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All-TigerNet [14233]
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Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 7:28 PM
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if we opened with them?
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Orange Blooded [2877]
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 7:30 PM
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Boat race?
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 7:30 PM
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Well...yes
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 7:31 PM
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you mean motor boat their wimminz?
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 7:47 PM
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count me in
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Now, THAT is a Crimson Tide, all by itself.
Aug 22, 2016, 10:43 AM
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 8:01 PM
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keep in mind Alabama hasn't lost a game by less than 14 points since 2007..and have lost just 10 since 2010, so boat race may be a relative term in this situation..All that aside, what makes you think that a team you just lost to last game, who is returning quite a lot and has the best receiving core in the nation, would lose to y'all by a large margin. Sure, y'all have Watson and Bama doesn't know who their QB is, but Jake friggin Coker won a NC so that shouldn't be a problem this year either. Clemson does return a bunch on offense and will have the most explosive offense in the country, but y'all still have a weak special teams and secondary, not to mention a very young defense. I think it would be a close game, but I just could never envision any scenario where Clemson beats Alabama by more than 3-7 points as long as Saban is in Tuscaloosa
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 8:02 PM
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*hasn't lost a game by more more than 14 points, my bad
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Re: Bama doesn't have the best WR corp, but cool***
Aug 21, 2016, 8:57 PM
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very debatable, it's a tossup between Alabama and Clemson as to who has the best WR corp. Several publications have given Bama the nod..Clemson's wideouts are very good and you know more about them than I do, but Calvin Ridley, Ardarius Stewart, Robert Foster, Gehrig Dieter, Cam Sims and OJ Howard (you remember him) at TE is absolutely filthy, almost unfair.
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Re: Bama doesn't have the best WR corp, but cool***
Aug 21, 2016, 9:03 PM
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Oj Howard had a big game because of Alexander being hurt not because he some freak of a tight end.
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Re: Bama doesn't have the best WR corp, but cool***
Aug 21, 2016, 9:30 PM
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It's funny you say that because dude is by definition a freak athlete..only had average stats because Bama is so good they didn't even need him much of the time to win..our coaching staff unleashed him in the perfect way to surprise y'all and it worked. Watch the film, Lane ran plays that would confuse your secondary and it exploited them like he does. Alexander out was a big blow, but injuries are part of the game
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Orange Blooded [2111]
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never heard of any of them
Aug 22, 2016, 9:36 AM
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except for Ridley and he was pretty quiet in the NCG...however our walk-on freshman WR did work against Fitzpatrick the 5* DB
Mayo had a great game...cant really say anything about that, but he was a nobody before that game and Saban implemented him in the game plan bc he is an excellent coach and recognized our weakness.
So I would say the best WR corp in the nation stays with us, but thanks for trying.
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Re: Bama doesn't have the best WR corp, but cool***
Aug 22, 2016, 11:17 AM
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> very debatable, it's a tossup between Alabama and > Clemson as to who has the best WR corp. Several > publications have given Bama the nod..Clemson's > wideouts are very good and you know more about them > than I do, but Calvin Ridley, Ardarius Stewart, > Robert Foster, Gehrig Dieter, Cam Sims and OJ Howard > (you remember him) at TE is absolutely filthy, almost > unfair.
I've talked with a high school coach - very well known, actually - who went to Alabama and then Clemson on the same trip, and he watched both teams.
He says Alabama's got a (slight) edge at OT because Cam Robinson is unreal, easily a Top-5 pick, but otherwise it's a push on the OL. He gave them a slight edge on DE because of numbers, us an edge at DT for the same reason...and he said, the thing that shocked him was how much Alabama looked like a JV squad at QB and WR compared to Clemson. Calvin Ridley, he said, was the only one who would crack Clemson's 2-deep.
He did mention that Burton Burns has the best job in the country, though. Alabama's RB's are unreal, as usual. Clemson's are good...Alabama's are on a different planet from anybody else's.
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Re: Bama doesn't have the best WR corp, but cool***
Aug 22, 2016, 11:35 AM
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1. Mike Williams 2. Calvin Ridley --- 3. Gehrig Deiter 4. Deon Cain 5. Robert Foster 6. Artavis Scott 7. Ardarius Stewart 8. Hunter Renfroe
My .02. Both teams are stacked.
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Even if you want to say the WR corp is even...
Aug 22, 2016, 11:48 AM
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You have to look at each teams ability to get the ball into their hands...
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...and srcamble when he can't.***
Aug 22, 2016, 11:52 AM
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Re: Let's wait till the end of the year... That's what counts.***
Aug 21, 2016, 8:59 PM
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I agree
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 9:01 PM
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keep in mind Alabama hasn't lost a game by less than 14 points since 2007..and have lost just 10 since 2010, so boat race may be a relative term in this situation..All that aside, what makes you think that a team you just lost to last game, who is returning quite a lot and has the best receiving core in the nation, would lose to y'all by a large margin. Sure, y'all have Watson and Bama doesn't know who their QB is, but Jake friggin Coker won a NC so that shouldn't be a problem this year either. Clemson does return a bunch on offense and will have the most explosive offense in the country, but y'all still have a weak special teams and secondary, not to mention a very young defense. I think it would be a close game, but I just could never envision any scenario where Clemson beats Alabama by more than 3-7 points as long as Saban is in Tuscaloosa
I agree with you if we beat alabama this year it will be a close game. I do think our Defense will be better than most people think they will be. I also think that if Alexander had not got hurt last year that game would have been different but at this point who cares because the bottom line is we loss. The thing is with a high powered offense if the offense on the other team makes a few mistakes there is always a good chance that our O will start pulling away from another team. I just hope we get another chance at a natty this year whether it is against bama or new mexico state.
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Re: Is there any doubt we boat race Alabama
Aug 21, 2016, 9:08 PM
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you have a pretty reasonable argument saying that if Alexander were in the game, y'all may not have given up so many busted coverages..just the way the game is sometimes though i guess. That's true, you're offense is so high powered that it can manage winning some shootouts even if the secondary/special teams doesn't play particularly well. You'll prob make it back to the playoff but we'll see what happens at Doak
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What happened to Beer Bryant; cfbfan take the baton?
Aug 21, 2016, 9:31 PM
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I actually thought Beer Bryant was alright. While I disagreed with a lot of what he said, he tried to be civil unlike the arrogant smug redneck Bama fans on some of the Youtube videos. I think we may have upset him after the Cam Robinson/Laurence Jones ordeal.
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Re: What happened to Beer Bryant; cfbfan take the baton?
Aug 21, 2016, 9:33 PM
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In what way am I not being civil?
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Didn't say you weren't; i was just talking about Beer Bryant
Aug 21, 2016, 9:43 PM
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who frequented the board in the spring and early summer, but haven't seen him lately. It's good to get an outsider's perspective and have some fun because football is basically entertainment. You're objective so far, as long as you don't turn into one of these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO-QbPo_RQ8
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Re: Didn't say you weren't; i was just talking about Beer Bryant
Aug 21, 2016, 9:49 PM
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ah my mistake, I do remember seeing that guy's account when I frequented Tnet back in January. It's not always easy being associated with the Bama fan base due to its stigma, albeit I'm #### proud to roll with the tide. And that's why I come here, for the outsider's perspective. But also because I love the sport in general and sense a lot of excitement and energy from y'all's fan base. I can tell Clemson fans are genuine and in some ways similar to us Bama fans believe it or not
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I stayed out of his way until he called right, wrong...
Aug 21, 2016, 9:37 PM
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and wrong, right. I just couldn't give him a pass on defending Saban's handling of players lawlessness. Didn't need him, didn't want him, glad he's history. Probably has a scok.
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Surprised only 21 posts in thread
Aug 22, 2016, 10:09 AM
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This was a definite 9.5/10.
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I'd prefer to wait and do it when we close with them...Yep.***
Aug 22, 2016, 11:53 AM
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Re: I'd prefer to wait and do it when we close with them...Yep.***
Aug 22, 2016, 12:02 PM
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Bama potentially could be starting a true freshman by the name of Jalen Hurts. He shares some of the qualities that make Watson so great. He plays with poise and shows natural leadership. He's a coaches son with a big arm who is a true dual threat. He doesn't have the accuracy that Watson has, but he has the escapability and the ability make plays with his legs.
Most of the Bama faithful expect him to eventually win the job because of his big play potential.
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Well, maybe they'll do good with their DW wannabe... We
Aug 22, 2016, 12:06 PM
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have the real thing... I expect this O to be a never-before-seen machine.
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yes***
Aug 22, 2016, 1:14 PM
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Re: yes***
Aug 22, 2016, 2:33 PM
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If that game is week one, Bama wins 41-31
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