Right now, Tennessee has a better football program than Bama does

[theballguy]

This is a 12 team playoff.

Tennessee is in it.

Bama is not.

It's one thing to say Tennessee is on the way up while Bama might be on the way down.

Tennessee is in with ease.

Bama is not and out with clarity.

This is not like saying well Bama should be in, because well ... who does Indiana or SMU or whoever ... play?

We're talking about Tennessee.

Tennessee's football program has exceeded Bama's football program. Not by a little bit either. By a substantial amount. Enough to be very well entrenched in the playoffs while Bama was begging to be included.

Those of you supporting Bama elements with money (I know I am -- though I am seriously re-thinking it), are you supporting the right groups? Maybe we're not. We're probably not. I would encourage everyone who is doing this to take a hard look into who you're supporting.

We can all laugh it up but why is Bama seriously behind Tennessee right now?

Give me some evidence that Bama is in a better position than Tennessee. I'll take it but nobody has brought it.

 

[TiderJack]

This is a 12 team playoff.

Tennessee is in it.

Bama is not.

It's one thing to say Tennessee is on the way up while Bama might be on the way down.

Tennessee is in with ease.

Bama is not and out.

This is not like saying well Bama should be in, because well ... who does Indiana or SMU or whoever ... play?

We're talking about Tennessee.

Tennessee's football program has exceeded Bama's football program. Not by a little bit either. By a substantial amount. Enough to be very well entrenched in the playoffs while Bama was begging to be included.

Is there where Bama should be? Significantly behind Tennessee?

Uhh, "Significantly behind Tennessee"?????

 

[theballguy]

Uhh, "Significantly behind Tennessee"?????

Last I checked Tennessee is #7 and in the playoffs. Bama is playing in some non-descript bowl game. I'd call that significantly behind.

 

[LeBron47]

After a decade and a half the programs have returned to being more of a rilvary like it was. We will see them next in in Tuscaloosa and it will be a different story.

As to the playoffs . The Tennessee loss had nothing to do with that… the loss to Oklahoma did… without that loss we were SEC championship bound and UT would have in in the Citrus bowl… how does that line go… You can’t spell Citrus without UT…

So in short it’s good to have our rivals back but to say they are heading up and we are heading down might be a little premature. We shall see what the future holds

 

[TiderJack]

Last I checked Tennessee is #7 and in the playoffs. Bama is playing in some non-descript bowl game. I'd call that significantly behind.

Your definition of significant is warped. We were #11 and just missed the playoff (first team out).

 

[CoolBreeze]

Last I checked Tennessee is #7 and in the playoffs. Bama is playing in some non-descript bowl game. I'd call that significantly behind.

I think we were SEC champs last year and I believe we have a new coaching staff this year. But, whatever...

 

[theballguy]

I think we were SEC champs last year and I believe we have a new coaching staff this year. But, whatever...

That could make sense in most seasons in the past but not this year. No one's had a better landing into a new program than DeBoer.

 

[Cruloc]

 

[theballguy]

After a decade and a half the programs have returned to being more of a rilvary like it was. We will see them next in in Tuscaloosa and it will be a different story.

Should we only expect to beat Tennessee in Tuscaloosa?

 

[B1GTide]

Why does everyone who has a different opinion get face palmed by you?

 

[Toddrn]

Why does everyone who has a different opinion get face palmed by you?

I think he just likes to hear himself talk.

 

[BamaMoon]

1 year does not a trend/slide make.

 

[theballguy]

1 year does not a trend/slide make.

But it can be part of a trend til proven otherwise.

 

[theballguy]

Why does everyone who has a different opinion get face palmed by you?

Fair question and I believe you are very objective -- even more than I am. This is just returning the favor. I've also found (especially on this board) my early suspicions have been proven right later 95% of the time.

 

[theballguy]

I think he just likes to hear himself talk.

I do like to hear people who have very good opinions over those who are absolutely clueless. If I am the former, then yes, I like to hear myself talk. Why wouldn't I?

 

[theballguy]

Remember, ad hominem attacks mean I've won my argument.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Tennessee may have had a better team this year. Or just got lucky. But a better program? That's a stretch. I don't see that they do. Even Georgia has a better program than Tennessee.

 

[Isaiah 63:1]

Tennessee's football program has exceeded Bama's football program. Not by a little bit either. By a substantial amount. Enough to be very well entrenched in the playoffs while Bama was begging to be included.

This argument is like conflating weather and climate…

 

[CrimsonRuss]

We all know the mess that CKD inherited. One year does not make a trend. Now if CKD doesn’t make moves to right the ship in the offseason and get things moving in the right direction in year 2. I’d say maybe that’s the start of a trend. To early to tell right now.

 

[theballguy]

We all know the mess that Coach KD inherited.

Mess from Saban? Do explain. I've made my explanation. So, explain yours please.