Just the general surprise and skepticism at our NFL talent, that's all (I "get it" because we're on the west coast). You guys are straight shooters.
You probably feel that way because most here are incredulous that you actually appear to believe the talent levels are somewhat close.
You have a great team, well-coached, lots of great players. But most of Bama's second string players would start for any team in the country, and that's not an exaggeration. That's what those recruiting numbers I posted indicate - virtually the entire 85 are 4* and 5* at Bama. I'd be willing to be bet that most of our 2-deep will end up in the NFL.
Does that equal an automatic win? Of course not. But when we say '
Washington hasn't see anything like Bama' it's not an exaggeration. It's almost unfair. We're not dismissing Washington, we're just emphasizing the ridiculous athletes Bama has all over the field and bench.
But again, this happens every year, and outside of an occasional truly stacked team like OSU in 2014, the fans always come back afterwards a bit awestruck.
I know this sounds arrogant, etc - it's not. Really. This Bama team is that stacked with talent. That's what six years of #1 recruiting classes builds. If Bama shows up ready to play and executes, they
will roll.
RTR