Agreed. A little early to be thinking about Alabama. I mean, even if you think McNeese is in the bag (and the players still have to show up and compete to make sure the unthinkable is never even thought) we certainly can't look any further than Auburn. That is gonna be a tall order to beat them in their house.
Nah - just a couple of years. Bama had a couple of great seasons. Now they'll slowly come down to earth and be another good SEC West team - mired in their own history but dangerous on Saturday.
No way Bama loses to Auburn...won't happen. I see no team in the west without at least one loss. Bama will likely be the one left standing. While I'd like to think we can run the table I see two loses coming. At the beginning of the season I said we will win one we ain't supposed to win an lose one we are supposed to win. We've already won the one we weren't supposed to.
Way. Auburn has already beaten the team that beat Alabama. At this point the Barn would have to be favored over the Tide. Given the Tide's lack of sacks and tackles for loss...they are dead last in in the conference in both categories...Ole Miss, LSU, Mississippi State, and Auburn are all potential losses for Alabama. The Tide peaked early, and now everyone, and I mean everyone in the conference has caught up to them. I like where LSU is right now. The Tigers have defeated the best defensive team on their schedule in Florida, and scored a season-high point total to boot on the Gators. The two QB system is working. The focus now should be to work on minimizing penalties and eliminating turnovers. I like the Tigers chances to make the SEC CG. :geaux:
Come one now, you know it doesn't work that way. Those Team A beat Team B, Team B beat Team C, so Team A will beat Team C comparisons don't work. South Carolina is not a great football team. Alabama walked into a perfect storm and got beat. South Carolina is the 4th best team at the conference at best, and I don't think they beat Florida. Their offense is balanced, but mediocre, and their defense is porous. Now having said all that, I do think Auburn has a chance, but I don't think they will be favored. LSU and Alabama are still the class of the SEC right now. Remember, we hardly got any sacks or tackles for loss last year, either, but our defense was still pretty good. And so is Bama's.
I'm saying flat out that I think Auburn will be favored going into the Iron Bowl. Is that plain enough for everyone?
Based on what exactly? Of the two, LSU clearly has the most upside, given how the QB play has improved. But the Tide was lucky Arkansas had no running game or Alabama would have two losses. It's time to look at things the way they are, and not how the national media tell you how it should be. LSU's record with that defense was 9-4. I can see Alabama ending up with a similar record.
Actually, LSU had four losses last year because of OFFENSE. The defense is the reason the record was so good. Bama's 2010 offense >>> LSU's 2009 offense. I don't agree with you completely, but I do think Bama may not be as fortunate in games this year as they were last year. It's not the same team, not the same year. I look for Bama to hit the bowl season with another loss - maybe Auburn, maybe LSU.
Ok, that's fine. I just think you're wrong. Based on both teams having a strong defense and a strong running game. Something that nobody else in the SEC can say. We may very well be the best team in the SEC, but I'm not ready to say we are clearly anything. As for being lucky to beat Arkansas. Yeah, well Arkansas doesn't have a strong running game. You can't play the "what if" game. I'm not believing what the media is feeding me, I'm watching games. Not because of defense. If our offense last year was as good as theirs is this year, we would have been national champions, and not them.
