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He was a starter at OT. So granted, wasn’t directly coached by the man but did say he was awful to be around

One of the founders of EnCap (oil investment in Houston) is a former player with deep pockets. Family member used to work there and told me President taylor called up to the office and also the founder took coach Kelly out to lunch when he was first hired. So assume he’s a booster

of course Saban has power. He is an iconic coach in the college football landscape.

I remember when he was at LSU he practically made LSU get rid of Texas Tech from the schedule bc "I'm not gonna lose a game to some gimmick offense".

and not too long ago he complained to his friends at the SEC office about so many ppl having byes before Bama and guess what.. a new rule was implemented.

OM and LSU games are usually closer than expected, but for any fanbase to say a W against any top half SEC team is a forgone conclusion is just plain ignorant.
And for a team coming off of 7 win season to say they have a W locked up against one of the top programs of the past decade is hilarious.

all SEC teams have talent, thats why the SEC litters the NFL draft and recruiting rankings.

honest question for the rant: These players we have replacing our lost starters from last yr, do you honestly think the OM players are more talented?

I am willing to bet that a majority of them would be starters over OM players if they were on the same roster

Johnny will slump next year. He loses his protection and recievers. (although the faggies are gonna have one of the best reciever classes coming in). WE HAVE A BYE BEFORE TOO

UGA and Bama are toss ups. Bama wont be the same with their losses on the O-line and UGA is losing the bulk of their defense too.

Arky always scares me and Ole Piss is wanting revenge, so both close games, but we win.

TCU doesnt have the depth to run with us for a whole game. They got worn out alot this year in the Big 12. Plus, LSU has a good track record with these opening season showcase games.

I agree completely with everything. I dont understand all you apparent tiger fans saying a 4-5 season is awaiting us. I say a 3 loss season is the worst I can see, wouldnt be surprised if an SEC championship if we can win in T-town
Have confidence in our program.

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Don't have to have a spectacular offense. You do need to be able to turn it on when it's necessary though.

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I completely agree.
Just imagine if even half those drops didnt happen or maybe if 5 of those deep balls that Mett overthrew were complete.

We have the luxury of having a genius in the Chief and an embarrassment of riches on our defense that I would imagine Miles lacked while at OSU.

Our offense only really needs 4-5 scoring drives a game for us to be successful bc its not often our D lets up more than 20 points.

Our team is built to hold on to the ball longer than our opponent and challenge them when they actually get the ball to try to score on our D. Our biggest issue this year was floundering in the redzone and inconsistent O line play.

I doubt he gets enough PT to improve his stock as a RB. and I dont think an NFL team would be using him as a returner

Reid, Mingo, Montgomery- all were expected to leave prior to this year
Simon- surprising but looks like he could be a late 2nd or 3rd round pick (doubt his stock would improve drastically)
Loston- a head scratcher, cant dfefend this one ha
Ware, Ford- their stock isnt going anywhere with the stable of backs now ahead of them on the depth chart
Wing- ranked as the #1 punter on the board and looks to be a 5th round pick



The amount of juniors we have leaving is indicative of the talent we sign and our staff coaches up.Yes, its unfortunate from a fans standpoint but this is what happens when you sign top 10 talent year in and year out. It can only excite future recruits about our program:
1. stud recruits want/expect to play early and often
2. proves to them that our program is a spring board to the NFL

(fun fact, since 2006, no other SEC program has had more NFL draft picks.. yes even more than Satan down in T-town)

Overall, The Chief is still running our Defense so quit worrying. We had a lot of freshmen get PT this year. Our Offense, however, anemic it may seem at times will be greatly improved next season. Look at the Bama or SC game when our OLine won the battle in the trenches, if they play as they are expected, our offense runs great. The o-line hopefully wont be getting shuffled so much this year and all other starters return.