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Read when he was at Oregon, they led the nation in sacks allowed (5 all season) and when he was at Pitt before that they also led the nation in sacks allowed (7 less than the next best team)

That and the rushing numbers are encouraging for me

Might I suggest this is now the Bama “Meet me at the Sonic” Rant Thread

He’s probably not wrong

Got absolutely screwed over by their former coach…but that seems to have been his identity his entire career

shite’s crazy. I actually thought he had maybe changed after the Bama debacle

Why? I never thought of them as poor

Also with players jumping into the portal they’re obviously getting access to freed up funds

Them boys ain’t leaving (this year anyways)

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Besides depth, what did we lose with Renaud leaving ? He was decent to good but not a true game changer. All we can do is trust the staff to replace him with someone better.

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Renaud by himself doesn’t upset me. But multiple guys at these positions leaving erodes our depth, and chemistry on the field. Indiana is about to compete for a natty and it’s because they got the oldest team in the country, that’s played together for a long time. While I’ll be shocked if they can sustain their success, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to look at what their doing and realize experience can absolutely be a proper (and dare I say, more effective) substitute for young talent

I want to see us go after some seasoned guys the rest of the portal, especially since there is no spring one anymore

If they lose, I would 100% assume 6 coaches from the last game not being allowed to coach this round is a significant culprit.

Kiffin should be blamed for that

If they win, you could say it definitely is a testament to Golding’s ability to hold the program together with duct tape and spit in the wake of Kiffin’s greed

I don’t expect them to win

I’m actually happy for him. After all the shite he went through (and put us through), and after Lane dipped out just before the playoffs, I’m glad it’s them if it couldn’t be us

I disagree. We’ll run the ball better with more athletic OL

Dewberry might be one of the worst guards I’ve ever witnessed put on a Bama jersey, and Proctor has needed to cut 35-45lbs for 3 years

Carroll has promise. Geno tries but is too weak.

This is what I saw. Dude dropped his helmet and made contact with the crown of his helmet

It’s helmet or helmet or targeting. It’s not neither

I haven’t watched a ton of their games this year but is this typical of their QB play?

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Bama is over-confident

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Do what now?

He wasn’t in the locker room. He was in an apartment bathroom, and I remember him calling his gf into the room to see how many ppl were watching him dance in his livestream

Its more the notion of Bama winning being dismissed entirely that is weird see

Yeah it’s actually pretty interesting when you look at the contenders from a talent standpoint.

Indiana had faced just 3 teams in the top 25 of the talent composite (Oregon, Penn St and OSU). All were close games considering Indiana was <50% chance to win mid 4th quarter in each of these games, with Penn St blowing a 92.9% chance to win at just the 2:00 min mark.

Ohio State actually has only faced 3 teams in the top 25 of the talent composite as well (Texas, Penn St, Michigan). Ohio State fared a bit better in terms of outcomes in these games with more convincing wins against Penn State and Michigan.

Miami has faced 4 (SMU, ND, Florida, FSU), Oregon has faced 2 (Penn St & USC), and Texas Tech hasn’t faced a team in the top 30.

Meanwhile…
Ole Miss has faced 5 going 4-1.
Georgia has faced 8 (Bama twice), going 7-1.
Texas A&M faced 10 (including Miami), going 8-2.
And Bama has faced 10 (Georgia twice, Oklahoma twice), going 7-3.

So when people say Bama is “more battle tested,” from a talent standpoint you could say they’re the most battle tested of any team still in the field.

When comparing opponents, here is the closest team from a talent perspective each team has played:

Miami: OSU (973.69) -> A&M (917.29) or ND (912.11)
Ohio State: Miami (874.57) -> Michigan (907.22)
Oregon: Texas Tech (757.49) -> Wisconsin (763.17)
Texas Tech: Oregon (941.22) -> Arizona State (738.52)
Georgia: Ole Miss (played already)
Ole Miss: Georgia (played already)
Indiana: Bama (993.55) -> OSU (973.69)
Bama: Indiana (645.34) -> Vandy (685.42)

Interesting of note is that Indiana would be the 2nd “least talented” FBS team Bama has played all season. I’m not saying in any way this guarantees a win, however as others have said, if both teams play to their potential, we should be in good shape given what we’ve already seen along the way compared to them