*** Official 2015 College Football Thread *** (2 Viewers)

[Ramblin Wreck]

Does the playoff start next season or the season after?

Doesn't matter. The four team disaster everyone is so excited about would have excluded Texas A&M and a good chance of excluding Oregon too (Stanford won that conference).

 

[shader]

Does the playoff start next season or the season after?

Doesn't matter. The four team disaster everyone is so excited about would have excluded Texas A&M and a good chance of excluding Oregon too (Stanford won that conference).

Yeah everyone forgets that. Very possible Stanford gets in over Oregon. Depends on the "committee".

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

It's time for the SEC to abandon permanent rivals. LSU getting UF every year while Bama gets Tenn is a crock of ####. This year the rotation gives LSU Georgia on top while Bama gets Kentucky. If Bama needs to play Tenn every year, they can schedule them with one of their non-conference spots.

 

[Joe T]

Does the playoff start next season or the season after?

Doesn't matter. The four team disaster everyone is so excited about would have excluded Texas A&M and a good chance of excluding Oregon too (Stanford won that conference).

Yeah everyone forgets that. Very possible Stanford gets in over Oregon. Depends on the "committee".

The correct playoff would have been:1. Alabama2. Georgia3. Florida4. LSU

 

[shader]

Does the playoff start next season or the season after?

Doesn't matter. The four team disaster everyone is so excited about would have excluded Texas A&M and a good chance of excluding Oregon too (Stanford won that conference).

Yeah everyone forgets that. Very possible Stanford gets in over Oregon. Depends on the "committee".

The correct playoff would have been:1. Alabama2. Georgia3. Florida4. LSU

Oh please

 

[GeauxTigers]

2013 Top-25, per National Football Post:

4. Georgia

9. South Carolina

Week two, 9/7/13 South Carolina at Georgia

Isn't week 1 Bama @ TAMU?God it can't get here soon enough.

LSU has a pretty tough schedule next year:Aug. 31: #18 TCU (Arlington, Texas)

Sept. 7: Kent State (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 14: UAB (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 21: Auburn (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 28: at #4 Georgia (Athens, Ga.)

Oct. 5: at Mississippi State (Starkville, Miss.)

Oct. 12: #8 Florida (Baton Rouge)

Oct. 19: at #29 Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)

Oct. 26: Furman (Baton Rouge)

Nov. 2: Open

Nov. 9: at #1 Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Nov. 16: Open

Nov. 23: #7 Texas A&M (Baton Rouge)

Nov. 30: Arkansas (Baton Rouge)

A bye before and after Bama?

Why is that funny?

Because it is ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous? Please do tell.

 

[GeauxTigers]

South Carolina Schedule:Aug. 31 NORTH CAROLINASeptember 7 at GeorgiaSeptember 14 VANDERBILTSept. 28 at Central FloridaOctober 5 KENTUCKYOctober 12 at ArkansasOctober 19 at TennesseeOctober 26 at MissouriNovember 2 MISSISSIPPI STATENovember 16 FLORIDANovember 23 COASTAL CAROLINANov. 30 CLEMSONEasier than normal assuming no team like Tenn or Arkansas turns things around next year.

ZOMG!!! They have a bye before the Florida game!!!111!!

 

[Abraham]

It's time for the SEC to abandon permanent rivals. LSU getting UF every year while Bama gets Tenn is a crock of ####. This year the rotation gives LSU Georgia on top while Bama gets Kentucky. If Bama needs to play Tenn every year, they can schedule them with one of their non-conference spots.

You must be too young to remember when Tennessee was the big brother and Alabama was the middling team. For a 19 year period from 1989 to 2007 the Vols won 9 or more games 15 times and 8 or more games 18 times. During that same stretch, Alabama reached the 8 win plateau 10 times. Tennessee is down, but let's not act like its some embarrassment to Bama and the other "rivalries" that it exists.

 

[MAC_32]

 

[GeauxTigers]

The correct playoff would have been:1. Alabama2. Georgia3. Florida4. LSU

Oh please

He is correct. That was the top 4 BCS teams.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

It's time for the SEC to abandon permanent rivals. LSU getting UF every year while Bama gets Tenn is a crock of ####. This year the rotation gives LSU Georgia on top while Bama gets Kentucky. If Bama needs to play Tenn every year, they can schedule them with one of their non-conference spots.

You must be too young to remember when Tennessee was the big brother and Alabama was the middling team. For a 19 year period from 1989 to 2007 the Vols won 9 or more games 15 times and 8 or more games 18 times. During that same stretch, Alabama reached the 8 win plateau 10 times. Tennessee is down, but let's not act like its some embarrassment to Bama and the other "rivalries" that it exists.

Oh I remember when Tennessee wasn't bad. A lot of people don't though and it doesn't seem like UT is on the verge of turning it around.

 

[Slapdash]

2013 Top-25, per National Football Post:

4. Georgia

9. South Carolina

Week two, 9/7/13 South Carolina at Georgia

Isn't week 1 Bama @ TAMU?God it can't get here soon enough.

LSU has a pretty tough schedule next year:Aug. 31: #18 TCU (Arlington, Texas)

Sept. 7: Kent State (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 14: UAB (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 21: Auburn (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 28: at #4 Georgia (Athens, Ga.)

Oct. 5: at Mississippi State (Starkville, Miss.)

Oct. 12: #8 Florida (Baton Rouge)

Oct. 19: at #29 Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)

Oct. 26: Furman (Baton Rouge)

Nov. 2: Open

Nov. 9: at #1 Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Nov. 16: Open

Nov. 23: #7 Texas A&M (Baton Rouge)

Nov. 30: Arkansas (Baton Rouge)

A bye before and after Bama?

Why is that funny?

Because it is ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous? Please do tell.

You shouldn't need anyone to explain to you that it is silly a team would have a week off both before and after their biggest game of the year. Never seen anything quite like that.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Does anyone else do that this year?

 

[prefontaine]

so no one actually posted the final AP poll? Instead we've already moved on to 2013 scheduling?Most noteworthy to me is Vanderbilt moving into the final rankings. I think this is the first time they've been ranked all year and they haven't been ranked in the final poll since 1948. James Franklin doing work. 1 Alabama (59) 13-1 14752 Oregon 12-1 13583 Ohio State 12-0 13024 Notre Dame 12-1 12885 Georgia 12-2 12305 Texas A&M 11-2 12307 Stanford 12-2 11698 South Carolina 11-2 10389 Florida 11-2 93310 Florida State 12-2 92211 Clemson 11-2 88912 Kansas State 11-2 87113 Louisville 11-2 78114 LSU 10-3 75615 Oklahoma 10-3 61516 Utah State 11-2 45617 Northwestern 10-3 44318 Boise State 11-2 41919 Texas 9-4 35820 Oregon State 9-4 30321 San Jose State 11-2 24322 Northern Illinois 12-2 22723 Vanderbilt 9-4 18024 Michigan 8-5 14725 Nebraska 10-4 119 Others receiving votes: Baylor 95, Penn State 90, Cincinnati 78, Oklahoma State 42, Tulsa 34, UCLA 31, Arkansas State 28, UCF 9, TCU 9, Wisconsin 6, North Dakota State 1

 

[Leroy Hoard]

so no one actually posted the final AP poll? Instead we've already moved on to 2013 scheduling?1 Alabama (59) 13-1 14752 Oregon 12-1 13583 Ohio State 12-0 13024 Notre Dame 12-1 1288

So yesterday would have been a semi-final and Alabama would faced the winner of Oregon/Ohio State (if legal)?

 

[prefontaine]

so no one actually posted the final AP poll? Instead we've already moved on to 2013 scheduling?1 Alabama (59) 13-1 14752 Oregon 12-1 13583 Ohio State 12-0 13024 Notre Dame 12-1 1288

So yesterday would have been a semi-final and Alabama would faced the winner of Oregon/Ohio State (if legal)?

Well, not really how the new system works. I think if we had been in the new system, the final four would have been:1. ND2. Bama3. Stanford4. FloridaThe sad part about that is the two teams that totally stunk up their bowl likely would have been paired together.Post-bowls, if it were my choice, I'd probably pick Bama, Stanford, Oregon, A&M as the four. I'd then split them to avoid rematches. But that's not how it's going to work.

 

[The Commish]

Do we know how it's going to work? Do we know who the committee members are going to be? I've seen absolutely zero about this as of late. The further this goes, the more I feel it's going to be SSDD just with a "committee" to blame rather than the current crappy process.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Most noteworthy to me is Vanderbilt moving into the final rankings. I think this is the first time they've been ranked all year and they haven't been ranked in the final poll since 1948. James Franklin doing work.

One helluva good coach. He's passed up other jobs as well to stay there. He's going to have his choice of jobs when he does decide to leave. Truly incredible what he's doing there, considering the school and league.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

The correct playoff would have been:1. Alabama2. Georgia3. Florida4. LSU

Oh please

He is correct. That was the top 4 BCS teams.

There are two more SEC teams more deserving than that turdfest LSU. And at least a dozen across the country. Get your head out of your own SEC ### for 2 minutes though.

 

[prefontaine]

Most noteworthy to me is Vanderbilt moving into the final rankings. I think this is the first time they've been ranked all year and they haven't been ranked in the final poll since 1948. James Franklin doing work.

One helluva good coach. He's passed up other jobs as well to stay there. He's going to have his choice of jobs when he does decide to leave. Truly incredible what he's doing there, considering the school and league.

I think he's going to be their Harbaugh in the end. Harbaugh really showed the blueprint about how to recruit and sell a top end school. You go national and sell your degree to kids, not the NFL. Too often the schools aren't selling the value of the education but that was a huge reason Andrew Luck ended up at Stanford.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

so no one actually posted the final AP poll? Instead we've already moved on to 2013 scheduling?1 Alabama (59) 13-1 14752 Oregon 12-1 13583 Ohio State 12-0 13024 Notre Dame 12-1 1288

So yesterday would have been a semi-final and Alabama would faced the winner of Oregon/Ohio State (if legal)?

Nope, you probably would have had Notre Dame vs Stanford/Florida and Alabama vs Stanford/Florida. And just as much whining.

 

[timschochet]

If USC can get their QB situation figured out (I think that means Max Browne rather than Max Wittek) look for them to be back competing next year for a BCS Bowl game. Their schedule: no Oregon, Stanford at home. At Notre Dame will be tough, but their other non-conference opponents are at Hawaii, and Boston College and Utah State at home. Meanwhile, my Bruins have to play at Nebraska, at Oregon, at Stanford, and at USC. I think ending up in the top 25 is a long shot...

 

[sho nuff]

Probably should have just avoided facebook with all the SEC d-baggery going on.One asked if Bama was that good or ND was that bad.One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

 

[The Commish]

All I saw were the highlights of the game while I was working out, but best I can tell ND completely forgot how to tackle. They had 3-4 clips of Te'o completely whiffing on tackles. I think he MIGHT have missed 5 tackles all year.

 

[SacramentoBob]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

 

[The Commish]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

All I saw were the highlights of the game while I was working out, but best I can tell ND completely forgot how to tackle. They had 3-4 clips of Te'o completely whiffing on tackles. I think he MIGHT have missed 5 tackles all year.

I was wondering how much hitting they actually did in the time off. I think Bama is/was the better team, but it shouldn't have been that easy for them.

 

[SacramentoBob]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

Come on now.

 

[The Commish]

All I saw were the highlights of the game while I was working out, but best I can tell ND completely forgot how to tackle. They had 3-4 clips of Te'o completely whiffing on tackles. I think he MIGHT have missed 5 tackles all year.

I was wondering how much hitting they actually did in the time off. I think Bama is/was the better team, but it shouldn't have been that easy for them.

Their depth alone gave them a sizable advantage. Was reading some facebook comments from various folks and they were basically saying things like "forget the SEC, the way ND is playing right now, they couldn't beat a good BE team"...I get the sense they weren't on their A game.

 

[The Commish]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

Come on now.

You have LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas to choose from. I don't see two guaranteed wins there. If I had a gun to my head, LSU would be one, but I have NO IDEA who the other would be. And given the fact that we don't know which LSU team would show up, I have little confidence labeling that a guarantee either.

 

[Slapdash]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

Come on now.

You have LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas to choose from. I don't see two guaranteed wins there. If I had a gun to my head, LSU would be one, but I have NO IDEA who the other would be. And given the fact that we don't know which LSU team would show up, I have little confidence labeling that a guarantee either.

You are forgetting the Aggies.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

Come on now.

You have LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas to choose from. I don't see two guaranteed wins there. If I had a gun to my head, LSU would be one, but I have NO IDEA who the other would be. And given the fact that we don't know which LSU team would show up, I have little confidence labeling that a guarantee either.

A&M

 

[sho nuff]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

Based on what?I think of the WEst...only Bama (obviously) is a sure loss

 

[sho nuff]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

Come on now.

You have LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas to choose from. I don't see two guaranteed wins there. If I had a gun to my head, LSU would be one, but I have NO IDEA who the other would be. And given the fact that we don't know which LSU team would show up, I have little confidence labeling that a guarantee either.

A&M

Same A&M that almost lost to Louisiana Tech?

 

[shader]

Who cares what Notre Dame would be in the SEC. Part of the problem for Notre Dame is that Saban is unstoppable when he has a month to prepare. If Saban only had a week, perhaps it's a different game.Heck last year Bama lost to LSU in-season. Then when he had a month to prepare for Miles it wasn't even close.I guarantee Saban will spend the summer working on Manziel.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Who cares what Notre Dame would be in the SEC. Part of the problem for Notre Dame is that Saban is unstoppable when he has a month to prepare. If Saban only had a week, perhaps it's a different game.

No, the problem was Alabama has about 50 players that will play in the NFL and had no business losing at home to A&M.

 

[gump]

I guarantee Saban will spend the summer working on Manziel.

Glad to see you've finally moved on from your 'Saban to the NFL' posts.http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=8825366

the college ranks "is where I belong, and I'm really happy and at peace with all that."

 

[GoFishTN]

It's time for the SEC to abandon permanent rivals. LSU getting UF every year while Bama gets Tenn is a crock of ####. This year the rotation gives LSU Georgia on top while Bama gets Kentucky. If Bama needs to play Tenn every year, they can schedule them with one of their non-conference spots.

From 1995-2006 UT led the series 10-2. You don't dump a hundred year old rivalry because one team is having a good run. Get real.

 

[gump]

All I saw were the highlights of the game while I was working out, but best I can tell ND completely forgot how to tackle. They had 3-4 clips of Te'o completely whiffing on tackles. I think he MIGHT have missed 5 tackles all year.

I was wondering how much hitting they actually did in the time off. I think Bama is/was the better team, but it shouldn't have been that easy for them.

Their depth alone gave them a sizable advantage. Was reading some facebook comments from various folks and they were basically saying things like "forget the SEC, the way ND is playing right now, they couldn't beat a good BE team"...I get the sense they weren't on their A game.

Did you watch the '10 Capital One Bowl with Alabama and Michigan State? It was very similar in the first half....ND played better in the second. The depth didn't really come into play. It was just a sizeable advantage on the line.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Most noteworthy to me is Vanderbilt moving into the final rankings. I think this is the first time they've been ranked all year and they haven't been ranked in the final poll since 1948. James Franklin doing work.

One helluva good coach. He's passed up other jobs as well to stay there. He's going to have his choice of jobs when he does decide to leave. Truly incredible what he's doing there, considering the school and league.

I think he's going to be their Harbaugh in the end. Harbaugh really showed the blueprint about how to recruit and sell a top end school. You go national and sell your degree to kids, not the NFL. Too often the schools aren't selling the value of the education but that was a huge reason Andrew Luck ended up at Stanford.

Always wondered why a team like Stanford doesn't get every single kid they recruit. I mean its ####### Stanford!

 

[shader]

I guarantee Saban will spend the summer working on Manziel.

Glad to see you've finally moved on from your 'Saban to the NFL' posts.http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=8825366

the college ranks "is where I belong, and I'm really happy and at peace with all that."

I'm certainly going to be happy if he retires at Bama. I just wouldn't put it past him to jump if a great opportunity comes along, regardless of what he says.

 

[gump]

I guarantee Saban will spend the summer working on Manziel.

Glad to see you've finally moved on from your 'Saban to the NFL' posts.http://m.espn.go.com...storyId=8825366

the college ranks "is where I belong, and I'm really happy and at peace with all that."

I'm certainly going to be happy if he retires at Bama. I just wouldn't put it past him to jump if a great opportunity comes along, regardless of what he says.

He'll be 62 at this point next year...it's not happening.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Who cares what Notre Dame would be in the SEC. Part of the problem for Notre Dame is that Saban is unstoppable when he has a month to prepare. If Saban only had a week, perhaps it's a different game.

I don't think giving Saban less time would have been the difference here. Every time Bama snapped the ball the line of scrimmage was 5 yards downfield. Saban didn't gameplan his guys into being bigger and stronger than ND's.I thought ND was going to be able to hold the line up front. But 2 plays in you could tell how this game was going to go and I was desperately searching for an "undo" button on bovada.

 

[The Commish]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

Come on now.

You have LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas to choose from. I don't see two guaranteed wins there. If I had a gun to my head, LSU would be one, but I have NO IDEA who the other would be. And given the fact that we don't know which LSU team would show up, I have little confidence labeling that a guarantee either.

You are forgetting the Aggies.

You're right....that gives me one, but I'm still not sold on it being a guarantee, but it's much moreso than LSU.

 

[gump]

@aaronmurray11 Aj McCarrons girlfriend needs to become a Dawg fan #dawgsontop@10AJMcCarron u don't win enough bud!! #15

 

[timschochet]

I guarantee Saban will spend the summer working on Manziel.

Glad to see you've finally moved on from your 'Saban to the NFL' posts.http://m.espn.go.com...storyId=8825366

the college ranks "is where I belong, and I'm really happy and at peace with all that."

I'm certainly going to be happy if he retires at Bama. I just wouldn't put it past him to jump if a great opportunity comes along, regardless of what he says.

He'll be 62 at this point next year...it's not happening.

It may not. I don't know the guy. BUT- I have a lot of USC friends who swore Pete Carroll would never leave- that was back when Leinart was the QB and they were beating everyone and outrecruiting everyone except maybe Florida, and looking like a dominant team for years to come. Carroll got the NFL itch. You never know when that's going to happen. Next year, Saban is going to likely win his 4th title in 5 years. At that point, he'll have to decide if he wants to be the John Wooden of college football, or move on to a "higher calling". I wouldn't be surprised by either outcome.

 

[GeauxTigers]

2013 Top-25, per National Football Post:

4. Georgia

9. South Carolina

Week two, 9/7/13 South Carolina at Georgia

Isn't week 1 Bama @ TAMU?God it can't get here soon enough.

LSU has a pretty tough schedule next year:Aug. 31: #18 TCU (Arlington, Texas)

Sept. 7: Kent State (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 14: UAB (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 21: Auburn (Baton Rouge)

Sept. 28: at #4 Georgia (Athens, Ga.)

Oct. 5: at Mississippi State (Starkville, Miss.)

Oct. 12: #8 Florida (Baton Rouge)

Oct. 19: at #29 Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)

Oct. 26: Furman (Baton Rouge)

Nov. 2: Open

Nov. 9: at #1 Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Nov. 16: Open

Nov. 23: #7 Texas A&M (Baton Rouge)

Nov. 30: Arkansas (Baton Rouge)

A bye before and after Bama?

Why is that funny?

Because it is ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous? Please do tell.

You shouldn't need anyone to explain to you that it is silly a team would have a week off both before and after their biggest game of the year. Never seen anything quite like that.

I've already responded to the whiners with a great explanation. But keep coming up with excuses.

 

[gump]

I guarantee Saban will spend the summer working on Manziel.

Glad to see you've finally moved on from your 'Saban to the NFL' posts.http://m.espn.go.com...storyId=8825366

the college ranks "is where I belong, and I'm really happy and at peace with all that."

I'm certainly going to be happy if he retires at Bama. I just wouldn't put it past him to jump if a great opportunity comes along, regardless of what he says.

He'll be 62 at this point next year...it's not happening.

It may not. I don't know the guy. BUT- I have a lot of USC friends who swore Pete Carroll would never leave- that was back when Leinart was the QB and they were beating everyone and outrecruiting everyone except maybe Florida, and looking like a dominant team for years to come. Carroll got the NFL itch. You never know when that's going to happen. Next year, Saban is going to likely win his 4th title in 5 years. At that point, he'll have to decide if he wants to be the John Wooden of college football, or move on to a "higher calling". I wouldn't be surprised by either outcome.

You and I don't know....people relatively close to Saban do. That's why I've been so adamant about it for the last month. He's decided what he's doing for the rest of his career.

 

[psychobillies]

One of the replies was that ND would be lucky to go 6-6 in the SEC.Yeah...a team that went undefeated and played Stanford, Okalahoma, Michigan and Michigan State and USC (even if those last 3 were in down years)...but a team like that could only win 2 conference games apparently.

Depends on what their schedule was. If they were in the west, that'd be a guaranteed 3 losses right there.

I get Alabama....who are the other two "guaranteed"?

Come on now.

You have LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Arkansas to choose from. I don't see two guaranteed wins there. If I had a gun to my head, LSU would be one, but I have NO IDEA who the other would be. And given the fact that we don't know which LSU team would show up, I have little confidence labeling that a guarantee either.

You are forgetting the Aggies.

You're right....that gives me one, but I'm still not sold on it being a guarantee, but it's much moreso than LSU.

OK, I get that LSU #### the bed during the last 4 minutes against Clemson, but they did beat A&M. That half time interview last night reminded me of Chip Kelly after the LSU game last year. They were both shocked, basically conceeding that they were playing a team at a whole different level.

 

[shader]

I think Saban set up this "relationship" between McCarron and Miss Alabama. See what happens when you come to Alabama, 16 year old highly rated QB's across the country?