So, too, the grandest dreams of crashing the College Football Playoff.
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Also, Alabama is again – and still – the class of the Southeastern Conference.
The game can be cruel.
Sorry, Ole Miss, but as far as the rest of the league was concerned, this was for the best. I feel like next year will be the better chance of the two years because the game is in Tiger Stadium. Notre Dame 8-1 7.
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So while losing to Navy was a partial dream-killer, it didn’t change the direction this program is headed.
Whether folks like it or not, the SEC has not produced the champion the last two college football seasons, and while that’s not an indictment of an entire conference, at a few point the “look at the string of BCS titles” logic has to be thrown out with the bath water and bacon grease. Oh, and Eric will attend the game Saturday to be honored as the UT Legend of the Week. If Arkansas is somehow able to finish with eight wins, nine including a bowl game win, it would certainly show recruits that the Razorbacks can compete in the hard SEC West division. Other than an 18-yard run late in the game that set up the Tigers’ only second-half score after a Henry fumble, Fournette’s longest run was four yards. They’re a very physical team, they’re well coached.
Clearly, the answer is yes. An LSU win solidifies its spot among the top four teams in CFP rankings. Below are the other Top 25 polls in their entirety.
Seems nuts now, doesn’t it?
Mississippi State runs a spread offense and isn’t exactly known for its running game (147.1-yard average, 11 in the SEC), so look for a lot of passing and Alabama unleash its pass rushers.
That was the theme Monday in the wake of LSU’s first loss of the season. That does not mean the Crimson Tide get a free pass, but with Ole Miss having lost twice since then – and Memphis dominated in a 37-24 victory – it’s pretty clear the Rebels were greatly overvalued.
“I wanted each one of the coaches to individually talk to their group (D-linemen, linebackers and secondary) with the door shut”, Bielema said. Meanwhile, Fournette was bottled up all night by the Bama defense, and finished with a disappointing 31 yards on 19 carries.
So the SEC is a little down, that’s just true. And Alabama is still vulnerable because, let’s not kid anyone here, Jake Coker is well short of elite – or dependable – as a quarterback on a team with national title aspirations. Whichever scouts can’t get in the Alabama press box should make the trip to Oxford to update their reports on Treadwell, Laremy Tunsil and Robert Nkemdiche.
“We’re not out of it”, Mills said he told the team. Even if they pull that off, there’s no guarantee it’ll be enough to send them to the playoff. The seven games with at least 34 attempts is more than any Dan Mullen-coached quarterback – Tim Tebow, Chris Leak and Tyler Russell. He had 13 yards on 15 carries entering the fourth quarter before scoring his 16th touchdown with 9:18 left.
Lee had his first interception of the season to go with three tackles. Credit: AP Photo/John BazemoreAlabama running back Derrick Henry (2) falls into the end zone for a touchdown as LSU safety Jalen Mills (28) makes the hit in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, November 7, 2015, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The “Henry Heave” was his option.
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Now, if you’ll excuse me, this fool has errands to run. Think about that. Had the ball taken a dead bounce, this play doesn’t happen and Ole Miss wins.
