Texas A&M and Mississippi State are ranked 26 and 27. 9 of Alabama's 12 opponents are ranked in the top 27.OSU only has one..
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Yep. Just saw that..Texas A&M and Mississippi State are ranked 26 and 27. 9 of Alabama's 12 opponents are ranked in the top 27.
OSU only has one..
I'll believe times are changing when I consistently see the FINAL rankings dominated by schools who don't get top 10 recruiting classes...I kind of agree with this. Almost feel like scheme and pace (i.e. Spread and/or HUNH) has been a mechanism for teams like TCU/Baylor/Oregon to at least compete with the much more talented teams..
Because Alabama's system doesn't require a superstar QB. That's been proven time and time again. Almost any of the QBs on the roster can manage the game. Hopefully one of them will be more than that but if not Alabama will still be one of the top teams. Alabama has routinely replaced skill players under CNS. Amari will be hard to replace with just one player but we have a wealth of talent at the WR position. Running back is very talented also with Henry, Drake, and Harris. We are just a little thin in regards to depth at that position. Who do you think should be above us? Auburn, Georgia, Florida State, Oregon, I could keep going down the list - none of those teams have an established QB either..Where do these poll's come from? Until we find a QB and can replace all the skilled players lost on offense, we are not number 3.
We have also been ranked #1 every year since 2008 at some point.McElroy just made a good point on the Finebaum show about why Alabama is ranked so high. 6 out of the last 7 years (exception was 2010) Alabama would have made a 4 team playoff every year..
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I agree with you to a point, however, half the teams on Bama's schedule could "implode" and it would still be an infinitely tougher schedule than OSU..Before we pat ourselves on the back about a tough schedule remember - that "tough schedule" is determined right now by PRESEASON ASSUMPTIONS. If a bunch of those teams implode, it will hurt us on SoS.
If we win them all it won't matter. How much one loss will hurt us depends upon WHOM the one loss is. Two losses and fans will be using Saturday afternoon to winterize the leaf blower.