Merry Christmas CAThat's not the point - they're trying to convince themselves...
Merry Christmas CAThat's not the point - they're trying to convince themselves...
Remember your 2009 season? Long time between championships for Alabama at that time. Long time. And the gap between that championship and the last one under Coach Bryant?When is the last time OSU won a game that meant anything? Your fan base is almost as bad as Oregon's. You haven't won anything meaningful since 2002. Going on 13 years..
I never implied that the gap had anything to do with who would/could win the game. My point was the brashness of most of the OSU fans would make you think they were the ones whose program had won 3 NCGs in 5 years..Remember your 2009 season? Long time between championships for Alabama at that time. Long time. And the gap between that championship and the last one under Coach Bryant?
Neither gap meant a thing when the teams walked onto the field then, and they mean nothing now. We have the talent on the field and on our coaching staff to get this done - to reset that clock. We just have to see how it plays out.
I agree with everything you said, except that you have a QB with only one more game of college experience than I have. Kirby will blow his mind....Remember your 2009 season? Long time between championships for Alabama at that time. Long time. And the gap between that championship and the last one under Coach Bryant?
Neither gap meant a thing when the teams walked onto the field then, and they mean nothing now. We have the talent on the field and on our coaching staff to get this done - to reset that clock. We just have to see how it plays out.
I did not follow Alabama in 1992. How did Alabama fans feel when headed into that game? Similar circumstances. Miami was the dynasty team, Alabama the old traditional trying to make it back to the top of the mountain.I never implied that the gap had anything to do with who would/could win the game. My point was the brashness of most of the OSU fans would make you think they were the ones whose program had won 3 NCGs in 5 years..
This is, of course, our greatest concern - but Cardale is an unknown, not a proven disaster. Instead of wringing my hands, I choose optimism.I agree with everything you said, except that you have a QB with only one more game of college experience than I have. Kirby will blow his mind....
Not sure who your fourth string is.....do y'all know? He may get some PT too
Well, I admire your attitude. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!This is, of course, our greatest concern - but Cardale is an unknown, not a proven disaster. Instead of wringing my hands, I choose optimism.
As a Bama fan, I don't always expect to win. I didn't expect to win CNS first year in 2007. I didn't expect to win the SECCG in 2008 vs Florida because I knew they were the more talented/better team. There's nothing wrong with admitting that the team you are playing is better/more talented. It doesn't mean that the more talented team will win but most OSU fans want to believe that their team is as good as Bama. It simply isn't..I did not follow Alabama in 1992. How did Alabama fans feel when headed into that game? Similar circumstances. Miami was the dynasty team, Alabama the old traditional trying to make it back to the top of the mountain.
I suspect that your fans had the same type of confidence. It comes from being a fan of a program with great tradition. You always exect to win.
If you search these forums for posts from before the 1993 Sugar Bowl you won't find a single post that picks Alabama to win.I did not follow Alabama in 1992. How did Alabama fans feel when headed into that game? Similar circumstances. Miami was the dynasty team, Alabama the old traditional trying to make it back to the top of the mountain.
I suspect that your fans had the same type of confidence. It comes from being a fan of a program with great tradition. You always exect to win.
I think deep down inside, more people than not across the country fully expect the Tide to roll over Ohio State in light of the SEC's track record in big games in the past decade+. Will it happen that way? Who knows. But its not just Alabama we are talking about here, its the SEC. Any SEC team being in the final four would be highly touted and picked to win and probably picked to win big.I did not follow Alabama in 1992. How did Alabama fans feel when headed into that game? Similar circumstances. Miami was the dynasty team, Alabama the old traditional trying to make it back to the top of the mountain.
I suspect that your fans had the same type of confidence. It comes from being a fan of a program with great tradition. You always exect to win.
I'll give the super honest answer here. I was 14 when we played in that game and I had only a childlike HOPE that we might could beat Miami but I was expecting us to get clobbered like the majority of people did.I did not follow Alabama in 1992. How did Alabama fans feel when headed into that game? Similar circumstances. Miami was the dynasty team, Alabama the old traditional trying to make it back to the top of the mountain.
I suspect that your fans had the same type of confidence. It comes from being a fan of a program with great tradition. You always exect to win.
That's assuming that the only meaningful games ever played are national championship games
Sorry, I can't agree here. I'd say the following teams outweigh the Buckeyes in terms of talent and we have played them this year:... it's also true that we are the most talented team that Bama has played ....
Yes and tOSU could be the better team that day but it would be a major upset, one that I can't remember we've had happen to us in some time.You guys may win/could win but it will be a major upset especially when you are starting the 3rd string QB.
I can speak only for myself. At the time, I thought we had a legitimate chance. Maybe not 50 / 50, but close. Also as I remember, the line was 9+, and we had the #1 defense in the country in every meaningful category, having played an SEC schedule. I don't bet much, but if I did, I'd have taken the points.I did not follow Alabama in 1992. How did Alabama fans feel when headed into that game? Similar circumstances. Miami was the dynasty team, Alabama the old traditional trying to make it back to the top of the mountain.
I suspect that your fans had the same type of confidence. It comes from being a fan of a program with great tradition. You always exect to win.
Our record vs the line since 2008 is over 50%. I heard multiple Vegas guys say if someone had just bet on Bama (according to the Vegas lines) for the past 5 years they would have won more times than they lost. Not sure where you got the information that Bama has been abysmal vs the spread in that time period..I can speak only for myself. At the time, I thought we had a legitimate chance. Maybe not 50 / 50, but close. Also as I remember, the line was 9+, and we had the #1 defense in the country in every meaningful category, having played an SEC schedule. I don't bet much, but if I did, I'd have taken the points.
Today, it's head vs. heart. Alabama has been so successful for so long that the line, from an investment standpoint, gets bid up too high.
We haven't been an underdog since the 2008 SECCG, so we're just too expensive. Our record vs. the line since then is abysmal.
If your objective is to prove your fanhood, bet Alabama and lay the points. If your objective is to win money over time, take the points.
Easily??? Based upon what???Sorry, I can't agree here. I'd say the following teams outweigh the Buckeyes in terms of talent and we have played them this year:
Ole Miss
Miss State
Auburn
Maybe - LSU
No offense and I do believe the Buckeyes present more of a challenge than Missouri did but easily all three of the above teams are better than this years' Buckeyes.