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Peach Bowl postmortem
TTJ
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All 11 starters off Alabama’s 2016 defense have been drafted. Nine in the top three rounds:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2018-nfl-draft-picks-by-college-school-alabama-sets-record-with-12-selections/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2018-nfl-draft-picks-by-college-school-alabama-sets-record-with-12-selections/amp/
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As far as the teams overall, I agree 91 UW was probably better. They are considered amongst the greatest college football teams of all time, were extremely dominant, went undefeated and won a National Championship, whereas 2016 Bama came up one game short, and did look vulnerable at times. IMO, 91 UW had a huge advantage at QB, 2016 Bama had more powerful running backs. 91 UW had a better Oline and a more aggressive defense, particularly on the Dline with a once in a generation DT. 91 UW had good linebackers, but 2016 Bama had stellar linebackers. 91 UW had 11 taken in the 92 draft. 2016 Bama had 10 taken in the 2017 draft. One a truly great team, and the other an outstanding team.
Obligatory UW is not nor ever has been Bama qualifier. Bama is operating at an extremely high level, as they have done a few times in my lifetime. When Saban leaves, they may flail awhile while trying to find then next Bryant, Stallings, Saban, but they will eventually get there. Pete is not like those guys. I could be wrong, but I doubt he will take take a chance on some of the "fast strategy" types that go to school to be football players only, and that's what it takes to be a Bama or Ohio State. I just don't think it will happen; the school from the administration on down won't allow it, including (likely) Pete himself. The James gang had a bit less reluctance in this area, hence 90-91 UW, and a slew of some of the meanest motherfuckers to ever roll through UW's football program starting in the late 70's and rolling through 2000, along side some surprisingly good "choir boys".
Did it ever occur to you that he'd like to grab more guysm like the ones he saw on the other side of the field in the Peach Bowl, except those guysms have a lot of choices and don't all love UW like you guysms do?
This "won't take a chance" shit is a built-in excuse, and just one click of homer stupid above "academis", neither of which is really a thing.
Anybody who actually believes (hello Dennis) that Peterman would turn down an elite talent who legitimately wanted to play at UW because OKG or slow strategy or talent-phobia is just fucking stupid. This is a high-paying gig typically held by very serious people who make very serious decisions that are calibrated to generate results that allow for job security.
Washington can recruit and on occasion recruit at an elite level. But at the end of the day, there is a relative dearth of talent in this region of the country, and Washington isn't a household name in cf, as much as it pains you all to hear that. It's a name, it's a known quantity, it's respected. It's not Kansas State, but it's also not Oklahoma.
The '91 rewind was special to read. Good God you guys are in love with that fucking team. If the 91 Cal 'too high' Bears could take them to the wire, I think they were just mortal enuff to give Alabama a chance.
But a "much better" team than bama is a stretch. Better, maybe. Not much.
2001 Miami, playing their best football, beats any team I've seen to date when playing their best football. The weapons on that crew still stand out as an embarrassment of riches, even by the standards of today's Bama teams. They had a future HOFer sitting two deep on the bench despite averaging 9yds. a carry every tim he touched the ball. They were stacked with pro bowl level talent all over the field, and carried with them anywhere from two (Reed and Gore) to four (Reed, Gore, Johnson and Wilfork) HOFers. That's not counting Sean Taylor, who was on the bench at that point, who was an elite NFL player who stood as good a chance as any to be a first ballot guy had he not been killed. And that's after losing Reggie Wayne, who I think eventually gets in, Dan Morgan & Santana Moss the year before.
That team coached itself to a title. Uncle Fester was perhaps the ultimate example of a caretaker.