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Should NCAA just give Alabama the Trophy during the team mid-field handshake?

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UGA didn't do well in their 1st encounter. I know they supposedly have a great defense and all, but yawn...🥱,as long as Saban and his posse keep recruiting NFL talent at every position, Alabama will be hard to overcome.
Ironic how they get 5* players at nearly every position. I heard news that Saban is concerned about NIL and with no controls, he might be outbid for top flight talent. It will likely be Oregon that purchases players with Phil Knight (Nike) buying a Natty Title away from Saban. I'm sure it is all perfectly legit. 😉

Till NCAA can figure a way to get parity in the NCAA game, it will be Alabama = NY Yankees then another big donor program like Oregon = LA Dodgers.
After that will be farm teams to supplement those two programs with portal transfers. Wonder what the landscape of college football will look like in 1-5 years from now?
 
You’ll see a different UGA team tonight. There’s a reason they are the favorite. On paper they have more talent.
 
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pboiler18 said:
You’ll see a different UGA team tonight. There’s a reason they are the favorite. On paper they have more talent.
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I hope you are right, but the Dark Lord Saban certainly has Kirby's number, and until Georgia proves they can win, my money is on Alabama.
 
These things cycle out. 'Bama's days are numbered, and the odds they get "another Saban" are low, IMHO.

Interestingly, even with the NY Yankees' bank account, they've only made the World Series twice in the last 20 years.

There's a lesson there: it's not simply a collection of talent, but an actual TEAM which makes a program successful.

Words of wisdom, for people who think we simply need to go pursue the top player(s) in the portal (MBB or FB).
 
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The ncaa will not just give Alabama the trophy at the beginning of the game. They need the game to last 3 hours so they can take in all that revenue from commercials.
 
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Wolegib said:
The ncaa will not just give Alabama the trophy at the beginning of the game. They need the game to last 3 hours so they can take in all that revenue from commercials.
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Imagine how they would love a game like our bowl game!!!!!!
 
IUHDog said:
I hope you are right, but the Dark Lord Saban certainly has Kirby's number, and until Georgia proves they can win, my money is on Alabama.
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Most of the money I took this week was on Alabama, but today, more was coming in on Georgia. Line moved to 3.5 for a very short time as well.
 
Is it just me or does Saban look like he’s headed out to play nine on the neighborhood course at Dell Webb?
 
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Purdue85 said:
These things cycle out. 'Bama's days are numbered, and the odds they get "another Saban" are low, IMHO.

Interestingly, even with the NY Yankees' bank account, they've only made the World Series twice in the last 20 years.

There's a lesson there: it's not simply a collection of talent, but an actual TEAM which makes a program successful.

Words of wisdom, for people who think we simply need to go pursue the top player(s) in the portal (MBB or FB).
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I don't know if there is "another Saban"...but, with Portal and NIL, there stand to be some teams that mirror the success...and. 'Bama may be one of them.

The Yankees bank account gives them a chance every year though...just can't overcome managerial incompetence, injuries, or, guys that don't really care at times...but, I would contend that THIS year, the Braves were a team opposed to a conglomeration of talent ala the Yankees or Dodgers.
 
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pboiler18 said:
You’ll see a different UGA team tonight. There’s a reason they are the favorite. On paper they have more talent.
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Yet, they don't have the better coach...don't have the best defensive player in the country ('Bama does)...or, the best QB ('Bama does, and, he won the Heisman).

I do think they have more collective talent it could be argued, largely because it is more experienced, but, it is not as if 'Bama is lacking talent...anywhere.

Regardless...and, as much as I hate a rematch...two best teams playing (and, both might have been more competitive yesterday with the Jaguars than the team that actually calls Lucas Oil Stadium "home").
 
Is there a game on tonight?
Absolutely zero buzz about this game outside the southeast.
If SEC thinks they can run off on their own and call all the shots just wait and see what these ratings look like.
 
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FirstDownB said:
Is there a game on tonight?
Absolutely zero buzz about this game outside the southeast.
If SEC thinks they can run off on their own and call all the shots just wait and see what these ratings look like.
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Will be interesting to see what happens when Texas (et al) are buried in the conference.

This thing is going to implode, and we'll all be watching with ZERO dollars invested.
 
FirstDownB said:
Is there a game on tonight?
Absolutely zero buzz about this game outside the southeast.
If SEC thinks they can run off on their own and call all the shots just wait and see what these ratings look like.
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I agree, there really hasn't been much out my way, what's up w/ Saban, 3 TO's and 1"33 left and UGA getting the ball after half, and he doesn't use them
 
Purdue85 said:
Will be interesting to see what happens when Texas (et al) are buried in the conference.

This thing is going to implode, and we'll all be watching with ZERO dollars invested.
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Loads of $$$’s in Austin, TX now with Tesla, Facebook and many Silicone Valley nerds moving corporate offices from CA to TX. Will any of those Billionaires want to NIL name tag some of the D1 talent away from BAMA or UGA? If so, they could jump up in a hurry.
 
Purdue85 said:
Will be interesting to see what happens when Texas (et al) are buried in the conference.

This thing is going to implode, and we'll all be watching with ZERO dollars invested.
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Ignorance. Even the G5 got invited this time. Everybody else just can’t hang.
 
Purdue85 said:
These things cycle out. 'Bama's days are numbered, and the odds they get "another Saban" are low, IMHO.

Interestingly, even with the NY Yankees' bank account, they've only made the World Series twice in the last 20 years.

There's a lesson there: it's not simply a collection of talent, but an actual TEAM which makes a program successful.

Words of wisdom, for people who think we simply need to go pursue the top player(s) in the portal (MBB or FB).
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See Kentucky in BB, or for that matter Duke or NC.
 
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PaBoiler78 said:
I agree, there really hasn't been much out my way, what's up w/ Saban, 3 TO's and 1"33 left and UGA getting the ball after half, and he doesn't use them
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That was a very strange decision by Saban. Haven't seen ay comments about why he didn't use them yet, but I am glad he didn't.
 
DAG10 said:
That stands to be the difference in my mind as well
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Well I was wrong. Bennett played well enough for them to win.

In retrospect, it seems that Smart played the SEC championship game pretty close to the vest, defensively. Left some blitzes and coverages in the bag for the CFP.
 
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In retrospect, Georgia was probably the most impressive team from start to finish this year....congrats to the Dawgs in knocking off Alabama. Georgia's front seven is impressive. Now, losing Metchie in the SECCG and Williams last night was a big blow - that was certainly a big impact, but injuries are part of the game as we all know.

eight playoff seasons, and here's the tally for Championship game appearances:

Alabama (6) - 3-3
Clemson (4) - 2-2
Georgia (2) - 1-1
Ohio State (2) 1-1
LSU (1) 1-0
Oregon (1) 0-1

Championships: SEC (5), ACC (2), Big Ten (1)

It's still the SEC and everybody else when you slice it - not sure if expanding the play-off is going to change it much.....perhaps. Not much West of the Rockies these days, but maybe USC will re-emerge, and I don't see anyone in the Big Ten outside of Ohio State who can truly contend in the trenches and have enough speed to make a difference.
 
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IUHDog said:
That was a very strange decision by Saban. Haven't seen ay comments about why he didn't use them yet, but I am glad he didn't.
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I'm guessing he was concerned about a turnover as Georgia was really disruptive up front - but I thought it was pretty conservative even with the lead.
 
New Pal Boiler said:
Well I was wrong. Bennett played well enough for them to win.

In retrospect, it seems that Smart played the SEC championship game pretty close to the vest, defensively. Left some blitzes and coverages in the bag for the CFP.
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He had the luxury of being able to to do so.

Bennett came up big...his response after the fumble was pretty epic...he struggled at times, but, ultimately did play well enough for them to win in making two huge long throws and staying away from critical mistakes.
 
New Pal Boiler said:
Well I was wrong. Bennett played well enough for them to win.

In retrospect, it seems that Smart played the SEC championship game pretty close to the vest, defensively. Left some blitzes and coverages in the bag for the CFP.
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Correct. Alabama fans were bloviating that they still had our number.

THe SECCG meant very little to UGA in the grand scheme of things. It was championship or bust this year and didn’t necessarily warrant us emptying the tank 2 games before the championship IMO. The only advantage to winning the SECCG would have been to get Bama out of the top 4 but with Okie St. losing and a coach less for a time ND next in line there’s no garuntee a 2 loss Bama team still doesn’t make the playoff.
 
Purdue Grad in Texas said:
In retrospect, Georgia was probably the most impressive team from start to finish this year....congrats to the Dawgs in knocking off Alabama. Georgia's front seven is impressive. Now, losing Metchie in the SECCG and Williams last night was a big blow - that was certainly a big impact, but injuries are part of the game as we all know.

eight playoff seasons, and here's the tally for Championship game appearances:

Alabama (6) - 3-3
Clemson (4) - 2-2
Georgia (2) - 1-1
Ohio State (2) 1-1
LSU (1) 1-0
Oregon (1) 0-1

Championships: SEC (5), ACC (2), Big Ten (1)

It's still the SEC and everybody else when you slice it - not sure if expanding the play-off is going to change it much.....perhaps. Not much West of the Rockies these days, but maybe USC will re-emerge, and I don't see anyone in the Big Ten outside of Ohio State who can truly contend in the trenches and have enough speed to make a difference.
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Georgia was indeed most impressive beginning to end, and, I think that can be attributed to experience in that their better players (and that is really subjective admittedly in that virtually all of their players are elite) were older...older than a lot of 'Bama's.

They definitely gained from the SEC Championship game despite the loss.

I do think USC will re-emerge and become a player...and, agree, nobody outside of OSU in the B1G.
 
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DAG10 said:
Georgia was indeed most impressive beginning to end, and, I think that can be attributed to experience in that their better players (and that is really subjective admittedly in that virtually all of their players are elite) were older...older than a lot of 'Bama's.

They definitely gained from the SEC Championship game despite the loss.

I do think USC will re-emerge and become a player...and, agree, nobody outside of OSU in the B1G.
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I think USC will become a player again and Wash to a lesser extent. But Riley better implement some kind of defensive philosophy w/ his team.
 
DAG10 said:
He had the luxury of being able to to do so.

Bennett came up big...his response after the fumble was pretty epic...he struggled at times, but, ultimately did play well enough for them to win in making two huge long throws and staying away from critical mistakes.
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that fumble he had on that scramble where the ball jumped right up to him w/ a Bama defender having one arm on him was very , very fortunate. He played well enough for a win
 
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PaBoiler78 said:
I think USC will become a player again and Wash to a lesser extent. But Riley better implement some kind of defensive philosophy w/ his team.
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Not sure about Washington from a true player standpoint...they might be better, but, they have long struggled to maintain any consistent relevance, and, I just don't think it has the cache that USC does (or, even Oregon).

USC does have a chance to become relevant, and, consistently relevant...and, given the lack of many schools to challenge them out there, they could become an annual potential CFP team in they just dominate.
 
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