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I obviously don't speak for all Bama fans, but in reading our various message boards, I'd say the vast majority of our fans are extremely excited about the season.

This is the first year where we have a roster of pretty much all guys KDB and his staff have personally identified and recruited. This is really the first time since KDB has been at Bama that we'll get to see the team running his full offensive scheme.

The defense should be outstanding. They were great last year and the coaching staff has worked hard to correct some deficiencies we had the past couple of years (e.g., DL being too small, LBs being too small, etc.).

Youth and inexperience are the biggest issues this team has (especially on offense). If these guys can grow up quickly, we have a real chance to be successful. If they don't, the season could be really rough.

Hope for the best!

good stuff. it should be exciting come 11/7. the season/games can't get here fast enough with all this shite being slung around, from all of us.

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Posted by Projectpat

Houston, TX

Member since Sep 2011

11297 posts

Posted on 8/27/26 at 12:04 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq

Thought it'd be interesting to see the 2025 talent rankings vs final AP rankings. A bit difficult as 9 of the final top 25 weren't in the top 50 talent composite rankings.

Final ranking over(+) or under(-) achievement compared to talent:
Indiana +50
BYU +39
Vanderbilt +35
Virginia +34
Tulane +32
James Madison +31
Utah +30
Houston +28
Navy +27
North Texas +26
Iowa +25
Texas Tech +22
Ole Miss +18
Miami +13
TCU +7
Oregon +1
Oklahoma +1
Texas A&M 0
Notre Dame -1
Ohio State -2
USC -3
Georgia -5
Alabama -7
Texas -8
Michigan -10
Hall of Shame (Not in final Top 25 but in top 25 talent) - LSU, Clemson, Penn St, Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida St, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Miss St, SMU

2025 Actual Final Rankings vs Talent Composite Rankings, ordered by Final AP ranking:
Rank Team
1 Indiana Not in top 50 (+50)
2 Miami #15 (+13)
3 Ole Miss #21 (+18)
4 Oregon #5 (+1)
5 Ohio State #3 (-2)
6 Georgia #1 (-5)
7 Texas Tech #29 (+22)
8 Texas A&M #8 (0)
9 Alabama #2 (-7)
10 Notre Dame #9 (-1)
11 BYU Not in top 50 (+39)
12 Texas #4 (-8)
13 Oklahoma #14 (+1)
14 Utah #44 (+30)
15 Vanderbilt Not in top 50 (+35)
16 Virginia Not in top 50 (+34)
17 Iowa #42 (+25)
18 Tulane Not in top 50 (+32)
19 James Madison Not in top 50 (+31)
20 USC #17 (-3)
21 Michigan #11 (-10)
22 Houston Not in top 50 (+28)
23 Navy Not in top 50 (+27)
24 North Texas Not in top 50 (+26)
25 TCU #32 (+7)

This post was edited on 8/27/26 at 12:16 pm

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Posted by Jersey Shore

Member since Aug 2026

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Posted on 8/27/26 at 12:23 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq

Texas consistently does less with more than any program in the country

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