Alabama as the Preseason Number One?

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February 24, 2010

Many pundits are already praising Alabama as the preseason number one favorite. While I admit this is likely going to happen, should it? They did win the BCS championship, although controversially, and they do return a bunch of those same players. I’m sure their recent success has seen an increase in Alabama merchandise sales, but should it see an increase in their preseason ranking? I think not.

Look, Alabama lost their starting quarterback and big Mount Cody. They return a good running game and a decent secondary and that is it. No experience at quarterback, the defensive line will be…well who knows. On the other hand, Boise State, who beat the team many considered best in the land last year, also finished undefeated and returns 21 of 22 starters, including the best passer in the game last year. Is there a reason they aren’t considered the all out favorite? Oh yeah, there is, they play in the WAC.

The BCS perpetuates its unfair system by discriminating from the very beginning. I GUARANTEE you that Boise State will start in the preseason top 3. I also GUARANTEE you that during the course of the season they will drop from that spot and not by losing. They will win every game. And they will still lose spots in the rankings. This regular season “playoff” has eliminated them before it has begun!

Alabama will start at number one. They will lose a game but still win the SEC and play for another national title. After all, the only real form of a playoff is the SEC championship game. It seems all you have to do is win that and you play for the national championship.

Comments

You know, reading this in late November, the comments on this article are kinda funny…

Comment by Bones on November 25, 2010 @ 10:42 PM

So was it controversial that Texas was in the BCS NC game at all considering they beat Oklahoma after Sam Bradford got injured to get there

Comment by RJ on June 3, 2010 @ 9:05 AM

Thanks Arrow for continuing to prove my points time and again. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again- team zealots are completely ignorant of true facts and are nothing but biased sycophants. You can look that one up buddy, surely you folks at Alabama learn English.

Comment by Sloppy Joe on May 10, 2010 @ 6:31 PM

The DE from Boise St. can not take a Hit. LMAO

Comment by Arrow on May 10, 2010 @ 4:22 PM

Bosie St will not get passed VA Tech. Please

Comment by Arrow on May 10, 2010 @ 4:19 PM

College Football Cafeteria must be serving left overs. Please do stop with the lies.

Comment by Arrow on May 10, 2010 @ 4:16 PM

Alabama owned the Shorthorns. BAMA had TWO Runningbacks with over a hundred yards. Both had TWO TD’s and UT was suppose to have the best run defense in the National. Hell Bama ran all over that defense. Controvery, Please stop. Texas will fail to show up 2010 in the BCS Title Game. It will be Alabama vs Ohio St. Texas will find a way to lose.

Comment by Arrow on May 10, 2010 @ 4:14 PM

The outcome might have been different…Bama would probably have scored more points, since McCoy would have thrown at least one pick, possibly more…that was the book on him…easy to intercept.

It was the Tide’s year..plain and simple. I don’t see anybody beating Bama this year, except perhaps Penn State in an upset, or maybe Ole Miss at Homecoming. They get the Gators at home, and will soundly smack them once again. The last time the Gators ventured into T’town, it was Meyer’s first year, and they got hammered 31-3….look for it to be worse this time….

Comment by John Boy Walton on April 21, 2010 @ 7:57 PM

Spot on about McElroy, my bad.

Controversial? Alabama is the controversial champion for two reasons. One, the BCS makes everything controversial. Two, without their best player Texas still almost beat the Tide. It should have been painfully obvious to Alabama fans in the first 5 minutes that Texas was owning them with McCoy in the game.

Then with a true freshman who never played before they still almost win the game? Give me a break, Texas was the better team but caught a bad break by losing their best player. Longhorns by 10 if McCoy had stayed in the game.

Hence the controversy. Alabama won, but were they the best team in the land? To every non-biased fan in the country, Alabama was not the best team. Had McCoy played I guarantee you there would have been a different outcome, no doubt about it.

Comment by Sloppy Joe on February 25, 2010 @ 12:22 PM

Alabama did not lose their starting QB. McElroy will be a senior this year and play for the Tide. They lost their starting defensive front which will be hard to replace, but they are loaded with talent there. Since when is taking someone’s quarterback out of the game controversial? Alabama won period. McCoy didn’t slip on a bar of soap. They ran a stupid play smack dab into Alabma’s nasty defense and Marcel Darius made a clean hit to take him out.

Comment by amyh on February 25, 2010 @ 4:36 AM

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