Alabama Dynasty Over, Swag Kelly, Clemson, SCs next Coach, & More

Sep 21, 2015, 8:45 PM

A fun little read. Still too much SEC West love. Excerpts below:

http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/outkick-the-coverage/starting-11-alabama-s-dynasty-is-still-dead-092115

Starting 11: Alabama's Dynasty Is Still Dead
12:49p ETPosted by Clay Travis

Last year after a loss to Ole Miss and a narrow 14-13 victory over Arkansas, I said Alabama's dynasty was over. The 85% of Tide fans, predictably, reacted with fury. As the 85% typically does anytime you say anything other than, "Alabama is the greatest team in the history of the universe and it's perfectly normal to name your children after Bear Bryant and sell plasma to go to the Sugar Bowl."

But the simple fact was Alabama wasn't consistently dominating inferior teams like they had in the past. If there was any doubt that the dynasty was over, Alabama's home loss to Ole Miss on Saturday night ended it. This was the kind of game that Alabama simply didn't lose from 2009-2013. Five turnovers, your opponent scores 43 points in Bryant-Denny at night, the Tide scrambling to try and avoid a total implosion, with every loss the excuses become more pronounced.
How about this instead of an excuse -- good teams sometimes lose. Great teams, rarely, if ever, lose. Alabama's just a good football team. The rest of the SEC has caught up with Alabama and Nick Saban, particularly Saban's defense. Alabama built its dynasty on defense and the simple fact is Saban's defense is downright ordinary now. What do these numbers represent? 44, 42, and 43, those are the number of points the Alabama defense has given up in three of its past four games against top 15 opponents.

Indeed, in Bama's last 19 games the Tide is now 14-5. In five seasons from 2008 to 2012, Alabama lost just seven games.
In two weeks, when the Tide roll into Georgia and lose, it will be a perfect capstone to the rise and fall of the Tide dynasty. Remember in 2008 when Alabama went to #1 Georgia and humiliated them in Athens in the black out game? That was the beginning of Saban's dynasty at Alabama. Georgia beating the Tide on October 3rd will be a fitting end to Saban's seven year run of conference dominance. The Tide will be virtually eliminated from winning the SEC earlier than in any year since Saban's first in 2007.

So long as Saban's still in Tuscaloosa the Tide can still be good, but I don't believe they'll ever be dominant again.
By the way, odds I would play this song on constant repeat if I were tailgating in the Grove this coming weekend?
100%...SWAG KELLY.

So who would South Carolina hire to replace Spurrier?

Of course, there's Chip Kelly, whose Eagles are 0-2, but even if he left Philly I don't think Chip would take the Gamecock job. If he would, congrats for sucking at just the right time, South Carolina. That would be an incredible hire.

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Bama had five turnovers and Old Miss won by only 6 points. 42-37 was the total score, what happened to the SEC defenses that dominated the conference throughout the BCS era?

Let's use circular logic which spins opposite of ESPiN's reasoning. If it takes five turnovers to beat a team by six points why would the winner be ranked in the top ten.

If your team gives up over 500 yard of offense why would you think they've done to deserve a top five ranking? If your team is 4-14 on third down conversion attempts why would it deserve a top five ranking? If your defense gives up 29 first downs....that's old miss.

If your team passes for 288 and rushes for 341 and loses by six points why do you think it deserves a top 15 ranking? If your team turns the ball over five times, two fumbles and three interceptions and gives us 42 points what make you think they deserve a top 15 ranking?

http://espn.go.com/college-football/matchup?gameId=400603850

Alabama Dynasty Over, Swag Kelly, Clemson, SCs next Coach, & More

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