Alabama will begin 2013 as No. 1, duh. Who’ll give chase?
Will we see these two teams go at it again this December? Maybe. (AJC photo by Curtis Compton)
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – On the morning after securing his fourth BCS championship ring, Nick Saban was asked what he does with his BCS championship rings. Does he wear them all at once? Rotate them by month, by week, by day?
Said Saban: “I just put ‘em on the coffee table for recruits to look at.”
This drew a huge laugh — such a kidder, that Nick! — but it does underscore the problem facing the rest of college football. Success on the field begets success in recruiting, which begets even bigger success on the field, which is how one team in a cutthroat conference has come to claim consecutive BCS titles and three of the past four.
And Alabama now has bigger fish to fry. Only three programs — Notre Dame in the late ’40s, Nebraska in the ’90s and Saban’s Alabama — have taken three (legitimate) national championships in four seasons. No school has ever won three in a row, or four in five seasons. But who’s apt to derail this Bama locomotive?
After his Crimson Tide crushed Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday night, Saban spoke of how difficult this latest journey had been. “We got here by five yards. Georgia was five yards away from scoring (in the SEC Championship game). So it’s a pretty tough league that we play in, and we’re going to have to continue to try to improve as a program to have an opportunity to win the SEC Championship or the national championship ever again because of the competition in our league.”
Then this: “Look, we’re really happy, we’re really pleased, we’re really proud of what we have to do here. We’re going to enjoy it for 24 hours.”
And then back to work. For Alabama, the next game will come Aug. 31 against Virginia Tech in the Georgia Dome. The Tide will enter the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game ranked No. 1, perhaps by unanimous vote. But what teams will be in closest — not to say truly close — pursuit? An early look at the 2013 Top 25.
1. Alabama. Duh.
2. Ohio State. Urban Meyer is the only active coach with even half as many BCS titles as Saban, and the Urbanator just went undefeated in Year 1 at his latest stop. It’s intriguing that Meyer has had two unbeaten seasons, neither at Florida. This tells us what we already knew: He can coach a little, too. And in Braxton Miller, Meyer may have his next Heisman winner. (His first was a guy named Tebow.)
3. Oregon. The most stunning development of the month wasn’t Florida losing the Sugar Bowl to Louisville but Chip Kelly apparently choosing to stay in Eugene. For months his departure to the NFL had been seen as a fait accompli, but he hasn’t gone anywhere yet. Assuming he doesn’t, the offensive onslaught will continue. (Provided the NCAA doesn’t intervene.) Think of sophomore-to-be quarterback Marcus Mariota as the Johnny Football of the Far West.
4. Texas A&M. No team — not even Alabama, which lost at home to the Aggies — was playing better at season’s end, but some remain skeptical. Is Johnny Manziel really that good? Will Johnny Football be the same without left tackle Luke Joeckel, who’s leaving for the NFL? Will the raging Aggies offense rage on without coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, gone to Texas Tech as head coach? Will flavor-of-the-month A&M be the same the second time around the SEC.
5. Georgia. The Bulldogs could play them themselves out of the Top 25 by the end of September — or they could stamp themselves as the biggest threat to Alabama. They open at Clemson, and then they play host to South Carolina and LSU in two of their next three games. The Bulldogs’ defense will be radically reconstituted, but with Aaron Murray’s decision to stay in school the offense should be even better.
6. Clemson. The road to ruin has been paved with rosy forecasts for the orange Tigers, but the Clemson that beat LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl really did seem more forceful. (Skill was never an issue.) The runner Andre Ellington departs, but quarterback Tajh Boyd and bookend receivers DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins return. And Clemson is finally starting to play a little D.
7. Notre Dame. In the aftermath of Monday’s thrashing, SEC zealots were heard to wonder if Notre Dame would even finish in the top half of the only league that matters. Wrong question. The right question: Could any college team have held up against Alabama playing at its absolute zenith? (Answer: No.) Forget 42-14. Do not underestimate the capacity of a famous program that has, after many false starts, gotten it going again. Do not underestimate the recruiting pull of the Fighting Irish.
8. Stanford. Remember when USC was supposed to reclaim the Pac-12 for Troy? That lasted only until the Trojans ran across Stanford, which has weathered the recent losses of coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Andrew Luck to remain robust. In David Shaw, the Cardinal has its new Harbaugh; in Kevin Hogan, it has its new Luck. Coming off its first Rose Bowl victory in 40 years, Stanford eyes even bigger prizes.
9. South Carolina. Jadeveon Clowney might or might not win the 2013 Heisman Trophy, but barring injury he’ll be the nation’s best player. Steve Spurrier has proved he can win without the great back Marcus Lattimore, gone from Columbia after a second knee injury, and the Gamecocks stunned Clemson in Death Valley without injured quarterback Connor Shaw. But in 2013 Carolina will play Georgia in Athens, and the Bulldogs are past due in that game.
10. Florida. The bloom came off a return-to-glory season in that Sugar Bowl — even Gators fan Chipper Jones Tweeted his displeasure — and now Florida faces tough questions. Can its pedestrian offense, ranked 103rd among 120 FBS teams, improve enough to play for championships? This is no trifling matter, given that the Gators’ defense is losing seven starters. And, in case you missed it, the Georgia alum Will Muschamp has yet to beat his alma mater.
And the rest: 11. Louisville. 12. Florida State. 13. Boise State. 14. Oklahoma. 15. TCU. 16. Vanderbilt. 17. LSU. 18. Northern Illinois. 19. Oregon State. 20. Kansas State. 21. Oklahoma State. 22. Miami. 23. Georgia Tech. 24. Nebraska. 25. UCLA.
By Mark Bradley
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Scot Krause
January 8th, 2013
2:12 pm
first
GTT
January 8th, 2013
2:14 pm
UGA.
Scot Krause
January 8th, 2013
2:14 pm
Hey Mark, since I was first, could you please revise this list and put my Vols somewhere?
: )
Mark Bradley
January 8th, 2013
2:16 pm
Kudos, Scot. And I’ll take your request under advisement.
Biff
January 8th, 2013
2:23 pm
Half the top 10 is SEC, amazing how that doesn’t even seem outlandish anymore.
Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
2:24 pm
A nice exchange between Aaron Murray and AJ McCarron about McCarron’s girlfriend:
Tweet from Murray:
@aaronmurray11: Aj McCarrons girlfriend needs to become a Dawg fan #dawgsontop
McCarron’s response:
@10AJMcCarron: @aaronmurray11 u don’t win enough bud!! #15
Coach Mark Richt
January 8th, 2013
2:27 pm
Not Us.
Coach Mark Richt
January 8th, 2013
2:28 pm
Maybe if we wear our special red-and-white-checkers NIKE Jersey…
Yeah, that’ll initimidate those Bammers.
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What a joke
January 8th, 2013
2:30 pm
So of course a Ga. team with no defense is in the top five and then you put a Clemson team just behind them really?
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Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
2:32 pm
Mark
The SEC is going to be a Monster in 2013. Yeah, Probation Bound Oregon is a threat due to their lack of competition outside of Stanford( USC will be luck to win 6 games in 2013) but outside of the weak scheduling of the ACC’s Florida St( who will be better with Winston at QB) and your token Texas, Oklahoma group there just is not much competition to the SEC level of play.
You could take Alabama, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia( if they play defense), Vanderbilt( yes Vanderbilt) Ole Miss( much better especially if ( Kim-Dee-Chee brothers play together) and LSU( depending on how many more bolt to the NFL- the number is in the teens by now) put them all in a bag and anyone could beat anyone and still be better than Practically Everyone Else in the country in a bowl game.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
2:36 pm
Most of these SEC teams on your list will lose a lot of talent to the NFL. Bama, UGA, Florida, LSU, Texas A&M, S.Carolina – all losing to NFL. Ohio State plays a Notre Dame type schedule – over hyped & over rated. Notre Dame would be next to last in the SEC East or West. Oregon is for real but not enough defense to win the BCS. Looks like Bama has the most coming back on defense so I will give them the edge. They should be better on defense but there will be a drop off on the offense.
Weyman C. Wannamaker Jr. (A Great American)
January 8th, 2013
2:36 pm
Put Scot’s Vols in the “not a snowball’s chance” list perhaps?
Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
2:37 pm
Alabama
Texas A&M
South Carolina
Stanford
Oregon
Georgia
Florida
Florida St
Ohio St
Louisville
Say It Again Bama
January 8th, 2013
2:38 pm
QUESTION: How many National Championships does the Rev. Richt hold at UGA?
ANSWER: ZERO
QUESTION: How many National Championships does the Right Satan Saban hold?
ANSWER: FOUR THAT IS CORRECT.
Now boys and girls you all can shut-up about the 5 yards and wait ’til next year.
JB
January 8th, 2013
2:39 pm
For Dawgs, it will all come down to stopping someone and getting them off the field. There was something not quite right about that Dawg D all year. Worlds of talent, but really gave up the yards. Lot’s of folks saying how much worse can we be……I wouldn’t go there. Grantham did little this year to bring that group together……and if you ask some, it was Shawn Williams calling them out. Very well could be 1-3 early unless we just outscore everyone.
Steve
January 8th, 2013
2:41 pm
Mr. Bradley sir how do you feel about the fact that the final season polls for this year have Texas A&M and Georgia ranked below Notre Dame? for that to have happened proves polls are a joke and have no business in deciding a national champion
Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
2:41 pm
Flo-ri-duh
I know Alabama will lose Fluker, Lacey as underclassmen, but trust me when I say I know the group ready to step in are going to be outstanding and Alabama will be much stronger in 2013 if they stay focused and hungry which is very very hard to do with teenagers and young men.
Florida is the one who I think will be hurt by the departures, those guys leaving them were the heart and soul of The Gators defense.
LSU is the one who is going to be hurting,,,they are losing a ton of guys and the rats seem to be jumping the ship very fast down there. Have you seen their list of guys leaving? Unheard of the number of guys who are not even in the top 4 rounds of draft. Going to get interesting for them.
Stinger 2
January 8th, 2013
2:43 pm
Mark: Thank you for being nice about GT. I hope you are right.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
2:43 pm
To early to predict – after the draft and signing day will be the time for predictions. Laremy Tunsil, Tyrone Crowder, Kublinow & company added to the returning OL would put UGA on a higher level on offense than any other team in the country. Special teams will be solid. Defense will be a work in progress with the most difficult 1st half schedule in the country…. starting with Clemson, S.C. and LSU. Do not underestimate the loss of Marlon Brown and Tavarres King….. both will be in the NFL.
JB
January 8th, 2013
2:44 pm
I’m thinking the bloom may be coming off the rose for Miles. The guy seems mentally unstable or something. He may be smart like a fox, but I don’t know. He bet the farm on Mettenberger and it’s not paying off for him.
JB
January 8th, 2013
2:46 pm
Stinger…..any rumor of a DC over your way?
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
2:51 pm
Did I read someone say how Vanderbilt could beat anyone in the country outside the SEC? This is the same Vanderbilt who beat exactly 1 FBS school with a winning record – an NCSU team that finished 7-6 and fired its coach before the bowl game.
Same guy said Ole Miss could beat anyone in the country outside the SEC. Texas must be from another planet then, because all they did was beat Ole Miss 66-31 in Oxford.
The SEC is easily the best conference but the delusion of some homers is amazing.
rcb
January 8th, 2013
2:53 pm
If the defense under performed most of this year, were they really under performing? And if they were not underperforming, why can’t we put just as good a team on the field next year? My take on all of this is the defense had too many “stars” who thought they didn’t have to work for it. Thought they just had to show up. How many “stars” do you see on the Alabama defense?
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
2:54 pm
Steve
January 8th, 2013
2:41 pm
Mr. Bradley sir how do you feel about the fact that the final season polls for this year have Texas A&M and Georgia ranked below Notre Dame? for that to have happened proves polls are a joke and have no business in deciding a national champion
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What the heck does it matter? I don’t think Texas A&M or UGA wanted to hang a “2012 We are #2″ banner. The BCS uses the polls to match up the 2 top ranked teams and the winner is automatically #1.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
2:55 pm
Bleachers – YES I know Bama is three deep with talent…… if Fluker goes they will only have ONE returning starter on the OL. Thing about OL is that experience counts and all of these guys leaving on Bama’s OL had multiple years starting. LSU’s offense hasn’t been good in a while and now they are losing their DL and have a QB that I have little confidence in. Florida will take a step or two back on defense but the offense has to be better – doesn’t it? Not sure S.C. should be ranked so high as they are losing talent also and their heart and soul, Lattimore, is gone. Texas A&M will probably lose at least three starting OL to the NFL. I see UGA winning the east again and Bama or Texas A&M the west. Still waiting to see what UGA’s NT Geathers is going to do – return or early to the NFL. That will be a key to the defense.
captguitarman
January 8th, 2013
2:57 pm
Not buying the argument that Notre Dame is any where as good as its national, big sports media hype machine thinks that it is, or that they just happened to run into Bama in full, blooming juggernaut mode. These guys were over rated all year, and ranking them over Stanford, South Carolina, and Florida (yes, even bowl game sleep walking Florida) next year is also way too generous.
Of course, they would have deserved their number one ranking if teams were ranked based on luck –no ranked team had better dumb luck in 2012 than the Irish. Yes, the legendary Irish of yore, the luck of the Irish, Knute, the Gipper, touchdown Jesus, opposing teams missing easy field goals and losing, paper thin winning scores, etc.
But unfortunately, all the big sports media hype and America’s eager embrace of the Fightin’ Irish come back to life (plus the miguided hope that here is a team that can knock the hated SEC off of its perch) resulted in them and lots of folks drinking the cool aid of self-deceit and bitter disappointment after facing a team like Bama.
It is a sad joke that the hugely over rated Notre Dame did not fall to a more correct final ranking this year in the 9, 10, or 11 range. Look at how A&M and Georgia played the Tide. How could Notre Dame possibly have been ranked higher than them? Even Oregon (who lost to Stanford and always finds a way to lose at the end of the season) should not be above them. But he national hype machine loves the legend and there is bias a plenty, and so, incredibly, Notre Dame is ranked above A&M and Georgia after getting run out of the stadium and then run out of town last night. But, of course, college football political correctness would not tolerate three SEC teams in final top 5.
And their big defense player, their Heisman candidate, Manti T’eo, was obviously the most over rated player on the field along with lots of other over rated players including their quarterback. Would he even start at Bama, Georgia, A&M? No. Notre Dame finally met a great team, one that not even their number one ranking in luck could help them defeat.
Class of '98
January 8th, 2013
2:58 pm
The UGA-Clemson game is in Clemson, not Athens.
Go dogs.
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Class of '98
January 8th, 2013
3:00 pm
My mistake, I misread the column.
And go dogs.
JB
January 8th, 2013
3:00 pm
Clemson losing any starters?
Mark Bradley
January 8th, 2013
3:00 pm
I don’t have a real issue with Notre Dame being ranked ahead of Texas A&M and Georgia. Notre Dame lost one game. A&M and Georgia lost two.
Yes, both A&M and Georgia played Alabama far better than Notre Dame did. But so did LSU. And Georgia lost by as many points in Columbia as Notre Dame lost here last night.
Steve
January 8th, 2013
3:01 pm
yeah those same polls are now proving how worthless they are in coming up with the teams that play in the BS ooops BCS. it is not about hanging we are No. 2 banners it is about plain ol’ common sense. if you honestly think now that Notre Dame is better than Texas A&M or Georgia you had no business in voting in the polls to begin with.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:03 pm
UGA’s offense was BCS champ caliber – the defense needs to learn how to adjust to a double team in the trenches. Most over rated player and most over hyped – Notre Dames middle LB. Notre Dame was about #15 and yet they were given #3 in the BCS poll – wishful thinking and unwilling to say you were wrong is no good reason to have Notre Dame in the top #10. Ohio State is another Notre Dame – over rated schedule – over hyped – over rated. Maybe they should be #14 – right ahead of Notre Dame.
Steve
January 8th, 2013
3:05 pm
I have no problem with South Carolina being ranked ahead of Georgia. but the two loss, one loss thing is a big stretch. Texas A&M beat Bama and Georgia was only five yards away from beating Bama. if you are only going to judge on the one loss, two loss aspect you are penalizing those two teams from playing a tougher schedule that ND did.
Northside Dawg
January 8th, 2013
3:05 pm
It would be nice if Taj Boyd and DeAndre Hopkins went on to the NFL now.
dawgfan
January 8th, 2013
3:06 pm
“In the aftermath of Monday’s thrashing, SEC zealots were heard to wonder if Notre Dame would even finish in the top half of the only league that matters. Wrong question. The right question: Could any college team have held up against Alabama playing at its absolute zenith? (Answer: No.) Forget 42-14. Do not underestimate the capacity of a famous program that has, after many false starts, gotten it going again. Do not underestimate the recruiting pull of the Fighting Irish.”
Do not underestimate the power of nostalgic wishful thinking to overcome sound objective reasoning. To anyone who was actually paying attention to the game last night Notre Dame has absolutely no business being mentioned in the same breath as the top teams in the country. They are a complete fraud. Maybe Bama was playing at its “zenith” because they were playing a total fraud instead of a real football team like UGA, A&M or LSU. How unstoppable did they look in those games? Did this ever once occur to you media geniuses? For the life of me I do not understand why the media continues to insist on hyping this total fraud of a football program. Forget 42-14? Why should we forget it? We UGA fans are reminded on a near daily basis about what Bama did to us, but we should all just forget the complete thrashing they gave to Notre Dame? Move along folks. Nothing to see here. Why do they get a free pass? Because “Rudy” was a good move? Because Knute Rockne gave some famous speech 220 years ago? Because Regis says so?
Unbelievable. I am so sick and tired of this crap.
JB
January 8th, 2013
3:09 pm
Teams above that Mason Dixon line, year in and year out, will never be better than a Southern team. You will have an exception now and then, but not often. It’s a sport up there, it’s a religion down here, with the horses to back it up.
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
January 8th, 2013
3:10 pm
Spurrier will make JawGA howl when he visits Athens this year.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:10 pm
Bradley – I’ve got a serious problem rating Notre Dame higher than #15…… they had a very weak schedule and lucked out or were given the Stanford game by the refs. They were LUCKY to have one loss – got out played by at least three other teams. As I said at least SIX SEC teams would stomp Notre Dame – and what the h… happened to MUSCHUMP? I can see him being on the HOT SEAT next yea despite only having two losses this year. His under class men are fleeing to the NFL in droves. MUSCHUMP is living on borrowed time.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:15 pm
Yes UGA will howl when they visit Spud – howl like a mad dog about to rip in to a helpless Game Crock. Spuds done. Did he ruin Lattimore’s career by rushing him back to soon? Even team doctors said it takes 1 1/2 years to recover from the serious injury Latt had the 1st time. He came back to soon.
Granthams The Man!
January 8th, 2013
3:16 pm
I like the top 10 except for Notre Dame. There are Six SEC teams that would have beat them this year, not to mention Oregon and a few others. Next year there will still at least Six SEC teams who are better than ND.
Don’t forget ND will lose T’eo their all world LB, who also got exposed and they don’t have any Offense.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:16 pm
Sammy Davis Jr’s son? Prove it. Can you tap dance for me?
Patrick
January 8th, 2013
3:17 pm
Great article, Mark. An honest answer from me would be Oregon to challenge Bama. We all know that Saban HATES the hurry-up offense and that is the reason that TX A&M was able to take them down. If Saban is not able to rotate defensive players between downs then he is at a huge disadvantage and he knows it. That’s my 2 cents worth. Hope you had a fun time down in Miami.
Dawg_Mike
January 8th, 2013
3:19 pm
Vandy would beat ND
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Max Sizemore
January 8th, 2013
3:19 pm
Under the Bleachers, I like your top 10 better than Mark’s; dropping Clemson and Notre Dame seems about right to me. Clemson doesn’t have near enough athletes on defense to be a factor; the only reason they beat LSU was abysmal play-calling by the Tigers.
Hey, Mark, I thought the top 25 poll is supposed to be a “ranking,” which presumably means voters think ND would beat the teams ranked behind them if they were to play on a neutral field. So, do those voters (or you) really think the Irish would beat UGA, A&M, LSU, etc.? I think not. Notre Dame happens only to have one loss because of a weak schedule, and should not even be in the top 10.
Dawg_Mike
January 8th, 2013
3:20 pm
Ole Miss would beat ND
dawgfan
January 8th, 2013
3:20 pm
There is absolutely nothing spectacular or fearsome about Notre Dame. All of those teams in that Top 10 bring something to the table that keep opposing coaches up at night, except Notre Dame. Some of those teams in that top 10 have great offenses. Some of them have great defenses. Some of them have both. What does Notre Dame bring to the table, a director’s cut of “Rudy?” How does that saying go? They are good at everything, but great at nothing.
The media is already trying to cover up and downplay 42-14. Just forget it Bradley says. Move along folks. Nothing to see here. The only problem is that if Notre Dame is ever going actually earn the respect bestowed upon them they’re going to have to beat teams like Bama, UGA, LSU, Oregon, etc. That goes for everybody. UGA has some proving to do too after getting blasted by South Carolina and losing the SECCG. Nobody is telling everyone to just forget about that. Notre Dame shouldn’t get a free pass because Knute Rockne gave some great speech 220 years ago.
Do not underestimate the power of nostalgic wishful thinking in the media to overcome sound objective reasoning.
Destin Dawg
January 8th, 2013
3:20 pm
But S.C. and LSU are SEC games and are in Athens !! Go Dawgs !!
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:20 pm
T’eo makes my 1st string all dud team. ESPN created the myth that is T’eo. To small, to slow – 3rd round maybe. Jarvis Jones got screwed in the awards ceremonies. Just wait and see where T’eo gets drafted and where Jones gets drafted. Jones in the top 5 – 8 and T’eo 3rd round.
Nate
January 8th, 2013
3:20 pm
You need to flip 10 and 11 in your rankings. Florida’s lack of offense got exposed in the Sugar Bowl I don’t care what anyone says. And Louisville will have a very weak schedule next year. With a top ten ranking to start the season they will have a good shot to run the table and finish top two.
DERP
January 8th, 2013
3:21 pm
ND can’t be ranked anywhere until somebody finds the keys to their team bus still parked down there in Miami. There are all eagerly awaiting to play Bama for THIS years championship.
We r getting ahead of ourselves, aint we Mark?
Saban's OVERRATED
January 8th, 2013
3:23 pm
Saban is way overrated. Until he goes to a team/school/nfl franchise that has no history of winning, he hasn’t proven anything. Winning in football at Bama is like winning in basketball at Duke or Kentucky. If you’re a medicore coach, the program will sell itself. Spurrier is a much more accomplished coach. He has taken two programs that had no history of winning, and moved them into elite status. The Gators and Cocks used to be annually medicore. Now look at where they are. Even when RON ZOOK was at UF he had great recruiting classes. Why do you think that was? A guy named Spurrier had built a reputation there. Watch when Spurrier leaves South Carolina. They will still be relevant, and a great program. Saban has won his championships, but they were at schools that had a history of success and winning, which proves nothing about him as far as his greatness. Bear Bryant was a great coach. Steve Spurrier is a great coach.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:24 pm
Coach of the year should be Charlie Strong at Louisville. He did more with less than anyone in the country. Brains behind Urban Meyer’s success – Charlie Strong.
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
3:24 pm
JB
January 8th, 2013
3:09 pm
Teams above that Mason Dixon line, year in and year out, will never be better than a Southern team.
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Really??? Michigan will never be better than Ole Miss? OSU will never be better than Vandy? Nebraska will never be better than Miss State? ND will never be better than UK?
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
3:26 pm
“Brains behind Urban Meyer’s success – Charlie Strong.”
Somehow Urban Meyer managed to have 2 unbeaten seasons without Charlie Strong.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:27 pm
Biggest surprise of the year : Texas A&M and Johnny Manziel – 2nd biggest surprise is UGA’s OL and their running game. 3rd biggest surprise is UGA’s inconsistent defense against the run.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:29 pm
Charlie Strong recruited the players Urban Meyer won with – case closed.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 8th, 2013
3:32 pm
Floriduh…..Alabama will have our best offense in 2013. The addition of OJ Howard at H-Back along with Cooper,Norwood,Chris Black,and Chris Jones will make it impossible for teams to put 8 men in the Box. You should have gotten Bama this year for you will have no shot in 2013. Nick Saban has the roster at Bama locked and loaded and is about to have the #1 or top 5 class (again) signed.
Kamara to Bama. Bama has more competition at practice than Notre Dame presented.
If any of you Bama fans are still in Miami then tell Eddie Lacey his Mom called and wanted him to stop running and get home. Lou Holtz wanted all the Catholics to know it’s safe to comeout for the Bama team has left for T-town. Roll Tide
Nick sent Notre Dame a big message…took Bama to South Beach and put them up at the Fontainebleau while Elite Notre Dame stayed at the Motel 6 up the road. He then beats the living sheet out of you before the Pope(his Mercedes is made in T-town(Vance) and millions more. WARNING….STAY AWAY FROM THOSE MOBILE HOMERS GOLDEN DOMERS!
JB
January 8th, 2013
3:32 pm
Muschamp is struggling trying to covert that Urban Meyer hip hop mess spread roster to power football. That Florida roster was loaded with arena type players. Florida is still far away. Muschamp is on borrowed time.
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
3:33 pm
Flo- Ri – Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:29 pm
Charlie Strong recruited the players Urban Meyer won with – case closed
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Who knew that while Charlie Strong was coaching Louisville he was secretly recruiting players for OSU? Even more miraculous was how Strong got players to go to Utah in 2003 while he was coaching defensive ends at Florida.
JON
January 8th, 2013
3:35 pm
Say It Again Bama – Your the kind of bamatard that likes to keep on sticking the knife in but that is ok since most of us dawg fans hurt since we know we came so close but give kudos to bama for getting the job done. I am happy for you since Bama winning may be the high point of your existance, but just make sure when you go get your new championship t-shirt and hat, that you save enough money to pay your TV rent, trailer rent, and buy gas for your 84 camaro.
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
3:37 pm
Flo- Ri – Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:29 pm
Charlie Strong recruited the players Urban Meyer won with – case closed.
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How the heck did Strong recruit those players for an unbeaten Utah team or an unbeaten OSU team when he was coaching elsewhere?
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:39 pm
UGA played about as well as they could against Bama . . Murray ran up 400 + yards without Bennett or Marlon Brown – two future NFL WRs.
sflanagan21
January 8th, 2013
3:41 pm
Bama
A&M
Oregon
UGA
Stanford
SC
Clemson
Louisville
Florida
Ohio St
No freaking way is ND a top ten team today and NO way they are a top 15 team next year! Call it like it is people, Bama could have put up 63 easily and ND could not have stopped it! Ohio St is also over rated and they will also be exposed next year by an SEC team! What really sucks is that all the powerhouse SEC teams eliminate each other from NC contention through out the season and 9 out of 10 times in the SEC CG.
GO DAWGS
The Hammer
January 8th, 2013
3:42 pm
Where’s Louisville on this list? Didn’t they whip the dogsht out of Florida or did I imagine the whole Sugar Bowl?
JB
January 8th, 2013
3:42 pm
Boy, ND is in denial. Reading the quotes on yahoo sports out of their locker room. Said they just had an off night……Yea, right. Bama OL pushing their defensive front to the concession stand every play was a bad night..LOL. It wasn’t even close……and Bama would beat them next week also…..anywhere.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:43 pm
Utah & Ohio State – come on! Ohio State would have lost to half the teams in the SEC this year. Don’t recall Utah winning the national championship with the schedule they had either. Did not say Meyer is awful – Strong took him up to SEC level with his recruiting and HIS defense.
Buckeye
January 8th, 2013
3:48 pm
Brads,
You are correct.
Ohio State will contend.
dogs will be 1-3 out of the gate.
Let me be the first in 2013 to say “Fire Mark Richt”
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:50 pm
Meyer QUIT and that’s a fact. He QUIT on Florida. Said he was retiring. Does he look retired to you? Now he is down there trying to plunder their talent. Reminds me a lot of Saban when it comes to saying one thing and doing another. Saban QUIT on the Dolphins. Said right there on TV he wasn’t going to quit the Dolphins for Alabama. Not that maybe he wasn’t going to leave – said flat out he wasn’t going to leave. Two days later – he rabbits. Saban is loyal to Saban and Meyer is loyal to Meyer. they have that in common. At least Richt has the morals to do what he says he is going to do.
Buckeye
January 8th, 2013
3:50 pm
Urban’s 2nd class will outrank the dogs.
Not that that matters.
See: Dream Team
T-TOWN DAWG
January 8th, 2013
3:50 pm
I just don’t see how Bama’s offense can be better next year when they are losing 4/5 of the greatest O-Line in college football. Their D will be about the same or a little better, but the O has to take a step back!
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
3:52 pm
Ohio State plays a UGA like schedule next year. It is almost certain they go undefeated. Alabama pretty much only plays Texas A&M and LSU. If they win one of those two games then they will play Ohio St in the title game.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:52 pm
Buck Teeth – you smell a whole lot like a sock puppet Termite to me. Just be honest and have the guts to say so. Are you ashamed to admit your a Termite?
Mark
January 8th, 2013
3:53 pm
Glad you dropped Oklahoma out of your Top 25 – other than Southern Cal, the Sooners were the most pathetic offensive team among the elite bowls of this season. If Bob Stoops does not find someone to coach offensive football – and Muschamp, too – I don’t see either of them lasting another two seasons at Florida and Oklahoma. And Tech’s future will depend on the DC hire – if not good, it doesn’t matter how many points they score. Personnally, I see another UGA start like the Boise State start in the dome – after that early round with Clemson, LSU and USC, Mark will be on the hot seat again. With summer coming, all the Dawgs won’t be off probation in time to help til game 5.
JB
January 8th, 2013
3:55 pm
I know Bama is not playing Dawgs. Are they playing SC and Florida. You laugh, but not enough is made of that.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
3:58 pm
Ohio State plays NOBODY of SEC caliber next year (which is actually this year by the way) and if they were to play Bama or whoever wins the SEC they will get the same results Notre Dame got. Total humiliation. UGA will play Clemson, S.C. and LSU right out of the gate – and all three will ranked in the top 10 to 15. Quit whining about UGA’s schedule. Did your team play anyone of any significance? USC wasn’t even ranked at the end o the season so don’t start on that.
JB
January 8th, 2013
4:01 pm
Yep, Ohio St. will play Bama next year……and get killed. Herbstreit ( sp) will see that Ohio state gets lot’s of hype like ND did. Does Urban look like a DA after predicting a ND win minutes before kickoff.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:02 pm
J B – you have a point there……. few ever mentioned that with the exception of Teas A&M, Bama never played a decent offense until they played UGA. Even LSU’s pathetic “O” looked good against them.
Techster
January 8th, 2013
4:02 pm
Reading posts from dog fans over the last few weeks convinces me that a lot of them are delusional and dwell in some alternate “reality”…..probably some kind of bipolar disorder resulting from deep seated feelings of inferiority.
JB
January 8th, 2013
4:04 pm
Techster……………reading the Tech blogs the day AFTER beating USC, where would that put Tech.
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
4:05 pm
Alabama playes Tennessee and UK from the SEC East.
OOC they play VT and 3 scrubs
http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-13/sec/2013-alabama-crimson-tide-football-schedule.php
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:06 pm
Techster – do they have a Psych major at Tech now? When are they going to get a big time football coach and let their division II coach go?
Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
4:06 pm
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
2:51 pm
Did I read someone say how Vanderbilt could beat anyone in the country outside the SEC? This is the same Vanderbilt who beat exactly 1 FBS school with a winning record – an NCSU team that finished 7-6 and fired its coach before the bowl game.
Same guy said Ole Miss could beat anyone in the country outside the SEC. Texas must be from another planet then, because all they did was beat Ole Miss 66-31 in Oxford.
The SEC is easily the best conference but the delusion of some homers is amazing.
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I realize that reading in NH may be a lost cause, if you had read the post it was about 2013 and tongue in cheek. But we all know that you are perfect and balanced.
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
4:06 pm
Ohio State plays NOBODY of SEC caliber next year
So Ohio State plays no one as good as Auburn, Tennessee, or Kentucky? Also, I will give UGA credit for their schedule next year. It is certainly tougher than the exhibition schedule they have played the past two seasons.
The Ghost of Wally Butts
January 8th, 2013
4:07 pm
The Aggies should give Bama a real run for their money….provided they can keep Johnny Football out of bars…or fit the practices around his talk show appearances.
Bama’s potential weakness is their QB’s current woman – Ms. Alabama – as Mick told Rocky “Stay away from that Dame – Women weaken legs”.
JB
January 8th, 2013
4:07 pm
Damn Bob, did the school bus break down. You are late.
ramguy68
January 8th, 2013
4:08 pm
I think Texas A&M is getting too much of rating…..especially if they lose both of those tackles. They aren’t going to sneak up on anyone. They play LSU and Fla on the road and Bama has two weeks to prepare for them.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:09 pm
Watching the talking heads at ESPN is for losers. Notre Dame never was in the game and they are about 3 more top 5 recruiting classes away from having the talent to compete. By then their head coach will be long gone.
Moist Dawg
January 8th, 2013
4:10 pm
CMR needs to put clemson and south carolina on notice. UGA is coming for them and their children and Dabo is going to be facing an AMurraygency. I think it would be a smart move to go have a picutre taken in front of the state capital with CMR and Murray planting the UGA flag right on there lawn. Show stupid spurrier and disgusting dabo who is boss and make them scared before the game.
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
4:10 pm
When are they going to get a big time football coach and let their division II coach go?
Do you have some suggestions for coaches that we can afford and that would be able to overcome all of the difficulties at Tech?
KJ
January 8th, 2013
4:11 pm
I really hope lolOSU gets to the title game next year. If one of Alabama/UGA/A&M face them, it’ll be the same result as this year, and we get to laugh at those delusional effsticks once again.
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
4:12 pm
Damn Bob, did the school bus break down. You are late.
Yeah, been busy today. Ill try to catch up.
JB
January 8th, 2013
4:14 pm
Bob.. Gailey is available. Get him and Giff back to stock the team with D1 players again….and then hire a D1 coach.
Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
4:14 pm
Flo- Ri – Duh
January 8th, 2013
2:55 pm
Bleachers – YES I know Bama is three deep with talent…… if Fluker goes they will only have ONE returning starter on the OL. Thing about OL is that experience counts and all of these guys leaving on Bama’s OL had multiple years starting. LSU’s offense hasn’t been good in a while and now they are losing their DL and have a QB that I have little confidence in. Florida will take a step or two back on defense but the offense has to be better – doesn’t it? Not sure S.C. should be ranked so high as they are losing talent also and their heart and soul, Lattimore, is gone. Texas A&M will probably lose at least three starting OL to the NFL. I see UGA winning the east again and Bama or Texas A&M the west. Still waiting to see what UGA’s NT Geathers is going to do – return or early to the NFL. That will be a key to the defense.
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K-JO and Steen return as well as a center who truly is a better center than Jones( not lineman but center) K-Jo’s older brother will play beside him at Guard and the Tackle postion is deep deep and will be adding two JC players who were 4 star players out of high school.
LSU is still deep on Offense, and their line should be back in form for 2013, their qb who you know better than I will need to pick up his game or it will be a very long year for LSU. Their running backs are very very good big backs. The Defense is going to be an issue with all those Juniors hitting the gate to the NFL, but their talent level is still one of the best in the league.
UGA will need a few weeks to get their defense in order, but their offense will have to slow down in scoring so fast( to keep their defense off the field) and control the ball better or UGA may have to score 50 points a game ( which they probably can) in order to win those big games. By the time LSU comes to town UGA should have a handle on their defense and you and I both know that the line of scrimmage is where those big games are won and lost.
Florida is the one who I just do not see going 1 loss again in the regular season, they will have to find a qb who can throw and a running back with some real power and speed.
Good Luck to you.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:15 pm
I can see ESPN’s top 20 for next season now. #1 Bama #2 Ohio State #3 Notre Dame #4 USC # 5 Florida. # 6 blah #7 blah #8 blah #9 blah #10 and more blah blah blah!
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
4:16 pm
If one of Alabama/UGA/A&M face them, it’ll be the same result as this year, and we get to laugh at those delusional effsticks once again.
I am fairly certain at this point that SEC fans would be ok with college football completely collapsing economically if it means they can brag a little more on online message boards.
JB
January 8th, 2013
4:17 pm
With Kelly jumping ship at Tech. ( and yes, Johnson might have told him he ain’t the man) I’m hearing more and more that what Groh said about Johnson is true. It’s just fits his public MO. We’ll see who he hire at DC. Tells us a lot.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:18 pm
GTBOB – and just who did Tech play that was better than S.C., Bama and Florida. or even Ole Miss, Missou and Vandy? USC lost SIX games. How many games did tech lose – remind me.
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
4:18 pm
“I realize that reading in NH may be a lost cause,”
Nothing wrong with reading in NH – it’s the writing in GA where the problem lies
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
4:19 pm
GT played several teams better than Ole Miss, Mizzou and Vandy – FSU, Clemson, UNC and Miami -they lost to them
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:20 pm
TECH: High school offense meets high school defense.
JB
January 8th, 2013
4:21 pm
What does the Tech defense practice against everyday? Really ?
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:23 pm
Who did UNC and Miami beat – where are they ranked in the final poll? Refresh my memory. Fla State Beat Clemson. Above average – slightly but not top 10 material for sure. Miami and UNC? Not good.
Notre Dame Fans
January 8th, 2013
4:23 pm
We really should have won. We only lost because of the refs, the coaches, and our QB didn’t spike the ball.
(We are using these excuses because we heard that they work real good for certain fans down there in Georgia)
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
4:24 pm
With Kelly jumping ship at Tech. ( and yes, Johnson might have told him he ain’t the man)
Most Tech insiders knew Kelly was gone a while ago.
KJ
January 8th, 2013
4:26 pm
Bob, my post was about laughing at OSU fans (again), and had nothing to do with the economics of CFB. If you can’t keep up, it’s best to stay quiet.
The Hammer
January 8th, 2013
4:27 pm
No one answered my question: why is Florida #10, and Louisville not ranked at all? Or, did I just imagine the Sugar Bowl?
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:28 pm
Got to go see what Golic is going to use for an excuse on ESPN for his boys getting humiliated behind the wood shed. Doubt if he will even answer the question.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:30 pm
Florida is ranked # 10 because they bring in the3 cash to college football and ESPN. Louisville doesn’t. Just telling you the truth.
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
4:31 pm
Bob, my post was about laughing at OSU fans (again), and had nothing to do with the economics of CFB. If you can’t keep up, it’s best to stay quiet.
I think you missed the point of my post. The longer the SEC continues blowout wins over undeserving opponents the more college football will continue to degrade economically. I was pointing out the irony that SEC fans are hoping for that.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:31 pm
ESPN likes to go to Florida . fun in the sun. Louisville – not so much.
Tide Rising
January 8th, 2013
4:32 pm
Flo- Ri – Duh
January 8th, 2013
2:55 pm
Bleachers – YES I know Bama is three deep with talent…… if Fluker goes they will only have ONE returning starter on the OL.
No. If Fluker goes pro we still have 2 starters returning in tackle Cyrus Kuandijo and guard Anthony Steen. When we won it in 2009 we had to replace 3 starters on the O-line. We’ve got a highly touted JUCO tackle coming in and the O-line is loaded with several 3rd and 4th year redshirted guys who’ve been waiting their turn. We’re in real good shape there.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:34 pm
GTBOB – I was for Louisville against Florida this time – but had to go with Bama (even I don’t care for their coach) as I know Notre Dame is a bunch of rich yankee snobs.
The Hammer
January 8th, 2013
4:35 pm
So, it comes down to money?
That’s why Notre Dame, with their large fan base, was in the game against an obviously superior Alabama, and not the Oregon Ducks, with their smaller fan base?
In the past, what, seven years(?), the only competitive BCS game we’ve had was a couple of years ago, Auburn – Oregon.
Last night proved, once again, that the only two conferences that can compete with one another are the SEC and Pac-12.
Moist Dawg
January 8th, 2013
4:36 pm
Some of you need to stop arguing like a bunch of 13 year old girls. Its sickening. As long as CMR and AMurraygency go out there and kick some tail, it doesn’t matter where the other losers are ranked.
Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
4:39 pm
Paul in NH
January 8th, 2013
4:18 pm
“I realize that reading in NH may be a lost cause,”
Nothing wrong with reading in NH – it’s the writing in GA where the problem lies
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Apparently there is because you did not read it correctly or you did not understand it…which may be your issue….or is it jumping to conclusions, or comprehension….
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:39 pm
Tide Rising – My bad – forgot about Steen. The three you are losing are by far the best of the OL talent and losing 3 one year doesn’t just mean the same thing as losing these three this year.. since these guys are 1st round draft choices.
Tide Rising
January 8th, 2013
4:39 pm
I do hate starting out no. 1. All it does is put a big target on your back and you get everyone’s A game. Much better to be no. 4 or no. 5 starting out.
Buckeye
January 8th, 2013
4:41 pm
Urban has the last word on dogs, remember?
TIME OUT
TIME OUT!
TIME OUT!
Still sticks in your jowls, doesn’t it dogs?
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:41 pm
Not saying Tide’s OL will be bad next year – to much talent for that – but they won’t be Warmack Barrett Jones and Fluker quality and experience will they?
Buckeye
January 8th, 2013
4:43 pm
floriduh,
Was your Big East loss this year a “better loss” than the dogs in the Liberty Bowl?
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:44 pm
Urban Meyer knows how to QUIT. Urban Meyer knows how to retire and un – retire to hi benefit. It’s a big, cut throat and immoral business – leave it at that.
sflanagan21
January 8th, 2013
4:46 pm
Ya know I’ve never really gave a rat’s ass about rankings, being an athlete I know they don’t really mean much cause ya have to play the games. But after the beat down that ND took last night how in the freak can anyone have the nerve to put them in the top 5 and above A&M who beat Bama and above UGA who was one play and 5 yards away from beating BAMA! These voters either have short term memory loss problems or are just straight delusional.
Note to voters: When voting for the top 25 at the beginning of next season, remember what happened to ND before you jump on the Ohio State bandwagon. Yea they may win out and make it to the NC game but it will be another blowout by a real football team coming out of the SEC! Actually I see Cal upsetting Ohio St and if not Cal then Michigan will screw up their dreams! Haha just looked at Ohio St schedule next season, WOW what a joke of a schedule! They should run the table but I guarantee ya they choke against either Cal, Penn St or Michigan…
Bama reloads on their O line and both of their fate and A&M’s fate will be determined on Sept 14th. Oregon will be a monster on O and will more then likely run the table, but ya never know what may happen in the PAC 12 between Oregon, Stanford, Oregon St, USC and Cal, any given weekend any of those teams may beat the other but I doubt the Ducks lose a game next year. UGA will have the best O in the Nation and if we get past Clemson and SC then we could run the table, LSU is going to be good but I put NO faith in Ole Metz, I have NO idea what the Gators are up to and nor do I care.
For the most part the rest of teams out there are irrelevant…
GO DAWGS!
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:46 pm
Buck Teeth – decipher what you just said please……. thank you.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:48 pm
How did Ohio State do when they played SEC teams in recent history – Buck Teeth – refresh my memory.
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
4:49 pm
GTBOB – I was for Louisville against Florida this time
I give you much credit then. Most SEC fans are not capable of rooting for teams from other conferences.
Tide Rising
January 8th, 2013
4:53 pm
Flo- Ri – Duh,
Losing 3 great lineman is always difficult to replace. But I think our center Barrett Jones was probably the most overrated Outland Trophy winner I’ve ever seen. He routinely got beat and driven into the backfield. It even happened once or twice against ND last night. Losing Warmack is the biggest blow since he just dominated people. Same with Fluker who has not yet announced. Of the 2 left though Steen will be a 3 year starter and he is a projected 2nd round NFL pick. Kuandijo was the #2 recruit in the country coming out of high school and will be as dominating as Warmack or Fluker. There will be a drop off from losing Fluker and Warmack for sure but not a huge dropoff.
Tide Rising
January 8th, 2013
4:58 pm
Flo- Ri – Duh,
Warmack and Fluker will be missed if he goes. But Jones is the most overrated lineman I’ve ever seen. He constantly got driven into the backfield throughout the season including a couple of times last night. Great kid but overhyped.
Stinger 2
January 8th, 2013
5:02 pm
JB: No rumors about who the next GT DC will be from out my way.
GTBob probably can address your question.
Buckeye
January 8th, 2013
5:12 pm
duh,
How has FL done against the Big East lately?
And the dogs vs. the B1G and Conf USA?
Buckeye
January 8th, 2013
5:12 pm
kj,
Can I call you Choi?
Doc Blanchard
January 8th, 2013
5:15 pm
I have Army at #10 or so next year. We gave those 1940 ND teams a run so no doubt we can do the same with Bama or ND in 2013.
Beat Navy! See you in the BCS next year!
Curt
January 8th, 2013
5:17 pm
I just do not think Oregon is in the class of the SEC and thus should not be ranked as high as they finished the year and for sure not into next year. Yes they play fast…for other conferences but not for the SEC. They just do not have the size on the lines and they do not play against the pro style defenses that most SEC teams employ.
Same goes for Notre Dame
Ohio State appears to be built in the SEC style and Urban Meyer is a decent coach so I think they could do very well.
I think South Carolina, Florida and LSU are ranked a little low
My thoughts:
1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 Texas A&M
4 Georgia
5 Clemson
6 Florida
7 Oregon
8 South Carolina
9 Stanford
10 LSU
11 Notre Dame
GTBob
January 8th, 2013
5:20 pm
JB: No rumors about who the next GT DC will be from out my way.
GTBob probably can address your question.
I honestly haven’t heard who it will be or who is even really in the running. I have seen a few names throw around but nothing concrete. All I knew before was that Kelly was not going to be the guy and that was known before the ACC championship was played.
TexUGAfan
January 8th, 2013
5:22 pm
Honestly, worrying about these rankings is pointless. I agree the SEC has dominated – but to say “clearly 6-8 SEC teams would DOMINATE ND” is overreacting. Look at FLA – they were supposed to destroy Louisville, they had the highest point spread out of all BCS games. You never know who will actually win when the game is played. Look at UGA – annihilated by USCe, but then takes Bama to the wire.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 8th, 2013
5:31 pm
Word is Bama’s RB coach Burton Burns has been contacted by FSU. Jimbo trying to take Nick’s staff and fix his mess. His problem is he will still be the HC even with Nick’s staff. In addition Bobby Williams will retire to and admin position.
Cannon Ball Butler
January 8th, 2013
5:38 pm
Teo was last seen wearing tire marks on his back.
VCGA
January 8th, 2013
5:40 pm
Thanks Mark for reminding those UGA fans who don’t remember their loss to SCarolina! Short term memory loss. I agree that A&M was the best team latter part of the season, unfortunately that doesn’t count. Would love to have playoffs like the NFL. Then we might see who really is in the top 10. Until there is competition between conferences it’s all what the media portrays and the what the readers buy into….
fatboyslim
January 8th, 2013
5:59 pm
The GT ranking was a joke , right?
GB's Hamburgers
January 8th, 2013
6:28 pm
I’m wondering a bit about the SEC outside of Bama, GA and A&M. Even in their bowl wins most SEC teams didn’t play good defense. Statistically, in most of the games the opponents moved the ball better than their SEC counterparts. Time of possession? Same deal. Check it out. I hope as a league we’re not going the way of the ACC on defense. If UGA couldn’t stop anyone with the athletes we had this year, will we ever have another good defense?
BgTimeTECHFan
January 8th, 2013
6:34 pm
Did you see what Tech did o USC, Tech should be in the top 10
Mike
January 8th, 2013
6:36 pm
I dont think Florida will be top 10 material losing all those defenders. Not unless their offense gets going. Unlike UGA, UF’s D was a huge reason they got as far as they did. UGA wont miss the lost defenders as much because they really didnt get that good of production this year.
Bama is going to be hurting next year if Lacy goes. Lets face it, that offensive line was the reason they beat UGA and won this title. They will lose most of it as well. They will be preseason #1, but dont be shocked if A&M wins the West. It could easily be UGA vs A&M for the SEC title and a trip to the NC. Of course, the SEC always has surprises in store. Arkansas, Auburn and UT might all improve under new coaches. Ole Miss and Vandy may continue their momentum.
BOY THAT DAWG IS UGLY
January 8th, 2013
6:45 pm
Finally, the Dawgs have a schedule. Win at Death Valley and take Gamecocks and LSU then you’ll be a real threat. Looks like Saban and Bama is in a league all their own sort of SEC Plus.
BOY THAT DAWG IS UGLY
January 8th, 2013
6:49 pm
So the Dawgies now have a schedule. Win at Death Valley and beat Spurrier and Miles then you’ll be a contender and not a pretender. Saban and Bama are in a league unto themselves. Sort of like SEC Plus….
dawgs25
January 8th, 2013
7:28 pm
for all you puppy haters who say Georgia will not have a dfense nex year…………just remember we were not supposed to have an offense this year……….rookie running backs, rookies on “o” line………how’d that turn out for us…………I think we will have kids that step up on the other side of the ball next year and may even give up less rushing yardage than the so called great dfense we had this year…….we had some great individuals on dfense, but we certainly did not have a great dfense..
Delbert D.
January 8th, 2013
7:41 pm
“LSU’s offense hasn’t been good in a while and now they are losing their DL and have a QB that I have little confidence in.”
That’s why Mark has them ranked in Northern Illinois’ spot.
“Saban is way overrated. Until he goes to a team/school/nfl franchise that has no history of winning, he hasn’t proven anything.”
He won a mythical NC at LSU. Their previous one was in 1958, a team that had Paul Dietzel as coach and Billy Cannon in the backfield.
The Very Plain Truth
January 8th, 2013
7:50 pm
At least five teams in the SEC will be superior to UGA:
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
LSU
Texas A&M
brad
January 8th, 2013
7:54 pm
ga’s defense wasn’t that stout this year numbers wise. they lose like 5 starters. i think the d will be a problem next year. i see a 0-2 start in the making.
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
January 8th, 2013
8:10 pm
South Carolina’s backup quaterback Dylan Thomas is better than Aaron Murray
Delbert D.
January 8th, 2013
8:12 pm
“South Carolina’s backup quaterback Dylan Thomas”
How poetic.
please
January 8th, 2013
8:21 pm
gators got nothing next year.
bamaguy
January 8th, 2013
8:29 pm
Let’s be honest here. The SEC is 1) Alabama 2) Almost everybody else 3) The schools from Mississippi, Kentucky and Missouri.
Gator Mike
January 8th, 2013
8:40 pm
UF is definately in trouble next season if the offense does not improve, and I agree with those who say the defense will take at least one step backwards. As a Gator, I do not like it, but the Sugar Bowl showed me that our coaching staff has huge flaws. As a side note, I would bet that the guys spent too much time on Bourbon St. regardless of WM’s story.
Flat Tire doesnt live in Delusionalville Ga.
January 8th, 2013
8:47 pm
UGA is in trouble on defense and its not just because the players leaving
daddo
January 8th, 2013
9:01 pm
Alabama will be hurting if they lose Lacey? hahahahahahahahaha….My lord, Alabama will have the best and the deepest set of running backs in the nation, coupled with the best receiver corp in the nation. 2013 will see Saban’s best offense since he’s been at Bama.
Some people don't understand irony
January 8th, 2013
9:10 pm
Flo- Ri – Duh
January 8th, 2013
4:30 pm
Florida is ranked # 10 because they bring in the3 cash to college football and ESPN. Louisville doesn’t. Just telling you the truth.
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Interesting that an SEC SEC fan, who has been expounding all day how the SEC SEC is the greatest and that is why they have so many ranked teams, thinks that UF is highly ranked because of money and ESPN.
Birmingham Jacket
January 8th, 2013
9:23 pm
Bradley—
Your paper just listed being a newspaper reporter as one of “the most stressful jobs”.
Must be true. And clearly by ranking my Yellow Jackets a top 25 “threat” in 2013, the stress has gotten to you!
Time for a vacation, man.
Hardaht
January 8th, 2013
9:49 pm
The bigots from the south why all the hate against ND ? Is it because they finish with in the top 3 grad rates every year? Who’s fault is that? They don’t have kids flunking out or not getting in because they can’t even read their high school letter jackets.. Is it because they have TV money coming in?
Thanks to ST Vince of Athens for that (also a Catholic) and the original Satan aka Barry Switzer. They did that deal but after Walker left UGA fell back to earth and could not get the deal done because of the SEC. Sooners did not get it done either.Now Texas has a TV deal hate them. Look at the paying bowl buying IRISH fans they support the team. TV ratings are great when they play. Just about every game every year is on TV. When they go to a bowl there aren’t nearly the amount of empty seats as when these SEC teams or ACC teams played in this bowl season. Embarrassing to say the least. So the ND football team would not even play in the SEC championship game probably true but football fans here MONEY is driving the bus. In a perfect world it would not but we don’t live there yet. Learn the game off the field and stop whining. ….
.PS to the dopes who forgot ND beat Stanford who beat Oregon thats why the DUCKS were’t playing for the title The IRISH record and that win gives them respect just not the title. ..The Ducks/K State don’t go around the country playing teams that are usually winners ! MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN STATE, USC , and Stanford like ND does.So stop with the national media hype crap. UGA and the rest of the SEC quit play those Southern Conferences teams man up and play up ……….
Oh wait ya’ll do that for money reasons extra home games………. My Bad…..
DUCK NATION
January 8th, 2013
9:56 pm
Just think it could have been ND vs Ohio Two week teams that barely competed every week and won games in a week conference. Ducks could beat ND or Ohio st by 60 points I would much have seen Stanford , Texas A&M, any 2 loss team would played better than that pitiful showing last night. The playoffs will leave these to teams out can’t wait no more let downs in 2014 just power houses
DUCK NATION
January 8th, 2013
10:05 pm
That’s what they said when Oregon played Auburn but at least we showed up ND and Ohio state are biggest jokes and hype like blind date let down .can’t wait till 2014 won’t have to see these chumps in the big show .
DUCK NATION
January 8th, 2013
10:09 pm
Why want ND join Sec or Acc, PAC10,or hell fab5
Big Macon Dawg
January 8th, 2013
10:15 pm
@ Hardaht
You’re obviously a ND fan, and if like most FAN(attic)S, are probably blind to criticism of the team you love.
But, since you asked the question “…why all the hate towards ND?” I’ll bite:
Quite simply, most folks like to watch a football game that is at least competitive.
I had no “Dawg” in the fight last night (pun intended); but agree with most objective fans, the game was a complete bust.
Last night, Notre Dame showed it was not only unworthy of a #1 ranking, and had no business on the same field with Bama— but in all likelihood was not even worthy of a top 5 ranking.
Notre Dame because of it’s popularity and ability to create ca$h flow, has in recent history repeatedly played “up” to bowl games and teams and gained undeserved opportunities more qualified opponents are denied.
Fortunately, a new and hopefully expanding CFB playoff system will save you from future embarrassments like last night; and will make for a more enjoyable and competitive NC game.
Folks dislike ND quite simply for the reasons you stated. They represent $$$ and lots of fans, rather than an elite team.
The ACC will be a good fit for The Irish. And l expect ND to be a full member of the ACC by the end of the decade.
Big Macon Dawg
January 8th, 2013
10:23 pm
@ Hardaht
I and other fans with no dog in the fight, wanting only to see a decent football game last night, just had to endure what looked like The Atlanta Falcons playing a AAA Highschool football team….
And you’re asking “…WHY ALL THE HATE TO ND?”
HIlarious…
As if you guys have never gotten preferential treatment in the post-season before, only to embarrass yourselves when playing an opponent that is truely worthy of being in a quality bowl game.
You will fare better in the ACC, and will become a full member by the end of the decade.
Also, the college football playoff system should hopefully eliminate any future chances you have to embarrass yourselves against another Bama on a national stage.
zeke
January 8th, 2013
11:57 pm
How about Ole Miss in 59, 61 & 62 !
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The Plain Truth
January 9th, 2013
6:22 am
“… but UGA has nothing to be ashamed of.”
What about the 53 arrests in the past four years?
What about the Fulmer Cup?
What about Isaiah Crowell?
What about Caleb King and Washaun Ealey?
What about AJ Green making one of the lowest Wunderlic scores ever recorded?
What about the Jan Kemp trial?
What about Jim Harrick?
What about the #1 Party School title for having the most drunks on campus?
What about Damon Evans?
What about all the dawgs who are busted for illegal drug use every time they have a surprise test?
What about the joke phony majors that Richt sticks most of his dummies in?
What about a team full of morons whose IQs barely exceed the intelligence of vegetables?
And on and on it goes, with no end to the embarrassment and shame that Mark Richt brings to UGA?
Johnny Vaught
January 9th, 2013
6:38 am
Won’t be Georgia — Homer — couldn’t stop teams with an NFL level defense, what are the Bullfrauds going to do with college players. Hint, not much.
Shug
January 9th, 2013
7:33 am
Ga. Tech at #23? Mr. Bradley, you are truly a homer.
Shug
January 9th, 2013
7:34 am
Any you didn’t even rank Texas?
Jim T 514
January 9th, 2013
8:03 am
I’m no LSU fan…roll Tide…but putting Vandy ahead of LSU…c’mon man
Kingdaddy
January 9th, 2013
8:33 am
All you bigot’s from the South don’t like Notre Dame, LOL. What a truely whiney baby . Bigot really? Your team embarrassed itself on national TV. We were looking for a legitimate contender to play a National Championship Game and we get a pretender. Your team isn’t close to matching up with half the SEC and the whole country knows it. You want to call us racist because live in the South? Who is the Bigot here? Was it because we stomped a mudhole in your Butts or is throwing the race-card all you have left to defend the pitiful attempt of playing Bigboy football? Grow up and don’t use racial issues as a reason to justify the Irish’s failure n a National Stage. Moron …
Dirty Harry Reid
January 9th, 2013
8:35 am
Coach Saban was classy showing Georgia some respect! Sad that most of the Bama fans are so classless!
Kingdaddy
January 9th, 2013
8:39 am
Hardath
Is everyone that beats the Irish a Bigot, or just the entire south???
Kingdaddy
January 9th, 2013
8:57 am
Hardath must be a GT/ND fan. You can’t win on the field, then come on the blog and run your tater-hole …
UGA man here, class of 71&73
January 9th, 2013
9:21 am
No guarantee that my Dawgs coulda/woulda scored vs Alabama, had Georgia been given one more down. We could have fumbled the snap or been sacked or a pic off.
Georgia ( my alma mater) had our shot for glory and we could not pull the string.
2012 was a fine year UGA and add in the excellent bowl win, it was a really great season that 98% of ALL ADs would covet.
Go Dogs
7IML
January 9th, 2013
9:35 am
The worst part of BAMA winning national championships is having to change my screen name. on other sites. I am now (and will be until next January) 7IML. That’s “7 (national championships) In My Lifetime.”
Jason Burger
January 9th, 2013
9:43 am
Bo Ryan new DL coach. Great pick-up CMR!!!
Ward Gailey
January 9th, 2013
9:51 am
You are crazy placing Clemson ahead of SC. We beat them badly in there own back yard last year and two times before that. SC continues to whip GA, and only lost the East to GA because GA plays a much wimpier schedule. I am so tired of not having access to any other college info via the AJC except GA, and a little of Tech. Jay Bookman might as well be doing sports!
dap01
January 9th, 2013
10:02 am
If Notre Dame wins 50% of it’s games, they will still be in the top 10.
Columbus Dawg
January 9th, 2013
10:07 am
Time to put up or shut up for Todd Grantham, highest paid asst. coach in UGA history. He wanted to piss and moan about getting some help from Bobo and the offense. Well guess what? He got it. His over hyped/under achieving defense was the final deciding factor on Georgia’s falling short of the goals set for this season. Murray and the offense as a whole did everything it could to make up for the HUGE shortcomings on Grantham’s defensive unit that allowed Bama back in the game after the offense had built a lead on the Bama defense. In my opinion, Bobo, McClendon, Tony Ball, and Will Friend are the coaches earning their keep at Georgia. It’s time for Grantham and his assistants to do the same.
Buckeye
January 9th, 2013
10:19 am
Rolando McClain out of Alabama jail…..
SEC! SEC!
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 9th, 2013
10:38 am
Rolando has a big case of the stupid. 38 million contract with 24 in the bank and he can’t play by the rules of society. Nick did the best he could with the guy but his background shows it is pretty much a lost cause.
Hardatit!!! sport you need to get over it and move on! Brian Kelly understands he was in a bar fight and all he had was a paper knife. Notre Dame players need to be in the weight room this morning…Whoa…Eddie Lacey just ran over Manti again and knocked the tattoo’s off this time.
If some of you Bama fans are still in Miami at the stadium then tell Eddie Lacey to stop running and call home.
Memo….Alabama will be a much better football team in 2013. AJ will have a banner year (if he can get ride of his GFriend..she is trouble). Bama has a H-back coming that will prevent all your DC from using the 8 men in the box…that is ovvvvvvvvvver.
The 2012 recruting class signed last Feb will go down as the best class Nick has ever brought to Alabama. Get ready for at leat 5 more years of Roll Tide. Bama will break in the QB for 2014 this year and that is a big Joe Biden. We will have some folks transfer after the spring drills. It is what it is. At least Nick allows the performance of the players to cull the roster instead of the Clarke county jail.
Well I guess we will go down to T-town for the NC celebration …again
We best get working since UGA is only 5 yards behind us…….1980 …now that is more than 5 yards
GTBob
January 9th, 2013
10:43 am
2012 was a fine year UGA and add in the excellent bowl win, it was a really great season that 98% of ALL ADs would covet.
You think 98% of all AD’s are sitting around hoping they can lose the conference championship game and play in the capital one bowl? Even Northern Illinois accomplished more this season than UGA.
Chris Thrasher
January 9th, 2013
10:49 am
Saban will be working on how to handle LITTLE JOHNNY and A&M in the spring and up to their game with them. I believe little Johnny will have a long day and will not be smiling that S—teating grin after the game
shankit
January 9th, 2013
10:59 am
Fox Sports has predicted Alabama, No. 1; Georgia, No. 2; Oregon, No. 3; Ohio State No. 4.
Notre Dame Athletic Director
January 9th, 2013
11:07 am
Please, all you SEC AD’s quit calling me trying to schedule us for your homecoming game.
DaltonBrave
January 9th, 2013
11:08 am
Notre Dame currently has the #1 recruiting class going into 2013. They had a very young secondary and will see some returns on offense and defense. Knock them around all you want but they will only continue to get better.
trueblueeagle
January 9th, 2013
11:48 am
Grantham was fired on January 11, 2008 after the 2007 season with the Brown’s defense ranking 25th against the pass, 27th against the run, and 30th in total-yards-against among 32 teams. Defense wins NC so UGA will be 7-5 in 2013.
This Just In........
January 9th, 2013
12:02 pm
Oregon, #2? Is this the same #2 that got handled by Stanford? That gave up 51 against a 6-6 USC team that got handled by a 6-7 GT team that shouldn’t have been in a bowl? Do I say more, or is that enough to make folks see the obvious, If Oregon is #2, Notre Dame should be 2A ! Now that we’ve dispelled that mythical lie, lets face facts, the SEC has about 37% of the league in the Final TOP 25 POLLS. People that’s over one third of a conference that is the best of the best, Notre Dame, USC, Texas( who declined the SEC’s invitation in) and the Oregons of the CFB World have there place, but on any given night in Sept, Oct, or Nov, do any “Top Tier” team wanna come into ALA, LSU, UGA, SC(East) FLA, now Vandy, and Tex A&M House when it counts? It’s a different animal, the kind that most can’t handle. It’s a reason a Mercedes is a Mercedes, a Rolex is considered the best, and Barbeque in the South triumphs all. The SEC IS COLLEGE FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael
January 9th, 2013
12:18 pm
I won’t take any top 25 poll with Georgia Tech in it seriously.
ROLL TIDE!
HAN
January 9th, 2013
12:31 pm
Tebow, did you really say Tebow? Didn’t you listen to ESPNY? Tebow has no talent, and doesn’t count…he prays to Jesus! Tebow is to be disregarded, so stop mentioning him.
DawginLex
January 9th, 2013
12:31 pm
Flat Tire doesnt live in Delusionalville Ga.
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King of The Society of the Miserable as appointed by our AD, Greg McGarity
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
January 9th, 2013
12:33 pm
We like the “no trash talk” policy from Bama.
DawginLex
January 9th, 2013
12:34 pm
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
January 8th, 2013
8:10 pm
South Carolina’s backup quaterback Dylan Thomas is better than Aaron Murray
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It’s Dylan Thompson and no he is not better than Murray. He would be 3rd string at UGA behind Murray and Mason and barely ahead of Parker Welch the walk on
LSU fan
January 9th, 2013
1:10 pm
I afraid it won’t be LSU in 2013. Unless the offense makes some huge strides to make up for all of the defensive losses going to the NFL draft, I can see 4 or 5 losses for the Tigers.
blue
January 9th, 2013
1:28 pm
You people that say ND would be next to last if in either SEC conference are high. There are a BUNCH of SEC teams that would have lost to Alabama by 28 the way they played. And, oh by the way, the rest of the conference did VERY well, but note that LSU and FL both lost, and South Carolina got all it could handle from Michigan. The SEC is HANDS DOWN the best conference, but saying that if ND or another program would be next to last is idiotic. And I will qualify that with; MANY, MANY SEC homers, just last year, said the exact same thing about A&M; “they are not ready for the big boy football in SEC” and “they will be lucky to win 2 games” and “they will be last place in the conference”. NOW…SEC fans are all “yay…A&M, the SEC team, is a beast”. Even though they weren’t ready for the physical play of the SEC.
blue
January 9th, 2013
1:34 pm
Once again, any of you UGA homers complaining that ND is ranked above you; first, it doesn’t matter at the end of the year. Second…so you are saying that a 28 point loss to Alabama is worse than a 28 point loss to South Carolina AND a close game loss to Alabama? ND took care of their business all year…and weren’t nearly good enough to beat AL. But you don’t get to do the Wizard of Oz thing, “pay no attention to that…that…28 point loss to SC”. The polls, sucky as they are, encompass the body of work for the SEASON, not just because you gave Bama all they could handle. Not to mention your ridiculously soft schedule (even though I DID mention it now). We’ll see how good you are next year when you play a big-boy schedule early in the year. Can’t wait
Red Stick
January 9th, 2013
2:22 pm
Under The Bleachers
January 8th, 2013
2:41 pm
“LSU is the one who is going to be hurting,,,they are losing a ton of guys and the rats seem to be jumping the ship very fast down there. Have you seen their list of guys leaving? Unheard of the number of guys who are not even in the top 4 rounds of draft. Going to get interesting for them.”
LSU has 9 juniors who have declared for the draft. Of those only Ware, Ford and Wing are not projected for the first 2 rounds. Ware and Ford are behind Hill and Blue on the depth chart and arguably behind Hilliard. Neither one will get enough carries in 2013 to improve their draft stock so they have nothing to gain by staying another season especially considering the short shelf live of running backs in the NFL. Wing is leaving as it’s rumored that his girl friend is pregnant and he doesn’t like attending class anyway.
LSU won’t miss Ware and Ford and they have another capable Australian punter who punted in the bowl game to replace Wing.
The Tigers are losing 6 starters on D. They have talented guys ready to step in. The key, like UGA, is whether these guys can step up.
You make it sound like there is a mass exodus in BR. If the players are disenchanted as you have alluded to, why is LSU currently ranked 4th in recruiting by Rivals?
More concerning for us is if LSU’s offense improves next season.
Geaux Tigers
Amused
January 9th, 2013
2:32 pm
There seem to be a lot of frustrated UGA fans out there. Alabama is a machine; if they had 30+days to prepare for UGA, I doubt UGA would have been able to compete against Alabama like they did in the SEC Championship (just ask LSU how last year went). I concur with blue that the SEC is hands-down the best conference in the country. But UGA fans, please don’t forget you looked just like ND against Alabama when you played at South Carolina this year, and lost by the same number of points. And you looked lackluster in the game against Nebraska, who by the way, was blown out by Wisconsin 70-31; this was the same Wisconsin team that lost to Stanford, and the same Stanford team that was beat by ND. Silly to say ND would finish next to last in the SEC based on one game. UGA had a great year; be proud and quit whining about ND because fortune did not smile on you this year.
press release writer
January 9th, 2013
2:34 pm
There are likely to be some surprises among college teams out there, if you look at the statistics I’m placing on my own blog later today: http://www.pressreleasewriter.info
Red Stick
January 9th, 2013
2:36 pm
@7IML &Tide Rising,
Congrats on winning it all. I loved the way you guys steamrolled ND. They saw first hand how physical the SEC is.
It looks like it very well may be a 3 peat for you.
Geaux Tigers
AltamahaDawg
January 9th, 2013
2:45 pm
I guess we will be getting to see Tahj Boyd after all.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 9th, 2013
3:22 pm
Boyd played like a champ in the LSU win no doubt. Some of the passes he completed were just perfect even though LSU had them well covered. Big year for Dabo and the Tigers. It is very possible they’re about to turn it up a notch.
secbama
January 9th, 2013
3:22 pm
Montravious Adams, Alvin Kamara, Laremy Tunsil, Reuben Foster, Dee Liner…come over to Nicks’ house for an official visit. He has some rings on the coffee table he would like to show you! Ha, RTR #15.
7576DAWG
January 9th, 2013
3:46 pm
I don’t want to minimize the job that Boyd did against L.S.U. but he was perfect in his ball placement which I don’t think will ever happen again. At least 5 of the important receptions were ” Hail Mary ” passes and would have been intercepted if the L.S.U. defender just turned around and played the ball or at worst they would have been incomplete passes.
Boyd will easily win the Heisman if what I call being very lucky turns out to be all skill. We will see.
Erk
January 9th, 2013
3:46 pm
Mark, good for you for excluding grossly overrated Oklahoma. Let’s see them play an SEC schedule and come away with less than 5 losses.
Krystal Burger Cop
January 9th, 2013
3:48 pm
Live update from Miami….
I just want to say the the Bama fans this year so far have been fairly good to deal with. I think most Tide fans who have come down here brought their manners and have decided to actually use a table to sit at instead of another man’s shoulders. We have had a few guys pull their pants down in public but we made them leave asap. The university must have put out a memo for Bama fans to keep their pants on while in Krystal’s this year and it has paid off.
Update… A ND fans was passed out in Krystals but we got him into a safe spot before a Bama fan could sit on his head butt naked.
Goober Dawg
January 9th, 2013
4:05 pm
You shore got a purty girfriend.
Nativebird
January 9th, 2013
5:34 pm
Gee mintly you guys never learn. Alabama swamps the once again highly over rated NOtre Dame and you spend the next 7 months trying to dream up contorted logic excuses of what you just saw did not happen. Believe it. The SEC IS that much better than the rest…..and especially hype machines like ND in whom every media horring network simply just wants to desperately wish their glory back. FORGET IT. The south is better because our players are better…..Period.
Buckeye
January 9th, 2013
5:41 pm
erk,
The dogs played an “SEC” schedule. They beat Floriduh who lost to Louisville, they lost to South Carolina by more than Nortre Dame lost to Alabama and they lost their biggest game of the year.
So, stick the “SEC schedule” up your SEC! SEC! butt.
Alabama is the SEC! SEC!, The rest of you are wannabes.
Buckeye
January 9th, 2013
5:44 pm
Tennessee, Auburn, always dangerous Vanderbilt, Miss State
Now THAT’s an SEC! SEC! schedule.
kingdaddy
January 9th, 2013
7:28 pm
You babies quit crying about SC/UGA. The Dawgs finished the year a different team than the one SC beat and SC finished the year a different team. It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. ND finished awful. UGA ended the year with a bang! Polls say we’re a top 5 team. If you don’t like it, just cry some more…LOSERS…
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 9th, 2013
7:42 pm
Hey King is this years UGA recruiting team going to be The Five More Yards Team?
Breaking news from Miami….the stadium grounds crew report that have found parts of Manti’s tattooes that Eddie Lacey knocked off of him! UPS will ship those to Manti at the Pope’s expense 1st think Thursday.
Nick Saban is upset that the Alabama fans aren’t sticking with his 24 hour rule on celebrations. Couches are still being reported as burning in Alabama.
Wall Stree New….Warren Buffet of Clayton Homes will have his company build a special edition Alabama National Championship Single Wide that should be a huge seller for Clayton. As you would expect the UGA folks are upset but Warren has that covered since he will build one for the UGA folks but it will be 5 yards short of the Bama version.
kingdaddy
January 9th, 2013
8:28 pm
Willie
Congrats on the great win. Bama done good son…
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
January 9th, 2013
8:40 pm
Actually the Ohio bucs may be a pre-season Top Ten, but remember they have to beat Indiana, Purdue, Minn., Penn State and a few MAC teams!
Under The Bleachers
January 9th, 2013
8:58 pm
One has to respect UGA with Murray returning, their offense will be quite quite good and they should put up 40 points a game, the defense will give up a great deal of points which make things interesting. Clemson up first will be a major major challenge, then USC comes to town looking to start their season off with a strong SEC start, and with a full compliment of Defensive players that will be the game in which we will see what UGA’s season looks like.
Win the line of scrimmage then you win the game, win the division, win the conference and win another BCS title for the SEC.
icedawg
January 9th, 2013
10:55 pm
At this point in 2013 anything is possible. There are so many unknown factors that will play out. It would seem that AL, OSU, and OR are probably the front runners. Who knows, the DAWGS could have a better performing defence next year if it can find folks who can play run defence.
Nashdore
January 9th, 2013
11:16 pm
Interesting comments about the Vanderbilt Commodores. As I mentioned before the season, VU would win 8 or 9 games. This is Brand New Vanderbilt – not the one that many uninformed fans may believe or perceive.
VU is committed to competing and winning the SEC. Yes, believe that fans. Franklin is there to stay for the long run. VU is putting millions into their football program and facilities.
VU will be better this coming season. Get on board! VU football is a winner now.
allRTR
January 10th, 2013
12:48 am
mark this down—alabama’s 2013 will be even better than this BCS champion—bama rolls again, beats Ohio state in the title game—title #16 on the way!! RTR!!!
Bama Fan #2
January 10th, 2013
5:53 am
Alabama will be hard to beat this year but losing 3 great
offensive linemen will be tough for Nick Saban to replace!!!
RTR 15NC’S
Techfan
January 10th, 2013
6:50 am
ESPN can just make sure the preseason top 10 is all SEC schools, then win-loss records won’t matter and they’ll have another 2 SEC team championship like they want. It’s all about the $$$$$$$$
Cobb Dawg
January 10th, 2013
8:32 am
Alabama has a very good football program. And I’ve heard all the dynasty talk. But some people forget that Bama didn’t play in the SEC title game last season, and were 5 yards away from being a non-issue this season. They’re good, probably consistently the best over the past 4 seasons. But let’s be careful on the dynasty talk.
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January 10th, 2013
8:46 am
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Gary
January 10th, 2013
8:54 am
I think the common concensus of what I am reading here is the OHIO STATE is NOT considered by anyone who reads your opinion to be worthy of the list and certainly not number 2. ND and the other bowl games showed the weakness of the big ten. Even if Ohio State manages to do it again I and I think most of the non big ten country would be willing to pass them over for a one loss from the PAC or Big 12 and a 2 loss from the SEC just to avoid another embarrassing display on the national level from that conference. That is just a horrible group of football teams.
againstcorruption
January 10th, 2013
9:05 am
Until the NCAA investivates the suit thing over in Loosa they have all the advanages to keep winning. Alabama should not have been allowed in the NC race this year. Lose a game and fall back two places where no one else has a fair CHANCE to play for the NC.Texas A and M is by far the best team in the SEC by a hundred miles. Maybe this will be the year that the NCAA does there job.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 10th, 2013
9:05 am
Bama will have 4 guys go early to the NFL. PC today.
Fluker,Lacey,Milliner, and a surprise in Adrain Hubbard (old Georgieee boy)
Thanks to all those fine players and wish the best in the NFL.
wilsonpickett
January 10th, 2013
9:14 am
Mark, I really don’t understand how you have Clemson ranked that high, particularly when they are losing Hopkins? They had their doors blown off by South Carolina at Clemson (with a backup QB) and FSU. They beat Les Miles when he had his typical brain fart and lost a game he should have won. Dabo has not shown he can beat a really good team. They will win a bunch because of their crappy schedule and the crappy league they play in. I don’t see them beating UGA or South Carolina. Clowney might get double digit sacks in that game.
Moist Dawg
January 10th, 2013
9:32 am
Gary, notre dumb is not in the big ten genius.
Against, a&m lost to a mediocer floriduh team and a crummy Lswho team so try again
The bottom line is that bama will have 3 losses next season and will be exposed as a fraud. Clemson is a joke, and UGA will be a dominant force. The Dawg dyNASTY starts today.
No
January 10th, 2013
9:40 am
I’m still hoping to meet a Bama fan that actually went to the school (or has even been to one of their games). Worse than Yankees and Cowboys fans.
JD
January 10th, 2013
9:59 am
Yeah, No doubt ya gotta give Bama their due and Ga. did lose SEC game by 5 yards and poor rush defense. However to have Ohio State, Oregon or any other team listed ahead of GA at this years end or next years polls is a croc. Look at the slug-fest SEC game between Bama and GA and tell me ND, OSU, Oregon or Aggies could have measured up. None of those teams belong in the same sentence with Bama or GA much less above them in the polls. For any team desiring entry into the elite category or in BCS ratings they should be compelled to play any SEC team to qualify. The evidence speaks for itself.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 10th, 2013
10:01 am
No…..you’re a sad little boy. You shouldn’t attempt to talk the best team down to your teams level for it doesn’t work.
1980…that is a long long time ago. Don’t blame Alabama for your programs failure to reach the top. Blame Nick Saban and his oversigning,redshirting,greyshirting,no shirting, and the refs. Join the real crowd. Roll Tide
Mark
January 10th, 2013
10:20 am
Does anyone on Alabama’s schedule have a chance to beat them? Does Saban lose to A&M two straight years? I doubt it. They have the easiest schedule in Football with Ga State, VT, Colorado State, UT Chattanooga, TN, KY…what a joke!
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10:34 am
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January 10th, 2013
11:27 am
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January 10th, 2013
11:46 am
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Angela
January 10th, 2013
11:51 am
Alabama did not start 2012 at number one even after winning the BCS Championship last year – USC did. They will start 2013 around number 5, even though they repeated.
LifetimeTider
January 10th, 2013
12:15 pm
Mark, the joke is on you. Envy is one of the seven deadliest sins, and you need to do some heavy repenting. Here’s the deal, We’re Alabama, and you’re not. Get used to it.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 10th, 2013
12:26 pm
Notre Dame head coach Kelly is flirting with the NFL….. and ESPN is about to have a nervous breakdown over it. Kelly put the Eagles on hold while he is on vacation. Signing day is about three weeks away and some recruits have already signed early. Notre Dame has one of the best “commit” classes in the country and these commits are going to look around. UGA needs to give Isaac Rochelle a call – if Kelly leaves maybe Rochelle leaves?
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 10th, 2013
12:36 pm
A&M was strong in the trenches and that is a big reason why they beat Bummer. According to the evaluators the 1st DE and 1st OT drafted will be from A&M and they could go #1 & #2 in this draft. Has that ever happened before? So- my point is that A&M will lose others to the draft also and won’t be quite as good as in 2012.
AUGUY
January 10th, 2013
12:37 pm
“Tennessee, Auburn, always dangerous Vanderbilt, Miss State”
Auburn will be back pretty soon. Mock them all you want but Gus Malzahn just put together a fantastic football coaching staff.
Good luck on probation, Buckeye.
AUGUY
January 10th, 2013
12:38 pm
” They have the easiest schedule in Football with Ga State, VT, Colorado State, UT Chattanooga, TN, KY…what a joke!”
Sort of reminds me of a certain school who had an easy schedule last year. Who was that team again?
AUGUY
January 10th, 2013
12:38 pm
“my point is that A&M will lose others to the draft also and won’t be quite as good as in 2012.”
You sure about that?
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 10th, 2013
12:43 pm
Bummer will start out rated #1 in 2013 in Saban’s final year with the Tide ….. his next stop will be the TEXAS Longhorns – no way is he going back to the NFL where he was a total failure. Georgia will be one of the best offenses in the nation and may be playing Bummer again in the SEC champ game.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 10th, 2013
12:45 pm
Clemson’s best WR just declared for the NFL draft….. at least two more Bummer’s will declare for the draft – Lacy being one of them.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 10th, 2013
12:53 pm
The A&M undergrads have already declared for the draft – at leas one DE and one OT will go in the top 5 and a couple of more will be drafted. If you believe Auburn will be back SOON…. be prepared to be disappointed. Their 2013 recruiting class will be gutted – I mean GUTTED. They have NO QB and thir entire defense is BAD.
Flo- Ri - Duh
January 10th, 2013
12:55 pm
Notre Dame vs Auburn would have been a great bowl game this year as both were behind by 4 TD’s or more to Bummer at the half.
RTR15
January 10th, 2013
3:18 pm
Saban’s winning another title in 2013—book it. His 2013 team will be even better–just reloading with more superstars. Title #16—bet the house!
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 10th, 2013
3:41 pm
Keep Dreaming Nick will leave Bama Flo….you have 5 more years of looking up at Nick and Bama.
Swamp Thing
January 10th, 2013
4:02 pm
Bradley – UGA is # 5? They won’t even win the SEC East next year and could start 0-3, 0r 1-2.
Under the Bleachers and Flo-Ri-Duh..if you think ther Gators are the only team losing defensive players – you need to take a look at UGA. 9 NFL picks on defense and BAMA runs for 350 yards – what was wrong there? The answer is Grantham.
Mark, you never miss a chance to bash UF – and this time it was their f$u performance in the Sugar Bowl, penalties – player ejections, argueing with officials – and along with SOS, the Gators will beat UGA next year, because UGA can’t get off the field with their defense.
beebee
January 10th, 2013
4:33 pm
GTBob! Can Bama afford to lost to Texas A&M? The Aggies would then have to lose 2 games for Bama to make SEC title game.
It is probably a must-win game for Bama.
But then, I don’t know TXA&M’s schedule. so I’ll go look it up.
bee
kingdaddy
January 10th, 2013
5:26 pm
It’s a proven fact, you don’t have to play in the SEC CG to get a BCS bid and losing the SEC-CG can get you “jumped” by a lower ranked team. The loser of SEC-CG is penalized. UGA played the undisputed #1 team in the Country to the last second, to the last few yards but fell short. It was a great game where Bama overcame a gritty and determined UGA team. One of the best games I saw all year. It was a heavyweight fight that kept changing leads throughout the game. If you don’t think UGA played a great game then you are just being dishonest and insist on twisting the truth which makes your opinion moot. Bama deserved the win, but the Dawgs deserved a BCS shot. The system is broken. The polls and Sports Media are FOS & BIASED TO THEIR FAVORITES. I would rather watch the UGA/BAMA SEC-CG again, than have to endure a replay of Bama/ND. Oregon, or another game with TA&M, would have been a better NC game…
kingdaddy
January 10th, 2013
5:31 pm
Swampy
Your team stunk-up the Sugar Bowl. Don’t complain about UGA after that preformance against Louisville. Your guys let the rest of the SEC down with a pitiful game…
Clemson4Life
January 10th, 2013
6:20 pm
Death Valley will put a stop to the bulldog delusions early this year!
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 10th, 2013
9:04 pm
Looks like Bama will lose 5 to the NFL(early) instead of the 3. Adrian Hubbard and Ed Stinson are giving it a real thought. We know Fluker,Milliner,and Eddie Lacey are going early. That will change the numbers for us to sign. Vonn Bell trending to Urban and OSU. Urban selling recruits he will beat the SEC in the NC game…LOL. Nick just might have to zap his azz again and put back in the hospital. It appeas Nick has processed Brian Kelly all within 48 hours.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 10th, 2013
9:43 pm
info….Look for Chris Jones to visit UGA due to the hire of the DL coach from Miss State. This guy is a hoss 5* that fell thru the cracks of recruiting for everyone but Miss State. The Dawgs have a shot at this guy. Saban can’t even get him to pickup the phone…LOL
Swamp Thing
January 11th, 2013
2:55 pm
Kingdaddy – we embarrassed ourselves with the poor play – but before you want to remind me of our performance against Louisville – tell me again about UGA – UCF last year. Louisville coach Charlie Strong – 15 years at UF – known as “The Mayor of Gainesville” – a great recruiter who had 34 State of Florida players on his team. Think there was some Louisville motivation there? How many bowl teams did Georgia have 34 players on? You know what recruiting in Florida is all about – just ask CMR about his QB.
Swamp Thing
January 11th, 2013
2:56 pm
Kingdaddy – My comments are not excuses or whining – Louisville kicked our A _ S, and will probably be a top 5 team when the worthless polls come out.
01HAWK
January 11th, 2013
4:55 pm
Look who is in T-TOWN this weekend:
Among the most highly-touted of Alabama’s visitors this weekend are a trio of five-star prospects. Offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, a 6-foot-6, 295-pound star from Lake City, Florida, has been the Tide’s top target on the offensive line for the Class of 2013. Tunsil will be hosted on his visit by recent enrollee Derrick Henry, who has become one of Tunsil’s best friends over the past year.
Norcross – Adrian HUBBARD has decided to stay at BAMA.
1969 Graduate
January 11th, 2013
7:56 pm
Notre Dame doesn’t belong.
You’re kidding about Georgia Tech. I know you are.
Go, Dawgs!
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RTR16
January 12th, 2013
10:59 am
Nick’s built a machine in Tuscaloosa–he may win 5 more BCS titles before he gets done. Book this—Alabama’s 2013 team will be even better than the title team! They’ll reload with superstars at every position. Bama beats ohio state in 2013 title game!!!