re: You all owe Michigan.

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hahahhahhaa ok sure if thats what you want to imagine

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I beat as many teams who finished the season ranked as Michigan

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I do think early midseason Alabama was a legit NC threat, though.

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Definitely not an unreasonable take, especially if you beat Georgia and Vandy back to back and we saw what those teams became as the season wrapped up. No team at that time separated themselves from the pack yet so it really was wide open.

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We’ll probably know his fate once Russell’s career comes to an end. I think he’s going to prioritize the OL and running the ball better and ride Russell to an elite offense.

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So am I correct in inferring that Russell will get the ball as QB1 for y'all this season?

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The talent he’s got on defense, the secondary especially, is about as elite as it gets.

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I know it's a new year but your secondary was your saving grace in a bunch of your close SEC wins and the CFP win last season and I recall they return a bunch of the main components from that group.

Now, they did have some glaring lapses in performance as well throughout and got torched in the CFP quarters but their presence of mind in making clutch plays to save games can't be overstated, they are a solid big-time college football secondary.

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So am I correct in inferring that Russell will get the ball as QB1 for y'all this season?

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Austin Mack is by no means out of it this year. He’s extremely talented(kind of a freak athlete) and has been with DeBoer for a long time now. I don’t think Russell has won the job yet.

I think either would be plenty good to lead Alabama if the OL is magically fixed. I’m not holding my breath, though. The OL 2 years ago was terrible. It was impossibly bad last season.

I’d be surprised if they had more than 5 runs over 10 yards after about the halfway mark of last season.

I’ve never seen such poor blocking. Ever.