Bama getting no respect

[colbysullivan]

no.

So let me get this straight, Bryce Young getting tackled and then hurt by a guy who USED TO PLAY FOR BAMA isn’t bad luck? Wow…

 

[81usaf92]

Losing to the two best teams we played all year doesn't seem as much bad luck as our incompetence. Also beating the number 1 ranked team coming off back-to-back national titles and still getting left out because of a week freaking 2 loss would seem way unluckier.

The dumbest argument that I heard all November and all offseason was “we were two plays from 12-0”…. But we were also “3 plays from 7-5” as well.

 

[JohnD]

So let me get this straight, Bryce Young getting tackled and then hurt by a guy who USED TO PLAY FOR BAMA isn’t bad luck? Wow…

It was crazy bad luck. But it did not cost us any games. Ineptitude on defense cost us 2 games.

 

[81usaf92]

So let me get this straight, Bryce Young getting tackled and then hurt by a guy who USED TO PLAY FOR BAMA isn’t bad luck? Wow…

You never specified anything, so I’m going strictly off the post that SCS posted. To which I still say “no” because we still lost two games.

 

[colbysullivan]

The dumbest argument that I heard all November and all offseason was “we were two plays from 12-0”…. But we were also “3 plays from 7-5” as well.

Is that honestly any dumber than TCU losing their conference title game and not dropping a single spot? Keep in mind the Big12 was at best the 4th best conference last year and Bama destroyed the team that beat TCU...

 

[colbysullivan]

It was crazy bad luck. But it did not cost us any games. Ineptitude on defense cost us 2 games.

Bryce's injury 100% cost us the LSU game. Go back and watch some his throws. He had guys open and was throwing it in the dirt because he had no zip on the ball. Even with Golding's ineptitude, we beat LSU with a healthy Bryce Young.

 

[81usaf92]

Yeah, I'm not very hopeful in it happening. It is a rivalry game though.

I will say that I see Florida beating FSU this week. FSU plays around too much and is without their quarterback entering the swamp vs a Gators team that is needing 1 more win to be bowl eligible

 

[colbysullivan]

I will say that I see Florida beating FSU this week. FSU plays around too much and is without their quarterback entering the swamp vs a Gators team that is needing 1 more win to be bowl eligible

UF is also without their QB. Mertz broke his collarbone. This just isn't our year it seems.

 

[STONECOLDSABAN]

The dumbest argument that I heard all November and all offseason was “we were two plays from 12-0”…. But we were also “3 plays from 7-5” as well.

I had 0 faith in BOB and Pete. Even with a healthy Bryce young.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

If OSU couldn’t take out Washington then they aren’t going to take out Oregon in a series that Oregon owns.

And the game is in Eugene.....

 

[81usaf92]

Is that honestly any dumber than TCU losing their conference title game and not dropping a single spot? Keep in mind the Big12 was at best the 4th best conference last year and Bama destroyed the team that beat TCU...

Yes. TCU didn’t drop because they were avoiding a Michigan-Ohio st rematch while rewarding Georgia with home field advantage in Atlanta. The ranking of 3 and 4 is irrelevant and only used to reward #1 and #2 while trying to maximize profits.

 

[colbysullivan]

I had 0 faith in BOB and Pete. Even with a healthy Bryce young.

I agree they were most of the problem, but we still would have beaten Michigan and TCU for sure. I don't think we would have beaten UGA though.

 

[81usaf92]

I had 0 faith in BOB and Pete. Even with a healthy Bryce young.

Yeah 2021 aTm comes to mind.

 

[colbysullivan]

Yes. TCU didn’t drop because they were avoiding a Michigan-Ohio st rematch while rewarding Georgia with home field advantage in Atlanta. The ranking of 3 and 4 is irrelevant and only used to reward #1 and #2 while trying to maximize profits.

Then this whole thing is a sham to begin with.

 

[BamaMoon]

Who's to blame for where we sit??? We need to look in the mirror!

Do I think we'd beat Texas right now? Yes, but that game in September counts.

Two straight years we've put ourselves behind the eight ball. We handle our business and quit losing games in the regular season and we'd be sitting at the top.

 

[81usaf92]

Then this whole thing is a sham to begin with.

Why? Because Alabama can’t always win it?

 

[colbysullivan]

And the game is in Eugene.....

Our playoff hopes hinge on UF's backup QB and DJ freaking Ukulele...

Side note, my brother texted me on Saturday saying "I can't believe a botched snap on a punt is gonna keep us out of the playoffs" (referring to Maryland). This just isn't our year.

 

[colbysullivan]

Why? Because Alabama can’t always win it?

Because their bylaws specifically state they are supposed to get the 4 best teams. Last year was the first year that didn't happen. It might happen again this year.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

If this was a year from now, we wouldn't even be sweating anything. We had so much good luck with the playoff I guess we were bound to have bad luck at some point.

A year from now, I won't be watching any regular season games, too.

There's a reason I don't watch regular season college b-ball - because I'm so old I remember when the Sweet Sixteen is when the tourney BEGAN.

There's a reason I have not seen a SINGLE NFL PLAY this season - because it doesn't matter until the last week.

Baseball is on the verge of losing me after what happened with all the good teams not named Houston this past season.

And college football is about to lose me, too.

And in every case - it's because they expanded the playoffs and turned their regular seasons into the equivalent of spring training in baseball, which I never watched, either.

Polls - which already have 1% meaning - will have 0%.
Bowls - they're going away.


And you know what will NOT go away?
Some penny ante 3-loss team from the SEC whining that "UCF/Boise didn't play as tough a schedule as we did, but they GOT IN THE TOURNAMENT that nobody would have considered us for until College Football went Full Moron!"

We still have teams that cry like babies because they finish 9th in a 14-team conference and have to watch some team get selected 68th for the b-ball tournament over them.

Regular season sports are becoming the most useless form of entertainment in world history.

 

[JohnD]

Bryce's injury 100% cost us the LSU game. Go back and watch some his throws. He had guys open and was throwing it in the dirt because he had no zip on the ball. Even with Golding's ineptitude, we beat LSU with a healthy Bryce Young.

Maybe. Something was off for sure. The injury didn't seem to affect him that much against UTenn with 49 points and 455 yards passing. It took umpteen blown coverages to lose that game. Had they won it, Bama still goes the the SECC even after losing to LSU.