PlanetVolunteer
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I keep hearing this argument lately from people all around college football saying that everytime Nick Saban complains about changes in the sport like up-tempo offenses, the playoff, NIL etc. He's actually just warning everyone. His subtext is like "You will only give us MOOAR POWAH" Like he's Darth Sidious.
It's been bothering me. You know why?
It's not making them more powerful. They've just been that good and having an up-tempo offense, expanding the playoff, and paying players has nothing to do with their continued dominance.
You know what has everything to do about it?
Schools like Texas, USC, Miami, Florida State, Florida and TENNESSEE either sucking or being wildly inconsistent.
Clemson, Ohio State, LSU and Georgia have all won titles in the playoff era. Gee I wonder how they did it with Alabama just getting better and better despite Nick Sabans warnings!
Especially CLEMSON of all places! They were never a national power really. Yet somehow they did it during Alabama's reign of terror.
They were all able to do it because idk they weren't completely falling on their face with every decision they make from the administrative level down?
They aren't completely squandering all their resources at every turn?
College football changing has nothing to do with the bammers having a monopoly on college football.
Big schools like us have been LETTING them do it.
There has never been an era such as the one we have been in where all these traditional powers have all struggled this bad, for this long all at the same time!
If Texas, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee and USC had remained where they belonged, which us at or near the top of their leagues, they would not have however many titles they have because I don't care to keep count.
We all gotta step the hell up and look WE are starting to.
Look at what Heupel is doing right now. Not saying we are close to Bama right now. But ask yourself this, is the third Saturday in October getting any easier for them? I believe Nico Iamalevea was the number one target for Saban yes?
Hmm it's almost like Tennessee is starting to get competent again and already within a year the gap has closed considerably because we have people that understand how to drive a Ferrari.
Lincoln Riley out there at Southern Cal? Yeah they're getting some talent. Mario Cristobal at Miami. They will get some dudes over Bama.
My point is we can't keep looking at them like the death star. The death star only exists because the entire jedi council let their guard down internally and they fell on their face.
I dont want to hear about "oh gosh bama's gonna beat us all at NIL, they are going to get all the best transfers woe is me woe is Nick Saban warned us, what are we gonna do!"
We ain't gonna let them. That's what we are going to do.
We gotta Tony Vitello the umpire, stare those bammersright in their toothless faces and punch them in the mouth is what we gotta do.
Stop fearing them. Get smart. Be competent. Punch them in the mouth like Clemson, Georgia, LSU and Ohio State did.
It's been bothering me. You know why?
It's not making them more powerful. They've just been that good and having an up-tempo offense, expanding the playoff, and paying players has nothing to do with their continued dominance.
You know what has everything to do about it?
Schools like Texas, USC, Miami, Florida State, Florida and TENNESSEE either sucking or being wildly inconsistent.
Clemson, Ohio State, LSU and Georgia have all won titles in the playoff era. Gee I wonder how they did it with Alabama just getting better and better despite Nick Sabans warnings!
Especially CLEMSON of all places! They were never a national power really. Yet somehow they did it during Alabama's reign of terror.
They were all able to do it because idk they weren't completely falling on their face with every decision they make from the administrative level down?
They aren't completely squandering all their resources at every turn?
College football changing has nothing to do with the bammers having a monopoly on college football.
Big schools like us have been LETTING them do it.
There has never been an era such as the one we have been in where all these traditional powers have all struggled this bad, for this long all at the same time!
If Texas, Florida State, Miami, Tennessee and USC had remained where they belonged, which us at or near the top of their leagues, they would not have however many titles they have because I don't care to keep count.
We all gotta step the hell up and look WE are starting to.
Look at what Heupel is doing right now. Not saying we are close to Bama right now. But ask yourself this, is the third Saturday in October getting any easier for them? I believe Nico Iamalevea was the number one target for Saban yes?
Hmm it's almost like Tennessee is starting to get competent again and already within a year the gap has closed considerably because we have people that understand how to drive a Ferrari.
Lincoln Riley out there at Southern Cal? Yeah they're getting some talent. Mario Cristobal at Miami. They will get some dudes over Bama.
My point is we can't keep looking at them like the death star. The death star only exists because the entire jedi council let their guard down internally and they fell on their face.
I dont want to hear about "oh gosh bama's gonna beat us all at NIL, they are going to get all the best transfers woe is me woe is Nick Saban warned us, what are we gonna do!"
We ain't gonna let them. That's what we are going to do.
We gotta Tony Vitello the umpire, stare those bammersright in their toothless faces and punch them in the mouth is what we gotta do.
Stop fearing them. Get smart. Be competent. Punch them in the mouth like Clemson, Georgia, LSU and Ohio State did.
