Why do Bama fans insist their team overachieved this year?

TCU is better than Alabama

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Patton

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I was going to reply to the idiot OP ... but then I got distracted and mesmerized by your avi.


Nice.

Alabama is better than Auburn.

They won the SEC and made the playoff with a first year QB. I don't think they necessarily overachieved, but didn't really underachieve either.

TCU will destroy Alabama

I'll just post this book I posted earlier below explaining many of Bama's issues. Great Talent is part of the equation but not all of it.


It was obvious to anyone who knew football that this Bama team wasn't a complete team.
It amazing they got this far, but everyone else not being complete teams helped Bama achieved a SEC title this season. Great season and I really liked Bama players this year, but this Bama team never truly reached true Championship elite levels. Many reason for that, and they had a few great moments, but that's all this Bama team could muster up. It was enough for an SEC Title and that's a sweet Historical feat indeed. So this Bama team did well to reach the 1st ever CFB playoff as SEC Champs.....

Bama issues this season
* To many mistakes for one
* Not very secure with the rock
* During crucial moments in games Bama's defense gave up way to many 3rd and longs on defense all year long. It was as if it was criminal not to do so for them. This defensive weakness showed it's ugly head in the Title game, but anyone watching Bama all yea. Shouldn't have been shocked by all those 3rd and longs given up thwe other night. That's who this Bama defense was all year in huge moments. Championship defenses don't have the title "We give out 3rd and longs like Candy" as an identity.....lol
* Defense would give up to many points right before halftime, and at the beginning of 3rd quarter all year in big games. They always let teams back into games.(Defense was great in the red-zone though, and this saved Bama)
* Bama counted on the big play on offense to much and they weren't consistent enough on offense. To hot and cold.....
* This cost Bama a bunch too. For some odd reason Bama refused to run their best horses(Henry and Yelden). If Henry gets 20-25 carries a game, Bama is most likely contending again next season. It would be smart for coach try riding our RB Henry & OT Cam Robinson to a Title. Even when Sims was obviously was struggling Bama refused this, somewhat baffling.
* Saban needs to realize these quick 3 & outs Bama did at times all season(Even with huge leads non-the-less too) was putting his defenses in bad spots. Passing 3 straight time or twice while only taking a minute off the clock isn't Saban/Bama football. Saban doesn't have to reinvent himself, he just needs to get back to hard-nosed-running-the-rock-physical-football. Get back to time killing running offense and Saban will see his Bama defense shine again. Tired worn out defenses aren't effective.
* Terrible FG game. This FG weakness was survivable but why can't Bama find a 1/2 way decent kicker? This is beyond me. Thank goodness for our awesome punter....lol
* The whole SEC didn't have an elite QB play this season, and it got exposed nationally against decent OCC teams. Decent QB play, but not elite QB play. Sims was very hot and cold this season, and the other night Sims never got in the hot-zone.

Takes elite QB or killer championship defense to win national titles.
No SEC team could put the whole package together this season.
The whole SEC needed to eat some humble pie anyways, especially the SEC West. Many of these players think they can just show up and get it done against in OCC games. Many fans too.......lol Hopefully this will eventually sink in! "You better respect your opponent as if you we're playing your SEC nemesis or you'll get whipped". Every SEC team is the hunted now and every other conference is Rocky listening to "Eye of the Tiger the last few years" We'll see if the SEC answers the call or not the following seasons. Time will tell.

This was one of my favorite Bama teams(Right up there with 2009 & 1992 teams). They won the SEC and even though they came up short with a National Title. They deserve major kudos for what they accomplished. Bama this season showed great resiliency and had no quit in them all year. That was one of Bama best qualities this past year, no quitting. It's easy to see why Saban loved this Bama team because of this quality.

Sure pal

Why do you care so much? This team achieved what it achieved. We had too much inexperience in too many positions, especially qb, to be consistent and dominant. We did improve through the season and came close. But like you said, we are SEC champions and nothing more.

It seems like a strange question for a non-Alabama fan to have such an interest in debating.

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have the best talent in college football

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well the highest rated talent coming out of HS anyway. I'm not so sure the Alabama defense is all that talented.