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Alabama Verses Miss State

Alabama Snubbed By CFP Selection Committee Again

Alabama Verses Miss State

The College Football Playoff selection committee has ignored Alabama once again when projecting the top 4 teams in the country at the end of the season. Announcing their selections on November 11 for the 4 playoff teams to compete for the National Championship at the end of the year, powerful Alabama was snubbed yet again. Without an argument the strongest team in college football since 2007, claiming 3 national titles in that span, the Crimson Tide is coached by self-proclaimed perfectionist Nick Saban. He demands perfection in his own life, from his players, and in each and every football game. So how does the Alabama coach feel about the CFP snubbing? “None of that really matters.”

Baylor Snubbing Just As Much of a Head Scratcher

Alabama and Baylor fans took to Twitter as soon as the latest CFP Top 25 poll and Top 4 projections came out. Baylor is ranked #7, 3 spots behind TCU, even though they beat the Horned Frogs earlier this year and have an identical record. TCU jumped Alabama to land in the #4 spot, ahead of Bama at #5. Under the current College Football Playoff format, the 4 top ranked teams at the end of the season have a playoff for the NCAA Division I College Football Championship. If the Crimson Tide stays at the number 5 spot or lower, they will play in a really big, important and financially profitable bowl game. But they will not have a chance to notch their 4th National Championship in 8 years. Although Bama Nation is in an uproar over the ranking, head coach Saban couldn’t care less.

Why The #5 Alabama Ranking Doesn’t Matter

That is because Alabama is 8 – 1 and plays in the most difficult conference and subdivision in all college football. There is no argument that the SEC West is the premier conference and division in NCAA Division I ball. And Alabama hosts #1 ranked Mississippi State on Saturday, November 15. A victory easily slides the Tide into the number 4 spot at least, and possibly as high as number 2 or 3. Alabama also must play intrastate rival and #9 ranked Auburn the last game of the season. A win there followed by a victory over the Bulldogs this Saturday and they would lock up probably either the number 1 or number 2 spot in the playoffs, easily guaranteed at least inclusion in the top 4. In the weekly SEC teleconference on Wednesday, Nick Saban surprised reporters and calmed the fears of Alabama fans when he stated that, “I didn’t even really know what we were in the poll, and it really doesn’t matter at all to me or our team or our players.”

Alabama – Win Out and You’re In

And when you think about it, that is exactly how you want your coach and players to face each week. It is not as if Alabama would play harder to move up the rankings. Does that mean that they would take it easy if they were the #1 ranked team? Of course not. As Saban said, “If you don’t have success in the games that you play, the poll’s not going to matter.” Exactly. He understands that Alabama consistently, year in and year out, has to “play really, really good teams in our league” and escape the season with no more than one loss to have a shot at the national title under the current playoff format. With Mississippi State up next, you had better believe that perfectionist Saban will have the Tide positioned for a victory. Mississippi State has been ranked #1 in all 3 of the midseason CFP rankings so far.

Beat #1 to Be #1 … or at Least #4

Beating the Bulldogs on Saturday would knock the #1 ranked team off of its pedestal, leaving that spot for some team to move up. And obviously, it would make Alabama’s playoff resume that much more impressive. But just like Baylor fans are complaining, Crimson Tide backers are upset that the CFP Selection Committee is obviously weighing margin of victory greater than strength of schedule. With Baylor’s defeat of TCU, an identical 8 – 1 record and TCU being named the 4th playoff team, there is definitely some appearance of lack of integrity on the choices made by the selection committee. But Saban is right about one thing. Beat the #1 ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs Saturday, then defeat #9 ranked Auburn 2 weeks later, and the Tide forces the CFP committee to give the Tide a shot at their 4th national title in the last 8 years.

Betting Line On This Game

Even though Alabama has 1 loss this season and Miss State is undefeated, the experts in Vegas still  have Alabama winning by 8 points. Link For Alabama Crimson Tide Betting Lines

SEC Heisman Watch List For Week 7

Due to the problems surrounding Georgia running back, Todd Gurley, the Heisman watch list has a new SEC player up top for the Heisman, and maybe for the entire nation as well.

With Gurley being suspended due to violating NCAA rules, that leaves Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott out on top for the Heisman. Even though Gurley leads the SEC in rushing yards, touchdowns and yards per carry, its still unclear whether or not he will return this year or not. Gurley has returned to practice this past Monday but we don’t have any further information. But at least its good for Prescott in this situation, hell I wouldn’t be complaining if it were me.

Prescott has led the SEC the entire season thus far, totaling for 2,089 yards on offense and 23 touchdowns. Other than leading the SEC in numbers, the last three wins against top 10 teams may have a little to do with it. During those three wins, Prescott has averaged 361.7 yards of offense and 11 touchdowns. Not to mention he has thrown for 200 yards and rushed for 100 yards in his last four of five games. This guy is legit.

Here are a few other SEC players who you should watch out for.

  • Mississippi State running back, Josh Robinson, isn’t slowing down for the Bulldogs and neither is the rest of his team. The junior back has averaged 133.7 yards on the ground and five touchdowns during the past three wins among top 10 teams. Robinson leads right behind Gurley in the SEC with 689 rushing yards and is tied for first with eight touchdowns.
  • Ole Miss quarterback, Bo Wallace is my next choice. You can’t overlook what this kid has done this season, especially what he did to Alabama. With three SEC games down in the books, Wallace has averaged 310 yards of offense with seven touchdowns and no turnovers. In SEC play, he is in second with 1,700 passing yards and 15 touchdowns. No doubt in my mind that Wallace will be up for the Heisman running for the remainder of the year.
  • The last one is Alabama wide receiver, Amari Cooper. Cooper leads the SEC with 58 receptions and 768 receiving yards but has seemed to fall down the ladder after being held to just two catches for 22 yards during the win against Arkansas last Saturday.

Florida Fans Desperate To Have Dan Mullen Back

Who remembers when the Florida fans created the web page, fireronzook.com, when they were eager for a new coach? Well it looks like their back again but with a different page called “HireDanMullen.com.”

That site and as well as another, “WeWantDan.com” recently appeared on the web as the Florida Gators struggle to a 3-2 record (2-2 in SEC). The two web pages that seem to be created alike, are not owned by the same person.

Now, there is a lot of talk around the nation that the Gators need to fire Will Muschamp. Do I agree? Yes, I do. Will the Gators have the nerve to fire Muschamp after this season? Absolutely. The way things are looking right now, Muschamp will be unemployed after this brutal season. Its been 3 1/2 years and Muschamp hasn’t had any success what so ever. But most of the Gator fans think Dan Mullen is the right guy to replace Muschamp. What do you think? I mean, its hard to say because of the success that Dan Mullen is having at Mississippi State. Hell, their ranked No. 1, hes getting good pay, his family loves Starkville, what more could he want? Hes one helluva recruiter, just look back at his Florida days when he helped bring in Tim Tebow and Cam Newton. Even if Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott leaves after his junior year, I promise you that Mullen will bring in another big, strong, athletic quarterback who will be a Heisman contender.

Now if I were UF’s AD, Jeremy Foley, I would take a shot at bringing Mullen back to Gainesville. Mullen has paid his dues. He has proven that he can build a program and win big games, he lead the Gators to a pair of championships in 2006 and 2008, and has beat three top 10 teams in a row. Foley knows him. The Gator fans know him. Everyone clearly knows Muschamp is the Achilles heel in the Florida program and it needs fixed asap. But hey, what do we know right? We’re just avid fans who love to talk college football.

But hey, you never know what could happen. It might be a little too early for such talk but maybe the Gators will get a late Christmas present after the season.

Who do you think should be the next head coach for the Florida Gators? Let us know.