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Why Alabama's loss to Ole Miss could be the beginning of the end of the Tide dynasty
Yahoo ^ | September 19, 2015 | Pat Forde

Posted on 09/20/2015 5:10:57 AM PDT by C19fan

What it looks like when a dynasty wobbles: thousands of Alabama fans hitting the exits like Derrick Henry hitting a hole. With 10 minutes left in the game, their team down 20. When the going got tough, the Bryant-Denny Stadium crowd got out.

What it sounds like when a power program loses its grip: the sliver of visiting Mississippi fans cheering last and loudest, celebrating their first win here since 1988 and their first back-to-back victories over the Crimson Tide ever.

What it feels like when the foundation cracks: denial is in the air. “They didn’t beat us,” Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones said. “We beat ourselves.”

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A deep talented front 7 let down by the secondary. Did Phyllis from Mulga survive the night?
1 posted on 09/20/2015 5:10:57 AM PDT by C19fan
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USC (California) got taken out yesterday too.


2 posted on 09/20/2015 5:14:09 AM PDT by EEGator
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3 posted on 09/20/2015 5:20:24 AM PDT by WKB
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Saban is satin


4 posted on 09/20/2015 5:21:10 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
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FIVE turnovers AND a freak bounce for a TD, and it still went to the final seconds. That's not going to be a regular occurrence. 'Bama isn't going anywhere.

OCT 3 and OCT 17, 'Bama plays on the road against a ranked team (#7 UGA and #17 TxAM respectively), and hosts #13 LSU on 11/7. Those games will show whether there is trouble or not.

('Bama is also on the road at Auburn 11/28, but that's a rivalry game, and Auburn was just exposed yesterday themselves at LSU.)

'Bama still has a beast in #2 Henry, an exceptional front 7, and a top coach.

Mr Forde is simply being a modern journalism major... posting utter tripe to get attention, because people will talk about it.

5 posted on 09/20/2015 5:29:28 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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“Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.” —Juvenal


6 posted on 09/20/2015 5:32:08 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
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“Saban is satin”

Last night he was more like polyester . . . :)


7 posted on 09/20/2015 5:39:10 AM PDT by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business)
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The Tide done got rolled.


8 posted on 09/20/2015 5:41:29 AM PDT by Rodamala
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Agree. Let down by the secondary but also by the QBs. This game showed how important a quarterback is. Auburn found that out yesterday too.
9 posted on 09/20/2015 5:48:14 AM PDT by FReepaholic (Stupidity is not a crime, so you're free to go.)
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Bama has a great program but there are so many other schools in the country that have improving programs also. I think it is a good thing. Last year there was no SEC team in the final playoff. By the way....(Geaux LSU)


10 posted on 09/20/2015 5:49:25 AM PDT by HChampagne
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Rolled Tide!


11 posted on 09/20/2015 5:49:55 AM PDT by FiddlePig
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Did Phyllis from Mulga survive the night?

Assuming she did, I hope we get to see video from Finebaum's call-in show on Monday...ought to be epic!

12 posted on 09/20/2015 5:52:23 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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And i loved watching saban squirm.


13 posted on 09/20/2015 5:58:18 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
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Does Ole Miss have any trees for disgruntled Alabama fans to go poison?


14 posted on 09/20/2015 6:00:03 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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I can’t wait to tune in.


15 posted on 09/20/2015 6:12:05 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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The big problem for the SEC right now is they have hot garbage quality quarterbacking, to quote Colin Cowherd from his new radio show on Fox Sports Radio.

As such, we may not even see an SEC team in the four-team playoff at the current rate....

16 posted on 09/20/2015 6:15:52 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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Nice double payback for Kiffin!


17 posted on 09/20/2015 6:16:42 AM PDT by jennings2004 ("What difference, at this point, does it make!"!)
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They’ve got an entire Grove.

But Bama fans wouldn’t dare.


18 posted on 09/20/2015 6:16:51 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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What it feels like when the foundation cracks: denial is in the air. “They didn’t beat us,” Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones said. “We beat ourselves.”

Not denial, a true statement. Bama's five turnovers and shaky quarterbacking gave Ole Miss several short yardage scoring situations and ended five Bama possessions with no scoring.

Being on the wrong end of a five turnover difference, it's amazing Bama still had a chance to win during the final minutes.

Whether Bama will find a steady quarterback who can eliminate most mistakes is the critical question. If they can, they can beat anyone on their remaining schedule.

19 posted on 09/20/2015 6:22:14 AM PDT by Will88
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Alabama is going to regret the day they hired Lane Kiffin.


20 posted on 09/20/2015 6:50:42 AM PDT by Psycho_Runner (I never voted for change, I prefer folding money.)
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