No. 2 Clemson | Top 25No. 1: AlabamaLast Season: 14-1 (7-1 SEC West)Just Bama being BamaOh, the drama in Tuscaloosa! Whos going to be Alabamas quarterback?! Yawn. The Tide won three of their past four national championships-including last years-despite QB questions in August. But they lost defensive coordinator Kirby Smart! Whatev. The Nick Saban coaching tree is perennially pruned, from Jimbo Fisher to Will Muschamp to Jim McElwain. The protégés who have gone elsewhere have had varying degrees of success; their old boss hasnt suffered. But Derrick Henry is gone! And have you seen the schedule?! Shrug and shrug. Have you seen Bo Scarbrough and Damien Harris? OK, you probably havent, but you will. And yeah, the Tide open with a biggie (USC in Arlington, Texas) and have to travel to Oxford, Fayetteville, Knoxville and Baton Rouge-but its the SEC West, yall. They see this kind of schedule every year. And as the story goes, Bama rolls over its schedule way more than its schedule rolls over Bama. -- Ryan McGeeDont expect a championship hangover in Tuscaloosa. With DE Jonathan Allen (12 sacks), LB Reuben Foster (73 tackles) and SS Eddie Jackson (6 INTs) all returning for their senior seasons before potentially entering the NFL draft, the Tide roll out my top-ranked defense once again. Offensively, they replace QB Jake Coker with first-year starter Cooper Bateman (71.2 completion percentage on 57 attempts), but hell have a great supporting cast: Alabama has my No. 4 offensive line, No. 1 wide receivers (led by 1,000-yard wideout Calvin Ridley) and, despite the loss of Henry, my No. 12 group of running backs.IN IF... The offense doesnt leave it all on the shoulders of the new QB, no matter who gets the nod. Losing Henry (SEC-record 2,219 yards in his Heisman-winning season last year) is big, but replacing center Ryan Kelly, a first-round pick, might prove bigger.OUT IF... It cant win at least two of its three big road games-Ole Miss, Tennessee and LSU. And in the ultracompetitive SEC West, even one loss to the wrong team could keep the Tide from winning the division.Alabamas chances to win each game 09.03 vs. USC (Arlington, Texas): 64.3% 09.10 vs. Western Kentucky:?94.1% 09.17 @ Ole Miss:?51.2% 09.24 vs. Kent State:?98.8% 10.01 vs. Kentucky:?93.8% 10.08 @ Arkansas:?71.2% 10.15 @ Tennessee:?41.1% 10.22 vs. Texas A&M:?72.5% 11.05 @ LSU: 34.3% 11.12 vs. Mississippi State: 84.7% 11.19 vs. Chattanooga: 99.0% 11.26 vs. Auburn: 77.7%The defending national champs might have some star power to replace on defense, but the reloading Crimson Tide are still the cream of the SEC, and theyll claim their third straight SEC Western title with an 11-1 season.?-- Edward AschoffAs long as Nick Saban is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the favorite to win the SEC. The Crimson Tide is loaded on defense and even if questions exist at running back and quarterback, this is the arguably the nations most talented team -- one that will go 11-1.?-- David ChingStill the standard-bearer, but with a whole new backfield. But, in Lane Kiffin I trust. The Crimson Tide will still be pretty damn good at 11-1.?-- Sam Khan Jr.With road trips to Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tennessee and LSU, Alabama probably wont run the table this year. But 11-1 will still put them in the drivers seat for the playoff.?-- Greg OstendorfHere we go again. Alabama will make sense of the QB situation, another star will emerge at running back (hello, Bo Scarbrough) and the defense will be the best in the SEC. One loss (11-1) wont stop the Tide from winning the West.?-- Alex ScarboroughNo. 2 Clemson | Top 25 Yeezy Store China Website .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? 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AUSTIN, Texas -- After Eric Davis Jr. finally made some shots and emerged from a season-long slump, teammate Tevin Mack turned to him and said, Welcome back, E.D.Back indeed, at least temporarily. Davis scored 16 points to help Texas erase a 12-point deficit and defeat Long Beach State 71-65 on Saturday.Mack scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half. Kendal Yancy added 11 points and some critical hustle.Davis, a sophomore, hit 3 of 7 3-pointers, a marked improvement after a 6-for-41 (14.6 percent) start this season. Last season he converted 38 percent of his 3-pointers.While he tried to work through his ordeal, Davis teammates provided encouragement.They said keep shooting the ball, Davis said. I stay confident. Thats who I am.Coach Shaka Smart is not so sure of that.Absolutely not, Smart said. Youd have to be a machine to not be affected by having a string of games when things dont go your way. Hes 19 years. Nobody wants to admit those sorts of things.Evan Payne led Long Beach with a season-best 26 points,Payne, a junior, made a career-best eight 3-point baskets. His 3-pointer early in the second half gave Long Beach (2-10) a 12-point lead.But Texas chipped away, with Mack and Davis combining to score 12 straight Texas points as the Longhorns overtook Long Beach and created separation.Davis made consecutive baskets, one a 3-pointer, to give Texas (5-4) a seven-point lead with less than six minutes remaining. Macks 3-pointer from the corner put Texas ahead by eight with 4:40 to go.Long Beach coach Dan Monson said his perimeter players were supposed to help defend inside against Texas big men, but not by leaving Mack, the Longhorns most reliable shooter this season.If you dont stay with the game plan, they are gonna burn you, Monson said. He sure did.Payne averaged 12 points a game before Saturday. He scored 17 in the first half against Texxas, converting 5 of 6 3-point attempts while helping Long Beach to a 34-28 lead at the break.ddddddddddddBut the 49ers could not sustain the effort.We let them hang around, Monson said. In the second half defensively we got tired and just let them in the paint too much.BIG PICTURELong Beach: Monson has believed in aggressive scheduling since the late 1990s when he was the head coach at Gonzaga, setting the stage for that schools elevation to national prominence under Mark Few. This season the 49ers are 0-6 against teams from Power Five conferences by an average of 23 points. The 49ers also lost to non-Power Five Wichita State by 37. Before beating Pepperdine at home on Wednesday, Long Beach went 0-9 on a road trip during which it traveled 15,125 miles.We played this schedule to get better, Monson said. I think we got better today, but this team needs to reward themselves with some wins.Texas: The Longhorns began the game ranked last in the Big 12 with 42.7 percent field-goal-shooting accuracy. They hit 33.3 percent in the first half against Long Beach and broke loose in the second half to hit 53.8 percent and score 43 points.ADVANTAGE TEXASBefore Saturday, Long Beach State ranked 331st in the nation in 3-point field goal defense, allowing opponents 41 percent accuracy. Texas, meanwhile, ranked 337th in 3-point shooting accuracy at 27.5 percent. But the Longhorns hit 9 of 25 against Long Beach, a pretty decent 36-percent mark.UP NEXTLong Beach faces Oregon State on Friday in Portland, Oregon. This will be the 49ers seventh game against teams from Power Five conferences away from home.Texas faces Arkansas in Houston on Dec. 17 as part of the Lone Star Shootout doubleheader. Texas A&M meets Arizona in the other game. ' ' '