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The All-Saban Underappreciated Roster — Handicap our squad!

How would this team fare in 2020? How would it compete against Alabama’s greatest Saban team?

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl - Alabama v Oklahoma Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Alright, folks. We’ve put together our best 22 plus the specialists and some bench depth. We’ve selected some underappreciated folks to coach ‘em up.

Here’s your underappreciated roster.

Defense

Coach: Kevin Steele

Offense

Coach: Doug Nussmeier

Special Teams

Coach: Bobby Williams

P — PJ Fitzgerald
K — Adam Griffith
KR — Christion Jones
PR — Marquis Maze
Gunner — Ale Kaho

Okay, here’s your assignment.

Study our roster of underappreciated contributors and stars from the Tide’s past, and then do two things for us.

  1. Take our poll — How many games would this roster win against Alabama’s 2020 schedule?
  2. In the comments below, tell use how you thing this roster would fare against Alabama’s All-Saban team. If you need a refresher of that roster, it’s here.

Poll

How would the All-Saban Underappreciated Team do against Alabama’s 2020 schedule?

This poll is closed

  • 31%
    10-0, SEC / Nat’l Title Contender
    (87 votes)
  • 54%
    8-9 wins: Very good team, but has some flaws that can be exposed
    (151 votes)
  • 13%
    6-7 wins: Disappointing year, but it’s a very different game in 2020 and this roster would struggle
    (36 votes)
  • 0%
    .500 or below: Fire everyone, Pawwwwl!
    (1 vote)
275 votes total Vote Now

Thanks for playing along with our offseason projects here. We’ll be hitting you with some unit previews very soon. Football Loki willing, we are just 29 days until the start of the 2020 season.

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