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Top 5 Reasons Alabama Crimson Tide Will Win a Third Straight BCS Championship
15 days ago by Spenser Walters
The Tide Will Keep on Rolling
The Alabama Crimson Tide are NCAA football juggernauts. They have captured three of the last four BCS National Championships and are the only team to win back to back BCS titles.
Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban is a master of his craft and takes the job so seriously that it is hard to tell if he is ever having fun, even while he is hoisting yet another crystal football. ‘Bama recruits like a vacuum, sucking up all the best players from the south east and all corners of the country, which is also a credit to Saban who probably just flashes his four championship rings to secure commitments.
The Crimson Tide are members of the South Eastern Conference, which has claimed seven straight BCS championships. Only three teams have won more than one National Champions during the BCS era and, you guessed it, they are all from the SEC. The only time a team from the SEC has gone to the title game and lost was when the LSU Tigers fell short in the 2012 edition, and they just so happened to lose to fellow SEC member Alabama.
All of this is highly impressive, yet also highly depressing if you aren’t a ‘Bama fan or an SEC supporter. It gets worse for us non-Alabama/SEC cats though, because no matter how much you deny it Alabama is going to win a third National Championship in the 2013 season. Don’t believe me? Don’t want to believe me? Fine, here are five reasons why it is true.
A.J. McCarron Gives Tide Leadership Under Center
Crazy good quarterback A.J. McCarron will be back for the Tide in 2013. McCarron has ice in his veins. You can’t rattle the kid and he rarely makes mistakes, which is proof that a game manager style QB can still flourish in today’s world of dual threat QBs. McCarron completed 67.2% of his passes in 2012 for 2933 yards, 30 TDs and a miniscule 3 INTs. Expect more of the same in 2013.
One More Year of Eddie Lacy, T.J. Yeldon Combo
McCarron will still have running backs Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon to hand off to in 2013. Lacy is a 6’1”, 220 pound ballerina; the guy makes power running look beautiful. He used his 204 carries to rack up 1322 yards and 17 TDs in 2012. Yeldon is a big guy too, standing 6’2” and weighing in at 216 pounds, but people tend to forget that when they see Lacy’s tree like legs. Yeldon had 175 carries for 1108 yards and 12 TDs last season. Both of them averaged better than six yards per carry, with Lacy averaging 6.5 YPC and Yeldon averaging 6.3 YPC. These two are the best running back combo in all of college football, and ‘Bama gets to use them both for one more year. Lacy graduates after the 2013 season, but 2012 was only Yeldon’s freshman year.
Love Him or Hate Him, Nick Saban Wins Games and Rings
Nick Saban is a stupid good coach. It seems that no matter how many players the Crimson Tide lose at the end of a season, be it to graduation or the draft, they come back just as strong because Saban knows how to fill roster gaps. The guy could probably do more with duct tape, spit and JUCO players than the majority of other NCAA football coaches could do with all the talent they can muster. He just wins.
Alabama's Schedule is as Easy as it Gets for an SEC Team
The Crimson Tide have a pretty favorable schedule for 2013. They only play four road games all year, and only one of those should be of any concern: in College Station, TX against the Texas A&M Aggies. Kyle Field is hostile but I think that the Aggies will lose a step in 2013 and ‘Bama will get revenge. Trips to face the Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers won’t trouble the Tide. They open against the Virginia Tech Hokies in Tuscaloosa, and while VT is always a threat I don’t think they will be able to upset Alabama. The rest of their non-SEC schedule is a joke with cupcake games against the Colorado State Rams, Georgia State Panthers, and Chattanooga Mocs. LSU has to come to Tuscaloosa and will be hurting as they are losing 10 players early to the NFL draft. The most important thing is who ‘Bama doesn’t have to play: the Georgia Bulldogs, South Carolina Gamecocks, Florida Gators or Vanderbilt Commodores. The Crimson Tide will skate to the SEC Championship game and even winning that shouldn’t be too much trouble.
Who the Hell is Going to Beat Them?
When looking around the country it is hard to find a team that will be able to make it to the BCS title game in order to knock Alabama off. Sure the Oregon Ducks, Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida State Seminoles will be strong teams and might be able to beat ‘Bama, but they may not even make it to the big dance. Oregon has to survive the Pac-12 where the Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinals, UCLA Bruins and ever dangerous USC Trojans are lurking. Ohio State has the Michigan Wolverines to worry about as well as dark-horse teams like the Northwestern Wildcats and Penn State Nittany Lions who could bite them in the Big Ten. FSU has to deal with the Clemson Tigers in their division and the ever-improving Miami Hurricanes and North Carolina Tar Heels in the ACC, not to mention a road game against Florida to end the year. Most likely a team from a conference that won’t be as solid top-to-bottom in 2013 will end up in the National Championship, and that is good news for Alabama.
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ESPN Is Ridiculous For Issuing An Apology For Brent Musberger’s Comments About Katherine Webb
22 days ago by Ben Grimaldi
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ESPN Apologizes For Brent Musberger’s Comments About AJ McCarron’s Girlfriend Katherine Webb
22 days ago by David LaRose
Last night’s BCS National Championship game was a bit of a snoozer so ESPN had to come up with another focus point to keep viewers interested so they would not change the channel. One of the ways that the mothership did that was to continue to show Alabama’s quarterback AJ McCarron’s girlfriend, Katherine Webb, in [...]
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Alabama Dominating Early, Often in Discover BCS Championship Game
23 days ago by Patrick Schmidt
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Alabama Crimson Tide Not Sure Thing to Repeat Championship
27 days ago by patmercadante
Monday night January 7, the top ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on second ranked Alabama Crimson Tide for one of the greatest prizes in sports the BCS National Championship. This is not the first time these storied programs battled for college footballs biggest prize. In 1973, Notre Dame defeated Alabama 24-23 for their ninth recognized [...]
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AJ McCarron Comes Through In The Clutch Once Again
60 days ago by Riley Schmitt
If you missed the SEC Championship, you missed one heck of a football game. It was back and forth all game long until AJ McCarron stepped up to the plate. The Alabama QB was not so good all game but he managed to throw a perfect strike to Amari Cooper with just a shade over [...]
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Heisman Trophy Voting: Top Seven Who Deserve to Win the Heisman
61 days ago by M. Shannon Smallwood
Top Seven Heisman Trophy Finalists
So as the BCS Rankings have pretty much played itself down to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish awaiting the winner of the SEC Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide the College Football world has turned its full attention to one thing…
Who in the heck is going to win the Heisman Trophy?
Everyone has their favorites for sure.
But one great thing about this year’s race is that there are about 10 guys that have a legitimate argument to be the winner…
The mainstream sports media and especially the Mother Ship (aka ESPN has already selected their Top Five.
And usually what the Mother Ship tells us or wants it gets…
Right?
Anyway…
There are for sure a couple of candidates everyone can agree on that should be in the final three.
But there are a couple of other guys out there that deserves some big time consideration.
The award is after all designed to go to the most outstanding college football player…
But how do you define “outstanding”?
Dictionary.com defines outstanding as the following:
out•stand•ing [out-stan-ding] - adjective 1. prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage. 2. marked by superiority or distinction; excellent; distinguished: an outstanding student. 3. continuing in existence; remaining unsettled, unpaid, etc.: outstanding debts. 4. (of securities and the like) publicly issued and sold or in circulation. 5. standing out; projecting: a stiff, outstanding fabric. 6. Archaic. that resists or opposes.
So who fits that definition…
Let’s take a look and countdown Woody’s Top Seven Heisman Trophy Candidates with just a week to go before the official selection.
No. 7 - Giovani Bernard - North Carolina Tar Heels
Don’t laugh folks…
No one had a year quite like Gio Bernard did for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels were the best team by far in the Coastal Division of the ACC and should be playing in the ACC Championship tomorrow but cannot due to NCAA Sanctions.
Because of this Bernard’s season is officially over, but quietly he was one of the most explosive offensive players in all of College Football.
Bernard finished 2012 at No. 5 in the nation is scoring with 19 touchdowns in just 10 games (he missed two games due to injury) for an average of 11.40 points per game.
Not only is that better than most of the Tar Heel Basketball Team this year, that is better than anyone else on the Official Heisman Watch List.
Bernard is also No. 4 in the nation in all-purpose running yards with an 8.02 average per play, No. 1 in punt returns with a 16.14 average and two touchdowns including this game winner at time expired below.
That play was the ACC Play of the Year and Bernard received 45 of 46 votes for First Team All-ACC as both a RB and PR.
Let’s officially give this kid some love…
No. 6 - Aaron McCarron - The Winner of the SEC Championship
Look…
Both Aaron Murray and A.J. McCarron have had tremendous seasons.
Both are deserving as an individual…
But only the winner of the SEC Championship Game will survive and advance.
Why you ask…
Because for either the Georgia Bulldogs or the Alabama Crimson Tide to win, one of these guys is going to have to play a Heisman-esque game.
And with the history of the SEC Title Game, the losing team is going to have the QB that plays terrible.
Oh and guess who is No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation in QB rating…
Murray is Tops with a rating of 177.15 followed by McCarron at No. 2 with a 176.26…
Team winner goes to the BCS Title Game and the winning QB jumps into the Heisman final group.
Can’t ask for any better drama than that…
No. 5 - Braxton Miller - Ohio State Buckeyes
The entire world seems to be in love with Braxton Miller…
He did have an incredible season leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a perfect 12-0 mark in what was a sub-par Big 10.
Nationally, Miller is No. 20 in nation in rushing and led Ohio State in that category.
On the season, Miller was 148 for 254 for 2039 yards with 15 touchdown passes and six picks for a QB ranking of 140.5. Rushing, he has 227 carries for 1271 yards good for a 5.6 yard average and scored 13 touchdowns.
He was the most dynamic player in the Big 10 for sure and he led his team to an undefeated season, but due to sanctions his season is done and that will kill his big for a Heisman.
No. 4 - Jordan Lynch - Northern Illinois Huskies
There is no doubt Jordan Lynch had one of those special seasons that is in every way worthy of the definition of outstanding.
Lynch led the Northern Illinois Huskiesin just about every category en-route to an 11-1 record.
Nationally, Lynch is No. 4 rushing and is No. 13 in passing with a QB ranking of 157.3.
It is irrelevant what competition you play when you put up those kind of numbers…
Seriously, this kid has thrown for 2750 yards, 23 touchdowns and only 4 picks while also rushing for 1611 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Simply outstanding…
No. 3 - Collin Klein - Kansas State Wildcats
Here is the guy folks have been talking about for weeks and deservedly so…
Collin Klein is everything to the Kansas State Wildcats and is the reason it sits at 10-1.
He has passed for 2306 yards and 14 touchdowns and has rushed for 787 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Just crazy numbers.
But Klein will be judged on how he responds this weekend against the Texas Longhorns.
Votes can be won or lost easily in a game of this magnitude…
No. 2 - Manti Te'o - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
No one player has dominated the defensively in years as what Manti Te’o has done for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this season.
He is not just the heart and soul of the defense…
He is everything Notre Dame…
And he is the single reason why the Irish are sitting and awaiting for the SEC Champion to battle them for the National Title.
As far as stats go, Te’o leads the nation in interceptions with seven and overall Notre Dame is the top scoring defense in all of College Football.
His ability and his leadership have him probably closer than any defensive player ever to winning the award.
No. 1 - Johnny "Football" Manziel - Texas A&M Aggies
The fact is this sports writer has been on the Johnny Football train since about Week Five.
And the belief in Johnny Manziel to win the Heisman Trophy has gotten stronger and stronger each week.
Manziel, as a freshman, has led the Texas A&M Aggies in its first year in the SEC to an improbably 10-2 record including the huge upset over the then top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on the road.
Visually, he is like watching a video game…
Statistically, he is even better…
Where do you want to start…
Manziel is the first freshmen in the history of College Football to throw for over 3000 yards and rush for over 1000 yard in his first season…
He has thrown for 454 yards in a game and has gone for over 300 yards in three times…
Johnny Football has rushed for 181 yards in a game and has gone over the 100 yard mark six times…
And he set the new SEC single season total yards record with 4600 surpassing what Cam Newton did in his 2010 Heisman winning season.
Manziel is also done until after the award is announced and there is the clear front-runner.
But, there is still a few guys with one bullet left and something to prove…
-----------------------------------M Shannon Smallwood has over 10 years of experience in broadcasting and journalism in professional baseball and college athletics and is the ACC Football Guru, SEC Voice of Reason and College Football Comedian for Rant Sports. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the US Basketball Writers Association.
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Alabama, Georgia Battle for SEC Supremacy
62 days ago by Patrick Schmidt
University of Alabama and the University of Georgia battle for SEC supremacy and the right to face Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship game in Saturday’s SEC Championship game in Atlanta. Alabama got here with just one hiccup when they lost to Texas A&M and many assumed that would spell the end of the [...]
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The Performance of Alabama QB AJ McCarron against LSU Makes Him the New Heisman Front Runner
87 days ago by Allen Faul
When it comes to the Heisman Trophy, if you want statistics, look someplace else. But if you want a football player that means the most to his team, literally the heart of his team, look no further than the quarterback in Tuscaloosa. By now, you have seen the Saturday stat line for Alabama Crimson Tide [...]
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Georgia Needs To Watch the Alabama – LSU Game Tapes Carefully
87 days ago by Michael Collins
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