With a win on Saturday Texas AM

[57stratdawg]

Becomes the front runner for the national title. Buy/sell?

iBuy...

 

[hatfieldms]

Buy, but they aren't winning

I think bama wins by two tds

 

[msstate7]

I think bama wins by two tds

I agree

 

[msstate7]

I sell. I think if aTm wins that Ohio state becomes the front runner.

 

[57stratdawg]

They won last year in TTown, don't see why they can't in front of the 12th man..? Sumlin is one of the best coaches in D1. Hopefully his *** is in the NFL next year or two, because we aren't beating that guy as long as he's at TAM.

 

[SignalToNoise]

Things to remember:

1) Bama is coming off a bye week. An extra week with Saban to plan? Advantage Saban.
2) aTm jumped on Bama last year, scoring 20 points in the first quarter. Bama's defense adjusted well in the second half, holding them to only 9 points.
3) Bama had a chance to win it in the dying moments of the game. McCarron threw an uncharacteristic INT on the goal line. A TD would have put Bama on top.

All things considered, I think Bama can win this on the road.

 

[jacksonreb]

?? for some stat guy...has saban ever lost to the same

team two yrs in a row or even twice? i'm speaking of since arriving at lsu. mi st is irrelevant IMO. i'd be he hasn't

 

[Cow College]

I believe Saban is 15-2 in rematch games that he lost prior in the year or previous year. That is for Alabama and LSU

 

[jacksonreb]

thks. i'd bet on saban this week. esp with an off week.

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[WayboDawg]

I think a win would put them 3rd behind Oregon and Ohio State. All Ohio State has to do is not crap the bed with their easy schedule, and they should walk into the National Championship game. To me, Oregon looks like the best team right now. I think they would trounce Alabama.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

Buy they'd be the frontrunner, but sell them actually winnning it

I think they'll lose at least two games this year.

 

[hatfieldms]

Because saban has had this game circled since last year

And I don't see tamu beating then two years in a row

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Sure but

I don't think Ta&m has the D to run the rest of the gauntlet.

 

[patdog]

Same reason LSU beat them in Tuscaloosa and couldn't do it in New Orleans. As others have pointed out, Saban doesn't lose revenge games.

 

[Shmuley]

I don't think they have the defense to stop Bama. Bama can run on them at will Saturday and control the clock. 38-21 and it's not really that close.

 

[IamGabbyJohnson]

IF and that is a gigantic if....the beat Bama...by default they would have to be the frontrunner.

that being said...Alabama should have about 250 yards rushing on A&M. Their defense is no where near as good as it was last year and I think the circus surrounding the "Money Badger" has started to wear on some of the team mates. The whole Johnny cam thing would really piss me off if I was one of A&M's really good players.

 

[dawgs.sixpack]

Same reason LSU beat them in Tuscaloosa and couldn't do it in New Orleans. As others have pointed out, Saban doesn't lose revenge games.

so stupid. saban doesn't lose many games period. i wouldn't say revenge games are all that more likely to end in saban Ws than your avg saturday.

 

[dawgs.sixpack]

as long as there is an undefeated SEC team left on the table, that team is considered a championship frontrunner until they lose, because if they win out they will almost assuredly play for the title regardless of what happens elsewhere.

 

[patdog]

Someone pointed out that Saban is 15-2 in revenge games at LSU and Alabama. That's .882. He's 117-29 overall at those schools, or 102-27 in non-revenge games. That's .791. So yeah, revenge games are more likely to end in a Saban win.

 

[patdog]

Agreed. Undefeated + SEC team = National Title Frontrunner