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2020 Preseason Alabama Crimson Tide Rankings

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User Rank Reason
CambodianDrywall 1
crownebeach 1 Alabama's situation is a more balanced version of what Ohio State is facing -- the defense doesn't lose as much talent and experience, but the offense isn't as settled. On the other hand, um, Mac Jones is good! They're going to be fine, and unquestionably top four, but they're also going to lose a game somewhere.
Dropbackandpunt 1
galacticdude7 1
MrTheSpork 1
Our-Gardian-Angel 1
PaulWall31 1
PHubbs 1
Pieisgood186 1
roaddogg 1
TheJeemTeam 1
4thPlumlee 2
Acm0028 2
Blazeth 2
bwburke94 2
coogs35 2
DampFrijoles 2
dicky_________seamus 2
djowen68 2
DrKennethJNoisewater 2
Feral_Squirrel 2
hypercube42342 2
jmac_21 2
Johnnycockseed 2
KittiesHavingSex 2
Longvols 2
Maladroit44 2 +5 | 88.4 | Once the season officially starts, Alabama will take over the top spot in the rankings, with last year a great one under the hood even if their on-field results led to a minor dip and a season that can only be disappointing for a select few. Losing Tua hurts, but the Tide should rebound easily.
MarlinsGuy 2
MoneyManeVick 2
monkeymatt1836 2
ndhuskerpower 2
one98d 2
owl_man 2
Papytendo 2
pileatedloon 2
ShamusJohnson13 2
Striker743 2
thexraptor 2
ucfskuba 2
UNC_Samurai 2
vanburen1845 2
Xtremeloco 2
311polo 3
52hoova 3
_fastball 3
AlphaH4wk 3
arrowfan624 3
bgr308 3
BlueSCar 3
BosskOnASegway 3
Cars-and-Coffee 3
CFBHurts 3
Ch-i-ef 3
Charlemagne42 3
Chucky1539 3
cmdrcaboose2 3
CockADoodleBOOM 3
D1amondDude 3 I was going to open this comment with Tua's full name, but I can barely spell English words correctly.  Suffice it to say that Mac Jones does not inspire the confidence in me that Tua did.  The Tide should still be stacked everywhere else on offense, and only a fool would count out a Saban defense.  But can Mac Jones out duel Trevor Lawrence?  Could he have outplayed Justin Fields?  I just don't see it.  And if Mac can't get it done, can a true freshman come in and save the day against those generational talents?
DarkLegend64 3
deadtofall12 3
DkS_FIJI 3 It's Bama... I give them benefit of the doubt under Saban as long sa their recruiting and development remains this strong.
emueagles 3
Ersatzself 3
Fmeson 3
fo13 3
goodnames679 3
grjohnst 3
halldaylong 3
Hey_Its_Roomie 3
Jakesnake42 3
jeedf 3
jjjoebox 3
jnoobs13 3
joebob431 3
jputna 3
King-Clover 3
Lex_Ludorum 3
Mr_Brews 3
nbingham196 3
nburt13 3
nemoran 3
NyquillusDillwad20 3 I'm curious to see how they are without Tua. But with the way they've been recruiting, I think they will be back on top in the SEC this year.
orbania 3
peachios 3 things never change (well since the late 00's)
practicallybert 3
Red261 3
RollWarTideEagle 3
SCRx 3
seaotter2 3
soonersthebetter 3
Staind075 3
steelcitygator 3 It felt really good to be able to rank them outside the top 10 last year but lets be honest this juggernaut isn't going to fall apart completely until Saban leaves.  Unproven/worse QB keeps them below Clemson and Ohio State.
stesser 3
TaylorLeprechaun 3
tdeff19 3
TDenverFan 3
thegreendalegelf 3
ThePUNisher96 3
TheReformedBadger 3
tmothy07 3
TopheryG8er 3
ttsci 3
bakonydraco 4
GeauxAllDay 4
goblue10 4
Hobbes_121 4
kamiller2020 4 Having Florida over Alabama is very bold, but I'm less confident about Mac Jones and the Bama D than I am with Florida. Jones has more natural talent than Trask, however, watching the Iron Bowl his highs and lows make me hesitant to say he's more AJ McCarron than he is Jake Coker. On defense, the secondary is maybe the best in college football. The front 7 needs work and fast. Dylan Moses' return is major, but Pete Goulding needs to show something if they want to keep up with these new high power offenses. But to be much more positive, this team is stacked. They have the best WR core in the country, Najee Harris will be a 1K runner, the OLine is amazing, and this team can certainly win a title. The defense just needs to be more consistent and Mac Jones/Bryce Young has to prove they are capable of being good QBs. 
Mario_Speedwagon 4
RatherBeYachting 4
TehAlpacalypse 4
TopGoose 4
Zloggt 4
3RDnKING 5
captain_sasquatch 5
GenialGiant 5 Bama ain't played nobody.
malowry0124 5
notyogrannysgrandkid 6
fireinvestigator113 7
ToeInDigDeep 7
dabul-master 10
Pikachu1989 10

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