OT: So, Alabama Could Beat A Couple Of NFL Teams?

[ABM]

Obviously, Spurrier was joking......but still.

 

[ABM]

To wit:

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who also spent time as a college coach, disagreed with Spurrier's claim.

"I was confronted with that at times (at USC) and the falsehood is to think that that could ever take place," Carroll said to reporters at his Wednesday weekly news conference. "It ain't even close. Alabama's got a great team and Nick is a fantastic coach, but when you match up the interior lines against regular NFL teams on either side of the ball, it wouldn't even be close."

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/spurrier-feels-alabama-could-beat-181006754--ncaaf.html

 

[Natebishop3]

Not a chance in hell. I don't think some people realize how talented even the worst player in the NFL is. I got a glimpse into the world when I was covering the NBA, and even the worst player in the NBA is ten times better than the guy down at the local gym playing pickup games. People don't realize how big and fast NFL players are. I wish they would play Bama and just crush them.

 

[Wheels]

yeah wouldnt happen. Even the best College teams half 30-40% of guys who wont ever sniff being on practice squads in the NFL, let alone an actual NFL squad of all guys worthy of making the team

 

[STOMP]

yeah wouldnt happen. Even the best College teams half 30-40% of guys who wont ever sniff being on practice squads in the NFL, let alone an actual NFL squad of all guys worthy of making the team

Add to that college aged guys are still coming into their own physically, so even the guys who will play at the next level aren't what they're going to be... especially after a few years devoted round the clock to football.

STOMP

 

[Denny Crane]

Another way to look at it is the worst NFL team is made of college all-stars.

 

[Da_O]

"Tim Tebow is the best basketball player I've ever seen."

-Steve Spurrier

 

[PapaG]

"Tim Tebow is the best basketball player I've ever seen."

-Steve Spurrier

Tim Tebow could beat 'Bama and an NFL team at the same time on different fields.