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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:10 PM
Alabama
Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due.
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:20 PM
RE: Alabama
Why only Alabama? They lost to A&M who has Heisman and top 10 class. They almost lost to LSU (les miles is an idiot) who signed a top 10 class. They almost lost to Georgia who signed a top 10 class.
Bama doesn't play for National Title without help the last 2 years.
They are a damn good team but the gap isn't that big.
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:29 PM
RE: Alabama
True, here's an article
aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2013-02-0 6/ohio-state-football-recruiting-class-national-si gning-day-2013-urban-meyer
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Posted: 2/6/2013 8:30 PM
Re: Alabama
Nobody knows what's going to happen in CFB (or much of anything else) a couple years into the future. Who in 2000 thought an 8-4 Ohio State team would beat Miami just two years later? Who - anywhere - thought that after John Cooper's 2-10-1 disaster against Michigan we would see a coach from Youngstown State take Ohio State to 9-1 dominance? Many in California were opposed to hiring Pete Carroll at USC, and look how that turned out.
Alabama is obviously likely to remain strong, but they may not make any BCS NC games for the next few years- or maybe they'll keep the string alive. Or maybe Florida, Georgia, LSU - who knows? - will win an SEC title or two in the next few/several years.
Not to mention that anything could happen at any one of numerous other major schools around CFB.
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Posted: 2/6/2013 9:27 PM
Re: Alabama
Maker84 wrote: Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due. Meyer won two titles in three years at UF, but he got knocked down, I think bama will get knocked before long, I am a bama fan, but I do believe we will get up. I think LSU,A/M,UF,USCe,and UGA will all challege bama for the top spot in the SEC, the next few years. Who in the big ten is going to challange tOSU in the big ten, that is the difference and that is what is going to hold tOSU back. JMO |
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Posted: 2/6/2013 9:35 PM
Re: Alabama
Michigan,Nebraska, Northwestern,Michigan State and Wisconsin could. Lets not. Forget that Purdue just about had OSU beat this past year. They cannot take anything for granted though fans typically do. --------------------------------------------- --- Jetmanlee wrote: Maker84 wrote: Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due. Meyer won two titles in three years at UF, but he got knocked down, I think bama will get knocked before long, I am a bama fan, but I do believe we will get up. I think LSU,A/M,UF,USCe,and UGA will all challege bama for the top spot in the SEC, the next few years. Who in the big ten is going to challange tOSU in the big ten, that is the difference and that is what is going to hold tOSU back. JMO --------------------------------------------- |
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Posted: 2/6/2013 9:41 PM
Re: Alabama
I think the OP phrased it wrong. Teams are going to have to try and compete with Alabama, not the other way around.Saban just wrapped up another monster class to add to his string of top classes and his 3 National Titles.
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Posted: 2/6/2013 9:50 PM
Re: Alabama
Maker84 wrote: Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due. OSU still has a lot to prove on the field. First win a BCS game then win a MNC. After that you can say only [insert name of team] can compete with OSU. Until they get knocked off nobody is competing with Bama. |
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Posted: 2/6/2013 10:04 PM
Re: Alabama
cd2007 wrote:
Maker84 wrote: Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due. OSU still has a lot to prove on the field.
First win a BCS game then win a MNC.
After that you can say only [insert name of team] can compete with OSU.
Until they get knocked off nobody is competing with Bama. I don't disagree with what you said but it's not as if we haven't done those things, we have won 5 BCS games including a MNC this decade. Only a few teams can say they have accomplished what we have, no reason we can't do it again. Alabama is the benchmark without question.
Arguing that a proposition is true because belief in it has good consequences, or that it is false because belief in it has bad consequences is often an irrelevancy. |
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Posted: 2/6/2013 10:22 PM
Re: Alabama
cd2007 wrote: OSU still has a lot to prove on the field.
First win a BCS game then win a MNC.
After that you can say only [insert name of team] can compete with OSU.
Until they get knocked off nobody is competing with Bama. OSU has won 6 BCS bowls. Six (regardless of what the NCAA says about the win over Arky in the Sugar Bowl). That's more than any other program. One of those was an NC win over the 2002 Miami team - who was better than any team Alabama has beaten to win an NC. Further, Bama only made the last 2 NC games because of upsets or losses of other teams. That's not uncommon, of course, but those breaks won't keep happening forever, either. |
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Posted: 2/6/2013 10:29 PM
Re: Alabama
Well soooooooo much to prove on the field. Next year cake walk to title game where if Alabama is there I think will get that wake up call hopefully not the Notre Dame wake up call but a wake up call. I see the front page says best recruiting class in country? Ok. I hope so. If it doesnt happen this year I think that playoff is going to show how far behind everybody is getting to the SEC. Maybe this year one of those ACC or Big 12 or even Pac 10 teams will sneak in if the SEC beats itself up again. It almost happened this year so who knows.
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Posted: 2/6/2013 10:36 PM
Re: Alabama
Maybe this year Oregon loses a week earlier than Bama, and goes to the MNC because voters only care about who lost last
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Posted: 2/6/2013 10:38 PM
RE: Alabama
Hey maybe it is even another SEC team. I would rather anybody than Bama but I have a feeling A and M could really crest the next couple of years
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Posted: 2/6/2013 10:41 PM
Re: Alabama
cd2007 wrote:
Maker84 wrote: Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due. OSU still has a lot to prove on the field.
First win a BCS game then win a MNC.
After that you can say only [insert name of team] can compete with OSU.
Until they get knocked off nobody is competing with Bama. cd2007 I'm going to assume that your a bama fan, or at least a SEC fan. Bama has bragging rights, no doubt. I also agree the Buckeyes still have a lot to prove. Just finished Meyers first season, and second recruiting class. Things look great so far, and getting better. As far as BCS games go, we have been to 9, I believe that's more than any other team. As far as winning a BCS games goes, we have won 6, tied with USC for the most. One was the national championship. Tied for second in championship appearances. We had one down year. This year the Buckeyes had a great season, but was banned from a bowl game. If not for that, bama may have not even played in the championship game. Your a little arrogant believing no other team can compete with bama. I think Texas A&M, among others could debate that. I have no doubt the Buckeyes will be at, or near the top within a season, or two. Meyer has brought a lot to this team, that has been missing for a while. Don't get too comfortable. |
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Posted: 2/7/2013 12:38 AM
Re: Alabama
OriginalDCBuck wrote:
cd2007 wrote:
Maker84 wrote: Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due. OSU still has a lot to prove on the field.
First win a BCS game then win a MNC.
After that you can say only [insert name of team] can compete with OSU.
Until they get knocked off nobody is competing with Bama. I don't disagree with what you said but it's not as if we haven't done those things, we have won 5 BCS games including a MNC this decade. Only a few teams can say they have accomplished what we have, no reason we can't do it again. Alabama is the benchmark without question. tOSU won a National Title Last Decade, not this one....
Bama is the Gold Standard right now, a great coach, great coaching staff, what looks to be a relentless recruiting effort, and of course a fanbase and University behind the Program, all equals great platforms for success in the years to come for tOSU. With all that said, Bama is a moster and is showing no signs of slowing down.
If tOSU is going to dethrone Bama, it is going to take more than one excellent recruiting class. I for one am looking forward to a couple epic battles with Bama. NIXUS (effort), AGNITIO (knowledge), CIVITAS(citizenship) |
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Posted: 2/7/2013 2:06 AM
Re: Alabama
It is possible Ohio State and Alabama won't even play each other over the next ten years. It might even be likely they won't.  Few would have predicted ND in the title game in 2012/3. After the '90's, few would have predicted that Nebraska, Miami, and FSU would slide as they have. "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
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Posted: 2/7/2013 4:48 AM
Re: Alabama
No they won't. Don't take this the wrong way, but the OSU team you saw this year was not that great by Meyer's standards. It's actually trash compared to the teams Urban will field in a couple seasons. Those Florida teams he had would have killed this OSU team. Urban will bring the SEC speed and size across the defensive front to OSU and no one in the BIG 10 will be able to handle it. Just wait and see. It would be like sticking the current bama team inthe BIG 10. Every week would be a blowout. It will soon be the SEC and Ohio state. I said the second Urban was hired he would rule that conference for years. TheOhioArsenal wrote: Michigan,Nebraska, Northwestern,Michigan State and Wisconsin could. Lets not. Forget that Purdue just about had OSU beat this past year. They cannot take anything for granted though fans typically do.
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Maker84 wrote: Only team i think right now that is gonna compete with OSU in CFB over the next few years. Hoping to see OSU get to play them in a NC game soon, it's past due. Meyer won two titles in three years at UF, but he got knocked down, I think bama will get knocked before long, I am a bama fan, but I do believe we will get up. I think LSU,A/M,UF,USCe,and UGA will all challege bama for the top spot in the SEC, the next few years. Who in the big ten is going to challange tOSU in the big ten, that is the difference and that is what is going to hold tOSU back. JMO
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Posted: 2/7/2013 8:41 AM
Re: Alabama
b4m4f4n wrote:No they won't. Don't take this the wrong way, but the OSU team you saw this year was not that great by Meyer's standards... Hate to break it to you, but most anyone who knows OSU knows that the 2012 team wasn't that great by the standards of Tressel's teams either (or even some of Cooper's). Tressel had multiple teams that were better than 2012. That's no knock on Urban at all- he did a great job this year with a new staff, etc, and I expect him to develop much better teams in the future. |
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Posted: 2/7/2013 8:43 AM
Re: Alabama
SETIBuckeye wrote: If tOSU is going to dethrone Bama, it is going to take more than one excellent recruiting class... Definitely. One class does not a team make. Although nobody knows for sure if either Alabama or OSU will make it to NC games in the future. |
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Posted: 2/7/2013 8:48 AM
Re: Alabama
OSUVB wrote: Nobody knows what's going to happen in CFB (or much of anything else) a couple years into the future. Who in 2000 thought an 8-4 Ohio State team would beat Miami just two years later? Who - anywhere - thought that after John Cooper's 2-10-1 disaster against Michigan we would see a coach from Youngstown State take Ohio State to 9-1 dominance? Many in California were opposed to hiring Pete Carroll at USC, and look how that turned out.
Alabama is obviously likely to remain strong, but they may not make any BCS NC games for the next few years- or maybe they'll keep the string alive. Or maybe Florida, Georgia, LSU - who knows? - will win an SEC title or two in the next few/several years.
Not to mention that anything could happen at any one of numerous other major schools around CFB. Agreed. There are no guarantees in college football...look no further than this years pre season where USC was annointed National Champs basically before one snap was taken. Notre Dame was an afterthought and un-ranked and they made the BCS Title Game. Bama was dunzo to get to the BCS Title game after losing to TAMU and within 1 week they were back in the hunt due to losses by Kansas St and Oregon. College football fates and destiny's turn on a dime. I actually thought Bama would lose 2 games last season to Mich and LSU before the seasoj started. Its always cool and fun to make pre season predictions but most of ultimately are very wrong at times if were were completely honest |
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