dores97

So, the pre-Saban days. I think we can all get on board with that.

They don't like to be reminded that they were very similar programs prior to Saban showing up (a large portion of their fans have trouble remembering that).

Darius Garland is great but he only played like 4 games at Vandy before getting hurt. Can't really count him.

I would say it would have to be Clyde Lee when you look at college & pro together.

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Bama also had a lot more elbow room to take risks with.

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Winning tends to create that kind of room.

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That kind of room tends to create winning

I will start this by saying, don't lose 3 games.

But, I just don't understand this infatuation with South Carolina. I mean, they won their last 6 games :cool:, but it wasn't like they were really dominant and in at least 2 of them, they eked out wins. I mean they won the games and that counts for something but at no point was I just blown away by watching them (maybe the A&M game but was that the only dominant performance all year?). And it's not like Ole Miss or Alabama were really playing that poorly down the stretch, yes they both had a bad game, but they also played really well and dominated teams during that stretch too. In the case of Ole Miss, their bad game was losing on the road to a much improved Florida team with budding star at quarterback by a touchdown. Yes, Alabama laid a complete egg.

Maybe it's because nothing was expected from them? This is a team that has some pieces in place and should go big in the portal for some difference makers and really contend for a spot next year. Personally, I just didn't see it this year.

All to say, by grouping them in with Ole Miss and Alabama, I think it hurt the league's chances of getting that 4th team in. Missouri was 9-3 also and you didn't hear them mentioned. In my mind, South Carolina was more similar to them than they were Ole Miss or Alabama.

I mean someone has to lose games. Unless you really want to go NFL lite and are ok with a lot of teams going .500. Vandy gets kicked out, that is just an additional loss someone else will have to pick up.

There is an income tax in Tennessee but I wouldn't expect many Tennessee fans to realize it and it most likely wouldn't apply to any athletes though if they are smart it would. It was 4% on dividend income once it is over a certain amount, maybe $2,000 or something like that (or at it was when I was still living there but I've been gone for nearly 20 years).

I think it’s more that he just doesn’t respect Freeze as a coach. It’s the same thing he did with Jimbo. You notice that he doesn’t do that with coaches he likes/respects. He has done that a lot with Lebby too (they parted poorly). Can this all backfire on him? Absolutely. But it’s also just his personality. Personally, I think it’s great/funny. I mean it’s just a game, don’t take everything these guys do do seriously.

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Ole Miss had 2 starting O lineman out against UGA. Why isn't that factored in?

Because UGA had 2 starting linemen out too?

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Did Missouri?

Yes, if you watch the games or look at the rosters, Missouri and Auburn both have more talent on defense (especially the line & linebackers) than Ole Miss. I didn't think that was debatable.