cardsfansince82 wrote:The only question coming in was how their defense would handle all of the players they lost and I think that's been answered. I would be pretty surprised if anyone beats them this year.
I think that's very much still in question. They've faced 2 first year starters and San Jose State, and even beyond this weekend's road game, they have to go to South Carolina and LSU, not to mention home games with Florida and Auburn. I think smart money is Bama having two losses by bowl season, and one is pretty much assured.
+ Yeah, forgot to mention that. On top of the quality of the teams they have to face, after facing Arkansas then Florida, I think it's something like their next 4 opponents will be coming off by weeks playing on 2 weeks of rest rather than 1.
If Bama runs the table, I think you've got to put them in the discussion of best college team of all time.
Virginia Tech at Boston College Stanford at Notre Dame Alabama at Arkansas
Nevada at BYU Georgia at Mississippi State South Carolina at Auburn
West Virginia at LSU
California at Arizona
phins wrote:Alabama isn't even as good as last year
If they run the table this year, I would question that. Their offense is improved and though their defense is younger, that doesn't necessarily mean worse.
phins wrote:Alabama isn't even as good as last year
If they run the table this year, I would question that. Their offense is improved and though their defense is younger, that doesn't necessarily mean worse.
Seems awfully premature to make a definitive statement either way.
phins wrote:Alabama isn't even as good as last year
If they run the table this year, I would question that. Their offense is improved and though their defense is younger, that doesn't necessarily mean worse.
Seems awfully premature to make a definitive statement either way.
phins wrote:Alabama isn't even as good as last year
If they run the table this year, I would question that. Their offense is improved and though their defense is younger, that doesn't necessarily mean worse.
Seems awfully premature to make a definitive statement either way.
I suppose that's true, but 9 new starters makes me believe they aren't going to be as good. They've played a nobody, and a team with a true freshman QB making their first career road start. They're good, make no mistake about it, but it's silly to put them with the best teams of all time.
2001 Miami 17 first round picks, and a backfield of Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Frank Gore and Najeh Davenport. That team was silly how talented it was.
Virginia Tech at Boston College Stanford at Notre Dame Alabama at Arkansas
Nevada at BYU Georgia at Mississippi State
South Carolina at Auburn
West Virginia at LSU
California at Arizona
Miami, Fl at Pitt
Virginia Tech at Boston College
Stanford at Notre Dame
Alabama at Arkansas
Nevada at BYU
Georgia at Mississippi State
South Carolina at Auburn
West Virginia at LSU
California at Arizona
My picks:
Miami
VT
Stanford
Bama (they roll)
BYU
Miss State
Auburn
LSU
Arizona
