Actually I think you are. Just a difference of opinion, even though objectively no one can deny the huge difference in talent according to the rating services. Every recruiting year, year in and year out.
Honestly, you don’t see the difference in talent, up and down the roster and into the three deep?
I mean I don’t even think it’s a question.
Add to that and the enormous organization, duplicate coaches everywhere, and a very tightly run ship. They’re like a Fortune 100 company, except they're at the top and everyone else is clawing for second. Not even Georgia, which pays recruits as much as they do, comes close. They just don’t have the same coaching or top to bottom organization.
And I’m not sucking bammet off, I hate them.
They cheated their way to these championships. But I’m not going take away the incredible almost Germanic like organization they have. And great coaching. And tons of money to buy whatever they need in whatever position - administrative or coaching or players, that they need.
Can they be beat though? Yes, anybody can be beat.
But we have to play the best game we played in the last 20 years, and they have to play one of their worst.
On top of that we have to outscheme and outcoach them. Because we will not out talent them.
Siggggggggh; very disappointing from you O.G. U sound shook af. We know who & what Bama is, but they are young & inexperienced af this yr on the O-side. This ain’t 2020 Bama where we would’ve got smoked by 40+.
Based upon early starter projections from various sources:
-We have an advantage at QB. Yeah Bryce Young came out w/ an almost perfect 247 score as a 5 star QB, but he’s started exactly zero games vs. a QB who came out as a 3 star prospect, but after re-evaluation through the transfer portal, was re-ranked as a 4 star QB & has a ton of experience as a starter.
-At RB, both projected starting RBs 247 rankings are **** near identical. We have an advantage here, b/c once again, the new RB (a RS Sr) has zero starts.
-At WR, it’s an unknown for both squads. Metchie is a stud for Bama, but Williams has zero starts, and Slade Bolden is a 3 star kid w/ zero starts.
Regarding us, which Harley is going to show up for us; the one we had for 3 1/2 that was mediocre or the one who ended the season strong for the second half of the yr? Which Rambo r we r getting; the highly sought after blue chip kid that sizzled as a Frosh, or the perennial underachiever for the past couple of seasons? Who will emerged as our 3rd?
-At TE, we’re featuring a former Top247 player in Will Mallory, Bama is not, period!
Along the OL:
LT - Wash. Why? Yes Neal is a beast at LT & is the 5 star kid, but per PFF, they have Zion as the #1 overall LT coming out next yr, while PFN has Neal as the #1 overall LT coming out next yr. So pending on which pro-football source u go by, they both flip flop between 1 & 2 as LT prospects.
LG - Advantage Bama (although both Tommy Brown & Jalen Rivers have **** near the same, identical rating score)
C - Bama, CLEARLY
RG - Donaldson was ranked higher than Emil as far as 247 rating score. However, which Donaldson are we getting? If we get the one who was a Freshman All American, advantage us.
RT - Advantage Bama
-On Defense:
Bama has the advantage. This is where they are the strongest & mature. They only lost Surtain & Moses from last yr’s defense & the guy taking Moses spot played a ton. Plus their two deep is solid af. We’ve upgraded w/ Stevenson, sure, but Ivey is still a liability & we don’t know know what’s, what w/ Blades Jr.
HOWEVER,
-Our DL is solid enough to contain & Stevenson, along w/ our S’s should be able to mitigate some of the holes we have going against a fairly inexperienced O for Bama.
That’s y I said this game shouldn’t be a blow out. Maybe we don’t score 30, but our defense shouldn’t be afraid of this version of Bama’s O & allow them to snap.
FURTHERMORE, this is not the same offensive concept under Sark. They have a new coaching staff across the offensive side under Bill “Worst GM in NFL History” O’Brien. There’s no continuity, while we have said continuity.
We have a 50/50 shot, and no way we should be getting blown out. I stand by that. If Diaz is the defensive genius he projects himself to be, then his mature defense in the same system for 5 going on 6 yrs now, should be thriving off an inexperienced QB w/ a new OC.
