Bill from NYC

I don't know much about LSU, but I know that Alabama is now the second ranked school in the SEC in terms of academics, ranked only under Vanderbilt. They come up to Long Island and offer big scholarships to Long Island kids. Saban built not only the football team but the basketball team, women's sports (especially softball) and the school has improved by leaps and bounds academically by the huge dollars he brings in. Listen to kids like Najee Harris, Mac Jones, Damien Harris, Jalen Hurts, and many others speak. These are not dumb jocks. I don't think that ND has an edge on Bama these days in terms of smart football players. Times have changed. As always, jmo.

OK, sure. What you say about Cincy is true (yes, they beat Notre dame) but as I said in a different post, Cincy would be an average to below average team in the SEC. They beat Notre Dame (the only decent team they played), but they also struggled against second rate teams. And while I respect Notre Dame, this is another team that needs to be challenged WAY more than they are. Now, do you think that Ohio State could beat Cincy? I sure do and if you agree, AND think that Alabama could beat them, how such sense does a playoff spot for Cincy make? How many other teams do you honestly think are better than Cincy? 10? 20? 30? Am I making sense? As for Alabama being 11-2 after Saturday, there is a very good chance that you are correct. If you feel strongly enough, maybe you should take a shot and lay 6 or 7 points to Nick Saban. I can't recall any team in the NCAA ever having lost as much talent as Alabama lost in the 2020 draft class. Can you? Can someone else chime in please? On the current roster, their 2 best players (fabulous players and Heisman contenders I might add) are both sophomores. Alabama has also lost players to injury. If the lose to Geeorgia I will not shed a tear. I'm proud of these kids. I mean after all, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide are the NCAA Champions until someone else is. 6 titles in 14 years for Saban and the Tide isn't so bad, wouldn't you agree? Btw I am against playoff expansion, and view it as an excuse to make fans of inferior teams happy. Ironically, if there were 8 playoff teams this season Alabama would almost certainly be in it. 4 and I am alot less sure unless they beat Georgia, a daunting task indeed. Anyway, I appreciate the dialogue.

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Jim Sexton is about to be knocking on some doors in Tuscaloosa. If Kelly is worth 15 million, Saban is worth 25 million. There is no comparison between the two. None whatsoever. Sorry, jmo. Notre Dame recruits the same players as do the SEC schools. A friend of mine teaches high school in VA. He told me that Notre Dame was there recruiting a kid who was a great player, and also a criminal and a gang member. Notre Dame athletes all being Rhodes Scholars is a myth.

You obviously know your team better than I do. I likened your team a bit to last year's Alabama team sans Mac Jones. You seemed to have the receivers and the running game. Your QB is not Mac Jones (and btw neither is ours imo). Our OL is considerably worse than 2020. To put it in perspective, Evan Neal was our RIGHT Tackle. That line was all world. This team is getting by on pure guts and of course, Nick Saban. Once again, I hope that we meet again next year.

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Cincinatti is starting a guy who was Alabama's 5th string running back. Arkansas would destroy Cincy as would Mississippi, Mississippi State, LSU, and virtually any SEC Team. If Cincy was in the SEC they would probably struggle with Vanderbilt and lose to South Carolina and Kentucky. Other than that, your post makes a great deal of sense. 🙄😂

Btw, my sympathy to you and @YoloinOhio. I know how it is to come close and just miss as a Bills Fan and a Tide Fan. Taking it a step further, I thought it would be OSU vs. UGA in the title game. Hey, maybe next year it will be OSU/Crimson Tide!

Didn't Riley bench him? Why would he go there?

Wow, what a great way to describe the situation and this would appear to be exactly what is likely to happen. Even this might take a while. As we speak, two of the best QBs in the NCAA are from California but play in the SEC. Also, the best linemen seem to leave the west coast as well. Riley might not be able to change this with a snap of his fingers. In my very strong opinion, Sarkisian is a GREAT offensive mind. Maybe the best I have ever seen. He is really struggling in Texas (a state that surprisingly loses some good players too). That said, Sark might just be cleaning house. Is this what is happening down there?

Alabama, especially if Christian Allen comes back, will be overflowing with pass rushing, talented OLBs. One is Drew Sanders. Next year the Tde might pay you back for Jameson Williams. They have too many of these OLBs to keep them all. Wait and see.

Not to me. I will be a Bills Fan until the day I die. That said, it confuses and admittedly amuses me listening to the insults aimed at Mac Jones, which started even before the draft. One person in particular called him a "second or third round talent." Mac Jones will never be as talented as Josh Allen, who imo is on his way to perhaps even a HOF career. Mac however is still often talked about as if he is a second rate QB so no, it is still a Bills Board.

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Nor am I but what I need to keep telling myself is that we are weaker at virtually every offensive position. For instance, last season Evan Neal was our RIGHT Tackle!!!! Landon Dickerson was a monster at center. Every receiver was better, Najee was twice as good as all of the current RBs, combined. The receivers were just about the best ever and Mac was THE perfect QB for that team. I must however admit that Bryce is better than Mac would be on this team. Given the above, I thought that the defense would be clearly superior to last year's unit. It has NOT been, although it looks as if they are getting better at the right time. Will Anderson FULLY belongs in the Heisman conversation and freshman Dallas Turner is looking really good on the other side. The DL played what was easily their best game last night. The only way for us to possibly beat Georgia is to force mistakes and turnovers on defense and for Bryce (and of course Saban) to work their magic. I expect Bama to be getting at least 7, and it would be a far bigger number if Saban was not taken into account. I mean, how many points will bettors want to spot Nick Saban? As always, jmo (but a strong one lol).

Actually their defense played very well. This was however a terrible showing from the offense.

I think that we should draft a first round corner, even if involves a costly trade up. As for safety, perhaps we can trade away our 1st round pick in 2023. After all, one of ours could get injured before then (you never know). For many years the Bills have made DBs our top priority. You can’t argue with results, right?

Hey, did you hear that Alec Baldwin is getting an award for "Honesty?" I for one was surprised but they say that he is a straight shooter.

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Thanks for this.

Question for OSU Fans: Exactly how great are your receivers that Jameson Williams could barely get playing time? Don't get me wrong, I don't consider Williams to be in a class with Davonta Smith or Jaylen Waddle. He doesn't have their hands. I liken him more to a better Robert Foster. Williams is a real and serious deep threat but at this point, I wouldn't consider him a complete receiver. Even Waddle was a better blocker. Skinny Davonta was a MUCH better blocker. It would appear to me that he could have ben utilized more by Fields as a deep threat but I do not watch OSU like you guys.. Am I wrong?

I will not argue with this because you are certainly correct, yet; imo it is an even worse scenario in 2022. I will readily admit to not having known much about Mahomes at the time but I was all in on Watson. That said, look at what happened to that guy.

Yes and imo, 2022 will be a bad year in terms of drafting quarterbacks. Perhaps very bad. Jmo.

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I think that we should agree to disagree.