Alabama, A Possible BCS Threat?

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Ok, it has been a while since the last time I wrote on my blog but there is a topic I just gotta talk about. Now some talk is about Alabama. This team has alot to prove. This year they lost Greg McElroy, Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, Marcell Dareus, and more. Last year they started off very hot but dropped the ball when they played South Carolina in Week 6. Late in the 4th Quarter, a bobbled pass into the hands of a Gamecocks D-back put Alabama out of reach. With a #8 ranking they played Mississippi, won, and moved to #7. Played Tennessee, won, moved up to #5. Then they lost it again. They played LSU and they never regained their #1 spot.

Alabama still has the great coach, Nick Saban. They also have a fairly good lineup. It is not the best but it is fairly good. The have A.J. McCarron. He is a Sophomore QB. He played some last year and did good when he played. He

made 30-48 passes, which is really good. They also have Trent Richardson. Richardson is a Junior this year. He is familiar with playing. He got quite a few carries last year and did good when he got the ball. With 112 carries he averages over 6 yards per carry. That means with two runs, he could get a first down. His average was better than Mark Ingram, which is surprising. The wide receiving core is average this year. They have a senior, Marquis Maze, that got his fair share of catches last year. This year he doesn't have Julio Jones to share with. Defense is still good as well. We have Strong Safety, Mark Barron and Linebacker Dont'a Hightower.

Now, are the Tide a BCS threat? I dont think so. They are not the team they used to be. They might surprise me but I highly doubt it. I predict a 9-4 season. They have a partly easy and hard season. They play possible easy teams like Kent State,North Texas, Vanderbilt, and Georgia Southern. National Championship, no. SEC championship, no. There are way better teams than this. My prediction is South Carolina will be the team to beat. Wild prediction, yes. But they are looking hot. That is it for The Right Field this time. Later.