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re: Alabama: Killer of SEC giants
Posted on 10/17/10 at 9:50 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 10/17/10 at 9:50 pm to Bench McElroy
Kind of like how McElroy falls short of your standards as to what is a successful college QB. All the guy has done is go 20-1 and deliver a national championship. He's currently rated in the top 10 in pass efficiency. I agree he has areas of his game that needs improvement. I agree he held onto the ball in the SC game when he should have thrown it. But to suggest he be benched for a redshirt freshman is plain crazy. I guess the standards for what is considered a giant program and a successful quarterback depend on who is doing the evaluating.
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Posted on 10/17/10 at 9:54 pm to samson73103
I have way lower standards for a college QB than I do for elite CFB programs. McElroy is so crappy that there is nothing I can do but shite on him.
Posted on 10/17/10 at 10:02 pm to Bench McElroy
Bama has definitely made McElroy. If he was elsewhere he would have not looked as nearly as good.
Posted on 10/17/10 at 10:10 pm to Bench McElroy
By your standards, Alabama wasn't a power from 93-2008. One conference title over 15 years, some ok years, a few pretty good ones, a 3-8 season tossed in for good measure. And it's so funny you used 9-4 as your bad season barometer, seeing as how that's our exact record the following year (2006) and it was a nightmare. Richt's worst season ever as a head coach. You also cite getting national recruits. I guess Matt Stafford (Texas) and Knowshon (New Jersey) thought highly enough of us to commit around that same time period.
Look, I'm not saying UGA is a top 5 national power or that we were a '95 Nebraska juggernaut. But from 2002-2005, we were arguably the best team in the SEC and one of the best most consistent in the country. Only LSU would make a better case in the SEC simply on the grounds that they won a national title (even though they had a loss, same as we did in 2002). We won more SEC titles over the same period however. To say UGA wasn't a giant during that time period just isn't accurate.
Look, I'm not saying UGA is a top 5 national power or that we were a '95 Nebraska juggernaut. But from 2002-2005, we were arguably the best team in the SEC and one of the best most consistent in the country. Only LSU would make a better case in the SEC simply on the grounds that they won a national title (even though they had a loss, same as we did in 2002). We won more SEC titles over the same period however. To say UGA wasn't a giant during that time period just isn't accurate.
Posted on 10/17/10 at 10:22 pm to WG_Dawg
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By your standards, Alabama wasn't a power from 93-2008.
You're exactly right. They weren't a power. Way too much inconsistency with very few dominant years in between. Again, I consider a program to be a giant with how dominant they've been. Prestige and historical significance has nothing to do with it. Florida State was a giant in the '90s but they are a borderline top 20 program. Georgia is an all-time top 15 program but they haven't been a giant since the Herschel Walker years.
Posted on 10/17/10 at 10:23 pm to Bench McElroy
By your standards, the only "Giant" right this moment is Alabama? They seem to be the only team to fit your strict criteria.
Posted on 10/17/10 at 10:31 pm to JoLeUGA
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By your standards, the only "Giant" right this moment is Alabama? They seem to be the only team to fit your strict criteria.
No. Florida is still a giant. Oklahoma, Ohio State and Texas are giants. USC is a giant for the time being. Depending on what LSU does this year, I might put them back in the giant category. And that's pretty much it.
Posted on 10/17/10 at 10:32 pm to JPLSU1981
We are not giant killers.....we are giants dude. WTF? Thanks for the props anyway, I know you were not smacking us. 
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