Back like Bama...At least for 2 weeks.

If that was really the case, they would have won last year. I believe many of the "Shula Players" as I mentioned above are long gone and the players that believe in Saban's system are there. Remember there are some true freshmen playing a lot of minutes and really playing well (Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, Donta Hightower lead the pack).

I understand the moral of your argument though. :thumb:

 

It's always a good line to rile up the competition.

 

Bama fans make it sound like their team is in a unique situation where they have basically built a new team. As if they are mostly underclassmen compared to everyone else. It's as if being undefeated in the SEC just isn't good enough. It's a year earlier than expected. Playing with lots of freshmen. etc etc etc. No idea why they need to emphasize these things.

Albama:
Freshmen 45
Sophomores 26
Juniors 26
Seniors 11

Arkansas:
Freshmen 49
Sophomores 29
Juniors 18
Seniors 19

Auburn:
Freshmen 47
Sophomores 35
Juniors 19
Seniors 16

Florida:
Freshmen 43
Sophomores 39
Juniors 22
Seniors 20

Georgia:
Freshmen 57
Sophomores 34
Juniors 21
Seniors 17

Kentucky:
Freshmen 62
Sophomores 23
Juniors 33
Seniors 18

LSU:
Freshmen 61
Sophomores 21
Juniors 27
Seniors 18

Mississippi:
Freshmen 46
Sophomores 26
Juniors 31
Seniors 19

Mississippi State:
Freshmen 50
Sophomores 18
Juniors 21
Seniors 23

South Carolina:
Freshmen 43
Sophomores 26
Juniors 24
Seniors 19

Tennessee:
Freshmen 47
Sophomores 33
Juniors 30
Seniors 20

Vanderbilt:
Freshmen 44
Sophomores 17
Juniors 31
Seniors 12

 

I was just replying to a post. Not making my team "sound" like a team in a unique situation.


All I'm trying to do is have a decent football conversation about the game at hand.

 

Well, you're parroting off the same things that just about every other Bama fan has.

 

Kentucky: Freshmen 62
LSU: Freshmen 61
Georgia: Freshmen 57
Mississippi State: Freshmen 50
Arkansas: Freshmen 49
Auburn: Freshmen 47
Tennessee: Freshmen 47
Mississippi: Freshmen 46
Alabama: Freshmen 45
Vanderbilt: Freshmen 44
Florida: Freshmen 43
South Carolina: Freshmen 43

 

Posting how many are on the team tells a person nothing...It's how many are contributing that counts...

 

Allright, lets see your list of underclassmen contributors.

 

Julio Jones- Speaks for himself with 444yds and 4 TD's.

Mark Ingram- Hard runner. 6 TD's on the year to go along with 5.1ypc.

Dont'a Hightower- Explosive back there alongside Rolando McClain. Starting.

Marquis Maze- RSF that has great speed. Plays very well on special teams. Has 1 TD catch on the year.

Brad Smelley- Chris Smelley's brother plays TE. Was going to RS but Saban and parents agreed to take it off because he was playing so well in practice. Has 2 catches for 24 yards but one of those was a big 3rd down conversion against Ole Miss for 16 yards.

Kareem Jackson- Very good corner that won the starting spot last year as a freshman and has kept it. 1 INT on the year.

Josh Chapman and Terrance Cody- Both sophomores that are excellent NG's. Chapman is big and strong. Cody...well, you know what he can do.


Obviously the first 3 are major contributors...

 

That "playing true freshmen" business started with the media and it's spread to the fans. We would be seeing the same thing from Tiger fans.

Spon on assessment, btw, RE.