but even then it didnt work until they landed an elite skill talent in Bowers. he transformed the **** out of their O. even when they had elite RBs, theyd still lose in big games where the talent level was equal. ****, even in their first title, Bama were down all their starting WRs which made it easier for UGA. i dont think UGA is a very good model to follow.
CM was the major loss the other kid we will never hear from again his career is over in terms of NFL aspirations. I thought he was over rated
the issue is losing both were major losses bc ti killed our entire HS DB class.
CM I thought looked generational man, we havent had something like that in ages.
yeah he was one we needed to close on. it sucked but it wasnt completely our faults. **** happens.
i agree
I agree you need at least a few truly elite talents to win the championship. Elite gets tossed around way too often but you can win without elite QB play IF you have elite play elsewhere.
This is true but I think people forget that the latter is much harder to accomplish. We saw Bama do it a couple of times and now UGA did twice but you need to essentially be elite everywhere which is hard af. Whereas an elite QB negates all of that and gives you a chance. It happened with Cam and Watson. Clemson was decent but they had no business competing with Bama but Watson took them to the next level. So much so that Saban changed his philosophy on offense.
Look at Burrow and LSU. It took a historic season for them to break through. LSU recruits at a level very close to Bama & UGA. Still took an elite QB and a good system to beat the stacked talent teams.
We essentially need to build the equivalent of the early 2000s Canes to beat Bama and UGA. It’s not impossible because we did once but the road to the top gets so much easier if you get an elite QB. Maybe Emory is the guy, unlikely but maybe, I say this because it doesn’t have to be a 5 star.
I’ve been saying this for a while now. If we go for a top Hs ranked QB, we better go all out for a stud that will start as a true frosh or at least guaranteed to take the place the following year…
Anything can happen, even after a commitment, but I can’t say I’m surprised or expected differently. Like I mentioned the other day on here, I think we’re just going to have to build from the inside (trenches) out. That’s where Mario can excel. And it seems like that’s how it’s going to be on both sides of the ball.
A 2 star won because he was surrounded by a ridiculous amount of talent. Levels of talent that in my lifetime only three programs have reached. UGA, Bama and us in the early 2000s. The game is different now and getting back to that level is hard af. The great equalizer is an elite QB. The trenches are super important don’t get me wrong but this is a QB centric sport.