Re: This Is What Sets Me Off About The Whole "Strength of Schedule" Argument.....
It is what it is. As long as Bama keeps winning.
It is what it is. As long as Bama keeps winning.
This Is What Sets Me Off About The Whole "Strength of Schedule" Argument.....
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I don't know... It's been 20 years, and Amish Paradise is still one of my all-time favorite songs.
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Some, not all, pundits want desperately for Alabama not to make the final 4 going so far as to ignore how Oregon was a bad interference no-call away from losing against a bottom dweller in the PAC12. That's fine because Mariota played well, despite getting sacked 7 times. Of course they laud Okie's defense yet WVU torched them as bad as they did us. FSU has the best athletes now according to most of the pundits despite our having the #1 recruiting classes for the last 4 or 5 years.
Based on the eye test Alabama and Okie MIGHT be close but Oregon and FSU look like pretenders.
Some, not all, pundits want desperately for Alabama not to make the final 4 going so far as to ignore how Oregon was a bad interference no-call away from losing against a bottom dweller in the PAC12. That's fine because Mariota played well, despite getting sacked 7 times. Of course they laud Okie's defense yet WVU torched them as bad as they did us. FSU has the best athletes now according to most of the pundits despite our having the #1 recruiting classes for the last 4 or 5 years.
Based on the eye test Alabama and Okie MIGHT be close but Oregon and FSU look like pretenders.
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Second, West Virginia pretty much controlled the game until a huge kickoff return to tie the game right before halftime gave OU the momentum going into the locker room. I made the comment during the Bama WVU game that it was like a scrimmage. Bama controlled the game, I never felt like WVU could win.
I have seen Jason Sehorn and others praise Texas aggies defense the week after they gave up 500 yards to RICE!
Tennessee was a tough test for OU , when the third Saturday rolls around, a rivalry game, Bama will play a bad team. Watch and see.
Seems to me that some are trying to plant the seed that Bama isn't as good as people think. Wonder who's ears that is meant for?
Two things with this. one, West Virginia was a bad big 12 team when we played them and shredded our defense. They were a pretty good team when OU played them and OU handled them . Statistics do not bare that out .
Second, West Virginia pretty much controlled the game until a huge kickoff return to tie the game right before halftime gave OU the momentum going into the locker room. I made the comment during the Bama WVU game that it was like a scrimmage. Bama controlled the game, I never felt like WVU could win.
I have seen Jason Sehorn and others praise Texas aggies defense the week after they gave up 500 yards to RICE!
Tennessee was a tough test for OU , when the third Saturday rolls around, a rivalry game, Bama will play a bad team. Watch and see.
Seems to me that some are trying to plant the seed that Bama isn't as good as people think. Wonder who's ears that is meant for?
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20 years? No way that came out like 5-6 years ago. 20 years? Are you sure?
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West Virginia is a perfect example. Alabama plays them away from home, with a new QB and new OC, with a key defensive player missing... and despite the outcome never really being in doubt, and Alabama outgaining them by a wide margin, Alabama was never really given any credit for winning that game.
On the other hand, to some at least Oklahoma's victory over West Virginia is a feather in their hat, this, despite the outcome very much being in doubt and West Virginia gaining just as much as Oklahoma's offense. Sagarin had Florida as #21 coming into the game, but we're in a new era now, and it's back to politics...
West Virginia is a perfect example. Alabama plays them away from home, with a new QB and new OC, with a key defensive player missing... and despite the outcome never really being in doubt, and Alabama outgaining them by a wide margin, Alabama was never really given any credit for winning that game.
On the other hand, to some at least Oklahoma's victory over West Virginia is a feather in their hat, this, despite the outcome very much being in doubt and West Virginia gaining just as much as Oklahoma's offense. Sagarin had Florida as #21 coming into the game, but we're in a new era now, and it's back to politics...
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It was released in 1996, so he was pretty close.
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I suspect there are some teams who wish they had these kind of problems!
As far as Florida is concerned.....more than anything, we need to get the QB position fixed. For some reason Driskel just doesn't have the killer instinct like Sims. I hope we get Treon Harris in there next game.
I suspect there are some teams who wish they had these kind of problems!
As far as Florida is concerned.....more than anything, we need to get the QB position fixed. For some reason Driskel just doesn't have the killer instinct like Sims. I hope we get Treon Harris in there next game.
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Remember as you listen to this, espn has a vested interest in which teams make this made-for-tv playoff. We'll be hearing this kind of stuff all season as espn tries to "influence" the committee.
BINGO!!!
Remember as you listen to this, espn has a vested interest in which teams make this made-for-tv playoff. We'll be hearing this kind of stuff all season as espn tries to "influence" the committee.
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If that is the case, Alabama and/or Auburn will be in the playoff. Birmingham continues to be the #1 market for ESPN's college football games.
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Ideal for TV and bowl game host site: Alabama is good enough to get in and the media gets to trash us all the way there. This is what I feel like people don't get. Alabama fans are a radical, extreme, overly sensitive, easy-to-manipulate bunch. And they travel reallllllyyyyyy well. If Alabama gets in, people will show up. Period. That's a boon for the game and city the game is hosted in. Trashing Alabama in the media is literally a money maker. Ask PF. We will dutifully play our part. We'll call your radio show, post links to your articles trashing us, and even tune in to watch you do it. That's a really big part of why so many in sports media poor mouth us, imho. Because it's easy to do and it works like a charm.
Shooting fish in a barrel should be so easy.
Ideal for TV and bowl game host site: Alabama is good enough to get in and the media gets to trash us all the way there. This is what I feel like people don't get. Alabama fans are a radical, extreme, overly sensitive, easy-to-manipulate bunch. And they travel reallllllyyyyyy well. If Alabama gets in, people will show up. Period. That's a boon for the game and city the game is hosted in. Trashing Alabama in the media is literally a money maker. Ask PF. We will dutifully play our part. We'll call your radio show, post links to your articles trashing us, and even tune in to watch you do it. That's a really big part of why so many in sports media poor mouth us, imho. Because it's easy to do and it works like a charm.
Shooting fish in a barrel should be so easy.
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We should schedule a perennially weak team from the B1G10, the ACC, and Big XII, and one other "blueblood" from now on. We could then say that we play a 12 game schedule against power conference foes.
We should schedule a perennially weak team from the B1G10, the ACC, and Big XII, and one other "blueblood" from now on. We could then say that we play a 12 game schedule against power conference foes.
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. I posted this in another thread. .Serious problems atUF. .Why would a Florida football account tweet this to begin with? .And the thing with Robinson, well.......I suspect there are some teams who wish they had these kind of problems!
As far as Florida is concerned.....more than anything, we need to get the QB position fixed. For some reason Driskel just doesn't have the killer instinct like Sims. I hope we get Treon Harris in there next game.
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As far as talking heads go, I said this before the season started. The only guys I pay attention to are Tom luiginbill and Matt Millen . They are the only ones I know that break down game film. The others just watch games. Belotti is pretty good also.
Luigs just said on championship drive , the one team when it comes to the eye test is Alabama. They are getting better and better and better each week and he mentioned TOny Brown playing big down the road. Also when co host Anthony Brecht said Michigan States'defense is better than any in the SEC, Luigs said 'I don't know about that'. Then Brecht backtracked and said 'well, the SEC defenses are down this year, and that gives the high powered offenses in the other conferences a lift when we are talking about playoff situation.'- Anyone at all understand that logic, plus guess that guy doesn't realize that Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss all have high powered offenses.
As far as talking heads go, I said this before the season started. The only guys I pay attention to are Tom luiginbill and Matt Millen . They are the only ones I know that break down game film. The others just watch games. Belotti is pretty good also.
Luigs just said on championship drive , the one team when it comes to the eye test is Alabama. They are getting better and better and better each week and he mentioned TOny Brown playing big down the road. Also when co host Anthony Brecht said Michigan States'defense is better than any in the SEC, Luigs said 'I don't know about that'. Then Brecht backtracked and said 'well, the SEC defenses are down this year, and that gives the high powered offenses in the other conferences a lift when we are talking about playoff situation.'- Anyone at all understand that logic, plus guess that guy doesn't realize that Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss all have high powered offenses.
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Selma, try and forget all that noise. Oh wait, sorry.
Selma, try and forget all that noise. Oh wait, sorry.
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You are mean.
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It's been discussed, but shouldn't it be possible to schedule a non-conference SEC game? I'm all for starting up the Vanderbilt rivalry again. That covers that 9 conference games talk.
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True story: last night a friend called and had a letter I wrote her dated 27 June 1988. I told her that was a Monday and was the night Tyson knocked out Michael Spinks. It was one page. I summarized the contents of what was going on at the time and she quoted excerpts back. The recall of a letter I've not seen in 26 years - astonishing and prove able.
And now, back to the thread!!
But that was good man. Not even any blue font
That was awesome man!!
True story: last night a friend called and had a letter I wrote her dated 27 June 1988. I told her that was a Monday and was the night Tyson knocked out Michael Spinks. It was one page. I summarized the contents of what was going on at the time and she quoted excerpts back. The recall of a letter I've not seen in 26 years - astonishing and prove able.
And now, back to the thread!!
But that was good man. Not even any blue font
This Is What Sets Me Off About The Whole "Strength of Schedule" Argument.....
Our schedule is tough but last I saw it's not ranked as high as in the recent past.
Lets be honest, Florida is not a very good football team and their coach is probably going to be fired at the end of the season. It's a good conference win, but let's see what our guys can do on the road against ranked competition. 4 games in, we still have yet to see that. I happen to think we are very good, but so far the eye test says OU is still better in that they won by 12 on the road at wvu.
Our schedule is tough but last I saw it's not ranked as high as in the recent past.
Lets be honest, Florida is not a very good football team and their coach is probably going to be fired at the end of the season. It's a good conference win, but let's see what our guys can do on the road against ranked competition. 4 games in, we still have yet to see that. I happen to think we are very good, but so far the eye test says OU is still better in that they won by 12 on the road at wvu.
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