No one could last year, either.
Following up an upset with another upset the following year against the number 1 team in the country is harder.
No one could last year, either.
No one could last year, either.
The game will really turn on how well A&M's defense can slow down Bama's offense because the Tide D isn't fast enough to stop A&M's offense.
Following up an upset with another upset the following year against the number 1 team in the country is harder.
True. But I think the bigger issue for Alabama vs. A&M is that the game is on Sept. 14. Not that having the game later in the season helped much last year (I think that the Alabama team and fans underestimated A&M and assumed a home victory), but there are a lot of personnel changes that'll take time to gel.
Bama......
Very true, but it wouldn't be nearly the upset this time around (assuming JF plays), especially since it will be at Kyle Field.
Boo. Bama needs to have yet another period of mediocrity.
we paid a lot of money to avoid that..![]()
Typical SEC oversigning, shady recruiting practices, and basically home bowl games... Never do the SEC teams play in any real weather.
What are your thoughts on all of the Manziel antics this off season and the investigation?
Interested to hear your take on it
Typical SEC oversigning, shady recruiting practices, and basically home bowl games... Never do the SEC teams play in any real weather.
The off-field stuff doesn't bother me at all. I did a lot dumber stuff when I was 20. If I'd had the fame/access he has, I'd have done all the cool stuff he did, but if twitter/Instagram/etc. existed back then, I'd probably be in prison.
As long as he takes care of business on the field and doesn't do anything horribly illegal off it (bar fights and fake IDs notwithstanding), I'm fine with him acting like any other rich college kid.
As for the autograph stuff, I haven't seen a shred of proof that he took any money. Everyone points to the sheer amount if Manziel stuff out there, but there's an equal amount of stuff signed by Jadaveon Clowney, Teddy Bridgewater, Braxton Miller, Marquis Lee, etc., yet ESPN isn't running daily reports about them.
Anytime Darren Rovell reports something, it should be viewed with a raised eyebrow. Anytime a story alleges someone got paid but also mentions there are no eyewitness accounts of money exchanging hands, it should be viewed with a raised eyebrow. Anytime a story claims there's video evidence but refuses to actually show that evidence…you get my drift.
If he DID take money, then he's just stupid. He knows the rules and whether he likes them or not, if you break that particular rule, your college career is over and your NFL prospects, unless you're a can't-miss prototype, take a dramatic hit.
All that being said, I think he plays. Some new evidence could still come out to change that (ESPN could be HOLDING something, waiting for the biggest impact time to release it), but if what's out now is the extent of it, there's no way he's not in the field on August 31, especially given the amount of lawyering up that's been done by player and school.
Local media are reporting that Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops will name redshirt freshman Trevor Knight as starting QB over redshirt junior Blake Bell. Locally, many of us are slightly surprised. With the success of the "Bell Dozer" formation last year, many thought he was heir apparent. Knight must have been much better for the conservative Stoops to choose him over experience.
As for the autograph stuff, I haven't seen a shred of proof that he took any money. Everyone points to the sheer amount if Manziel stuff out there, but there's an equal amount of stuff signed by Jadaveon Clowney, Teddy Bridgewater, Braxton Miller, Marquis Lee, etc., yet ESPN isn't running daily reports about them.
Anytime Darren Rovell reports something, it should be viewed with a raised eyebrow. Anytime a story alleges someone got paid but also mentions there are no eyewitness accounts of money exchanging hands, it should be viewed with a raised eyebrow. Anytime a story claims there's video evidence but refuses to actually show that evidence you get my drift.
If he DID take money, then he's just stupid. He knows the rules and whether he likes them or not, if you break that particular rule, your college career is over and your NFL prospects, unless you're a can't-miss prototype, take a dramatic hit.
All that being said, I think he plays. Some new evidence could still come out to change that (ESPN could be HOLDING something, waiting for the biggest impact time to release it), but if what's out now is the extent of it, there's no way he's not in the field on August 31, especially given the amount of lawyering up that's been done by player and school.
Boo. Bama needs to have yet another period of mediocrity.
Agree. If he took money, he shouldn't play. If he didn't, or if nobody can prove that he did, he should be on the field. I'd much rather see Bama play A&M with Manziel than not.
I think it'll be awhile before Alabama is mediocre again, at least as long as Saban is around. He's built a highly effective process for recruiting top talent and getting them to play to their potential with the team. That's no guarantee of a championship given what happened the past couple of years, but unless something crazy happens Bama will be a contender at least.
Probably a good idea, though. Bell looked really bad/indecisive in the few instances he was asked to do something other than run the QB draw.
yea right, we have 6 teams from the SEC in the 2013 AP College Football poll, what does that tell ya!
Besides that, driving rain brought on by tropical storms and hurricanes are par for the course in the Deep South and Texas during the late summer/fall. I sat in an awful rainstorm during the A&M-Arkansas game last year. Could barely even see the opposite sideline for much of the second quarter.
That tells me that the media are suckers for the SEC. Yes, the SEC had been fantastic for the last several years, but the current rankings won't be anything close to the end of season ratings, and everyone knows it.-
Oh, a widdwe wain fo yer widdle football game? I'd love to see those guys play in -10F weather. Things hurt more when its cold. Yes, the B1G plays in a dome for their championship, but the only way you get there is surviving the games you have to play in the weather. Those teams aren't built to play in miami weather. Those teams are designed to play in the elements.
I know Alabama and others are sending guys to the NFL, but watch how they play in the cold. They all suck. They are physically gifted, but they can't play in the elements. There is a reason you see the really good teams using their draft picks on guys who have played in the cold.
wrong again..
63 players from SEC in 2013 draft:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...rd-with-63-players-selected-in-2013-nfl-draft
and at least 5 to 6 teams from SEC in 2014 AP College Football poll... as always..
Oh, a widdwe wain fo yer widdle football game? I'd love to see those guys play in -10F weather. Things hurt more when its cold. Yes, the B1G plays in a dome for their championship, but the only way you get there is surviving the games you have to play in the weather. Those teams aren't built to play in miami weather. Those teams are designed to play in the elements.
Look at it this way. Who are the best teams in the NFL?
The Baton Rouge newspaper is reporting that A&M and LSU will end the season vs. one another beginning in 2014 on Thanksgiving Day. As a side note, due to the construction process of the Kyle Field renovation, the stadium should hold about 109,000 for the 2014 season. Should be an incredible environment.
That tells me that the media are suckers for the SEC. Yes, the SEC had been fantastic for the last several years, but the current rankings won't be anything close to the end of season ratings, and everyone knows it.-
Oh, a widdwe wain fo yer widdle football game? I'd love to see those guys play in -10F weather. Things hurt more when its cold. Yes, the B1G plays in a dome for their championship, but the only way you get there is surviving the games you have to play in the weather. Those teams aren't built to play in miami weather. Those teams are designed to play in the elements.
I know Alabama and others are sending guys to the NFL, but watch how they play in the cold. They all suck. They are physically gifted, but they can't play in the elements. There is a reason you see the really good teams using their draft picks on guys who have played in the cold.
Ok, you lost any credibility you might have had with this post![]()