Nah. SEC ran shit for decades and yall still ran those 🍆 suckers.
A team that cheated, a team that lost two games & a team that the average age was 25 isn’t gonna make us be quiet.
Yhonzae Pierre is easily the single most important player on Alabama’s roster for 2026 — and it’s not particularly close IMO.
We have questions about the pass rush, but it’s all about establishing complementary pieces to Pierre. He’s the game wrecker; he’s the one offensive coordinators will have nightmares about.
Other guys will be set up for success because of the amount of attention Pierre will get going into any given Saturday. If he goes down and that primary focus can shift to complementary pieces, could be a bad recipe. Pass rush *must* be there to maximize a deep, opportunistic secondary.
Devan Thompkins can be a dude and an excellent complementary piece (in some ways, runs in tandem with Pierre as a possible primary piece too, which would make that duo even more lethal). Dez Zulu is talented enough to take advantage of his opportunities. Justin Hill has the tools to take the next step as a pass rusher. I can see Xavier Griffin getting involved and being another dynamic situational player, but that type of role is limited.
Pierre is an every-down game wrecker though. He’s where it all starts.
Ok, but Michigan didn’t play a ranked opponent until Week 11 in 2023.
Indiana didn’t play a ranked opponent until week 12 in 2024.
Michigan left the state in the month of September twice from 2019-2023.
I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
A person telling me I shouldn't care Alabama has four five-star commits because "games are played on the grass" would be like that person didn't watch a single snap of the Nick Saban era or see what having good players means in Tuscaloosa.
Most NFL Draft Picks in the SEC, since 2010
By position:
QB: Oklahoma & Alabama (5)
RB: Alabama (13)
WR: LSU (16)
TE: Georgia (7)
OL: Alabama (20)
DL: Alabama (24)
LB: Alabama (19)
DB: Alabama (27)
1st Round: Alabama (44)
We might never see anything like that ever again