How good is this team?

[ChinaBuck]

The B1G East is easily better than the SECw this year, and itâ€s not even close. Iâ€d put $500 on the table straight up for OSU to beat any of the SECw teams on a neutral site. Iâ€d do the same for Tennessee. Georgia would be an interesting game. I could see anything from a Georgia blowout to an OSU blowout happening, and everything in between.

To back up the main gist of over ranking….Florida, aTm, Arkansas, lsu, Alabama, Kentucky all have held top 10 ranking….and all had 2 losses at least…some up to 6 losses….by week 9. Their losses are not great either. Liberty and appy State to name a couple

ESPN is in bed with the SEC.

All warm and cozy like a couple of trannies on a Bros binge.

[dkeener67]

Bama has the talent to beat anyone. That was never questioned.

What is questioned is their play relative to their talent over the past two years, and secondly the “grace” given them for multiple bad outings in both years.

I think after winning so many championships in a short period of time you earn the benefit of the doubt.  This year's team is not dominant as they have proven and they won't be a factor.  Last year they were the second best team and I think earned that distinction on the field.  They had no "bad outings" last year.  Unless you are also going to say the 2002 Ohio State wasn't really the national champion because they had close games and bad outings.

They had horrible outings against Florida, aTm and especially a toothless auburn team. Auburn dominated them and should have won if not for a boneheaded play.

Yep HT jumped the shark with his last post.

[Hightop77]

Bama has the talent to beat anyone. That was never questioned.

What is questioned is their play relative to their talent over the past two years, and secondly the “grace” given them for multiple bad outings in both years.

I think after winning so many championships in a short period of time you earn the benefit of the doubt.  This year's team is not dominant as they have proven and they won't be a factor.  Last year they were the second best team and I think earned that distinction on the field.  They had no "bad outings" last year.  Unless you are also going to say the 2002 Ohio State wasn't really the national champion because they had close games and bad outings.

They had horrible outings against Florida, aTm and especially a toothless auburn team. Auburn dominated them and should have won if not for a boneheaded play.

Yep HT jumped the shark with his last post.

2 losses and one of those was to the eventual national champion a team they defeated to win the SEC championship.  What are the chances of any team defeating Georgia even once much less twice?  Michigan had a chance to defeat the SEC narrative and got crushed.  And that's that.

[TcSoup]

Here's a example from last year: everyone complained UC got in , But at the end of the day the two next best teams in their league Houston and UCF both beat SEC Legends in their Bowl Games Auburn and Florida.

[dkeener67]

Bama has the talent to beat anyone. That was never questioned.

What is questioned is their play relative to their talent over the past two years, and secondly the “grace” given them for multiple bad outings in both years.

I think after winning so many championships in a short period of time you earn the benefit of the doubt.  This year's team is not dominant as they have proven and they won't be a factor.  Last year they were the second best team and I think earned that distinction on the field.  They had no "bad outings" last year.  Unless you are also going to say the 2002 Ohio State wasn't really the national champion because they had close games and bad outings.

They had horrible outings against Florida, aTm and especially a toothless auburn team. Auburn dominated them and should have won if not for a boneheaded play.

Yep HT jumped the shark with his last post.

2 losses and one of those was to the eventual national champion a team they defeated to win the SEC championship.  What are the chances of any team defeating Georgia even once much less twice?  Michigan had a chance to defeat the SEC narrative and got crushed.  And that's that.

So losing two games does not qualify as a bad outing? I think you are probably only one who would define bad outing this way.

[Hightop77]

I think after winning so many championships in a short period of time you earn the benefit of the doubt.  This year's team is not dominant as they have proven and they won't be a factor.  Last year they were the second best team and I think earned that distinction on the field.  They had no "bad outings" last year.  Unless you are also going to say the 2002 Ohio State wasn't really the national champion because they had close games and bad outings.

They had horrible outings against Florida, aTm and especially a toothless auburn team. Auburn dominated them and should have won if not for a boneheaded play.

Yep HT jumped the shark with his last post.

2 losses and one of those was to the eventual national champion a team they defeated to win the SEC championship.  What are the chances of any team defeating Georgia even once much less twice?  Michigan had a chance to defeat the SEC narrative and got crushed.  And that's that.

So losing two games does not qualify as a bad outing? I think you are probably only one who would define bad outing this way.

I don't think losing to Georgia last year constitutes a bad outing especially after beating them beforehand.

[dkeener67]

So how do you define a bad outing? A close victory over a team you should be beating solidly? Failing to cover the pointspread? Losing a game to an inferior team? Or losing a game to a team your favored to beat?

[Hightop77]

So how do you define a bad outing? A close victory over a team you should be beating solidly? Failing to cover the pointspread? Losing a game to an inferior team? Or losing a game to a team your favored to beat?

Ask Bammer doc.  He brought it up.  I think one game he was referring to was Alabama/Auburn.  Sure Auburn had a down year but they still had plenty of talented players and it is a huge rivalry that was played on the road.  Alabama survived.

[lrrps21]

Is Bama the same team that totally destroyed tOSU in the 2020 title game? No. Teams change every year and Bama is not immune to this. Bama struggled with Texas, aTm, and lost to TN and LSU. Bama lost to SEC teams. This is why I don't get upset when tOSU loses to an SEC team. The SEC is the best conference in college football and it's been this way since the BcS days. The team people should be talking about is Clemson. Talk about struggling all season.

Even though Bama is not "Bama" this season, I will take them in the bowl game vs anybody they play. Saban has 1 month to get his team healthy and to prepare for the opponent.