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re: Alabama is probably going to beat Indiana.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 9:54 am to crimsoncoded94
Posted on 12/22/25 at 9:54 am to crimsoncoded94
I posted on this board not too long ago, last week if memory serves, that Alabama would beat OU, Indiana and the winner of the Oregon / Texas Tech game and be in the final against UGA. The more things change the more they stay the same. Most of the posters here disagreed with that prediction but it's far more likely mathematically today than it was Thursday. Most of the disagreement was based on feelings....folks who ain't Alabama fans mostly hate Alabama....me included. But some of us also have seen enough college football over the years to see where depth and talent exist and where it does not....and it certainly resides in Tuscaloosa. And based on Fridays game there is also an element of physicality present in Tuscaloosa that has not been seen in any teams left in the hunt outside of UGA and possibly Ole Miss. UGA and Alabama both could well lose in the next round but its unlikely....too much depth, too physical.....everyone other than Ole Miss is now facing the fiddler for having played cupcakes every week but one during the regular season.
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Posted on 12/22/25 at 9:59 am to SidewalkTiger
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Alabama has a big talent advantage, Indiana has a better quarterback
Indiana's superpower seems to be the coaching staff. They get every ounce of juice out of that orange. We are about to put the Jimmy's and Joe's concept to the acid test.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:01 am to crimsoncoded94
As a UGA fan I will openly and without reserve admit that I hope Indiana manages to find a way to beat and eliminate Alabama from the playoffs. I do not think it happens. Indiana is flying in rarefied air from the HC to the person booking travel....everyone associated with the program is under an amount of pressure that has never been experienced in the programs history while Alabama is doing what Alabama does. It makes a difference. Alabama getting bloodied in the OU game during the first half is far better than what Indiana was doing the last couple of weeks...nothing like getting your arse whipped only to find a way to stop the arse whipping and apply one of your own to toughen you up. Indiana is also being exposed to a army killing dose of rat poison that Alabama has dealt with for years. Culturally that makes a massive difference. Indiana has almost no history of even going to bowl games....and they're going to go to roll into Pasadena, on the largest stage in college football, and play 4 quarters of sound football against a program that has been there and done that time and time again? It makes a difference. I hope the Hoosiers manage it.....I seriously doubt its close. I think Alabama wins by more than 2 TDs.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:02 am to Toroballistic
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And Ohio States best win is....Texas?
Alabama's best win Oklahoma?
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:03 am to i am dan
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Alabama's best win Oklahoma?
Georgia
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:04 am to crimsoncoded94
I hope you do. I’ve got no respect for the way Indiana makes sure they have as east of a schedule as possible
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:05 am to crimsoncoded94
Ehhhh.....they are pretty damn good team. With no Saban, its a toss up imo.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:14 am to crimsoncoded94
I think Bama can do it. If you'd asked me before that OU game, I would've laughed.
Something clicked for Simpson in the second half of that OU game. I don't know if the game slowed down for him or he found his nutsack, but he was CLEARLY became more comfortable in a crowded pocket. Really cool to see a dude scared shitless early in a game and then, like a lightswitch, stand in that pocket with poise.
If that change sticks, it significantly weakens the effectiveness of that IU pass rush.
Something clicked for Simpson in the second half of that OU game. I don't know if the game slowed down for him or he found his nutsack, but he was CLEARLY became more comfortable in a crowded pocket. Really cool to see a dude scared shitless early in a game and then, like a lightswitch, stand in that pocket with poise.
If that change sticks, it significantly weakens the effectiveness of that IU pass rush.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:17 am to Asharad
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I have zero confidence in this Alabama team
Defense is good. Passing game is good. Just need to find a better running game. Bama has beaten better teams than Indiana has.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:20 am to i am dan
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Alabama's best win Oklahoma?
Wins over currently ranked #3 #8 and #13
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:20 am to crimsoncoded94
quote:I have only seen them play once in their conference championship game but they looked pretty stout. They actually looked more like an SEC team than one from that fatty conference they call the B1G. Should be a good one.
Alabama is probably going to beat Indiana.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:21 am to crimsoncoded94
Not if they play zone defense.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:24 am to AwgustaDawg
Well said
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:26 am to DeafVallyBatnR
There is an actual chance that Alabama blows out Indiana.
If Bama’s pass rush can affect Mendoza, Indiana has no chance. The depth and talent difference in the trenches is remarkable. Ohio State is overrated this year and Sayin is a complete pussy with no experience.
My prediction was for Alabama to beat Oklahoma by 9, they won by 10. I think Alabama wins this game 30-17.
If Bama’s pass rush can affect Mendoza, Indiana has no chance. The depth and talent difference in the trenches is remarkable. Ohio State is overrated this year and Sayin is a complete pussy with no experience.
My prediction was for Alabama to beat Oklahoma by 9, they won by 10. I think Alabama wins this game 30-17.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:34 am to UtahCajun
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Probably? Surely you are more confident than that.
I am not. They are the #1 team in the country.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:52 am to UtahCajun
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Probably? Surely you are more confident than that.
Win, lose, or draw they still kicked Mizzu's arse...
Posted on 12/22/25 at 10:57 am to JCdawg
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There is an actual chance that Alabama blows out Indiana.
If Bama’s pass rush can affect Mendoza, Indiana has no chance. The depth and talent difference in the trenches is remarkable. Ohio State is overrated this year and Sayin is a complete pussy with no experience.
My prediction was for Alabama to beat Oklahoma by 9, they won by 10. I think Alabama wins this game 30-17
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JCdawg
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:02 am to crimsoncoded94
It is Indiana..you are Alabama...kill them
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:02 am to jchamil
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Georgia
Second game against Georgia kinda nullified that game didn't it?
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:09 am to i am dan
committee doesnt agree with you.
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