I might need to be a Vandy fan...

[ScooterDog]

Another reason Vandy won is because Bama didn?t have their usual Alabama referees to swing the game for them. This was one of the most fairly refereed Bama games I?ve seen in a long time. Not completely fair, but a big improvement over their usual crap.

[TUSK]

Gawd, I hope this thread lives Fo Evah...

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[DownwardDawg]

level playing field is exactly the reason saban quit. like nfl the best coaches succeed. we could have taken some of those bama teams to a NC

Or maybe he was 70 something years old and owns Ferrari and Music city Mercedes in Nashville. That might have had a little impact on his retiring.

[bulldawg28]

Another reason Vandy won is because Bama didn?t have their usual Alabama referees to swing the game for them. This was one of the most fairly refereed Bama games I?ve seen in a long time. Not completely fair, but a big improvement over their usual crap.

This is true. Saban ran the SEC officiating.

[TUSK]

This is true. Saban ran the SEC officiating.

I think that goes without sayin', 28... there's no way we'd take a chance and rely soley on superior talent, facilities, fan support, tradition, finances, coaching, and carpal tunnel syndrome from typin' all this shit...

Anchor Down.!!!!!

[Todd4State]

Or maybe he was 70 something years old and owns Ferrari and Music city Mercedes in Nashville. That might have had a little impact on his retiring.

He was pretty open about not liking the direction that college football was going in.

Number 13 for Alabama kicking the ball at the end of the game tells me that Alabama is going to miss Saban. There is no way in hell he loses that game and if he did 13 would be walking back to Tuscaloosa if he behaved like that.

[bulldawg28]

I think that goes without sayin', 28... there's no way we'd take a chance and rely soley on superior talent, facilities, fan support, tradition, finances, coaching, and carpal tunnel syndrome from typin' all this shit...

Anchor Down.!!!!!

Or just let the games play out without obvious Bama bios with calls. Either way you lost to Vandy with all those advantages.

[TUSK]

you lost to Vandy with all those advantages.

Straight Facts... It happens... even in Dynasty v42.0

[PGHBulldogBG]

Vandy has a secret weapon Jerry Kill. He is probably one of the most underrated coaches in football and he still wins big with all his health issues

[DownwardDawg]

He was pretty open about not liking the direction that college football was going in.

Number 13 for Alabama kicking the ball at the end of the game tells me that Alabama is going to miss Saban. There is no way in hell he loses that game and if he did 13 would be walking back to Tuscaloosa if he behaved like that.

I agree. It's pretty obvious already that they miss Saban. That last paragraph is 100% spot on!!

[R2Dawg]

I think that goes without sayin', 28... there's no way we'd take a chance and rely soley on superior talent, facilities, fan support, tradition, finances, coaching, and carpal tunnel syndrome from typin' all this shit...

Anchor Down.!!!!!

Truth Tusk. Bama left no stone unturned and if the other stuff wasn't getting it done, work the ref angle. Happened all the time. 17 State wins without ref hep, not to mention many others by other teams. The Saban effect is more than X&Os and "the process".

[R2Dawg]

I saw a couple of cars driving around last week with 4 Bama flags flying. I'll bet they just ran out and took them off.

Nah, those people run the window flags year round. It is embarrassing.

[parabrave]

So TUSK how many bricks were thrown through Deboers window??

[TUSK]

So TUSK how many bricks were thrown through Deboers window??

No reports of any brick chunkin'.... yet...

'Cept from SEC Shorts:

Not bad.

[Apoplectic]

Or just let the games play out without obvious Bama bios with calls. Either way you lost to Vandy with all those advantages.

saban coached to the edge of the rules and forced refs to have the balls to make the calls - see frequent PI at texas. if opposing coach was a beta like mullen and let it slide then refs let it go

[bulldawg28]

saban coached to the edge of the rules and forced refs to have the balls to make the calls - see frequent PI at texas. if opposing coach was a beta like mullen and let it slide then refs let it go

There were too many plays where Bama got favorable calls. Negating TD's due to holdings, etc. You can't name 5 times Bama was called for targeting in an the years of the rule. You could also notice whenever Bama played outside of the SEC officiating they had higher than normal penalties against them.

[TUSK]

...whenever Bama played outside of the SEC officiating they had higher than normal penalties against them.

Please, do tell...














(ETA: NB4 "It's not how many, it's the timing....")

[parabrave]

There were too many plays where Bama got favorable calls. Negating TD's due to holdings, etc. You can't name 5 times Bama was called for targeting in an the years of the rule. You could also notice whenever Bama played outside of the SEC officiating they had higher than normal penalties against them.

Remember when Ridley, I think, ran out of bounds the ref marked it and caught the winning TD against us.

[TUSK]

Remember when Ridley, I think, ran out of bounds the ref marked it and caught the winning TD against us.

Devonta Smith scored on the next play IIRC, but your point stands as it was a huge 3rd down conversion to keep the drive alive...

eta: I could be wrong...

Ahhhhh, I was thinking of the game winning score... the OOB play was early in the game... my bust.

[parabrave]

Devonta Smith scored on the next play IIRC, but your point stands as it was a huge 3rd down conversion to keep the drive alive...

eta: I could be wrong...

Ahhhhh, I was thinking of the game winning score... the OOB play was early in the game... my bust.

I wanna say this was merls last year,