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<blockquote data-quote="PalsPal" data-source="post: 5502767" data-attributes="member: 12242"><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><em>College football winners, losers of 2022 season: Alabama hits floor under Nick Saban</em></strong></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Winners:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TENN/tennessee-volunteers/" target="_blank">Tennessee</a>:</strong> Expectations were high heading into Josh Heupel's second season, but the Volunteers blasted through the ceiling. The offense hit the stratosphere behind quarterback <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/players/2805110/hendon-hooker/" target="_blank">Hendon Hooker</a>, who finished as one of the most productive players in the nation. The headliner is obvious: The Vols knocked off Alabama for the first time during the Nick Saban era and pulled the goal posts to the ground. If not for a horrific November night at <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/SC/south-carolina-gamecocks/" target="_blank">South Carolina</a>, Tennessee would be in the College Football Playoff right now. Regardless, the vibes in Knoxville are impeccable.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Losers:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>Alabama:</strong> The Crimson Tide received 54 of the 63 first-place votes in the preseason AP Top 25 and seemed to be the overwhelming favorite to win the national championship with the best offensive (<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/players/3161957/bryce-young/" target="_blank">Bryce Young</a>) and defensive (Will Anderson) players in the nation. However, the Tide were not their usual selves during a middling 10-2 campaign -- a program floor by Alabama standards. Alabama was 1-6 against the spread against winning teams and needed hectic finishes just to beat Texas and Texas A&M. It also ranked 127th out of 131 teams in penalties per game. Instead of ending with three straight SEC title, championship weekend featured Nick Saban pandering for a playoff spot. With Young, who is the heart and soul of a flawed team, likely off to the NFL, there will be plenty of soul-searching to do in Tuscaloosa.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-winners-losers-of-2022-season-alabama-hits-floor-under-nick-saban-tcu-shatters-cfp-mold/" target="_blank">https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ters-cfp-mold/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PalsPal, post: 5502767, member: 12242"] 🤣 [B][I]College football winners, losers of 2022 season: Alabama hits floor under Nick Saban[/I][/B] [I] Winners: [B][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TENN/tennessee-volunteers/']Tennessee[/URL]:[/B] Expectations were high heading into Josh Heupel's second season, but the Volunteers blasted through the ceiling. The offense hit the stratosphere behind quarterback [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/players/2805110/hendon-hooker/']Hendon Hooker[/URL], who finished as one of the most productive players in the nation. The headliner is obvious: The Vols knocked off Alabama for the first time during the Nick Saban era and pulled the goal posts to the ground. If not for a horrific November night at [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/SC/south-carolina-gamecocks/']South Carolina[/URL], Tennessee would be in the College Football Playoff right now. Regardless, the vibes in Knoxville are impeccable. Losers: [B]Alabama:[/B] The Crimson Tide received 54 of the 63 first-place votes in the preseason AP Top 25 and seemed to be the overwhelming favorite to win the national championship with the best offensive ([URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/players/3161957/bryce-young/']Bryce Young[/URL]) and defensive (Will Anderson) players in the nation. However, the Tide were not their usual selves during a middling 10-2 campaign -- a program floor by Alabama standards. Alabama was 1-6 against the spread against winning teams and needed hectic finishes just to beat Texas and Texas A&M. It also ranked 127th out of 131 teams in penalties per game. Instead of ending with three straight SEC title, championship weekend featured Nick Saban pandering for a playoff spot. With Young, who is the heart and soul of a flawed team, likely off to the NFL, there will be plenty of soul-searching to do in Tuscaloosa.[/I] [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-winners-losers-of-2022-season-alabama-hits-floor-under-nick-saban-tcu-shatters-cfp-mold/']https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ters-cfp-mold/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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