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2017 Week 2 Alabama Crimson Tide Rankings

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03040905 1
3RDnKING 1
52hoova 1
A-Stu-Ute 1
AaronRodgers16 1
Acm0028 1
Aeschylus_ 1 Best victory of the weekend.
alextoyalex 1
alsonamedbort87 1
Andaldo 1
Arsenal7X 1 Ho hum just another double digit victory against a top 10 team. Honestly the victory showed that Bama is, once again, the best team in the country but they aren't unbeatable. For now, and for the foreseeable future, the number one spot on the ballot is Bama's.
aubieismyhomie 1
BabyBladder 1 1st poll for the season from me, since I use preseason as an expectation poll. Going to do reasons for top 10 this year.Alabama is the clear #1 after that performance last week. While I could see preseason explanations for about half a dozen teams over them, the first week of football made it clear that there is 1 team to beat right now: Alabama.The offense was surprisingly decent against a dominant FSU defense. In particular their ball control was impressive, and while they might not have put up 24 without those FSU turnovers, they made it count when they needed. RB is deep, a reliable QB, fantastic O-line and what appears to be another great WR make them a team to be reckoned with. As the season goes on, I think the biggest question mark might be play calling. There were a handful of interesting decisions on 3rd down in the game, they only went 3-16 on 3rd down. However, it's hard to know if this is just an anmoly due to new play calling with Kiffin gone + FSU having a top 5 defense.
bakonydraco 1
BallSoHerd 1
BamaPride95 1
beerslingerjay 1 Best until proven otherwise.
Bill3ffinMurray 1 The offense didn't look sharp against #3 Florida State, but the defense shined and the Tide rolled to a quality win against the Noles to open the season. Can't place them anywhere else besides at the top. 
BlueFalcon89 1
bluegrassborn 1 I think it is safe to say that Alabama is number 1 as of right now.
BoboIsDead 1 (-) They're Alabama.
BorisNumber1 1
BosskOnASegway 1 Obvious, their defense was absolutely dominate.  Their offense looked a little lack luster but their defense and special teams will more than cover for it.
bread_buddy 1
brobroma 1
BrutonGaster77 1
bties 1
buckeyegold 1
BugsSuck 1
BunnySelfDestruct 1 Alabama controlled the second half against a mostly whole Florida State. They have the strongest win of the first week of the season.
CantHousewifeaHo 1
captain_sasquatch 1
CarbonCamaroZL1 1 They got what they needed to get done and made FSU look pretty bad. Reserve the right to hold onto 1st place.
CertifiedSheep 1
cfbguy 1
CFSparta92 1
chceman 1
ChickenTaco 1
Chris-P-Creme 1
chweris 1
cinciforthewin 1
cmdrcaboose2 1
Cobainism 1 If you wanna beat the Tide, you need your A++ game on offense, defense, and special teams. Saban's pact with the devil stipulates he can't recruit decent kickers, but it sure as hell doesn't say anything about recruiting elite kick blockers
CockADoodleBOOM 1
conchobor 1
coreyfra 1
corundum9 1 Nothing to explain here.
d_mcc_x 1
dabul-master 1
DafoeFoSho 1
dan4223 1
DarkLegend64 1
DarthYoda2594 1
DavoinShower-handle 1
deadtofall12 1
DFWTooThrowed 1
dicky_________seamus 1
DisraeliEers 1
djowen68 1
DonnieNarco 1
doormatt26 1
DoveFood 1
Dropbackandpunt 1
dupreesdiamond 1
eclectic_tastes 1
esoterik 1
Extra_Excrement 1 Do I really have to have a reason for ranking Alabama this high? They were coming into the season #1 and they defeated FSU in a top-5 matchup. They're staying put.I will point out that they need to capitalize on opportunities more on offense. Not every team will turnover the ball so many times in their own territory. Maybe this just speaks more to how great FSU's defense was.
FellKnight 1
Fifth_Down 1
Foxmcbowser42 1
funtubs 1
G-Aardvark 1
G-manP 1
g_mo821 1
galacticdude7 1
Ghost_of_Dude 1 A strong win over a great Florida State team means Alabama is soundly in 1st. 
GilBrandt 1 Alabama looks like Alabama. Like usual. The reason I left FSU out was because they lost their star QB and will be starting a true freshman (I believe). This changes how I view them until I see them play another game or two
GiovanniElliston 1
goblue10 1
gohuskies 1
grjohnst 1
HarbingerOfFun 1 Always hard to gauge kickoff games, but Bama looks very tough, again.
Harry_B_C_Dresden 1
HelioOne 1
hokies220 1 Each week I will make my top 4 who I would put in the playoff if it started right now. Bama looked like the same Bama
HonProfDrEsqCPA 1
Hummer77x 1
HUSKEROYAL 1
IAmAChemicalEngineer 1
icklebush 1
JCiLee 1
JeromesNiece 1 LW: 1; met expectations
jlh2b 1
jmac_21 1 Bama made Florida State look plain average. Looks like they are just as good as last year. Offense has room to improve but the defense is so good that they can cover for them.
Jpkun 1 Solid win against showcasing their stout defense. The offense may have potential issues this year. Forced numerous back-to-back turnovers.
justsaynotoreddit 1 (-) Not possible to go higher than #1.
kamikazeguy 1 Beating Florida State is no easy task, but Alabama made it look mighty close with a dominant 24-7 win.  Forcing 4 turnovers, Alabama can lean on their defense as they usually do, even if Jalen Hurts CAN throw the ball downfield a little bit this year
kdcoltred 1
kermic_the_frog 1
Khavanon 1 (0) 24-7 over previous #3 FSU. Bama's always beating good teams and yet they rarely ever rise in the rankings. If only they could get some respect. Some season ending injuries on the defensive side are going to hurt, but something tells me they have the talent to make up for it.
KingKliffsbury 1
Knightro2011 1
KobeOrNotKobe 1
laminak 1
Laschoni 1
lebaronslebaron 1 Took care of a good FSU team. 
LEGEN--wait_for_it 1
LeinadSpoon 1
Lex_Ludorum 1
Luriker 1
marcellnation 1
Mario_Speedwagon 1 Death, taxes, Alabama
MarlinsGuy 1
mellolizard 1
mickeyquicknumbers 1 no change
mjacksongt 1
monkeymatt1836 1
MrDoctorSmartyPants 1
MrTheSpork 1
myghtymouse 1
Mythic514 1
Nathanael-Greene 1 Alabama won a tough game against Florida State, so despite several kinks in the offense, they performed well enough to remain at #1 in my poll.
nemoran 1
nickknx865 1
No_Way_Pablo 1
nolez 1
noodlethebear 1
olmsted 1
orangeslash 1
Our-Gardian-Angel 1
overscore_ 1
owl_man 1
PalmettoFace 1
Pikachu1989 1
pileatedloon 1 Took care of business against FSU, and looked solid on every side of the ball while doing so.
plannedsickdays 1
Polarbear1914 1
puffadda 1
PureCFR 1
qacha 1
Quentanamo_Bay 1
Rainbow_Beefcake 1
ReallyCreative 1
Red261 1
RegulatorRWF 1
relax_on_the_mat 1 Defense and special teams good, still some questions on offense. They were clearly in control of the game with a solid opponent though, so they deserve #1.
remwin 1
retnuh101 1
RiffRamBahZoo 1
RobertNeyland 1
ScarletFever333 1
scootmcgroot 1
scronko 1
SCRx 1
SCsprinter13 1
seaotter2 1
slntkilla 1
soonerfreak 1
SpeedxKills 1
spsellers 1
SSJRoshi 1
ssnider23 1
Stockz 1
strikersteve60 1
swanky-k 1
T-Thugs 1 Win over Florida State is the year's best so far.
tallg8tor 1
taloncarde 1
TanzaniaMagic 1 Alabama sits on the Iron Throne. Can anyone dethrone them?
TaylorLeprechaun 1 +0: The tide keep rolling with a big win over a great FSU team.
TDenverFan 1
Techwid 1
Texasagsman 1
ThaCarter 1
thatwasntveryraven 1
The_DHC 1
TheBigMcD 1
THECrew42 1
theeguy 1 Beat a solid FSU team, but wasn't truly dominant. Definitely beatable and will be interesting how they react to losing some depth on the D.
TheFlyingBoat 1
TheReformedBadger 1
TheTeamCubed 1
TheZachster 1
Ticklebump 1 Hard to deny them the top spot. The Tide took on the Noles and gave them absolute hell. I think they will stay #1 until they decide they don't want it.
TimeBroken 1
tmart12 1
ToLongDR 1
toocleverbyhalf 1
typicaliconoclast 1
ucieaters33 1
UNC_Samurai 1
uwbjb 1
vanburen1845 1 they are who we thought they were...etc
WarEagle9 1
warm_warmer_disco 1
WeenisWrinkle 1
Wescat 1
wesman212 1
WhiteBaseCoat 1 I hate Alabama.
Wurst_Law 1
xelphin 1 Beating the hell out of a very well hyped FSU team is not to be ignored.
Xtremeloco 1
BUSean 2
calidoc 2 Comfortable #2. Lots of arguments to be #1. My model shows Alabama at #1 (like everyone else), but this is a manual override.
CambodianDrywall 2
DanNeverDie 2
emueagles 2
gbuntin 2
orboth 2
SmokingCricket 2
snwidget 2
stripes361 2 Alabama had a chance to take the top spot in the rankings if only their passing game had been a little stronger. Jalen Hurts did well enough, seeing as he may have been facing the best secondary in the nation, but there may come a time this season when he is forced to win a game through the air. He hasn't proven to me that he can take over a game with his arm, so for now the Crimson Tide remain at #2.
sunburn_on_the_brain 2
SurpriseSalami 2 Bama is probably the best team in the country. Defense is spooky, offense looks flawed.
TheOrangeKush81 2
Daigotsu 3
SearonTrejorek 16 0.69417
TotalEconomist 19
frumious88 20

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