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Alabama is now closer to a normal SEC team than they have ever been

Alabama... are way closer to a normal SEC team than they've ever been. And nothing is happening to make me think that's gonna change. Milroe is not good enough... they've been normal forever at receiver. They are normal.

Alabama finished 2024 with 4 losses and failed to make the CFP semifinals, supporting the idea they are no longer an invincible juggernaut.

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Jan 8, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Giants GM and coach will overspend in free agency to save their jobs in 2025

What is the GM gonna do? He's probably gonna spend as much money as he possibly can at in free agency... now you have the coach and GM in their Hot Seat years. Gonna just try to spend as much money as possible and hope that that keeps their job.

The Giants were aggressive in free agency, signing defensive backs and making trades. Brian Daboll was fired midseason after a 2-8 start, while GM Joe Schoen was retained. They did spend in free agency but the results were still bad (4-13 record).
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Jan 8, 2025
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The Giants will likely start a rookie quarterback early in the season to save their jobs

If they get Cam Ward or Shedeur or somebody like that and they wait around for four weeks into the regular season and he doesn't look great in practice, they're going to be more likely to be like, fuck it, let's just pull the emergency start rookie quarterback lever so that we can save our own job.

The Giants started rookie Jaxson Dart in Week 4, early in the season, after going 0-3 with Russell Wilson. Dart was drafted 25th overall and took over as the starter.
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Jan 8, 2025
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HankHank

Mike McCarthy is a better head coaching hire than Ben Johnson because McCarthy is a proven winner

Mike McCarthy has at least proven himself as a head coach. There's been many examples of stud offensive coordinators not working on his head coaches. You have a better chance of doing [well] with Mike McCarthy than Ben Johnson. I'm not even joking about that. I'd rather take a proven winner.

This is subjective, but comparing a Super Bowl winner to an unproven coordinator is a standard football debate.

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Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

The Big 10 is currently the best conference in college football

The Big 10 is, is the best conference in college football right now. And I think they will probably win their fourth national title with the fourth different team this year.

This is a subjective claim about conference superiority but includes a testable prediction about the 2026 national champion.
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Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

Texas is not the clear #2 team in the SEC; their schedule is nasty and the program vibes feel tenuous

I push back on Texas being the clear number two, the more I thought about it. That schedule is so nasty... I just don't like the whispers around the program right now. It feels like Sark never really has that thing where he is like, you know, I know Cignetti at Indiana is a firm leader and that thing is tight. Georgia, Kirby Smart, same thing... but I don't feel that at Texas.

Will be resolved based on where Texas finishes in the SEC standings.
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Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

Texas A&M is a fake top 10 team this year

I don't believe in them at all. A&M fans think I'm just a hater, but last year... their first seven games in the SEC were against teams ranked 10th through 16th in the SEC. They needed a miracle to beat South Carolina. Then they finally get to Texas, they finally get to Miami. They can't score, they can't move the ball. And I think the quarterback is just okay. And I think they had to revamp the offensive and defensive lines. They're not getting that schedule again. I think A&M right now is a fake top 10 team.

Will be resolved based on Texas A&M's final record and ranking in 2026.