crimson and white roundtable: your gracious host
its uncle ricos turn to host the roundtable. this was actually harder than i thought. i never have a problem answering other people's questions, but coming up with the questions sucked. in any event, here they are. for those of you unfamiliar, various bama bloggers will answer these questions and i will round them all up and present the highlights (and lowlights) on friday. happy monday.
1. what team will be the biggest surprise in the sec in ’08?? the biggest disappointment??
i'm looking for ole miss to be the biggest surprise. i always have faith in houston nutt to do more with less, and this team is not as low on talent as their record would indicate. i also look for jevan sneed to provide some offensive stability for them. don't get me wrong, they're not going to win the west or anything, but they won 0 conference games last year, if they go 3-5 its pretty damn impressive.
in terms of diappointment, i'm going to say lsu. obviously i'm a hater and my judgement will be called into question on this (again), but i just think with the guys they've lost, the qb situation, and the ball bouncing the other team's way a few times this year, they could roll up a few more losses than expected.
2. we appear to know who our qb is going to be for the season barring something crazy, but not all offensive skill positions are so certain. as the season progresses, who do you see stepping up to be this squad's most productive rb?? and wr??
so many factors to consider in this question as the saban has shown that he will favor who "deserves" to play just as much as who is the most talented. i really think rb is a crapshoot as far as who will get the most carries/production. in addition to having a large number of talented players at this position, the saban has shown that he can be very fickle with his rb's. for not much more of a reason than my gut feeling, i'm going to go with terry grant. i'm counting on our new offensive coordinator finding a way to get the quick and slippery grant in space where he can make some big plays.
i think coming out of last year i would have said mike mccoy would be our leading wr. and despite recently breaking his foot, he's still probably a pretty good bet. however i'm going to go with darius hanks. he looked good at a-day, i've heard nothing but good things about him, and i've just got a feeling about this guy.
3. obviously "the saban" is lord and savior, and created the heavens and the earth, but if you were forced to trade saban for another active coach, who would it be and why??
pete carroll...no question. in addition to the obvious, which is his record since he got to usc, the dude is also the most entertaining coach in america. tell me you wouldn't love to watch this guy interact with the bama faithful like this.
4. some people view bama fans as insane. while "insane" is an awfully strong word, many bama fans have a disturbing obsession with their team. what is the most significant/unique/valuable/weird piece of bama paraphernalia you have and why??
while i was in school ('97-'01), i worked the gene stallings rise golf tournament one year. i was the dude watching the closest to the pin or some nonsense. i got my picture taken with geno, and my sister later got it blown up to 8x12, signed by the man himself, and framed. that's my favorite piece of paraphernalia.
6 comments:
For LSU to be the most disappointing one would have to expect LSU to do well. No one is expecting LSU to win the SEC or even the West, most everyone is expecting LSU to stumble this year. Your point is moot. Now Bama, there's your disappointment. Another 6-6 season is in the works.
maybe you aren't expecting lsu to do well, but if you look around, people are still expecting plenty from them. the west is questionable and many people still have lsu right at the top of it. good job on lashing out so hard so early in the morning though. i'm just going to assume that's the hernia talking.
i think I was better off before this surgery. And lashing out at Bama was merely a poor joke. I'm sure 7-5 is easily attainable.
I was honestly surprised that LSU was picked to win the West. I think that's our reputation garnering praise and not the actually capabilities talking. The West always hinges on the LSU/AU game. Home team has won most and this year it's in Auburn. Plus, that's LSU first road test. We lack a qb. I don't see LSU winning, thus AU wins the West. LSU could go 9-3, which is fine, but they could go 9-3 and not make Atlanta.
I agree with you regarding Ole Miss. Lots of talent there, just needs to be coached up. State takes a teeny step back, so they're not the surprise they were last year. Vandy and UK are down. Honestly, I think it'll be, for the surprise team, between them and UT or Bama. Bama could very well have a very successful year (10-2 or better?) and that would be a surprise since most say Bama is a year off from being considered for the West.
Another 6-6 maybe 7-5 season is what I expect for Bama. So I think that would be disappointing. Unless there's another ULM loss in there. Now next year I expect things to start turning.
The West is up for grabs this year. LSU is the most talented still, but having a rookie QB in the big games could hurt. I think the winner of the LSU-Auburn game will win the West, with the loser finishing third behind Alabama.
I also have a picture with Stallings and our foursome from the RISE tournament.It's not blown up though. Damn, that's a helluva idea. I also cherish it very much. If there's ever a fire it's coming with me.
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