Hating on the $EC - Mostly Alabama (and a little Georgia too)

[AlabamAlum]

So, will Kentucky be the next SEC team to leap from the abyss into the top 10 on the strength of one win? Do we need to pretend that the SEC is some sort of super deep league stacked with top 10 teams? Or can we just acknowledge that UAT and Georgia are miles better than anyone else in the country and that the rest of the SEC has some nice solid #10-25 teams plus the State of Tennessee. And South Carolina. And Mizzou.

Kentucky being ranked in the AP is irrelevant. Oh, it might make a difference with what secondary bowl they get to, but Georgia will beat the shit out of them in two weeks and Kentucky will finish 9-3 or whatever and take their talents to the post season as proud Liberty Bowl representatives.

[Cody_Russell]

Great for Kentucky. Saw that they lost 33 of 34 to Florida prior to that win... something like that.

A lot of nice upsets in the top 15 yesterday.

Cody,

1. We will never agree on Robinson. He is much better than Bo. He is a solid back and imo is better than Damien Harris. He is a great blocker, and a solid runner with over a 5.0 ypc average. There aren’t a ton of first round RBs in most drafts. It depends on the other people in the draft but I expect him to be 2nd or 3rd round at lowest. Anyway, we disagree and won’t agree. You asked for my opinion and I gave it. Time will tell.

2. I don’t think anyone in the know expected Metchie to be “the next Jeudy”. Jeudy was the past technical route runner we have ever had. Metchie is solid, but he isn’t Jeudy, Ruggs, Waddle, or DeVonta. He has 27 catches, which is more than Jameson, but for a lot lower avg ypc. And yeah, he does get most of the double coverages, but Jameson is right there with him.

So agree to disagree about Robinson. That was simply my thought while watching Bama yesterday. Like yeah, Robinson is a TOUGH runner. Not really impressed when thinking about him when it comes to the NFL.

Metchie. At least from an outside perspective, that's what people thought about Metchie. He would be their "next guy." Perhaps people closer to the Bama program had different expectations. It's clear and obvious that Metchie isn't Jeudy, Waddle, D Smith, or Ruggs.

[iam416]

I don't disagree re Kentucky, AA, but it amuses me how fast a team can ascend with a win over a perceived very good SEC Team. Anyone who watched aTm knows they suck balls on offense. SUCK. BALLS. The fact that Arky housed them was a surprise in score only. Yet, Arky jumps to #8. And it's not just SEC teams....Penn State and Auburn played a pretty even game and Penn State jumped bigly after that close win, at home, at night against what is probably a top 20ish team.

I expect Kentucky to be at least #10. Maybe higher.

[AlabamAlum]

Metchie is the “next guy” but no Bama fan who knows football expected him to be Jeudy (or any of our recent all-everything WRs). He’s solid. A good Div1 WR. Nothing all-world.

Final words on BRob: despite his 172 yards and 4TDs yesterday, with zero blocking assignments missed, he was still nursing a rib injury (which caused him to miss last week’s game). I’m much more concerned with Bryce’s long ball accuracy than anything in BRob’s game.

[AlabamAlum]

I don't disagree re Kentucky, AA, but it amuses me how fast a team can ascend with a win over a perceived very good SEC Team. Anyone who watched aTm knows they suck balls on offense. SUCK. BALLS. The fact that Arky housed them was a surprise in score only. Yet, Arky jumps to #8. And it's not just SEC teams....Penn State and Auburn played a pretty even game and Penn State jumped bigly after that close win, at home, at night against what is probably a top 20ish team.

I expect Kentucky to be at least #10. Maybe higher.

It’s just the opinion of a bunch of sportswriters with their own biases and agendas. It’s hard for me to get too worked up one way or the other.

[AlabamAlum]

It is very likely that back-up Bama RB Jase McClellan is gone for the year with a knee injury.

[Da Geezer]

It's a giant clownshow disaster that will turn what should have been a 10-2 transition year into an 8-4 transition year. Also, they lost their best safety for the season.

The upside is that they're starting to play more and more young kids on defense and the disastrous recruiting oi 2018 and 2019 is almost entirely processed out.

It's gruesome shit up here in God's Country, AA, but my alcohol supply is solid and Fall is my favorite season. So, I'll survive...barely. But, your concern is touching.

OSU was rated # 2, if I recall, in 2018. Life is tough.

[AlabamAlum]

Lost another starting LB.

[WM Wolverine]

Plenty of five stars on the bench to choose from.

[AlabamAlum]

lol. I know you’re kidding, but that’s what the morons who don’t understand football would say. Evergreen post.

[WM Wolverine]

Forest Gump still have eligibility?

[Hannibal]

If Alabama keeps losing linebackers at this rate, they'll only beat their opponents by an average of 51-10.

[AlabamAlum]

I wish we were averaging only giving up 10 points a game. We’re not in the top 25 in scoring defense.

Likewise, I wish we were averaging 51 points a game. Although that’s closer.

[klondike]

Bams' has just had a few bumps in the road to probably another NC. Find me the world's smallest violin..

[AlabamAlum]

Well, really, you’re in the know on Bama football. I’m no expert on Alabama, so I will defer to your deep knowledge of the team. Not even sure of their color scheme on the jerseys. Red? Blue? Purple. Wonder if that Bill Bryant is still coach? So, if I think the D is having real issues, it’s best to not listen to me. Just a few bumps in the road and they’ll win another championship? Writing that down. Done and done. Settled science. Thanks, man.