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WOW, I mean wow. I knew there wasn't much support for the SEC here but I didn't realize that there was so much SEC hatred. I remember 45 years ago when SEC teams were snubbed in the polls and an SEC team usually had to go undefeated to win a title - and even then it wasn't a guarantee. I remember...

I have never seen a coach publicly declare than 1 game was his team's season. It's risky because if you lose, then it implies the season is a failure. I wonder what the mindset is of the players. Coach O also said he needs to recruit better which is true, but that also tells his players that they...

[quote]Saban let’s Bama recruit nationally but it’s Saban Saban took a 3-8 LSU team and won a NC 4 years later, and he had us locked and loaded for an insane run 2005-2007. He probably would have won 1-2 more in that time period while still recruiting lights out. It’s Saban.[/quote] It's both, mo...

For LSU to get in: Bama beats Georgia. LSU owns head to head. LSU rank goes to 6th. WV loses this weekend and then beats Oklahoma. Neither team has a defense. LSU goes to 5th. Note Dame loses. It'd be a late season loss to an un-ranked team. LSU was ahead of Notre Dame prior to the Bama...

[quote]A well thought out and reasonable analysis. Congrats on your parents not being blood relatives. I knew there had to one of you amongst the Bama hordes.[/quote] I would hope so. I've been a southern football fan since the 60's and as an electrical and computer engineer I've been paid to th...

I can only guess three reasons reason's for Bama fans' logic. (1) Most fans only watch games which their team plays although Bama fans probably watch Auburn games hoping Auburn would lose. Those folks probably based their sole judgement of LSU from the LSU-Auburn game. And seeing how Tennesse...

I think this is going to be a close game and I find it difficult to predict. Bama hasn't played a really good team. The best two teams they played were A&M who got hammered by Miss State and Missouri who lost to Kentucky. Their schedule has not prepared them for a brawl with a strong team. Histo...

[quote]I think they actually let the ncaa rule it.[/quote] There was an effort before the season began to get the NCAA to change the targeting rule to be more in line with the NFL version. This was because the way the NCAA version is, its too easy to get flagged for targeting while tackling a QB...

[quote]they would say chest if they meant chest. The chest is not the head or neck area.[/quote] White's face mask did hit the QB's helmet. The NCAA is trying to stop all contact against a passing QB's neck and head areas. [quote]wasn't really forcible contact as he didn't follow through. Was...

[i]"Note the rule says contact with "the crown" of the helmet."[/i] You need to read the full rule. Leading with the crown is always targeting. But against a helpless player, almost any hit in the neck or head area can be called as targeting and that makes the rule crazy. From the website...