re: SC vs Bama

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SC never deserved to be in the SEC and has never been anything more than an occasional spoiler of other teams' seasons on its best days. SC is where head coaches go to die, like Muschamp, Holtz and Spurrier, who quit on you mid-season. Go back to your closet.

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I have no idea why the product is so inconsistent from week to week, but it's always a mixed bag

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It's turning into the NFL, and this is yet another byproduct.

Transfer rules and NIL spread out perceived talent more evenly which is considered a positive, but there is less true development of that talent, which can also lead to random, negative results.

Parity in general also leads to more unpredictable outcomes. Here are the final records of Super Bowl winners over the past decade:

2025: 14–3
2024: 14–3
2023: 11–6
2022: 14–3
2021: 12–5
2020: 11–5
2019: 11–5
2018: 13–3
2017: 14–2
2016: 12–4

Even the "World Champions" have averaged about 4 losses per year.

Yall played them neck and neck, they just have a better QB in the end and that was the difference.

As far as Bama-SC goes here is a breakdown I posted on the Bama board:

Thats all advanced analytics so the data is adjusted for opponents but its only three weeks in so take it for what its worth.

Bottom line is can your secondary hang with the Bama offense without taking guys out of the box and can you pressure Russell without blitzing in a way that allows him to split seams for explosive runs. Russell with time has been one of the top QBs in the country YTD, but when pressured he's still susceptible to bad reads.

FPI efficiency is seeing something with your defense where this could turn into a high scoring game for Bama. Think your path to a close 4th quarter is a game in the 20s with a few big plays from Harbor against a secondary that was beaten by an elite WR last week in Deuce Robinson for FSU.

Data all has you right around 20 points, question is can you keep a Bama offense that is now creeping into elite territory due to the run game coming together from pushing it past a range that you can reasonably expect to keep up with IMO.

Watch these idiots win by ten then lose the next four games. Their d is good and they have the second coming of Reggie McNeal at qb. He’s gonna ball out and win a game he’s not supposed to I just hope it’s later in the season