Florida has been extremely hot on the recruiting trail recently, especially on the offensive side of the ball with Corral, Copeland, Chase, Pitts and a few more in the pipeline.
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College Football 2017 Offseason: We're Not a Football School Anyway
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Squirrel Killer
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Sanderson fell into a great program and thinks he shits gold.
bucknuticus
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The D.C. In season 2 is a giant goober
Yeah I don't think he's a great coach.
perfectchaos007
Member
I'm aware. I have already resigned to the fact we won't be catching tOSU. I want us to catch Miami for that second spot
Guys, wait until January to be competing for a top spot.
It's going to fluctuate so much, it's not worth keeping track of right now.
perfectchaos007
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I'll stop tracking it when the season starts. There's really nothing better to do in the offseason though.
Randolph Freelander
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Excellent post, Sir Pops-a-lot. I might add as a reminder, there has been ONE TIME in the history of the prestigious Rose Bowl that it was played anywhere other than southern California.That one time was at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium. In fact, there are many who say that this single game is actually the source of all of the Rose Bowl's prestige.
Sirpopopop
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This has to be true.
I don't know.
LIke I would be absolutely livid if Ashnault went to PSU and we gave them a waiver. But apparently, in non big 2 sports, you're supposed to give the waivers as a courtesy.
I do think this makes PSU look scared, when they shouldn't be. They're the dominant wrestling school in the country right now.
FloydtheFathead
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And it gets worse, fyi
He's not? Good for Bama then.
Power of positive thinking
Thanks for Chattfield. He's an important recruit to us for many reasons
I know you guys think there are better options for you
I don't know what Bateman was promised, but Barnett was the starter in the USC game, he just shat the bed and looked scared and slow with any action he saw. He had the job by a slim margin and didn't perform, so boo hoo hoo. If Hurts hadnt played well either, Blake would have had another shot, but I think the season's results speak for themselves.
That said, Hurts is our only non true freshman qb (scholarship), so Saban is going to have to reap the rewards of being unable to keep Barnett and Bateman happy.
FloydtheFathead
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I mean.. they're are?
He should be solid. But if it came down to Parsons or Oweh.. then yeah I'll take one or hopefully both.
Edit- Kamryn Babb was injured apparently.. that sucks
I know, just must be nice to have that luxury.
https://www.sbnation.com/college-fo...2/best-greatest-games-since-2000s-ranked-list
Top 25 games since 2000 (by someone not named ESPN).
No. 1 should come as no surprise.
Top 25 games since 2000 (by someone not named ESPN).
No. 1 should come as no surprise.
Boise/Oklahoma
Damn great list.
Was kind of hoping to see 2015 Tennessee vs Florida in there. What a game.
Haloid1177
Banned
Huh. Assumed 2007 LSU/Florida would have made the list.
An incoming QB walk-on for us just passed away from cancer. Had an 8 pound tumor removed a little over a year ago. A few months ago we got word that the cancer was back and it looks like this time he didn't make it.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ege-football-coaches-paranoia-knows-no-bounds
ESPN story on paranoia in college coaches.
Featured: Johnson, Nutt, Carroll, Saban, and more
ESPN story on paranoia in college coaches.
Featured: Johnson, Nutt, Carroll, Saban, and more
Purple Cheeto
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Josh Rosen has a lot to say: https://syndication.bleacherreport....a-and-post-nfl-goal-to-own-the-world.amp.html
ErnieMcCracken
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Sucks, man.
Purple Cheeto
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I knew people would go for that first, it's being made into a click bait headline in a lot of places.
Josh Rosen said:
My opinion of this young man has just improved greatly. He still needs to lose in Week 1, but he's fine with me after that.
Sirpopopop
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If I was an NFL team with the #1 pick and in need of a QB, this would be my guy.
I've blocked that game out so much that I forgot that happened.
That's so messed up, damn. RIP.
Old, old news.
Purple Cheeto
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If he wasn't a rich white kid from Orange County I think people would view him differently.
perfectchaos007
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The hot tub in the dorm room didn't help his image either. Very Johnny manzeil esque off the field
MugiwaraCole
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Hey guys.
He's got a point, but I still found this response hilarious.
Ehhhh, what Saban and Kiffin did in the USC game was clearly premeditated. Blake got a mediocre couple of series; then Jalen entered the game and turned over the rock his first snap and went 3 and out the next series. Kept going back out there, though. Not exactly a great example of Saban giving the snaps to the better performer in-game. I think I followed Alabama closer last fall than I ever have because Jalen intrigued me in the spring. He won the job during fall camp. Saban's pretty much said as much himself after the fact.
That said, I don't feel sorry for Blake or Cooper. By all accounts, Blake was a head case who showed occasional flashes, Cooper was consistently mediocre, and Jalen was the only QB moving the offense without making many mistakes. And the team loved the hell outta him. Easy decision, especially given how the season played out. Blake looked better in the limited time he got after Jalen's coming out party, and I hope for his sake that that carries over at ASU. He's clearly talented.
Yeah. I question some of Saban's discipline decisions, but I think he made the right call here. Da'Shawn didn't drive drunk. Decided to sleep it off in his car, but as some people may not be aware, you don't have to actually drive to get a DUI. It'll probably get plead down to PI.
Randolph Freelander
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Guys, when do we tell Mugiwara that he has been reassigned to Vanderbilt?
Yeah, not giving a shit about a guy who bails after 4 games says about "communication"
Nor much about a guy who literally said he checked out after the 1st game. Guess Bama's fortunate a stressful holder situation never arised, because the holder stated he "didn't give a shit."
Mug, your twitter link is broken.
Nor much about a guy who literally said he checked out after the 1st game. Guess Bama's fortunate a stressful holder situation never arised, because the holder stated he "didn't give a shit."
Mug, your twitter link is broken.
MugiwaraCole
Member
Pshhhhhh
I do appreciate that Cooper at least stuck around for us through the natty, whatever he had going on in his head. Can't blame him for losing the job and thinking "yeah, I'm out after this season".
I hate Blake cut out the way he did, but again, I get it. This is a business (albeit one where the employees aren't paid, but that's another discussion).
And dammit, now I can't find the original tweet. Ahh well.
Azwethinkweiz
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I have no idea what happened behind closed doors, but the way Saban talked about the kid to the press was incredibly dickish. However, I'm sure bama fans will tell me why he was justified in doing so.
Randolph Freelander
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You're just being a sore winner.
MugiwaraCole
Member
Nah, I'm with you. He'd already left. He's a kid trying to maximize his potential for the next level. Say you wish him well and leave it at that.
It was weird because he's handled stuff like that better in the past. Kendall Sheffield's sudden transfer only elicited a "I think he's a good kid and I hope he changes his mind" from the man. I think he took exception to doing it midseason, but still.
Saban was justified in doing so because fuck you.
Purple Cheeto
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Barnett's issue that he was told he was the starter and Hurts was only being used for specific plays. Then the game happened and he was out after 2 series. Now whether or not that was premeditated by Saban or not we have no idea, but Barnett thought it was.
Bateman is a classic case of an over abundance of riches and one guy realizing he lost out. Happens at every blue blood.
perfectchaos007
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The only team with multiple 5 star QBs that didn't get butthurt and leave was Ohio State 3 years ago with JT Barret, Braxton Miller, and Don't Play School Cardale Jones. Urban knows how to say the right things to keep his backups on board.
MugiwaraCole
Member
Feels different considering injuries played a part, and Braxton was such a dynamic athlete that he was able to produce in other ways.
Still think Cardale should've cut and run after that title run. He was third string for a reason.
Sirpopopop
Member
It's strange how a Vanderbilt fan knows a lot about Ohio State.
MugiwaraCole
Member
What wouldn't a Vandy grad know?
(Assuming all Vandy fans are alumni, which sounds fair).
chaosblade
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Maybe it's because I'm biased and Bama lost all three of these games, but I don't see how Bama/OSU or either of those iron bowls made the list over the 2012 SEC championship. As a complete game, that one was way better than any of those other three IMO.
bucknuticus
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psssst, none of them were 5 stars, in fact 1 was a 3 star!
FloydtheFathead
Member
This.. I think the two of them knew that Braxton being hurt and possibly switching made it an easier sell.
Cardale had actually beaten JT for the number 2 spot before Braxton got hurt and then the coaches reset the competition to decide who was starting and then JT won. Before the season, Cardale was debating on transferring before Herman got a hold of him and convinced him to stick it out.
Obviously, we're glad he did.
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