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Master of Pancakes

Favorite team:Alabama 
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The only reasonable solution that I see to getting CFB back to the way it used to be is to add a 5th year of eligibility. Signing with a team out of high school is contractual for 3 years. You're allowed to transfer after your 3 years, declare for the draft, or opt in for a fourth year at your school. That way, if a player does transfer after three years, they'll have up to two more years of eligibility to build value before the draft.

It's a similar situation to the MLB where teams can have cost controlled prospects for 6-7 years once they make it to the majors.

re: Congrats to Jalen Hurts

Posted by Master of Pancakes on 2/10/25 at 2:43 pm
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Hardest working guy in sports I’ve seen in a long time. Humble, and hard working. Can’t ask for more.


Many life lessons can be learned from Jalen Hurts's story. Never made excuses when people criticized him, never pouted on the sideline when things went wrong or he got benched in the National Title game, worked incredibly hard to improve every year, and stayed loyal to Alabama even after Tua got named the starter when he could have easily transferred.

He's the consummate team player and a natural leader and he deserves every ounce of success that he's earned.
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One handed 17 rebound game incoming.


He has to make two clutch, one handed free throws with his non-dominant hand to complete his Herb-esque legacy.
I'm glad Sheridan is staying. His play calls were inconsistent at times, but I can't fully blame him when receivers are running wide open by 20 yards and Milroe wouldn't throw the ball.

Hopefully, this will give him time to learn from Grubb. I think he has the potential to be a good OC.

re: Kane Wommack

Posted by Master of Pancakes on 1/2/25 at 2:48 pm
He was dealt a tough hand in installing a completely new system with a mostly green secondary, but they all improved as the year went on. Last game I went to was the Missouri game and I can't think of any coverage busts we had, which was the opposite early in the year. I think that with Saab returning and the emergence of Hubbard, that's gonna be a strength next year.

If we had consistent, average to above average QB play, we probably lose maybe one game this year. I think we beat Tennessee easily, we would have gotten some points out of three first half turnovers instead of the 0 Jalen provided.
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It was great having the announcers point out Milroe couldn't scan the field and find the open receivers, which there were many, but also we need an OL coach to help these guys find their sacks and man up.Michigan pushed our OL around all day.


If I had taken a drink every time the announcers said Milroe just isn't reading the field well, then I wouldn't be able to go in to work tonight.
That's funny because "the look" that I see from Milroe when things start to go south is someone that I pull from the game.
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He’s gotta go pro right? For some unknown God awful reason he’s actually projected to be picked.

If he says he’s coming back, we need to start a GoFund me to pay him to leave.


He's gonna get some NFL coach and GM fired in 3-5 years.
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I completely agreed with that decision, it’s a bowl game, go for it. The problem was he continued to not understand he’s playing a QB with the mind of a 7th grader.

That sack was not on Deboer. I have full confidence we’ll be legit next year without Milroe


I agree, I had no problem with either fourth down attempts. Both plays failed because of Milroe.

On the first drive, he locks onto his primary receiver the whole play, holds onto the ball for too long, drifts further back into the pocket instead of stepping up, and gets sacked. That's not on the OL. Drifting back in the pocket gives those edge rushers an easy sack. It's a mistake he makes consistently.

The 4th and 7 that we went for, there was a CLEAR lane to run off the left side. Instead, Milroe throws an extremely low percentage corner route and leads Mbakwe out of bounds.

Just to add fuel to that CF of a performance, the interception he threw was the EXACT same mistake he made on the pick six vs Oklahoma.
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I am too. Hopefully the committee is enjoying the shitty product that they put on the field, too.


They shouldn't have rewarded a mediocre conference with two teams. It's why mid-majors only get their conference tournament champions into the NCAA tournament.

The committee botched this decision big time. We shouldn't have lost to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma, but I'll bet both of those teams would beat SMU.

I'll still say the ACC had some say it telling Clemson to let their foot off the gas to let SMU make a comeback and get two teams in. I hope Sark beats the shite out of Dabo later.
Several games are up there. I think the 2015 game vs LSU when Fournette couldn't do anything while Henry ran rampant is probably the loudest game I was at under Saban. Lost my voice before halftime.

That game was won the second Arkansas knocked off Ole Miss and opened the door for us to get to Atlanta. You could hear the cheers slowly building across the stadium as people got the news.
Man, I was at that game. Top 5 loudest I've ever heard Bryant-Denny. Always wonder how that season ends if we put in the backups and Prothro never breaks his leg.
Auburn is more likely to focus on us next week than A&M is to focus on Texas. Everyone's focus is to win a championship, the Barn's focus is on beating Bama.
Hopefully, having them yesterday meets their quota for attempting to screw us in a game and we won't have to see them again this season.

SEC officiating has rapidly declined in the last decade. How can the conference not afford better officials?
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Wommack has the defense dialed in as well.


I think that's two straight weeks where we haven't had a busted coverage. I was at the Missouri game and can't really think of a play where they had a guy running wide open.

I love watching Hubbard play. That kid's a badass.
Anyone who has been in politics at that level for that long are not working in the best interest of the people. It's become a money making scheme with all the lobbyists in DC. You think Tuberville ran for Senate out of the goodness of his heart and wanting to help Alabamians? Hell no, he saw an opportunity to make money hand over fist and is probably gonna be up there for 20+ years. How members of Congress are allowed to engage in insider trading with impunity is beyond me.

Side note: Candidates who don't live in the state shouldn't be allowed to run to represent that state.
It's stuff like this that epitomizes why our political system is broken and it's nobody's fault but the 24 hour media channels. Politics has become like sports where everyone identifies with their respective parties, digs their heels in, and cannot see any perspective other than what they are fed by their side. Turn on any daily sports show and then compare it to Fox, CNN, or MSNBC. You won't be able to tell a difference in style.

That's how we have gotten to the point where we call each other fascists, communists, socialists, etc. Everyone complains about Cancel Culture and then, the next minute, boycott an establishment because they donated to a particular candidate.

There used to be respect in being a public servant where you could identify that a problem existed, have different viewpoints as to how to fix it, and compromise on a middle ground problem. That started to decline in the mid-90s and it has rapidly declined since then.

Both parties do it and they pit us against each other while not doing a whole lot of anything other than lining their pockets. The few in Washington that actually want to do some good are outnumbered by the many that are influenced by lobbyists.
Happened right in front of me. He was jawing at one of Missouri's players and was still holding him after the play was over.
I'm pretty sure I know who he is in real life. He was at UA at the same time I was if it's the guy I'm thinking of and he definitely had a bit of the self-righteous streak in him. Seems to have worsened over time.
Hurts, for all of his limitations as a passer here, gave everything for the team. I would take people with his mentality in all walks of life.

He's actually put into practice what he preaches and has turned himself into a top end starter in the NFL. Milroe says all the right things, but doesn't seem to back it up on the field.