Is anybody worried about this yet???

[theharbinater]

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Personally I think Auburn will be a lot better than last year and will at least get revenge on bama.

so, you'll score a point this year?

[EAreaper26]

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^^yeah, we'll make it interesting this year

[bh446066]

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fsu has been over-beastified on ncaa for the last 6-8 years.

That made me spit my water out my nose....hilarious, yet true.

[rudyjuly2]

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I have the strange feeling that EA is going to make Alabama into a beast this year...

Is it a coincidence that an Auburn fan started this thread lol?

Auburn has usually been screwed over in the ratings in past years. I think you might be more worried about how bad they make Auburn this year rather than how good they make Bama.

[CrimsonTider]

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Personally I think Auburn will be a lot better than last year and will at least get revenge on bama.

I sure hope Aubarn is better than last year but I will admit I wanted to keep Tubby there so when we beat Aubarn the next couple of years they wouldn't have an excuse. Gus Malzhan is a good off-co but I just don't think it will work at the Barn. I thought we had QB problems until I saw what AU QB's look like. Aubarn really needs to go into Georgia, Florida, and up the east coast and maybe Texas to get its prospects because Saban has proven that he will OWN the state in recruiting. I will say this I hope everybody including Auburn beats the **** out of UcheaT and Kiffin.

[queens211]

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I have the strange feeling that EA is going to make Alabama into a beast this year...

With all of the issues going on in this country and the world for that matter.............you're ****ing worried about EA Sports making Alabama a tough team to play against on a video game?

[auburntigersfan]

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Aubarn really needs to go into Georgia, Florida, and up the east coast and maybe Texas to get its prospects because Saban has proven that he will OWN the state in recruiting.

He proved that against Tuberville and his staff, he hasn't proven **** against Chizik and his staff recruiting wise. We'll see how it ends up, but it seems like we are doing really well recruiting so far.

[mdiggitydawg]

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i have a feeling they will promote ithaca college from D-3 to D-1 and make them a huge beast...then again I also have a feeling I'm going to win Mega Millions one day.

[acts238shaun]

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As a Birmingham Arkansas fan I can be unbiased and say Alabama should be an A on defense and a B on offense. They are replacing their FS, their corners were built up by the D-Line's ability to force 3rd and longs and provide a fierce pass rush. Javier Arenas is an excellent kick returner, but he isn't a great corner. The other guy (soph.?), in my opinion, is a much better corner and a possible future star. The LB's are solid with McLain being the best MLB in the SEC besides Florida's.

As far as offense, Bama has Mark Ingram and I belive Maze, Jones and McElroy are going to have All SEC years.

Auburn will be good, and along with Ole Miss will give Bama a lot of worries. Malzhan is probably the best co-ordinator hire this season and the Auburn offense will be a lot better than you think. As far as teh defense, I have no idea. I would say B- on offense and B on defense.

[CrimsonTider]

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He proved that against Tuberville and his staff, he hasn't proven **** against Chizik and his staff recruiting wise. We'll see how it ends up, but it seems like we are doing really well recruiting so far.

Until Chizik proves that he CAN recruit the best players in Alabama he will have to go to another state for recruits and until he has a better record that 5-19 like he did at Iowa State he wont be in the same category as Saban. I honestly want Auburn to will all season cause it makes us look better when we beat the **** out of them on Black Friday. I'm looking for a repeat performance of last year, 36-0 felt SOOOOO good!

[pjpants]

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after the first season who cares? recruit and dominate

[theharbinater]

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As a Birmingham Arkansas fan I can be unbiased and say Alabama should be an A on defense and a B on offense. They are replacing their FS, their corners were built up by the D-Line's ability to force 3rd and longs and provide a fierce pass rush. Javier Arenas is an excellent kick returner, but he isn't a great corner. The other guy (soph.?), in my opinion, is a much better corner and a possible future star. The LB's are solid with McLain being the best MLB in the SEC besides Florida's.

As far as offense, Bama has Mark Ingram and I belive Maze, Jones and McElroy are going to have All SEC years.

Auburn will be good, and along with Ole Miss will give Bama a lot of worries. Malzhan is probably the best co-ordinator hire this season and the Auburn offense will be a lot better than you think. As far as teh defense, I have no idea. I would say B- on offense and B on defense.

appreciate the insight, and you're pretty close, but you're off a little bit. i'll just go point by point:

Alabama should be an A on defense and a B on offense.

i agree with this. if i had to guess (if they are still using #'s), i'd put us at about 95-97 on defense (one of the 2 highest rated in the game, along with uf), about an 85-86 on offense, and around 91-92 overall.

They are replacing their FS, their corners were built up by the D-Line's ability to force 3rd and longs and provide a fierce pass rush.

losing rashad johnson, AA fs, will hurt. and you are right that the front seven forcing 3rd and longs are a huge part of the d success, but the pass rush was definitely our weakness. we were bottom half of both the sec and nation in sacks, rarely put pressure on the qb, and if you watched the seccg and particularly the sugar bowl you know that not getting pressure on the qb's killed us.

this is the main focsu for the d in the off season, imo. getting a dominant pass rusher. will help out our db's tremedously, which i will get at...

Javier Arenas is an excellent kick returner, but he isn't a great corner. The other guy (soph.?), in my opinion, is a much better corner and a possible future star.

arenas is the best return man in the game, imo. already has the most returns for td in bama history, and we've had some great ones (the duece, anyone?). as a corner, he is pretty good as well. not the most talented, and a bit undersized, but he has held his own. jackson (will be a jr) has more talent, but had a soph-slump last year. he got picked on a good bit, but we also didnt help him with pressure on the qb. a corner/db can only cover a wr for so long before someone gets open, and if we continue to allow good qb's time to find him, we'll continue to get beat there. pressure on the qb is as vital to the db's success as the db's skills are, imo. also, look for robby green to take the fs spot, and be pretty good, but will also make some frosh (rs) mistakes.

The LB's are solid with McLain being the best MLB in the SEC besides Florida's.

no question. both will likely be early 1st rounders next draft.

As far as offense, Bama has Mark Ingram and I belive Maze, Jones and McElroy are going to have All SEC years.

ingram will continue to impress, imo. him, and upchurch, should be the 2 main rb's, provided upchurch gets healthy (neck injury). 2 stud incoming frosh will also get some looks, lacy (if he makes it in) and richardson. as ussual, saban will use rb by committee with those mentioned.

julio will be all sec, im sure. mcelroy, imo, will looks very similar to jpw was last year, not killing us but not overwhelming either. maze is so incosistent. if he would make the simple plays he would have a phenominal year. he makes ridiculous stuff looks easy, and easy stuff look hard.

Auburn will be good, and along with Ole Miss will give Bama a lot of worries. Malzhan is probably the best co-ordinator hire this season and the Auburn offense will be a lot better than you think. As far as teh defense, I have no idea. I would say B- on offense and B on defense.

i have a feeling au will have a very rough year, and to be honest it kinda disappoints me. i like when auburn is good. makes for better seasons and games and banter. last year ending the streak was fun, but it wasnt near as fun as it woud have been had they been a good team. it was almost pre-decided, anti-climatic.

i think you're forgetting lsu and arky as well. lsu is the team to beat in the west, imo. and arky will be this year's ole miss, will dropp 3-4 games, but by seasons end can beat anyone.

im not sold on malzahn. im still not sure he has been given control of anyone's offense at this level. he might be great, but im just not sure. this one will definitely be his, though, so we'll see. from what we do know, he was pass happy as a hs coach, and if he continues that at au, he might have trouble. they have no qb, except if that rollinson kid gets in, but he would be a true frosh. gonna be interesting.

typos abound, but im too lazy to go find them and correct them.