Roll Tide! 48 - zip against Kent State.

[trof]

Yeah, yeah, I know.
Kent state.
But we did get to play everybody but the water boy.
Actually I think he was in for a couple of snaps late in the 4th quarter.

[stonecutter357]

1. RTR!

[cheapdate]

2. Roll Tide!

Saban made a statement about Damien Harris...said it was a sprained ankle, which is not great but better than a knee injury. No word on Ridley and Scarborough. Hopefully, we'll see all them all next week against Kentucky.

[trof]

3. Watching Auburn - LSU now. Kinda pulling for LSU.

[cheapdate]

4. Neither team looks very good this year.

Malzahn's offense is a farce.

[trof]

5. This could be his last year.

I think he's still walk away with around $20,000,000.

[cheapdate]

11. I could never pull for LSU in conference.

It's an old grievance going back to 83'.

Pulling for Arkansas over A&M.

[stopbush]

6. Why would Bama even accept a game against a team so far beneath their level?

That game should count as an exhibition game, not a win.

BTW - I went to Kent State in the 70s. Nobody there cared about the football team or sports in general.

[trof]

7. Kent State makes BIG bucks from this game.

I don't pretend to know all the details, but playing against the #1 team brings many dollars.
TV, commercials, etc.

[stopbush]

8. Could be. But they may as well play a high school team.

[A Round Tuit]

9. Klent State is Saban's Alma Mater

He influenced the schedule so that Kent State would reap the benefits of playing Alabama.
And Saban was at Kent State, also, in the '70's, along with his now-wife.
He also coached at Kent State and was a Grad Asst while there.

[cheapdate]

10. Alabama's coach Nick Saban is a Kent State graduate.

He played football there. He was an assistant coach there for a time as well. He still has personal connections to the college, which is undoubtedly why the game is on the schedule.