Has Alabama made the SEC Boring?

[ShotgunDawg]

Folks, this is terrible TV and there is little intrigue each year about who will win the SEC title.

That's what happens in any system where the best team gets all the best young players. It's what happened in Major League Baseball for the Yankees before the draft was instituted in the 1960s.

This system is terrible and discourages the growth of college football. Again, Alabama playing a regular season game is awful TV while the rest of us are stuck having to choose between sucking or cheating.

[Maroonthirteen]

Yes. I'm watching this game with some big UT fanatics. They are like....."meh, I expected this."

[ShotgunDawg]

Yes. I'm watching this game with some big UT fanatics. They are like....."meh, I expected this."

When the talent levels between Alabama and everyone else is so different, it's a terrible product.

Ask yourself what you love about college football.

I love the pageantry, stadiums, noise, passion, rivalries, & playing for the pride of a state and university, but I don't really like the game itself and the competition.

The potential of college football is so much greater than what we are currently seeing. The system alienates 90% of the fans. What business would want to do that?

[GTHOM]

When the talent levels between Alabama and everyone else is so different, it's a terrible product.

Ask yourself what you love about college football.

I love the pageantry, stadiums, noise, passion, rivalries, & playing for the pride of a state and university, but I don't really like the game itself and the competition.

The potential of college football is so much greater than what we are currently seeing. The system alienates 90% of the fans. What business would want to do that?

How about we try to beat them instead of crying about how good they are, which is partly our fault for not recruiting and sucking as bad as we do

[ShotgunDawg]

How about we try to beat them instead of crying about how good they are, which is partly our fault for not recruiting and sucking as bad as we do

Such an MSU attitude here. We & everyone else have been trying for 100 years & nothing has changed. At some point, maybe it's not just us & maybe the system has something to do with it

Your statement has nothing to do with my argument. I agree with you, we should do everything we can to catch up with them. No doubt.

However, if I'm a CBS or ESPN TV rep, I'm calling for rule changes because my games suck & the current rules are alienating 90% of power 5 college football fans

[maroonwhitedawg3ddd]

Yep they Have!! BUCK FAMA!!

[ShotgunDawg]

Yep they Have!! BUCK FAMA!!

It's not Bama's fault. They are just doing what good business do and attempting to monopolize their business. The problem is the structure of the game and how players end up at certain schools.

All I know is the same team beating the shit out of every other team every single year kinda of sucks to watch. It limits the growth of the sport

[msstate7]

Anyone notice holcombe get the PF on punt coverage?

Think how much different our roster looks if holcombe, r. Davis, and lashley on it. They'd be difference makers here and subs at best there

[dawgday166]

Sec is getting boring some. Bama never faces anyone that can maybe beat them until playoff.

[Dawgface]

Sec is getting boring some. Bama never faces anyone that can maybe beat them until playoff.

True. Shame I have to pull for a northern team in the bowls because I'm so tired of bama.

[RocketDawg]

Tennessee seems to be waking up a little now. Of course, as explosive as Alabama is you can never tell what they'll do, but right now Tenn is motivated.

[RocketDawg]

Tennessee seems to be waking up a little now. Of course, as explosive as Alabama is you can never tell what they'll do, but right now Tenn is motivated.

And ... Alabama explodes.

[ShotgunDawg]

Tennessee seems to be waking up a little now. Of course, as explosive as Alabama is you can never tell what they'll do, but right now Tenn is motivated.

My post isn't about this one game. It's about how they are playing with completely different players on the field and on their bench than everyone else.

Recruiting rankings have made this more noticeable, whereas in the 1960s and 80s, everyone just assumed just Alabama assumed Bama had better coaching.

[dawgday166]

Here's the solution. Change rules where Saban can't recruit dual-threat QBs or LBs under 260 lbs.

[BayouDawg]

Saban won't be there forever and they'll go through a little bit of a transition period just like they did following Bear. I just hope we're not completely shitastic by that time.

[ShotgunDawg]

Saban won't be there forever and they'll go through a little bit of a transition period just like they did following Bear. I just hope we're not completely shitastic by that time.

And then they'll hire another good coach and be unbeatable again. It's a terrible system if the only way Bama can be bad is with incompetence.

Sports should rewards programs and teams that are smarter, better coached, and better run. College football doesn't do that.

College baseball does kind of work that way because of the draft and limited scholarships.

[msstate7]

Here's the solution. Change rules where Saban can't recruit dual-threat QBs or LBs under 260 lbs.

Cut scholarship total to 65 with 20 per year limit.

If you really want parity do above and make all scholarships 4 year contracts... no processing

As a baseball fan, id love to do this and give baseball scholarships to work with

[civildawg]

That's a pretty good solution

[dawgday166]

Cut scholarship total to 65 with 20 per year limit.

If you really want parity do above and make all scholarships 4 year contracts... no processing

That right there might work too.

[TUSK]

Cut scholarship total to 65 with 20 per year limit.

If you really want parity do above and make all scholarships 4 year contracts... no processing

As a baseball fan, id love to do this and give baseball scholarships to work with

I'd be alllllll in on that... assuming the contract was a bi-lateral commitment...