I also don't think you are giving the offensive upgrade of coaches and players the credit for what might be possible. As with this thread, it's speculative, but seeing we made it to the NC game 2 years in a row with a less than ideal offensive scheme that literally struggled to make 3rd downs and score points against good defenses, it seems the current team is poised to really do something special. It's not just a QB thing, but it has to do with receiver, running back and OL talent too. Assuming the defense gels, as they normally do, these next couple of years could truly be special.
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2010 is one of the most loaded Alabama has ever seen, and yet we lost 3 games. 2013 is another one, and yet we lost THE GAME. In 2013 we lost to Auburn mostly due to a highly regarded offensive coordinator. I don't know how Locksley will do, and neither does anyone else. We will know where we are mid season. And who is to say Tua has a slump? Then what? Everyone wants to act like he is the Heisman and this and that, but we have no idea whats going to happen when coaches realistically gameplan against him.
Part two: I have no problem with people disagreeing about the subject matter of the post. If you disagree, state your point. But at a time of year when the board is typically real quiet/slow, it seems your perspective is to discourage discussion of the matter. I suppose you've discussed the matter in part and I respect your opinion, but you've also essentially stated you don't think it's a worthy discussion. Again, that's fine if it's your opinion, but my opinion is you ought to just not click and comment and go to another thread of interest instead of discouraging some for wanting to talk about what they find a fascinating possibility.
I would argue that you are discouraging conversation by A) asking about a 3 peat instead of a Repeat and B) complaining about the most likely point of view of the board would take to the question and C) asking people to stop posting who have the pov of lets talk about 2 before 3. I was merely explaining the obvious to you.I personally don't mind these kind of threads, but I think its a bit silly to expect about 2/3 rds of this board not to voice that they don't feel its proper to talk about 3 before 2
Calling for 2 is unrealistic. Hoping for 2 isn't.
I still don't see how us barely making the playoffs is an argument for it being unrealistic to expect a championship. If anything the fact that so many things went wrong last season (passing game, defensive injuries, losing to Auburn) and we STILL won a championship seems to be an argument FOR expecting a championship. It also feels like its cherry picking. If luck is such an important factor than Nick Saban sure has a lot of it.
I get what you're saying I just think I disagree. I also think we get in even if we beat Auburn then lost to UGA (depending on the score). I guess I should also clarify that when I say I expect a championship it doesn't mean I am 100% certain we will win I just think its more likely than not. Idk that I am fully ready to say that about this year yet but I'm getting pretty close tbh.
Okay, maybe wording is where we disagree. Hoping and expecting to compete and be in the mix is where I'm at, I just think people expecting a national championship every year is just too unrealistic for me. I take it as "calling" or "expecting" one is very unrealistic during the pre season.
My point on our fortunate bounce on selection sunday is that we could've easily been where we were on December 8th, 2013 on December 3rd, 2017 because of the iron bowl. If you really want me to pull a Selma and remind you of all the threads our more realistic Alabama fans started and posted in on championship week then youll find an overwhelming majority that thought we were heading to Atlanta to play UCF. There are so many seemingly meaningless games that have to have certain results for a non champ to get in.
THe point is that calling for one and expecting one before mid season is for the sunshine pumping homers and the mortgage betters. I think you have a more realistic assessment mid season because you can gauge injuries and productivity. Now giving predictions for fun is fine, but this thread is giving us two years to predict. I really think , " do you think Bama will repeat "is a better question personally.