HammerSlammer

Saban want AL fans to always talk about the “Saban years”. He does not want the next coach to do well. He wants the decline to continue so his legacy lives on. ...

Herschel. Yes I know he was highly recruited. But he went on to be the best college football player in history in only three years ( argue all you wish but most polls rate him the best ever). That’s still a huge swing from expectations to GOAT. ...

Reality? Bama does not have a natural recruiting territory or state. They could only compete in the past by harvesting recruits from other areas. Their national recruiting appeal dies with Saban leaving. They will fall to a mid to occasional good SEC team as their recruiting falls over the next co...

[quote]No point in the conference championship game anymore with a 12 team playoff[/quote] The smartest thing they did was make it 12 teams rather than 8 or 16. The bye week and the home field advantage choice give the Championship games meaning. ...

This is the answer. NIL deal requires a commitment. That way it’s outside of the NCAA court case and is contractual. Also need a cap on NIL. ...

When your players are so good and well coached that they go to the NFL after three years it lowers the grad rate. ...

Michigan beats Bama easily with no refs helping them Texas edges Washington by lees than one TD...

Think of all those referee gifts he has to deliver this year. ...

All good points. The reality is a one-loss UGA to a top 5 team on a neutral field is stronger than a one loss Bama by double digits at home and a 2% Hail Mary to beat an unranked team. UGA will have done more over the course of the season and should be in. ...

It’s body of work and earning your way in. Should Bama beat UGA, UGA will have one loss to a conference champ on a neutral field. Baba will have one loss at home to a conference champ )probably) and a bad win over Auburn. UGA still gets in. ...