Crimson Tide Leads the Country in Athlon’s Preseason All-America Team-bamahammer

[FONT=&quot]There’s one more interesting scenario that could result in two SEC teams in the semifinals. While the clearest route to multiple playoff bids is a one-loss division runner up, an SEC divisional crossover game presents another possibility. Alabama travels to Tennessee on Oct. 15, a matchup featuring two playoff contenders and the favorites of the SEC West and SEC East, respectively. If Tennessee were to win that game and go undefeated in the regular season but lose a rematch to the Tide in the SEC Championship Game, the playoff selection committee could be faced with a nightmare scenario.[/FONT]
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rbr op[FONT=&quot]Tennessee is getting all kinds of love this offseason, but count me skeptical when it comes to the Vols actually winning the conference. Yes, they return a bunch of starters from a team that pushed Oklahoma and Alabama to the brink last season. They also return a bunch of starters from a team that lost at home to Arkansas, and were pushed to the brink themselves by an imploding UGA team that lost its star player on the first play of the game and a Sun-Belt-quality South Carolina bunch.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]No, if two SEC teams were to make the playoff, it would likely be two teams from the nation's toughest division, aka the SEC West. A one-loss runner up would likely have a strong case, particularly if the runner-up is an Alabama team whose only loss came against an undefeated SEC Champion. In a completely unrelated note, this season's national championship game is scheduled for 1/9...[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]This upcoming season comparing the salaries of the nine full-time assistants on each staff, LSU will outspend Alabama $5,415,000 to $4,611,333. If you include the salaries of each school's strength coach, LSU still holds a slight edge $5,730,000 to $5,136,333. Only when add the salaries of head coaches Les Miles of LSU and Nick Saban of Alabama does Alabama jump ahead of the Tigers in salary spending $12,036,33 to $10,030,000.[/FONT]
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rbr op[FONT=&quot]If you want to win in big-time college football, you'd better spend some money on the coaching staff. The bulk of the discrepancy in the assistant salaries comes at offensive coordinator, where Cam Cameron is earning approximately double Lane Kiffin's salary, which is of course boosted by his USC buyout. LSU also overpaid for a DL coach in order to bring in Ed Orgeron, which was a shrewd move on their part. He has already paid huge dividends on the recruiting trail.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]There is agreement on the benefits of such technology, which has been in use by NFL teams for more than two decades; the league allowed coach-to-quarterback communication beginning in 1994 and implemented the same technology between coaches and a defensive player in 2008. Coaches who discussed the topic with USA TODAY Sports were universal in their desire for similar technology in the college game, if only as a way to combat a sideline pursuit: stealing an opponent’s offensive or defensive signals, which Alabama coach Nick Saban called "one of the biggest issues in college football."[/FONT]
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rbr op[FONT=&quot]Of course it's a big issue in college football. Why do you think we hired Tyler Siskey?[/FONT]

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Week One marquee matchups-espnbama

Lastly, check out this atrocity:

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rbr opDidn't win the conference, didn't make the playoff, lost to a 3-9 Georgia Tech, but by god they won the state title. Have mercy, Jimbo.
That's about it for today. Have a great weekend.

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Ben Simmons puts LSU behind only Notre Dame on the all-sports No. 1 picks list-sbnation

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You never stop being a mother. Even when your son is all grown up and a professional football player, a mother can't help but be excited for him. And, much like....

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