath of Straw! It is forbidden to speak positively of Franks and you will be punished with useless facts and reasons why this is not true. Your punishment will begin in 5,4,3,2,1..................