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'bama's D-coordinator Kane Wommack is getting his pants taken down on national TV. There are more than one receiver open on almost every play.

They were situated in an indoor convention type building. It felt weird to me, but there was no chance they weren't going to be in Atlanta. Alabama vs Georgia has been the SEC's version of Michigan vs Ohio State (a game they were at last week over the Iron Bowl). Paul Finebaum was up in arms about what he considers the greatest rivalry in sports, getting disrespected last week. That being an instate rivalry in Alabama. Much like Duke vs North Carolina, I don't think people outside the states of North Carolina or Alabama care about those games. No matter what Dick Vitale, or Paul Finebaum think. Sorry Paawwllll. But Alabama vs Georgia is huge in the South. Both teams have won multiple titles, and will likely be in the playoff no matter what. The Indiana vs Ohio State matchup is historic, but to most fans that still think northern football sucks. Indiana is a lightweight. I know Indiana is great, you know Indiana is great. Heck even ESPiN knows they're great, it's why they sent Gameday to Eugene in October for that Ducks vs Hoosier matchup. But Indiana still doesn't have the full respect of the common fan. Ohio State is a known commodity. There are four teams playing in the B1G/SEC championship games. Three of them are bluebloods, three of them have won at least two championships in the playoff era. Two are facing off in Atlanta. The third is the number one team in the country. The great outlier is the fourth, the one with 700 losses, but that's the past. You know it's the past, I know it's the past. It's going to take some time for the common fan in the South to realize it's the past though. I think the B1G title game is going to be the better game. But ESPiN was never going to highlight it as such.

Guess the leg humping never wears off...

"Coach Deboer, what do you think of your rushing offense?" "Well Holly, we've really been dog balls all year and I'd like to see that improve" 😂😂😂😂

Bama has 17 rushing yards. I know they have injuries, but their rushing offense has been dog balls all season (103rd).

If Bama can't score they aren't getting in the playoffs. How badly they lose by will effect the committee. Heck I just saw a shot of the committee in lounge chairs watching this entire game. That seems stupid, like they are going to give each other the worst case of recency bias. I hope that's just for show. I'm glad we aren't playing today. People want the bye week in the playoffs so there are less injuries, but what do you call this? The top 4 teams are playing today and we're on a bye. So even though we play an extra game in the playoffs it'll be the same amount of games the top 4 play, except our playoff game will be home, not a neutral sight, and not with committee prying eyes; and it'll have us hot and ready for the next game against the top 4. Life is good.

He cant even throw to OPEN receivers

Then hes not going to go far in the NFL

My suspicion would be that even if Bama loses, they would still be in, probably at the expense of Miami. I am not certain the committee is willing to punish Bama for losing the SEC championship. Disclaimer: I have ZERO clue how the committee thinks. IF Bama loses, I see them dropping below ND and ND moving up. Bama would be the 10 and ND would be the 9. This puts a buffer between ND and Miami, so the H2H isn't an issue. Miami would be 11 and still out because of the two remaining spots (ACC champ and probably Tulane). Just my $0.01 (Not even as good as $0.02). 😂😂😂

Perhaps not with this pressure. We saw how Oregon’s offense performed against Indiana. Georgia and Ohio State’s defenses are significantly better than Indiana’s, IMO.

I sure hope Dante could throw better than this-

I’m not sure I want to see Georgia…

We’ll see how Dante Moore and the other QBs fare against this Georgia defense.

Bama needs a better QB

Georgia, particularly its defense, is dominating this game, thus far. They are getting a lot of pressure on the Bama QB and he is clearly uncomfortable.

The punt block has fired up the Dawgs offense. Kirby said special teams might be significant.

My grandson is about to graduate from an online academy. His PE requirements are handled in a local gym/fitness center. Last week, he was offered a tryout personal trainer, who happened to be a former sprinter. They ended up running some sprints, and the guy was impressed enough he brought up the possibility of a scholarship and guaranteed spot on a high level track squad... My grandson is 17. When my son was recovering from a knee injury in his junior year of hs, a booster offered to pay him to attend Marist... Yup, it's not new, but it's definitely getting worse, very quickly.

I really like the hire of Buster Faulkner as offensive coordinator, and the defensive coordinator from Kentucky(name slips my mind). Faulkner is probably going to be a head coach in the next couple years, but the fact Sumrall said he was going to get a big time guy, and not one of his buddies from Tulane, and he did it. Well that already makes him better than Billy Napier. Napier was given the money to build a staff, but he decided to just hire his Sun Belt buddies, and you saw the results. Time mismanagement, penalties, player regression, and an offense so full that you would prefer to hear Bill Belichick narrate a documentary on paint drying. I never wanted Kiffin, there was a leaked story that Scott Stricklin didn't either. It's why he wasn't hired in 2017, 2022, or this year. Kiffin wanted full control, and his GM from Ole Miss. Stricklin matched the money from LSU, he even matched the increased player payroll. But he made it clear that Kiffin would still answer to him. He also wanted to hire an experienced NFL GM. Kiffin obviously took this as an insult, Stricklin agreed. This way Stricklin could say he made an actual effort, but Lane just turned him down. Which is what he wanted. Stricklin is a buttoned down individual, he hates silly antics online. It's why he hired paint chip Billy Napier in the first place. I wanted Fisch, but we didn't get him. I hope Sumrall proves all the doubters wrong, he is a fiery dude. One that secured two recruiting classes for Tulane, and Florida. All the while, he was getting his team ready to play for a CCG, and playoff berth. I look at what he's doing as a great sign of his character, and ability to delegate. I get alpha vibes from the man, he makes you want to hear what he is planning on doing, and you believe he's going to succeed. Very much like your head coach, Dan Lanning. I was disappointed initially, but am now cautiously optimistic. He's going to be compared to what Lane is doing at LSU. Fair or not.

Both these offenses look inept. I don’t think it’s good defense. The play-calling is unispired and ineffective.

Have also been wondering about what the playoff committee would do in that scenario...

Top SEC defenses just look different to me, especially on the front 7. They are BIG and athletic.

Tech averages 489 yards total offense per game this season. When they played BYU they were held to 370 both games. BYU has the 29th best defense in CFB. Oregon is 4th.

I am rooting for Georgia to win big, as I want to see what the playoff committee then does with Alabama and how they justify them over a number of very good 2 loss teams. Thoughts?

I hadn't really watched Texas Tech this year until this game. Their defensive line is scary good and they look like a very complete team. I'm not at all sure this is an easier team to play than others that might end up in the top 4. It will be interesting to see if they remain our projected first opponent after the other games today.

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