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That'd be great. Watched many Bama games there when I lived in Huntsville in the early 2000's

Coming up from Alabama, flying solo. Where is everybody sitting? Like to find a ticket in a mafia heavy section.

Thanks! Shoals area

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, or is being discussed elsewhere. 35 year Bills fan in Alabama here, and I'm coming to MNF. My dad has gotten too old to travel with me, but we always get to games whenever the Bills are close. So looks like I'm flying solo this time. Wondering what sections people here are going to be in. Would love to be surrounded by the mafia. Thanks y'all.

Heard today Freddie Roach is coming home to coach the DL. This will pay dividends particularly in recruiting. I was hoping Bo Davis might be returning (and still hope so), but this is a great consolation prize. Now if we can move Golding to an off-the-field role....

He's most likely returning to Bama for his senior season

Damn....THAT'S Jerry Coleman? Leave him alone, dude. He's been punished enough...

I think Jones begins the season as QB1. Saban has never started a true freshman quarterback to open the season. I believe Bryce Young will be heavily involved early, and will be the starter before the season is over. That would leave Jones as the backup, and Taulia as QB3 . In this scenario, I think Tagovailoa ends up transferring.

From your lips to God's ears. I think Tua is the domino that the rest are waiting for. Ruggs and Smith both got 2nd round draft grades. I think if Tua comes back, they both do as well.

My gut says he's coming back. Hence, the presser with Saban tomorrow. If he were leaving, I think it would just be an announcement via social media. Although, it could be just wishful thinking on my part.

It just sucks to see a championship caliber defense being wasted. When you go on the road, in the playoffs, and give up 19 points, that has to be enough. This team, for whatever reasons (and there are several), just can't score enough. I'm not smart enough to know exactly what needs to change, but they've got to be better offensively. They just have to...

He's 26, and this is first year as the true featured back. He's got PLENTY left in the tank, and you aren't getting a Derrick Henry in the third round

I would have agreed with you a month ago. Situations are fluid, obviously. But, I know someone down there and there is lots of optimism regarding most of the draft eligible juniors coming back (the thought is 4 could be all that go early). The DL still has a long way to go. Outside Barmore, there's not a lot of ELITE talent there. Getting Ray and Dale back will help, but there have been some misses in recruiting on the DL. I would like to see them bring Bo Davis back as DL coach. That would provide an immediate impact, both on the field, and in recruiting. The staff thinks this class of LBers will be the best they've EVER had. Braswell, Kennedy, Robinson, Sanders, and Bratton (although I personally think Bratton ends up at TE). LB depth won't be the issue it was this season! We'll be fine at WR. Metchie is a future star, and Tyrell Shavers is 6'6" and is going to have a big role going forward, IMO. Bryce Young is special, although, Mac Jones is going to push for that starters job (and that assumes Tua isn't back, which is 50/50 right now). He was REALLY good since becoming the starter, against a couple of pretty good defenses. For all those "Bama's dynasty is dead" folks, I'm afraid y'all are going to be disappointed. We ain't going anywhere....

I'm suggesting there are SERIOUS rumblings that one, if not both, come back to Bama next season. (Ruggs injury Wednesday may change his perspective a bit, however).

If what I'm hearing is true, Bills won't have a shot at either this year...

Bro. Verne was TERRIBLE for about his last 5 years. Dude was an icon, but it was past time for him to retire.

As I already said, no one feels sorry for Bama, NOR SHOULD THEY. But let’s not be intellectually dishonest and act as though the injury situation the last couple of years have had no effect on the on-field product. Good grief, eliminate just the injury at QB this season alone, and y’all would all be crying about Bama being back in the playoff. AGAIN.

I agree about Sark. Thought the Iron Bowl was probably his best game ever at Bama. I'm fine with him coming back. I feel like Golding may be in over his head a bit as DC. Great young, energetic position coach. Good recruiter. Not quite ready to be DC, IMO. It was the same thing with Tosh the last couple of seasons. The defense has slipped since Pruitt left. We had a long run of experienced successful DCs, From Steele, to Smart, then Pruitt. But the last couple of hires have felt forced. I would love to get Muschamp if SC fires him, or to be able to lure Chizik out of retirement (both EXTREMELY unlikely). Golding could go back to coaching ILB's only. Best case scenario, IMO.

Look, nobody feels sorry for Bama, nor should they. But I would venture to guess no team has suffered a rash of injuries like us over the last three years. Saban was INCREDIBLY lucky with injuries over the first 6-7 years at Alabama. Just didn't have many. Not so the last couple of seasons. Since I don't have a clue how to make a tweet show up here, I'll just copy the text and post it (this seems relevant) With credit to @CFBNerds: You wanna know how bad Alabama's injury luck has been? Mocks have some combination of Tua, Diggs, Ruggs, Jeudy, Lewis, Smith, Wills, and Moses in the first round. In 3 years, they never all played in the same game.

^^^^^ALL THIS^^^^^

Not entirely true. This season, for instance, Bama played in the Chick-fil-a Kickoff game, against an ACC opponent. That opponent was Duke. Bama didn't choose them, but we were selected for that game, and we played the opponent that was chosen for us. We've played Clemson, WV, Virginia Tech, and Florida State among others in that game. We've also played openers against Wisconsin, USC, and Michigan in recent years. Most of these were neutral site games where we didn't choose the opponent, just opted to accept an invitation to play in a game. Now, we also are going to schedule 3 cupcakes at home every year, as do every other program in the world. But please don't act as though Bama has complete control of the non-con schedule. You've also got to get teams to agree to play you (which ain't always easy). We really are kind of struggling with this. The rest of y'all know what it's like to miss the playoff. It's uncharted territory for us...

Worst year for injuries on that side of the ball in a decade. Alongside the continual loss of players early to the NFL, and the third DC in four years (who is in over his head, IMO) = Worst Saban defense since he left Michigan State. Additionally, 17 of those points were gifted via 2 pick-sixes, and that abortion of officiating at the end of the first half...

Is Ed Oliver still a bust? Asking for a friend...

And here come the BS calls to keep Dallas in it

Cut him tomorrow