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re: Why hasn’t lane signed the extension?
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/11/25 at 11:19 am to Olemissrebs2020
It's all a ploy to leverage all parties involved. That's what Sexton does. He does his best to bleed every dime out of the school he can. Even it means dropping rumors (that are completely made up by him) that other teams are "interested" and have "contacted" his client. Though Saban didn't need that to be done for him, Sexton did this all throughout Saban's career at Alabama. Everytime we'd turn around, Saban was getting "an extension" coupled with a huge raise. Granted, he was worth every penny, but Sexton does that with all of his clients. He's a dang vulture.
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The kid's a dumbass, but arresting him is even worse. He's gonna end up getting paid now. If not from the state on a lawsuit, in gofundme money on the internet. Maybe both.
They should have just not brought any attention to it publicly and had a few off duty officers catch him somewhere at night and just beat the hell out of him. That's how punks used to be handled before the safe spaces and coddling of America era came to be so popular.
And Bama knows they can beat A&M without a doubt, so what's the point?
Its not the backs, its the linemen. Theyre missing blocks and getting beat off the snap. Thats the problem.
Thats not even close to what he said.
re: Who else is dealing with the ESPN/YouTube TV crap?
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/7/25 at 4:14 pm to flagshipuniversity
I'm not dealing with it anymore. I bought an antenna, got 50 channels plus local channels with it, and subscribed to ESPN Plus app for $29.99/month. These two methods provide everything that I use a tv for and honestly, there's no need for me to go back to YTTV even when they do finally settle with Disney. I'm saving $60/month by doing this. Good enough for me. :cheers:
re: YouTube TV and the game
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/7/25 at 2:01 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Disney ran into a company where live television is a rounding error of their business so they can afford to burn the MFer down to prove a point. Disney is probably going to get hurt by this more than Google and Google knows it.
Yep, there are several articles out there that explain how this is going to hurt Disney waaaay more than Google. It is in Disney's best interest to settle some deal with YTTV rather than nothing at all.
re: YouTube TV and the game
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/7/25 at 1:20 pm to East Coast Band
From everything I've read YTTV isn't budging anytime soon. I went ahead and cancelled it and signed up for ESPN Plus app which gives you all the ESPN's and ABC for $29/month and you can cancel anytime. I'm going this route and if/when YTTV gets it worked out with Disney I'll assess to see if the new price is worth me subscribing back on. I highly doubt it though. I'm not paying a penny more than what I was before I cancelled. I'm just fed up with the bullcrap.
It's called supply and demand. The supply isn't that great. Just for starters, Saban, Urban Meyer, and Chip Kelly are no longer in college football or coaching at all. There's three big names right there that for years were big fish in the CFB ranks. They're gone and now you've got who, Kirby, Lane, Sark, Ryan Day, Dabo and Dan Lanning? Of those, Kirby, Dabo and Day have won NC's and the other two have not.
There's not that many true big names anymore.
There's not that many true big names anymore.
re: ESPN College GameDay had its lowest ratings of the season
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/5/25 at 12:46 pm to Che Boludo
Actually, from what I've read, Google/YTTV have the leverage on Disney. I'm not sure how, but I've now several articles that state they do. But who knows? Either way I've canceled YTTV and moved on.
re: Who will be the first team to rest players in a league championship game?
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/5/25 at 12:44 pm to 4EsandATutti
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I prefer the bye to be in the playoffs. Some injuries may be able to heal in a week all things being equal so if a player gets injured in the game I would like as much time for them to heal. Also getting the bye in the playoffs allows for an extra week to prepare for that specific opponent and it being more fresh in their minds as opposed to just the week to prior.
Me too. I'd rather have the bye in the first round of the playoffs. You have a better idea of who you're going to play and can realistically game plan.
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Just going by eye test, I would say ovverall Alabama has looked better. Georgia's defense just hasn't looked good, yet we manage to pull out wins. But sooner or later that kind of winning tends to catch up to teams.
We're in the same boat. Yes, we've won but we can't run the ball to save our lifes and our offensive line can be very inconsistent in pass blocking. Yes we're winning but it's having to be "scrappy", "dig deep and come up with a big play or three" type of wins. You can only win so many that way then it gets you.
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On the other hand, that would give Alabama two losses, and their win over Georgia was razor thin AND Alabama is the #4 seed right now with Georgia at #5. I would think an Alabama loss to A&M (#3 seed) would have to push them down at least one spot. I would be surprised if they did not drop them behind Georgia.
I get it. Alabama beat Georgia in the regular season, but FSU beat Alabama and nobody would argue FSU should be ranked ahead of Alabama. Even if FSU only had three losses, no one would argue they should be ranked ahead of Alabama. Why? Because they lost a game more than Alabama.
There are multiple positions that can be taken and justified. It's why I was hoping these "new enhanced metrics" were going to play more of a role in the rankings than they are apparently going to. For example, in the case of Alabama losing the SECCG to aTm and ending the season with two losses and assuming UGA wins out but doesn't go to the SECCG. I would rather move away from "the eye test" bull crap and go to the metrics and if UGA came out ahead of Bama, then so be it, put them ahead. If not, then so be it as well.
The enhanced metrics were supposed to take another element of human judgment out of it to get closer to being objective. But going from last night's CFP rankings, the "eye test" is going to once again be the deciding factor.
re: Who will be the first team to rest players in a league championship game?
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/5/25 at 8:55 am to BuckeyeGoon
Do you want your bye during the conference title games or do you want your buy during the first round of the playoffs? Which one is better for "your" team? If I had no interest in playing a conference title game I'd make sure we didn't get there. Teams can do that, it would piss a lot of people off, but if that's their strategy, then so be it. They have that right.
I'm a traditionalist so I covet conference titles and would hate to see them eliminated. But as we get further into the playoff model I'm afraid they're going to go the way of the rotary phone.
I'm a traditionalist so I covet conference titles and would hate to see them eliminated. But as we get further into the playoff model I'm afraid they're going to go the way of the rotary phone.
re: Does NOT look like the are rewarding teams for playing tough OOC games.
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/5/25 at 8:37 am to FootballFrenzy
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Lost any respect I had for the process when I heard that 13-0 FSU, who had a dominant win over LSU (who ended the season #12), was out of the playoffs. There is no reward for playing tough OOC opponents, so why bother?
No doubt, even though it benefitted Alabama and we were one over time play away from making it to the NC game. I felt awful for FSU. They had a dominant season but how the ACC was viewed by the committee and then their QB (who was the reason that offense was so good) going down with the season ending injury, just was too much for the committee to overlook. I'm not saying I agree with them, just saying I can see where they came to their conclusion.
re: Thoughts on LSU game
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/5/25 at 8:34 am to Diego Ricardo
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We’ve been very disjointed in the middle 8. Particularly at completing the 2-for-1 opportunity on the 2nd half side possession. We’ve had 3 games on the road with 2-for-1 opportunities and just completely barfed the 3rd qtr possession. Two of them ended in strip sack fumbles. That’s how you lose control of a game and we’ve been masters of it this year regrettably.
Do you think DeBoer will correct some of this stuff via recruiting and the transfer portal? On the OL, I see very big immobile guys being asked to be agile and mobile and struggle to do it. I also see a defensive line that doesn't have a guy with true quick twitch movements like we got used to seeing under Saban. There's been a significant drop off at the linebacker position as well. We've done great with what we have but from my armchair quarterback recliner, Ijust see a need for better talent on the DL and LB side and a more mobile type of player for the OL. Thoughts?
If winning the SEC championship gets me a first round bye into the playoffs, why wouldn't I want to win? If we're worried about not winning and having to sit players, just ensure you don't make it to the SECCG and throw a game during the regular season. But if I can get a first round bye in the playoffs that's worth trying to make it and win the SECCG.
re: To our Big 10 posters
Posted by NWLA_Bama on 11/5/25 at 8:24 am to Easttnbuck
Yes, that is a very honest take and I tend to agree with the majority of it. Thanks for the honest take.
I agree the Big 10's second tier teams aren't bad but as you said, need a few breaks here and there to compete. I also agree that due to the weather y'all have to design the style of football around that and I think even the new west coast teams will begin to do that, because they'll have no choice. You simply cannot sling it around as freely in the snow and cold weather like you can 75-80 degree weather.
The playoff should be interesting and I actually want to see an SEC team go play "up north" and I also want to see a Big 10 team come down and play in the south during the playoffs. I think it's a great design and it makes the regular season important. If you want to play in your home elements, then win as many games as you can in the regular season.
Thanks again for the take, I appreciate it. Roll Tide!
I agree the Big 10's second tier teams aren't bad but as you said, need a few breaks here and there to compete. I also agree that due to the weather y'all have to design the style of football around that and I think even the new west coast teams will begin to do that, because they'll have no choice. You simply cannot sling it around as freely in the snow and cold weather like you can 75-80 degree weather.
The playoff should be interesting and I actually want to see an SEC team go play "up north" and I also want to see a Big 10 team come down and play in the south during the playoffs. I think it's a great design and it makes the regular season important. If you want to play in your home elements, then win as many games as you can in the regular season.
Thanks again for the take, I appreciate it. Roll Tide!
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The run blocking is another issue. According to others who know about such things, part of it is a mismatch between what the OL can do and the types of runners Ala has. Even within the OL there is not consistency. That’s not rare with a new staff trying to get the types of OL they want along with the types of runners they want. (The running game is more complicated than most fans realize.) It will probably take another year or two to get them coordinated.
Which is why I think recruiting should take care of this. The Film Guy (Brooks Austin) has said several times that we don't have the linemen to do what DeBoer and Grubb want to do when it comes to the OL. So, the only answer to that is recruiting and transfer portal. I expect to see plenty of activity in the portal for DL'men and OL'men in the offseason.
I "love" how THEY'RE NOT paying in mind to the new "enhanced metrics" that they said they would. According to the ESPN broadcast last night, Texas A&M should have been #1. Nothing has changed, these coaches on the committee don't give two craps about metrics or statistics. They go by "eye test" and if the team is beating the crap out of teams (regardless of how cupcake they are) they're ranking them higher than teams who actually pass the metric and statistical tests. Same old system.
The SEC has ZERO reason to schedule any difficult OOC games moving forward.
The SEC has ZERO reason to schedule any difficult OOC games moving forward.
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