BOL Round Table

Dang right.. .we need to keep it that way. No one needs to let that monster in Gainesville get out of control again.

I agree to a certain degree with what you are saying but Florida has recruited elite talent year after year. The difference to me is in the development of talent that CNS and our staff provide. We recruit elite talent and then we make them even better. I believe it truly is what sets us apart from everyone else.

Urban Meyer was a lot about smoke-and-mirrors and panache in the HC. All of that was nothing that would last in the
rough-and-tumble SEC. He came to coach Tebow, did that, and then quit. It remains to be seen how he does at tOSU,
but I doubt he has the success he had at Florida......Time will tell.

He continued to sign top prospects every year. Shit load of rivals 100 even five star guys just didn't develop.

Well he is basically saying their talent the last two years in the Jr/Sr classes has not been good which is closely related to their record on the field the last two years. I'd agree to a point. Other significant factors like Urban losing control of the program and a mass overhaul of system on the offensive side also contributed heavily to the record.

It's one thing to have talent but it has to be developed too. They can't develop it all in year one. Let's not forget Saban went 7-6 year one and we know Muschamp is no Saban. Granted Florida had more talent than Alabama in year one but their talent hasn't been very good the last couple years.

Florida did have more talent as you said, but I think so much more that any comparison is sort of silly. It's not even remotely similar.

In 2007, Saban inherited a team that was horrible. Our LB core was a walk-on, a converted three star WR, a transfer from MTSU that was marginal contributor, and I think the Jack was Brandon Fanney or Keith Rodgers. They were completely devoid of talent. UF has Rivals 100 type guys all over the place at really every position. They just haven’t developed them, and it’s not WM’s fault.

I like the fact the man who caused UF's slide is now at OSU & in about 3 or 4 years OSU will be a mess. Urban has above average talent at OSU but he doesn't have elite talent like he did at UF & most of his talent is for more of a power offensive football team & not the HS offense he runs. IMO Urban will have a hard time turning OSU into UF north & he will be done in about 4 or 5 years with very little to show for his return to coaching. I can't stand the suckeyes so I'm glad a washed up jerk of a coach I don't like is now their coach.

Heck, OSU is in a mess now...just nobody wants to admit it. They have the virtue of playing in the weak "Little 10" conference, so they'll win 8-9 games, but other than that, they have no hope of ever competing with the big boys.

Well to be fair I should get called out in that I forgot Rolo played everygame that year as a true freshman....

However, It's just amazing, a year later we were a powerhouse, two years later we won the BCS NC at 14-0.

What Saban has done is five years was outside of the imagination in all but the very biggest homers. In this highly unusual situations, the super homers were dead right.

BAMA/SABAN finished Meyer!!!!!He will be mediocre in Big 10.

IMO we are about to witness the same kind of malfunction at LSU. Saban teams and program seem to have a way of draining the will out of rilvary teams. They will probably win 10-11 games since the only 2 teams on their schedule that should present any challenge are South Carolina and Bama. Just don't think you will see the kind of dominance they seem to expect.

As already mentioned, time will tell.

I've thought about this. Could you imagine having 4 in a row? I don't think the 2008 team could have beat Oklahoma tho. Utah (and several teams Bama beat that year) exposed the pass coverage. Just don't know if Bama could have stopped Bradford