Bama's putting it to Georgia

Roll Tide!

Nick Saban might actually be God or God really likes the way he coaches.

Kirby is a fraud.

Roll Tide! Didn't have to toss out my hitch cover...Yet

Roll Tide!

Roll Tide baby!
I will be the first to admit that I didn’t think we were capable after the performance over the last few weeks…..but I will happily stand corrected. The only part I hate is that there is a decent chance that we could face GA again in the playoff/national championship. It is extremely hard to beat a team twice in the same season.

I will enjoy this one as a fan and hope they can continue to perform at this level.

Roll Tide!

Saw this and wondered what the fuck is Obama doing to Georgia?

Oh nvm, this is a sports reference. Carry on.

I couldn't tell you what was in coach Smarts mind there at the end, but it sure seems like he kind of took a fall to insure his mentor would make it into the playoffs, being his spot was already clinched.

Jethro3898 said:

The only part I hate is that there is a decent chance that we could face GA again in the playoff/national championship. It is extremely hard to beat a team twice in the same season.

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Playoff game. No way BCS will allow two SEC teams to compete for the title.

Roll tide. I did not know there were many Bama people here.

Alabama556 said:

Roll tide. I did not know there were many Bama people here.

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Well, I'm a Florida fan (there I said it), but I'm also an SEC fan.

I would compare Saban to Bryant, but then I would be afraid to leave the house as every citizen of Alabama would be praying for a lightning strike.

Saban is the best coach Alabama has ever had and more than likely the best coach they ever will have.

One thing for sure is that the SEC is the elite of college football.

EddieNFL said:

Well, I'm a Florida fan (there I said it), but I'm also an SEC fan.

I would compare Saban to Bryant, but then I would be afraid to leave the house as every citizen of Alabama would be praying for a lightning strike.

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Well, you wouldn’t get any argument from me, nor any prayers for lightning strikes.

Coach Bryant did what he did in a different time where there were FAR less restrictions on what coaches and universities did. He wasn’t right or wrong….just a different time in college football. Not taking anything away from what he did in his generation. It was just a different time and he was king of the hill during that time.

What Saban has been able to accomplish is really something altogether different and, in my opinion, more difficult because of the NCAA restrictions, scholarship limitations, and the level of talent out there now. The fact that he keeps his teams competing at such a high level is quite the accomplishment. Think about it: he has only had 2 losing seasons in his entire 26-season college coaching career (his first year at Michigan St and his first year at Bama due to 5 wins being vacated by NCAA for previous infractions). Since being at Bama, his record is 177-24 in 15 seasons. If you erase his first season at Bama, his record is 169-18 in 14 seasons. The most games he has ever lost in a season is 3 (outside of his first season)….in arguably the consistently toughest top to bottom conference in the country.

I love me some Bama, but I’m realistic too. It won’t last forever. We caught lightening in a bottle and it is amazing that it hasn’t escaped yet. I am enjoying it while it lasts.

Roll Tide!

EddieNFL said:

Playoff game. No way BCS will allow two SEC teams to compete for the title.

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I figured the playoff committee will move Bama to #1, Michigan to #2, GA to #3 and keep Cincinnati at #4.

Bama vs Cincy
Michigan vs GA

I’d rather GA be moved to #5, but only because I’d hate to have to play them again, not because they aren’t “worthy”. Then the only option for the committee would be Cincy at #3 and either ND or Baylor at #4.

Would the committee want the playoff game to be another rematch of GA and Bama again…..in the same stadium…..3 or 4 weeks apart? Seems like peoples’ heads would explode if that happened.

GA’s only loss was to a 3rd ranked Bama.
ND’s only loss was to a 7th ranked Cincinnati who happened to end up as the only undefeated team in the country.
Baylor had 2 losses, but got revenge on one of those losses in the Big 12 Chamionship. Baylor also had 3 regular season wins over top 25 opponents.

Interesting conundrum for sure.

Either way, there are going to be some hurt feelings when the rankings come out.

Football is stupid

Alabama556 said:

Saban is the best coach Alabama has ever had and more than likely the best coach they ever will have.

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Saban is probably gonna go down in history as the GOAT!
It's been my life long fantasy to experience the 1st ever 3-peat, back to backs come pretty regular. OSU took my last one :/
Maybe we can repeat and then be in position next season. Bama fans embrace coach Saban as much as we did the Bear!

Alabama556 said:

Roll tide. I did not know there were many Bama people here.

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More than anyone will ever know!

Jethro3898 said:

Well, you wouldn’t get any argument from me, nor any prayers for lightning strikes.

Coach Bryant did what he did in a different time where there were FAR less restrictions on what coaches and universities did. He wasn’t right or wrong….just a different time in college football. Not taking anything away from what he did in his generation. It was just a different time and he was king of the hill during that time.

What Saban has been able to accomplish is really something altogether different and, in my opinion, more difficult because of the NCAA restrictions, scholarship limitations, and the level of talent out there now. The fact that he keeps his teams competing at such a high level is quite the accomplishment. Think about it: he has only had 2 losing seasons in his entire 26-season college coaching career (his first year at Michigan St and his first year at Bama due to 5 wins being vacated by NCAA for previous infractions). Since being at Bama, his record is 177-24 in 15 seasons. If you erase his first season at Bama, his record is 169-18 in 14 seasons. The most games he has ever lost in a season is 3 (outside of his first season)….in arguably the consistently toughest top to bottom conference in the country.

I love me some Bama, but I’m realistic too. It won’t last forever. We caught lightening in a bottle and it is amazing that it hasn’t escaped yet. I am enjoying it while it lasts.

Roll Tide!

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Agreed! Bryant was great but one could argue that football then vs now is a ridiculous whole other level.