Does anybody care about Alabama games?

[/dev/null]

Does anybody care about Alabama games anymore?  The only real drama any more is whether they'll cover the spread.

I'd assume the Alabama faithful still care.  At least kinda, but they're gonna get bored with this eventually too. 

 

I'd rather watch a Thursday night MAC game on ESPN2 than this weeks sacrifice to the all powerful Saban

[Cynical]

1 hour ago, /dev/null said:

Does anybody care about Alabama games anymore?  The only real drama any more is whether they'll cover the spread.

I'd assume the Alabama faithful still care.  At least kinda, but they're gonna get bored with this eventually too. 

 

I'd rather watch a Thursday night MAC game on ESPN2 than this weeks sacrifice to the all powerful Saban

 

Seriously doubt that.

Ever year is different. Watching Tua play QB this year is right up there with watching the Bama D in 2011.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

No. Not unless you’re one of the little sisters of the poor that comprises the rest of the SEC.

[Bill from NYC]

5 hours ago, joesixpack said:

No. Not unless you’re one of the little sisters of the poor that comprises the rest of the SEC.

Your whining, and pouting jealousy is reminiscent of a spoiled 5 year old.

 

The SEC is probably still the best conference. These teams look bad because they are playing Alabama. Average SEC teams such as Auburn would run Purdue off the field.

 

Do you think that your beloved Penn State is in a class with Alabama?  That is laughable but maybe they would be if they brought back that winning combination of Paterno and his boy Sandusky. Maybe if Paterno was alive Sandusky would still be a coach emeritus and continue to have an office at the stadium.

 

That being the case, ya gotta love the progress PSU is making, no?

Edited October 21, 2018 by Bill from NYC

[Nervous Guy]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

Your whining, and pouting jealousy is reminiscent of a spoiled 5 year old.

 

The SEC is probably still the best conference. These teams look bad because they are playing Alabama. Average SEC teams such as Auburn would run Purdue off the field.

 

Do you think that your beloved Penn State is in a class with Alabama?  That is laughable but maybe they would be if they brought back that winning combination of Paterno and his boy Sandusky. Maybe if Paterno was alive Sandusky would still be a coach emeritus and continue to have an office at the stadium.

 

That being the case, ya gotta love the progress PSU is making, no?

I would really like to see the Alabama offense go up against the Michigan defense...

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

2 hours ago, Bill from NYC said:

 

 

That being the case, ya gotta love the progress PSU is making, no?

 

Yes and no. Franklin is a decent recruiter, but a horrible game day coach.

 

And don’t even try to tell me the bottom 2/3 of the sec could compete in the big ten. Vandy? Tennessee? Mississippi state?

 

yeah no.

[Bill from NYC]

1 hour ago, Nervous Guy said:

I would really like to see the Alabama offense go up against the Michigan defense...

Me too.

[PromoTheRobot]

13 hours ago, /dev/null said:

Does anybody care about Alabama games anymore?  The only real drama any more is whether they'll cover the spread.

I'd assume the Alabama faithful still care.  At least kinda, but they're gonna get bored with this eventually too. 

 

I'd rather watch a Thursday night MAC game on ESPN2 than this weeks sacrifice to the all powerful Saban

 

Good news! UB plays Tuesday night (10/30) on ESPN2.

Edited October 21, 2018 by PromoTheRobot

[Bill from NYC]

1 hour ago, joesixpack said:

 

Yes and no. Franklin is a decent recruiter, but a horrible game day coach.

 

And don’t even try to tell me the bottom 2/3 of the sec could compete in the big ten. Vandy? Tennessee? Mississippi state?

 

yeah no.

Mississippi State is not a weak team. Fitzgerald is a very good college quarterback. I think that Miss. State could beat Purdue but that is jmo. Btw, this is NOT to say that they are better than Ohio State. OSU is stocked with talent and is a team I don't quite understand because I don't see enough of them.

 

Tennessee will probably be good in a year or 2. Jeremy Pruitt is a very good defensive coach but he inherited a mess. They have had some recruiting problems.

 

And btw Alabama can be beat. All they need are a few key injuries or even just a flat, bad game. What I will say about the Tide is that other teams gear up for big games. Saban has the team just play like they always do, or so it seems to me.

[row_33]

They haven’t played a good team yet

 

its not good for the game when the best teams get cupcakes until the 9th week of the season 

 

 

 

[Buffalo Barbarian]

I tape their games every week but never watch bc it's a blowout. Probably watch their LSU game.

 

I usually just watch them (and most games) for NFL prospects.

 

 

7 hours ago, Nervous Guy said:

I would really like to see the Alabama offense go up against the Michigan defense...

 

Let's hope in the playoffs.

 

 

[Cynical]

8 hours ago, Nervous Guy said:

I would really like to see the Alabama offense go up against the Michigan defense...

 

So would I.

But the last time Bama played Michigan, I kept hearing about how Bama was going to struggle handling Michigan's offense with their superstar Dennard Robinson.

Bama hung 31 points on them including a pick 6 on Dennard before Michigan even scored a point.

Game was essentially over by that time, and the game was still in the 2nd quarter.

 

 

[Misterbluesky]

3 hours ago, row_33 said:

They haven’t played a good team yet

 

its not good for the game when the best teams get cupcakes until the 9th week of the season 

 

 

 

Baton Rouge is when it happens...

[Nervous Guy]

2 hours ago, Cynical said:

 

So would I.

But the last time Bama played Michigan, I kept hearing about how Bama was going to struggle handling Michigan's offense with their superstar Dennard Robinson.

Bama hung 31 points on them including a pick 6 on Dennard before Michigan even scored a point.

Game was essentially over by that time, and the game was still in the 2nd quarter.

 

 

This version of the Michigan D is vastly different, fast and strong.  It would be strength on strength.  Maybe we'll see this match up...this year we actually have an offense to complement the D...but make no mistake the D is for real.

[row_33]

yes, Bama games against LSU and Auburn and probably Georgia in the SEC CG are 100% much watch TV!!!

 

 

17 hours ago, Cynical said:

 

So would I.

But the last time Bama played Michigan, I kept hearing about how Bama was going to struggle handling Michigan's offense with their superstar Dennard Robinson.

Bama hung 31 points on them including a pick 6 on Dennard before Michigan even scored a point.

Game was essentially over by that time, and the game was still in the 2nd quarter.

 

 

 

Dennard running for his life wasn't a strategy for real big-time college football

 

 

[Mark Vader]

20 hours ago, Cynical said:

 

So would I.

But the last time Bama played Michigan, I kept hearing about how Bama was going to struggle handling Michigan's offense with their superstar Dennard Robinson.

Bama hung 31 points on them including a pick 6 on Dennard before Michigan even scored a point.

Game was essentially over by that time, and the game was still in the 2nd quarter.

 

 

That was 6 years ago, and I think things have changed a little.

[jkeerie]

I was just commenting the other day that the Big Ten is very competitive this year.  That's why teams like Illinois can beat Ohio State and Indiana can hang with Penn State.  I'm a Penn State alum (in addition to UB and CMU), and I'm impressed with Michigan this year in the Big Ten.  It's also terrific to see UB playing so well!

[row_33]

I don’t care about internal competition, I want excellence on the national scale, the big ten isn’t delivering it much this year 

 

 

[Cynical]

On 10/22/2018 at 11:51 AM, Mark Vader said:

That was 6 years ago, and I think things have changed a little.

 

I quite agree. It's vastly different. I think the only thing in common between then and now is Nick Saban.

And we know how much of difference maker he is.

 

 

 

[row_33]

They get a week off from the stress of Georgia Southern and The Citadel?

 

Takes till November for a first real opponent

 

 

 

[34-78-83]

Bama is by far the most boring thing about college football...

 

However, come pre-draft time I end up seeing lots of Bama game video 

[BillsFanCRNA]

On 10/21/2018 at 7:51 AM, Bill from NYC said:

What I will say about the Tide is that other teams gear up for big games. Saban has the team just play like they always do, or so it seems to me.

That is a big part of the genius of Nick Saban. People talk all the time about Saban being a recruiter rather than a coach. He wins because he always has the best players. Blah, blah, blah. The fact is, Saban's teams fairly consistently play to their standard, regardless of opponent. You don't often see a "flat" week. He manages to get 18-22 year old kids to play their game, whether it's LSU or the Citadel. It's why Bama has only lost by 14 points once in 12 seasons under Saban. 

[CajunBillsBacker]

Any of you Bills/Bama fans making their way to LSU next week? If so, there’s an open invitation to my tailgate.

[boyst]

Alabama and the SEC are on the way down. The rest of the conference being so weak will only weaken Alabama as their competition decreases so will the benefit of playing for Alabama. This happened a dozen or so years ago with the B10, and prior to that the PAC12, it's cyclical.

 

But, don't bash the MAC. They are phenomenonal

[Cynical]

13 hours ago, BillsFanCRNA said:

That is a big part of the genius of Nick Saban. People talk all the time about Saban being a recruiter rather than a coach. He wins because he always has the best players. Blah, blah, blah. The fact is, Saban's teams fairly consistently play to their standard, regardless of opponent. You don't often see a "flat" week. He manages to get 18-22 year old kids to play their game, whether it's LSU or the Citadel. It's why Bama has only lost by 14 points once in 12 seasons under Saban. 

 

You've been talking to Barners I see. That's a favorite talking point among them. That, and the Illuminati control/pay everybody off.

 

Barners used to argue that Malzahn is a better coach than Saban, because Malzahn can make in game adjustments.

Funny how that noise slowly dissipated, and went dead quiet after the onside kick in the first Clemson NC game.

 

[BillsFanCRNA]

10 hours ago, Cynical said:

 

You've been talking to Barners I see. That's a favorite talking point among them. That, and the Illuminati control/pay everybody off.

 

Barners used to argue that Malzahn is a better coach than Saban, because Malzahn can make in game adjustments.

Funny how that noise slowly dissipated, and went dead quiet after the onside kick in the first Clemson NC game.

 

Make that the Red Elephant Club.....

11 hours ago, CajunBillsBacker said:

Any of you Bills/Bama fans making their way to LSU next week? If so, there’s an open invitation to my tailgate.

Thanks for the invite! Unfortunately, I'm on call for surgery that weekend, so I'm not. Since you're in NO, any chance you were at Fat Harry's for the Dolphins game in week 17 last year?  We were there for the CFP that weekend, just wondering if we crossed paths...

Edited October 26, 2018 by BillsFanCRNA

[/dev/null]

7 hours ago, BillsFanCRNA said:

17 hours ago, Cynical said:

 

That, and the Illuminati control/pay everybody off.

 

 

 

Make that the Red Elephant Club.....

 

 

Wait, whaaaaat?  It's the Republicans fault?

[Bill from NYC]

22 hours ago, Boyst62 said:

Alabama and the SEC are on the way down. The rest of the conference being so weak will only weaken Alabama as their competition decreases so will the benefit of playing for Alabama. This happened a dozen or so years ago with the B10, and prior to that the PAC12, it's cyclical.

 

But, don't bash the MAC. They are phenomenonal

Yeah, the SEC needs to toughen up and be more like the powerhouse ACC.

 

[boyst]

Just now, Bill from NYC said:

Yeah, the SEC needs to toughen up and be more like the powerhouse ACC.

 

The acc still has football?  Clemson was a fluke and the acc is a joke.

 

Either way, it is always the same just a new roll every decade.

 

Pound for pound one of the most consistent has been the MAC, though

[Cynical]

19 hours ago, BillsFanCRNA said:

Make that the Red Elephant Club.....

 

 

The REC is the Illuminati. The Illuminati is just a cover.

How else can we take over the world with the sole purpose of making sure Bama football is the best in the world.

[/dev/null]

So after a week, the results are in

 

73% of college football fans (22/30) don't care about Alabama games

91% of non-Alabama fans (21/23) don't care about Alabama games

14% of Alabama fans (1/7) are over it too

 

 

[H2o]

I absolutely hate Nick Saban and Alabama, but watching Tua out there is something special. This kid is the next great QB. 

[KD in CA]

Of course not.  At least not before November since they never play anyone before then.

 

Who's on the schedule this week, North Mississippi A&M?

[Bill from NYC]

9 hours ago, KD in CA said:

Of course not.  At least not before November since they never play anyone before then.

 

Who's on the schedule this week, North Mississippi A&M?

Brother, why pick on the Tide? Clemson has a much easier schedule and their entire conference is second rate.

 

This season, Alabama will face Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi St, Auburn, and Georgia (if Bama wins their division). This is not to mention a few other games vs. SEC teams.

 

What conference do you think is very tough, the Big 10? I mean really?

[Bill from NYC]

17 hours ago, H2o said:

I absolutely hate Nick Saban and Alabama, but watching Tua out there is something special. This kid is the next great QB. 

I'm curious.....why such hate?

Edited October 28, 2018 by Bill from NYC

[H2o]

17 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:

I curious.....why such hate?

I haven't liked Saban since he was at MSU. Never liked Alabama to begin with either. Combine the two and there you have it. 

[Bill from NYC]

44 minutes ago, H2o said:

I haven't liked Saban since he was at MSU. Never liked Alabama to begin with either. Combine the two and there you have it. 

Yeah, he isn't known for having a great personality. He is just smarter and more cunning and organized than his competition. Then, he out-works and defeats them again and again.

Edited October 28, 2018 by Bill from NYC

[H2o]

Just now, Bill from NYC said:

Yeah, he isn't known for having a great personality. He is just smarter and more cunning and organized than his competition. Then, he out-works and defeats them more often than not.

Agreed. The guy is NEVER satisfied. He is undoubtedly a great coach. As a ND fan I disliked him back in the day and it has done nothing, but grow over the years. 

[Bfanlc]

On 10/28/2018 at 12:55 PM, H2o said:

Agreed. The guy is NEVER satisfied. He is undoubtedly a great coach. As a ND fan I disliked him back in the day and it has done nothing, but grow over the years. 

As I've gotten older I find it easier to accept that players/people you disliked because of who they played for etc were actually good and it's ok to admit it. If you ever get a chance to see Saban in person go do it. He is a very smart detailed oriented person. He would be successful no matter what business he pursued. 

[KD in CA]

On 10/28/2018 at 6:01 AM, Bill from NYC said:

Brother, why pick on the Tide? Clemson has a much easier schedule and their entire conference is second rate.

 

This season, Alabama will face Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi St, Auburn, and Georgia (if Bama wins their division). This is not to mention a few other games vs. SEC teams.

 

What conference do you think is very tough, the Big 10? I mean really?

 

Lots of reasons.

 

First and foremost, they are not held to the same standard of earning it on the field as everyone else, but instead are fully guaranteed a spot in the playoffs with a loss, no matter to who or when.  If Clemson (or LSU or Michigan or ND or Oklahoma, etc) loses in November or in their conference championship game, they're out.  No questions asked.  Yet if Alabama loses -- no matter how late in the season -- they are propped up in the polls with the "oh, they're still the best team" justification and given another chance that no one else (except maybe OSU) would be afforded.   The most inexcusable example of this is of course, 2011, where they played nobody except LSU, lost, and were still put in the championship game.  And this was back when it was only a two team playoff, which was even more absurd but highlighted that Alabama would never, ever be punished for losing a game.  Then in 2017, they lose their big game against Auburn, don't even reach their conference championship game, yet are somehow in the top 4 for a 'national' championship.  So basically we don't have a national championship, we have a big money, Southern teams plus OSU and a handful of others if we need them championship.

 

The equivalent would be the NFL saying "sorry Washington, nice job winning your division and we know Green Bay finished 3d in their division but we're taking them for the playoffs instead because they are 'better' than you."

 

Second, Alabama plays a joke schedule -- maybe 3 decent teams a year but about 5 complete patsies (including the full division 2 circuit all September and usually a bye week opponent late in the year), so they are not worn down by week 10 like most teams.

 

Third, SEC is always overrated.  It's strong on top but not once you get past the top few teams.  Nothing more absurd that seeing a gang of mediocre SEC teams ranked in the top 25 to start the season, just so they can justify keeping them all there as they beat each other.  They are already angling for 2 SEC teams in this year's playoffs as evidenced by LSU being #3.   If LSU beats Alabama, Alabama goes no lower than #4.  I'd bet my house on it.

 

So I hate on them because they are the Patriots of college football.  Yes, they are great, so why the need to give them every additional advantage?   Why not hold them to the same standards as everyone else?

 

I know, the answer is money.  Too bad, college football was a lot better in the old days with the bowl alliances and national polls.