Just terrible outcome
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Old timer here, remember when the same thing was said about Iowa Wrestling under Gable.
Agree. I enjoyed our dominance in wrestling and am proud of it. I despise whining when anybody in America achieves excellence.
National title game would've been Clemson-Georgia.
I would've taken that instantly over what we got yesterday.
That's not what Alabama has achieved though......and I despise the manner in which Alabama has achieved their success.
Iowa was in this position a couple of decades ago, in wrestling, and we heard the same cries. Break them up, make them operate with different rules, its ruining the sport. This to shall pass......
Don't need to be put into special classes or with different rules. Just operate under the same as everyone else
I was just stating some of the crap thrown around back then. There were literally people who wanted Iowa to have recruiting sanctions, and other hurdles to jump in order to bring them back to the pack, when Gable was running roughshod over NCAA wrestling. What was funny though was that Iowa wasn't kicking ass because they got all the best high school wrestlers. It was all about Gable and the culture he developed there. It was so ingrained in his athletes, that would not, could not lose.
I didn't want Bama, so that sucked. But if Iowa were the powerhouse Bama was I wouldn't be crying about it whatsoever.
I like how in wrestling Iowa is one of "those" teams that people are envious of an root against because they are year in and year out very good.
I like how in wrestling Iowa is one of "those" teams that people are envious of an root against because they are year in and year out very good.
It's not a terrible outcome for the 'bama kicker, he would've never made it out of the building alive without massive Atlanta PD escort had they ended up losing in OT.
*I agree with the OP
*I agree with the OP
Amen, if there is a loophole Satan will find it. The treatment of 'non productive' players wouldn't go over well in Iowa.
It's the complete abandonment of integrity I don't get when it comes to "admiring" them. One of their players punched an opponent and went after one of the coaches. What's next?
Before you know it, a play like Nick Bosa's headbutt won't even be a personal foul, never mind worthy of an ejection.
This is one area I struggle with. Why are athletic scholarships the only scholarships that are awarded based on your high school efforts and when you go to college and are below average, you still retain it? If over signing is common knowledge here on this board, obviously it is common knowledge in the recruiting circles. So if a kid commits to Alabama, knowing that if they are a drag on the team and a couple of years that they will have a frank conversation with Saban and their staff about other options, don’t they assume some risk by signing the dotted line? If they’re not willing to take the risk, then sign with Iowa or several other schools where they will be allowed to carry the scholarship throughout graduation no matter if the contribute or not.
Is over signing illegal by the NCAA standards or is it just frowned upon? Thanks.
I would be surprised if there are a bunch of 4-5* players that think they would ever be a drain on the program. You can give an 18 year old a mountain of evidence but they will think that's 'the other guys' that it will happen to.
this is why schools should be allowed $2M(give or take) a year to pay players.
the players finally get some of the cash and it makes things WAY more interesting!
how many of those 4/5* are you gonna get when you're out of money and others are offering them $100k+ a year?
I laughed when he said how happy he was for the Bama fans. WTF? Like they’ve been long suffering, or something! Now that would have made sense had UGA coach got to say it
In what world would #1 team play the #3 ranked team? How much more nonsense can you spew?
At the end of the regular season, Clemson was #1 in every poll (CFP, AP, Coaches) and Oklahoma was #2.
So it would have been Clemson vs Oklahoma in your ideal scheme, which is ironically (and obviously) enough the two teams who lost to lower seeds. So basically calling the SEC overrated is factually incorrect. The SEC clearly proved it was underrated.
The sooner you accept Alabama was the best team in the country and move on, the better your life will be.
Now reply with your “you’re welcome” and “Iowa>Alabama” because you know you’ve been beat once again and have no factual evidence to back up your garbage. Proving you wrong is beginning to become a theme. Almost like an Alabama dynasty over here.
Think about this Alabama has been crowned NC not once but twice when they didn't win their division.
I have to ask...do you think the better team always wins in every game?
Always? Every?
Obviously not. I don’t think Auburn is better than Alabama or Georgia.
The better teams won this year’s playoff.
Potentially only a few less because they will still get paid by outside parties. Let's be real, if a kid is going to a school because he's getting paid, it's not because he's being paid by the school. Paying kids would have minimal effect.
A kid isn't going to Iowa because they are paying him when he would still get paid by boosters at Alabama.
I thought dropping all athletic scholarships might be a good idea .Student / athletes playing , not being an NFL mini league.
You don't realize that I've already won whatever this game is that you think we're playing and for one simple reason.....
I'm doing one of two things here:
-Either I'm getting you to do something you hate, and quite often btw, by attempting to defend the legitimacy of Alabama's national title run this year on a f***ing Iowa message board amongst Iowa fans.
- Or you're lying, and by arguing with me you've shown everyone what a closet Bama fan you are.
Either way, I win on that alone.
You digging deep into the stats and the "facts" and the "I'll show you" attitude to try and prove to me, specifically that Alabama was the best team in college football.........that all lends back to me getting you to do something you ordinarily wouldn't do, if you weren't lying, which is defend a team that you hate "as much as the next person", I think you said at some point.
I already know that Alabama didn't even deserve the opportunity to play in the CFP, and that everything that happened after was merely an effect of that mistake. Those are the facts. I'm sure if you let a serial killer out of jail and gave him a gun and told him, "Don't break the law", nothing bad would happen, either.........
You can face the fact that you lost this "battle" before it ever even got started.
Thank you.
When can Iowa start doing that? Do we need to win national titles first in order to play for more national titles instead of division titles in those seasons?........
Saban is an excellent coach but what has made him even better is he realized he had to go where he could recruit the kind of talent needed. He could have stayed at MSU and been very successful like KF. He runs the same offense as we do but with the athletes that can win National Championships. I know everyone loves the playoffs but they only make the strong stronger. Kids from all over the country watch the same schools in the playoff and want to go to these few and be seen. Don't think in any way he could have won even one at MSU.
Alabama wasn't eliminated though.
Clearly, iahawks10 is salty and has no clue.
Thank you.
P.S. Iowa > Alabama
Reading can be tough. Eliminated Alabama FOR YOU.
Salty about being right? Hardly.
That's why you ban any player caught doing so from playing college football.
You also penalize any school for many years.
Of course cheating will continue when all they get is a slap on the wrist....
Sweet. Clearly you have the Devine ability to determine which team is best. I vote you pick the national champ. Meanwhile we'll go back to the bowl system from the 80's.
Yes, our sole contribution to football, and the price for that outlier ‘moment’ this year was to help ensure a 2 SEC team CFP. Oh boy
Oh so Auburn eliminated Alabama for me? How thoughtful of them.
Does that mean I don't have to count what happened on Monday then?Oh and you're not right, but you are salty that I've gotten you to defend Alabama to the point where you wanna make up this idea that there is an argument to be won.
Again, you lost long before you got going.
You'e also mad about people not agreeing with your defense of Alabama. Because if you weren't, then why would you even bother to continue coming back at people? To be confrontational for the sake of it ("trying to prove people wrong")?
That's what I thought. Sit the f*** down, Bama fan.
Thank you.
Oh so Auburn eliminated Alabama for me? How thoughtful of them.
Oh and you're not right, but you are salty that I've gotten you to defend Alabama to the point where you wanna make up this idea that there is an argument to be won.
Again, you lost long before you got going.
You'e also mad about people not agreeing with your defense of Alabama. Because if you weren't, then why would you even bother to continue coming back at people? To be confrontational for the sake of it ("trying to prove people wrong")?
That's what I thought. Sit the f*** down, Bama fan.
Thank you.
I’m perfectly calm. Calmer than you are. The committee got it right. I agreed with them. Alabama proved it on the field. Why would I be angry over your stupidity?
I’m confrontational, but you’re not? Hmmm. Don’t see how that works especially since I’m posting facts and you’re responding with complete nonsense to try and get a rise out of people.
Carry on now.
