Recent content by PacadermaTideUs

I never said anything resembling that, or anything at all about the committee. I agree that the committee has been very generous to Alabama and, in fact, I wouldn’t have faulted them had they left us out this year. As you know, my comments about bama fatigue were specifically concerning Pete...

Hmm. Yeah. I guess so. Bama just ain’t man enough.

In reading their posts here, seeing a lot of banter on Facebook, and now reading this article, it is apparent just how amazingly new-money-never-been-there-before-arrogant they (and much of the B1G, frankly) are. Like Boise state fans from a decade ago, or even Georgia fans but on “ego-steroids”...

To each his own. But when I hear people say things like “I’m so sick of Alabama. It’s good to hear about someone else for a change” - and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard something similar - it’s kind of, by definition, Bama fatigue.

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When comparing computer models, other than “eye test”, which I’ll touch on later, one of the few objective ways you can compare for empirical accuracy is to look at how many times each model’s ranking violates actual outcomes on the field. Example: having Alabama ranked above Florida State would...

Don’t know if anyone caught this dig in the article: Let’s examine that for a second. Oklahoma last 7 games: Texas (CFP #13) South Carolina Mississippi (CFP #6) Tennessee Alabama (CFP #9) Missouri LSU Alabama 7-game “gauntlet”: Georgia (CFP #3) Vanderbilt (CFP #14) Missouri Tennessee South...

I’ll tell you it won’t work because Sagarin is one of the worst computer models. All individual computer models have biases and flaws, which is why the BCS used a suite of models, throwing out the outliers and averaging the remainder. But as bad as Sagarin is, it shouldn’t be included in the...

“Can”? Yes, absolutely. “Will”? Right now, I’m feeling a 7-10pt edge to Georgia. Interesting though that the betting sharps are leaning heavily toward a dominating Bama win.

Easy: our rushing stats were a little bit improved this last game.

I don’t have any real confidence that the committee wouldn’t punish Bama for a loss vs Georgia in the SECCG, even though we already beat them in the regular season. SMU wasn’t punished AT ALL last year for losing to Clemson, and we were bumped because of it. But something tells me that they...

Looks like it’s gonna be us vs ugga. Would have preferred A&M. But oh well. I look forward to playing, and hopefully beating them again next week. Roll Tide! SNASS!

I really don’t like this question at all for a whole host of reasons. So I won’t even entertain this hypothetical. CKD is our coach, and has done a great job so far under difficult transitional circumstances. I expect better things in the future as he continues to retool the team to what fits...

I like the way you think. As the week has progressed, I’ve been thinking more and more that we’re walking into an ambush. But when you break it down like that, it gives a little more confidence. I can’t imagine a scenario where the boogs will be playing any looser, or with more aggressive...

That’s not a bad idea, and one I hadn’t thought of. I might might tinker around with that and see what I can come up with.