The Jumbo Package: 10-06-10
by Todd on Oct 6, 2010 8:03 AM CDT
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Print"He had been telling us he can throw the whole time, but we never really believed him," quarterback Greg McElroy said. "He did a great job putting it right where it needed to be, high and outside to the tight end."
Maze also may have solved an ongoing riddle over who has the best arm: Maze or running back Mark Ingram?
"Maze," said Ingram, who missed an open receiver last season. "He put that ball right on the money. Even if I did say I had a better arm, he proved me wrong. I'm 0-for-1, he's 1-for-1."
Notes: 'I do what's asked of me,' says Tide's versatile Dont'a Hightower | al.com
Hightower said this defense is starting to remind him of the vaunted 2009 defense.
"I kind of feel like we wanted it a little bit more this game," he said. "It kind of feels like what I expected in fall camp. That's kind of what I saw and felt, was that defense right there. It reminds me a lot of last year's defense, but to me it seems like everybody was a lot more hungry, and everybody wanted to make plays that game."
McElroy decides it’s time to start sliding | TideSports.com
“Sliding just feels like to me a sign of weakness. I guess that’s just my ego or whatever,” McElroy added. “I probably need to start doing it for my own sake and my team’s sake. It’s just not the smartest thing to do.”
Spurrier focused on Alabama, not milestone - Sports Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com
Spurrier's next Southeastern Conference win would be his 107th. That would move him out a tie for second with Ole Miss great Johnny Vaught. Alabama icon Paul "Bear" Bryant is the conference's all-time leader with 159 league wins.
I'm pretty sure Vaught is safe for another week... #totallyjustjinxeduswitharrogancegrrrrr
Ingram's Heisman season took off against South Carolina | Montgomery Advertiser
"I didn't expect for it to be that many yards," Ingram said. "It was crazy. It was really surprising. When I first heard the number, I had to turn and double-check."
And speaking of...
Let's hope Ellis Johnson has figured out something to prevent what happened last year from happening again.
and etc.
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both OTS and i are cited over at Dawg Sports in their discussion about Coach Smart’s suitability as a replacement for Mark Richt.
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GA wouldnt like coach Smart.
He doesnt bathe often and he farts a lot. Just not a good fit for the dawgs. Too bad.
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He doesnt bathe often and he farts a lot.
Uhh…that’s every dawg’s dream, actually (at least is is for my dog!). LOL
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by RememberTheRoseBowl on Oct 6, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions
I actually have a bulldog
and that is RIGHT up her alley. Ha.
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From the Garnet and Black Attack post:
Fortunately, Greg McElroy is a QB who does make some poor decisions from time to time. We need to make him pay on his bad throws.
Umm…what?! Apparently the Arkansas game is the only time they have ever seen Greg McElroy play. The guy has 19 starts, and only 7 interceptions (as compared to 24 TD passes). If that is a guy who “makes poor decisions”, everyone else must be actively trying to sabotage their teams.
If there is one thing Greg McElroy is known for (other than being undefeated since that game of Connect Four he lost on purpose to that girl in his kindergarten class who no one really liked playing with because she smelled kinda weird), it’s that he’s a Game Manager™ that doesn’t make mistakes to put his team in bad positions.
formerly 'ud2'
Your screen name absolutely rocks!
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by RememberTheRoseBowl on Oct 6, 2010 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions
According to Mac,
he prefers “field general” to “game manager”.
Also, awesome screen name.
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by Slice of Life on Oct 6, 2010 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Although . . .
. . . he does make poor decisions when it comes to avoiding hits, as he admitted above. I think he and Saban must have had a little talk about his tendency to lower the shoulder when he could slide or step out of bounds. I was screaming at him on Saturday for that stupid shit. There should be no room for that kind of cockiness when it could cost the team a starting quarterback. I’m glad to read the Coach Saban has nipped it in the bud.
sure...
but sentence two quoted above makes it clear the “bad decisions” refers to his passes, not runs.
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Not disputing the . . .
. . . stupidity of Carolina remarks. Just referring to GMac and “bad decisions” in light of other article on sliding.
OK, guys...
I’ll admit that I was too brief in making those remarks. I typed that one up pretty quickly and probably should have said more about what I mean. What I’m relatively skeptical—relatively is the key word there—of is McElroy’s ability to throw the ball downfield effectively if we’re able to force you into a more vertical passing game than you usually favor.
Part of the reason that McElroy is considered a great game manager is because that’s all he’s asked to do—he’s rarely called on to win the game with clutch throws because ’Bama’s defense and running game are good enough to do that without much help from him. It’s not so much that I don’t think he’s a good QB—I do—but that I like our chances to make some big plays on defense if we can force ‘Bama into passing downs and make McElroy beat us downfield. McElroy is a more than serviceable QB, but putting him in the position of having to win the game doesn’t seem to be ’Bama’s comfort zone, even though I know he’s done it before. It’s not so much that it’s a weakness for you guys; a top-ranked team that’s won going on 20 games in a row doesn’t have many, if any, weaknesses. But I do think this is less of a strength for you guys than what you have in other areas.
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I'm also, of course, saying that if we can force him to make a mistake...
We have to capitalize. Winning the turnover battle is essential for a Carolina upset.
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saying that mcelroy's (lack of) a deep game is exploitable...
is completely different than saying forcing him to make a mistake is how to beat alabama. one of the reasons the deep ball is not as much of a threat is because he doesn’t try to force the passes that aren’t there. that said, he’s been much better this year than in 2009 (and, subsequently, he’s tossed picks with a bit more regularity).
and, yes, capitalizing on opportunities such as turnovers will be a priority for the gamecocks but here’s the rub — this team’s MO is not making those kind of mistakes and forcing the opposition to do so.
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I never said I think it's particularly likely that we win the TO battle.
I just think it would be great if we did and that I think it’s more likely that we can when McElroy is throwing down field than when Ingram / Richardson run the ball or when Julio is breaking tackles on a screen play. Obviously, Alabama is pretty darn good at being the team that doesn’t make the mistakes; I don’t think anyone in the Carolina camp believes that Alabama is given to turning the ball over. We just think a key turnover or two could turn the tide in our favor, if we make the play.
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actually i agree with you on this
it’s not a case of winning the turnover battle but making damn sure to capitalize on the ones that are made.
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Ah Ha! You too are falling for the "Saban Hustle".....just like Florida did.....
last year in the SECCG…Greg was having an awful 3 game stretch….so Florida kept stacking the box to stop the run, and Greg made ’em pay. He will be looking for payback for this game since he kinda went into his shell vs Sakerlina last year, expect fireworks to Maze, Julio and Hanks.
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by mrpelicanpants on Oct 6, 2010 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Florida '09 and auburn '09 say hello.......
GMac dissected UF in the biggest game of his life, and led a drive during the last minute against auburn to win where one incompletion would have resulted in us losing that game…….please put 9 men in the box and force GMac to throw…….also, while you’re at it don’t throw us in that briar patch…….
The problem with this strategy . . .
. . . is that Bama is clearly not afraid to throw on first down. If you come out with the box loaded, he will get the time to beat you down field. I understand the need to limit the run but as OTS has shown pretty conclusively, our offense passes to set up the run. If you don’t stop that first down pass, we’re gonna kill you.
I was thinking to myself after the Maze TD pass
That it seemed a little strange that we’d choose to show this play in a game that we were already winning by a decent margin. Either we weren’t sure it would work so this was a good chance to try or we were really going for the throat.
Maybe we’re just keeping opposing defenses honest. My guess is that we’re setting the table for something awesome in the future. It reminds me of an anecdote about Greg Maddux that I couldn’t find or I’d link to it. One inning he got visibly frustrated when a call didn’t go his way on a borderline pitch. When asked in the dugout about it, he said, “I’d been setting him (the batter) up for that one for 3 years.”
I bet our genius coaching staff is setting up something very specific for the future.
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by BearKnuckles on Oct 6, 2010 9:13 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I think it's about keeping them honest
to an extent, but I also think it was no real secret what we were planning to do with Maze running the wildcat. Everyone around here suggested the possibility from the very first time he ran the Wildcat. Plus, we’d already done that play with Ingram last year, so people know we throw out of the wildcat on rare occasion. I think it sends a message – “If we’ll run it against Florida, we’ll run it against you.” It’s just one more thing for the opposition to prepare for.
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by RememberTheRoseBowl on Oct 6, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
i think that was the "something awesome"
we’d already run the wildcat with Maze, and we actually predicted the throw before the play started. Saturday was the payoff, from here on out it’s just one more thing for coordinators to stress over and a defense to try to remember.
by dixiefootballpride44 on Oct 6, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Keeping them honest
That’s my guess. We don’t pass out of the wild cat (we need a better name for that formation for us IMO) very much. If it works (like Sat) then all the much better. Especially when Maze is running it. Ingram can bust a few tackles when they load the box against it, but Maze needs a little clearer running lane, so keeping the LB’s and DB’s occupied opens up the run up a little more for him. IMO.
Having said that, it does give a hint of possibly more things to come…
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They're blaming their loss to AU on biased officiating and
then predicting more of the same against us as a primary factor in the outcome? I don’t think I’ve ever seen pre-game rationalization for a loss that hasn’t occurred yet.
by The_Tusk on Oct 6, 2010 9:59 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I am not surprised that
they think there is going to biased officiating. Florida was yelling that there was clipping on the opening kickoff and that we were holding on pretty much every single offensive play and that “of course” nothing was being called because the game was at BDS.
by BamaGirlinDallas on Oct 6, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
REFS EPIC FAIL!
The refs never, ever, ever call holding at BDS, which is SO. NOT. FAIR. Since Bama does hold on every play, in the huddle, during warmups, timeouts, and generally every second of every day.
Signed,
A bunch of FL fans last Saturday night
Sad.
saw bama practice the Maze pass repeatedly
The week before Florida, so it appears they intended to use it on them no matter what.
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by Hillbilly Lawya on Oct 6, 2010 10:17 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I was looking at the Garnet and Black Attack article
did anyone else notice the lack of recent fanposts? The newest they had were posted 9-days ago. Could any of you imagine not having constant news and insight from one another. Bama fans are the pinnacle of passion. Other teams fans are seriously lacking in non gameday excitment. I’m so glad I’m a Bama fan. RTR
Hold my beer and watch this.
I noticed the same thing
Seems like I’ve noticed this on other teams pages as well. I think when some teams are struggling, their fanbase isn’t as involved on a daily basis. In their defense, can you imagine being a South Carolina fan?! That’s got to be a frustrating team to follow, always on the brink but never able to really cash anything in.
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by The Good Doc on Oct 6, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
My hubby mentioned that last night too.
He went over there yesterday and was surprised. I told him that no one loves their football and stays up to date on it like we do!
by BamaGirlinDallas on Oct 6, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey guys...
I’m the the guy who runs Garnet and Black Attack. You guys definitely have a much more active community over here, but I think our community is a bit more active than it seems based on fanposts. We tend to have most of our discussions in the comments sections of the front page articles, and fanposts have never really caught on for some reason.
That said, I’ll admit I’m a bit surprised that we’ve had so little activity leading up to this weekend’s game. The blog seemed a bit busier a couple of weeks ago. Maybe it’s that the Auburn loss took some of our steam away, or maybe it’s because we had an off week and have had time to let off steam after the loss.
Anyways, thanks for dropping by my site.
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Now who on earth could Spurrier be refering to there? Classic.
Auburn-Where almost happens.
The funnier thing is
that The Hat wouldn’t get that.
by BamaGirlinDallas on Oct 6, 2010 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe Spurrier was . . .
. . . thinking of Chizik.
Love that quote . . .
. . . but reveals the same old arrogant Spurrier who seems oblivious to his own stupid decision to replace his veteran qb with a freshman late in a close ballgame.
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