Why I Think AU Game Will Be Close
by 5026 on Nov 21, 2011 12:56 PM CST
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PrintWhen I look at the Auburn I game I think it can go one of three ways. Either a close win by Auburn (please don’t assume the game is an automatic w) or a close win by Bama (10 pts. or less) or a blow out by Bama.
Well most everyone thinks it will be a blow out by Bama. And, I sure hope that they are right. I want to beat them so bad that we are taking a knee in the 3rd qt. However, my gut tells me this is going to be a close Bama win. When I start to analyze the situation my mind tells me it could be close game as well. Here is why.
To begin with we are about as beat up as I can remember an Alabama team being. LSU took a lot out of us. Before that the loss of two Kouandjios looms large because our O-line was thin and limping. I guess Steen is ok from the head thing. I guess Vlachos foot is doing better. But our best guy, Jones is clearly not going to be 100%, although I’m sure he will give it a try.
But, even when healthy our line has not dominated this year like I hoped. If we had the 2008 or 2009 line Trent would be a shoe in for the HT. But, even against easy teams we at times struggle to run the ball. If it were not for Trent and Lacy being just extraordinary talents our run game would actually be weak. And, now Lacy is practically gone and we have worked Trent too hard the last 2 weeks. To be honest our ability to control ball when we have the ball scares me.
Then there is our passing attack. AJ, for all the stats still looks like what he is, a game managing Soph. Even when teams continue to load the box we rarely throw it deep and when we do go deep completions are even rarer. Many of our passing yards are little screens or dump offs to RB’s. And, lets face it, our best receiver right now might be Smelley. He certainly gives 100%, but it is sad that he is our biggest threat. Our WR corp, for all their stars, are not.
Add to our offense, which to me seems to be backing up, the fact that out field goal kicking is terrible. Now I don’t blame Cade as much as I blame the ones who recruited him and have coached him. I think he is trying as hard as he can, but he just can’t make a FG nor can he kick it to the end zone. He is going backward week to week. And kick off coverage has cost us two TD’s in two weeks. Mandel is only slightly better, although he has improved a little as the season has gone on.
As far as our D there are two things that scare me. First Ga So. is probably the closest thing to AU we have seen. AU tries to run misdirection and hopefully we will not be fooled. Secondly we are banged up on D too. We really, really, need a healthy Chapman. I just hope Barron is not keeping an injury hidden from everyone. And how will Williams and Gentry be this week? Is Ha-Ha really ready for the big time?
Beyond the specific places we are hurting comes the general places we are hurting. To begin with we are now having a real hard time putting people away. When we were putting it on Arky and UF I thought we had something. But then remember the way we looked in the 1st half against both Ole Miss and UT? They are bad, really bad, teams and we looked like their equal in the 1st half. We then preceded to let MSU and Ga. Southern stay in the game way too long. That means our last 4 wins have been struggles at times. Forget the final score of Ole Miss and UT, we did not dominate them the way we should. Now, I contend that as bad as AU is, they are better than all 4 of these teams. That right there makes me think we will struggle at least for a half if not longer.
Secondly AU has not lost at home for two years (since we beat them in 09.) Strange things happen down there. Just ask Utah St, MSU, or the Gators. I’m not saying they are paying refs, but from the games I have seen the refs have been very generous to AU. I think we need to realize we may not be playing 11 on 11 at AU.
Third, is the distraction factor. Last Sat we were distracted by the Okie St. thing. Now we have Game Day, the LSU v. Arky game, the national title talk etc. Going back to SC last year our team has shown the ability to be distracted. A great example of when we were not distracted was Mich St. last year. That game was under the radar and look how we played.
Fourth is the game prep angle. Clearly we spent all last week focusing on the triple option. Meanwhile Malzahn admits he was looking at Bama film last week. Personally I think AU started planning for Bama the week of UGA. That is why they looked so bad vs. UGA, not enough prep. They obviously did the same against Samford. When they were surprised to be in a close game with Samford they went to just running power plays which is not their game. Why? They had not been working on Samford. They just gave the ball to Dyer and let him grind it out. But, they did not reveal what they had been working on. I’m guessing we will see some option football, other misdirection, crazy wild cat formations, trick plays, etc. They will throw the kitchen sink, the stove, and the refrigerator at us.
Finally, is just the way college football has gone crazy the last two weeks. I think sometimes these things happen in big bunches. I would not be surprised to see LSU lose to Arky. I would not be surprised to see UGA win the SEC. I would not be surprised to see AU play the game of their year. They will need to play the game of their year to be in at the end, but I would not be surprised.
I so want to be wrong. I so want this game to be over by the half. And, maybe it will be. But, I have always thought this would be our hardest game and I stick by that, hoping I’m wrong.
In a way this is also the most important game of the year. I know, I know, you think LSU was. Well, if we had beaten LSU we would be in the exact same place we are now. We would still have to beat Auburn to get to the NCG. The only difference is we would have to beat UGA too.
Yes, the season really does come down to Auburn. We will at last find out once and for all the real nature of this team. When they had to win Stanford, Boise, Oregon, Okie St., Clemson, and Oklahoma all learned they couldn’t do it when they had to do it. Real champions win the games they absolutely must win. We are going to find out about this team on Sat.
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oh and can you break it up into paragraphs..
tough to read with out any line breaks.
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What the fuck?
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Damn,
use the return key, fitty. I can’t read this crap.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
Sigh
Go into the html format part of the entry. Place “(br> </br)” (use <> instead of () between the lines where you want breaks.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Nov 21, 2011 1:06 PM CST up reply actions
Meanwhile Malzahn admits he was looking at Bama film last week. Personally I think AU started planning for Bama the week of UGA. That is why they looked so bad vs. UGA, not enough prep. They obviously did the same against Samford.
Here’s the thing fitty..You don’t have to watch a lot of film on Alabama to game plan against us. Sure the Defense will throw some crazy looks at you and use some blitzes to throw you off but there isn’t much game planning you can do for a team that changes their play right when you do. You have to create mismatches and thats not something anyone has done all year (throw away the Georgia Southern game.)
Our offense is even more predictable. We don’t use trickery or formations to throw you off balance. We run right at you, throw WR screens, TE’s to the flats and crossing routes. Nothing really confusing about it..
When a team’s MO is to out muscle you and play more phyiscal and your MO is the exact opposite, it’s hard to game plan for that.
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by bammer on Nov 21, 2011 1:11 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Agreed about our offense
We could be the most predictable team in the country. I really think that’s what is really holding us back.
Great post.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 23, 2011 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
I really think the distraction point you make is very valid
The past two seasons we really have struggled to maintain our focus in every situation. Which is what killed us (along with injuries) in last year’s Iron Bowl.
I think our focus for the LSU game this year was solid..
we didn’t play great but a lot of that had to do with LSU and not our mental focus.
Auburn last year had NOTHING to do with mental focus. We came out swinging but the coaches took the foot off the pedal in the 2nd half. I would say the USC game had a lot to do with mental focus and some to do with the fact they wanted it more. Our slow starts this year have bothered me. Vandy, UT, MSU, etc.
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From SI, some painful memories:
“As a blowout morphed into a choke for the ages at last year’s Iron Bowl, Trevor Moawad approached Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower on the sideline. Moawad’s message? You’re a leader. Say something. Gather the defense. Make a speech. Call down the thunder. Do something to convince your teammates they can make a stop.
“Hightower didn’t consider himself the man for the job. “I didn’t feel like I was a leader,” Hightower said this week. “My knee was still messed up. I wasn’t playing as well as I could. I didn’t feel it was right for me to say something.”
Unfortunately for the Crimson Tide, no one else did, either…"
We have the leadership on D this year, the O worries me…
Trent Richardson, Barrett Jones, and Vlachos are all high quality leadership.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Nov 21, 2011 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
I think Barrett is a great leader, but I can't see him being vocal about it.
He seems too nice and laid back. Granted I only hear him in interviews.
God bless our Dark Lord.
Vocal to whom?
Barrett is probably one of the brightest young men on that team. He is also incredibly loyal to the team and his coaches and has far too much class to be “vocal” about team issues outside the locker room (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, reporters, fans). He is a total gentleman off the field but “nice and laid back” is not a description you are likely to hear from opposing defenses.
I think those boys are gonna have 28-27 drilled into their heads all week.
I really don’t see focus being a problem. Remember, in 2009 we were coming off a 36-0 IB win the year before and had Florida looming. This year we have revenge as a motivator and no game next week as of now.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Though by Saturday they'll know whether or not we have the potential of going to ATL.
God bless our Dark Lord.
And I fully expect that we won't.
Seriously, people. So Arky ran the score up a bit on Missy State. They can pass when their QBs get time. Big deal. Against LSU they won’t have time and face an elite secondary. LSU is weakest against a power running game, which Arky doesn’t have, and Arky’s D is not very good. Rivalry game aside, I look for LSU to win this one pretty handily.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
meh
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. - George S. Patton
Arkansas is tougher than they were when they played us,healthier
And then there’s the pressure and tightness that builds up from being undefeated. I still expect LSU to win, but Arkansas will probably make it interesting, and an upshot would not be a shock.
If I were Saban.
I would have that shit on lockdown. Complete media blackout. Take away their cell phone.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." -Bertrand Russell
It would be all but impossible to prevent the players from knowing the result of that game.
Proud member of the Fax Girl fan club.
by billycthulhu on Nov 21, 2011 6:52 PM CST up reply actions
And, of course . . .
Trying to keep it from them means they will be all the more fixated when they inevitably learn the result.
I hope not
I hope we focus on execution and playing our best ball. If we are thinking about some crap that happened last year, I doubt we will play well.
If we had been cheated or robbed, or if Auburn had been biting and ball-kicking under the pileup the whole game, anger and revenge might be a good motivation. But typically, focusing on last year is a loser mode of preparation. And focusing on last year which was a game you basically choked away is even worse.
We should focus on right now, on this team, and on every play doing his assignment and playing to his capability. Do that and we kick ass.
I was worried about this game until we crapped the bed against GA Southern. Now I think we will be ready and will cover.
by glen55 on Nov 21, 2011 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for yer logic. Works for me.
Proud mini-Saban.
by Tidee Whitee on Nov 22, 2011 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
Cam Newton and buzzerds luck is what killed us.
RBR resident Dogcaller.
by Crimsoncaller on Nov 21, 2011 6:22 PM CST up reply actions
That
and a turnovers, a topped TD pass and an injured safety.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 23, 2011 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
*dropped
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
by Bens4vcobra on Nov 23, 2011 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
50, sometimes I think you're just trolling us.
First:
Ga So. is probably the closest thing to AU we have seen.
I don’t think this is true at all. Ga So is very unique. It may be true that AU is the closest thing we’ve seen to Ga So, but I don’t think the reverse is true. AU is much more similar to other spread offenses than they are to Ga So.
In other words if you had a degree of obscurity/trickery scale, Arky might be a 4 and AU might be a 5 and Ga So would be an 11. AU would be more like Arky than Ga So, even though Ga So was “most like” AU.
Second:
Well, if we had beaten LSU we would be in the exact same place we are now. We would still have to beat Auburn to get to the NCG.
Completely disagree. If we were the only undefeated right now, we could afford to lose this game and still make it to the BCS CG on the strength of an SEC CG win.
God bless our Dark Lord.
Well I'm not a troll.
But, who do you think we have played that runs the smoke and mirrors of Malzahn other that GSU?
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
GSU isn't smoke and mirrors.
It’s cut blocking and execution against a base 3-4.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
A much smaller and versatile line,dare I say Utah in comparison.
RBR resident Dogcaller.
by Crimsoncaller on Nov 21, 2011 6:37 PM CST up reply actions
What makes it go is a qb who hides the ball and fakes very good.
I often had a hard time finding the ball on TV and AU will try to do the same.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Malzahn dont have the talent he had last year.
To run that dog and pony show offense.And their defense has looked downright atrocious at times.
RBR resident Dogcaller.
by Crimsoncaller on Nov 21, 2011 6:34 PM CST up reply actions
5-0, I am officially hate'n on yoo.
Not because you constantly remind us of the collapse…
Not because you constantly harp on the barners…
Not because you make many of us ill at ease…
But, because — regarding your 2011 Barn prognostication — you were right. The War Fecals are a dangerous team — you know it, we all know it. Deep down, I am hoping like all hell for a much-deserved pro-Alabama massacre, but it pains me to admit that this may be a closer game than my furniture and home owner’s insurance deductible can stand at this point. I am not losing faith in our beloved Tide, but I am willing to admit the following:
1) We are physically cooked. I hope our boys enjoyed the week-off prior to the LSU game, because that shit is a fond memory. With ankle injuries galore and Aussie Williams banged up, unless we get extremely healthy, we are decreasing our margin of error.
2) Trent with carries in the mid-30s versus Miss State and Georgia Southern? Can we expect 100+ carries between those two games and the Iron Bowl?
3) Jim McIlwain. I did not watch the Georgia Southern game, but if I understood Outsidethesidelines correctly, McCarron was laying his mack down through the air and in response to this golden egg, McIlwain decides to grind out a ground attack? I hate to bash any Crimson Tide member, but McIlwain, you are a f___ing moron and you need to join Dubose’s staff on the U of Easter Island. First the LSU playcalling, now this?
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
The War Fecals are a dangerous team — you know it, we all know it.
I assume by “all” you don’t mean Arky, LSU, or GA.
Seriously, people. We should grind this POS team into dust.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Nov 21, 2011 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
We "should..."
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 21, 2011 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, we should.
Proud member of the Fax Girl fan club.
by billycthulhu on Nov 21, 2011 6:53 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, we should
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success." -Coach Bear Bryant
"I thInk everybody should take the attItude that we’re workIng to be a champIon, that we want to be a champIon In everythIng that we do. every choIce, every decIsIon, everythIng that we do every day, we want to be a champIon."
-- Nick SabaN
by Tokeisch on Nov 21, 2011 8:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yes, we will.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 21, 2011 9:56 PM CST up reply actions
Fuck all of you.
No, I won’t really, I was just sayin…
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 21, 2011 10:05 PM CST up reply actions
And so I shan't.
You people shall have to look elsewhere in the realm for a piece of ass.
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 2:38 AM CST up reply actions
Thank God....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 22, 2011 5:04 PM CST up reply actions
We shall...
..thump the inbreeding right out of them.
"...because you've got your mind right, and that's the way we like it." Nick Saban
Trent is a machine.
Trent would gladly take twice that many carries versus the barn,I’m sure.
RBR resident Dogcaller.
by Crimsoncaller on Nov 21, 2011 6:40 PM CST up reply actions
30+ per game will not help a RB last long.
All I’m saying is that McCarron should have been allowed to do more at least against Georgia Southern. I love what Trent has brought to Alabama and there is no need to wear the guy down if your passing game is working.
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 2:37 AM CST up reply actions
AU fan told me yesterday he went to the Samford game:
“How’d Auburn look?” “Terrible… they’re young in a lot of positions, but still…”
Saban knows how to prepare for this situation. Yes, “never forget”, The Process, defeat clutter, all that. Only question is if our players can execute for 60 minutes of game time.
We were supposed to romp in ‘09. Didn’t. Exciting as it was, I don’t want it to be that close this time.
AU will take a similar approach on run D, though: put 28 guys in the box, and not shift out of it no matter what happens. Run blitz and more run blitz. They got nothing at all to lose.
Look for kick return reverses; across the field passes; on-side kicks; hook & ladder; Statue of Liberty; fumble- and punt-rooski; fake just about everything.
Coach McElwain, can we please not throw those long pick-six-ready passes out wide this week…? Maybe some quick slants and crossing routes to stretch the field vertically…? Thanks.
Rumour,grain of salt.
My Uncle said he heard that after the Iron bowl,Saban put a note in each locker that said ‘’Never again’’.
RBR resident Dogcaller.
by Crimsoncaller on Nov 21, 2011 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
Not possible
I want to beat them so bad that we are taking a knee in the 3rd qt.
No score is too excessive in this game.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
"too excessive"? Wtf am I saying?
Chalk it up to cold medicine.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Nov 21, 2011 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
222 to zero is the all-time record in college football
So I say if we are ever in a position to put 223 on them, anything more is just running up the score. Heh.
by Steven Mitchell on Nov 21, 2011 5:35 PM CST up reply actions
YEAH YEAH!!!!!
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success." -Coach Bear Bryant
"I thInk everybody should take the attItude that we’re workIng to be a champIon, that we want to be a champIon In everythIng that we do. every choIce, every decIsIon, everythIng that we do every day, we want to be a champIon."
-- Nick SabaN
by Tokeisch on Nov 21, 2011 8:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Win or Die.
"Those are just facts and facts are just opinions and opinions can be wrong"
-Veronica, Better Off Ted
Uhhh, cake please.
"We run this state, we run this stadium. Now let's go out there and run their ass in the ground"
Well we're outta cake! We only bought two bits and we weren't expecting such a rush!
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 21, 2011 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
ahhhhhh, you said death first!
"We run this state, we run this stadium. Now let's go out there and run their ass in the ground"
Alright, fine, here's some cake.
You’re lucky I’m Church of England!
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Nov 22, 2011 9:36 AM CST up reply actions
You peeps need to search youtube for "lego izzard"
Basically has some of his best routines (like the Death Star Cafeteria) done to lego figures. Hi-larious!
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 8:46 PM CST up reply actions
Vader is hysterical.
"We run this state, we run this stadium. Now let's go out there and run their ass in the ground"
All I need to say is...
au cannot tackle! It doesn’t matter what we run, if they can’t get you on the ground.
"It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's size of the fight in the cat"
"Pep talks... only work when they touch that ember of truth learned the hardest possible way on the field.-Kleph
Bottom line...
If Georgia Southern can hang 21 on us (did I really just type that?) and gain more than 300 yds of offense – THERE’S A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS SORTING QUICKLY!
We can scoff and say we weren’t mentally into it, yada, yada, yada…Not buying it. For the second time this season we have STRUGGLED with the option. LSU got most of there yardage from it and we gave yards in buckets this past weekend.
We are injured at multiple positions as any Bama team I can remember in the last few years. And while many will play, I doubt they are close to 100%.
So yes I am worried about this game as I fully expect the first half to be tied or very close. I am hopeful that we start pulling away in the middle of the third IF we don’t have more mental lapses in execution and gain more injuries.
Talent can only get you so far. Give me a player who has less talent, but the heart of a champion and the will to succeed.
At least 2 of our guys who missed or mostly missed GA Southern . . .
should be back 100%: Gentry (suspension) and Williams (stomach flu). Chapman was held out to rest his knee. He won’t be 100%, but he will be back.
So we’ll be putting a very different DL out there this week.
We do need to create a plan for dealing with the option. We have not had such a plan at any time this year, and god was it exposed on Saturday.
But how is
Jesse’s shoulder? Hopefully, Chapman is good enough to draw double teams for four quarters.
by the thin red line on Nov 23, 2011 1:51 AM CST up reply actions
Dude, seriously?
This team came into the GaSo game #1 in the country in every defensive category. We ran into a team that executes very well in an offense we never see with multiple guys out. Plus, as I mentioned enough times in the GT to annoy everybody, the coaches didn’t even have us in the right look to defend that shit. Success was defined in that game by getting out healthy.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
GSU
put 21 points on us using a system we will not see again this season. Plus, all three TDs came on busted assignments. I’m not saying the GSU game was a sterling victory; I’m just saying it was tarnished by mental errors, not systemic errors.
Will Auburn incorporate the option to slow down our superior defense? Of course they will; LSU did the same thing, with very good results. Will that be enough to beat us? No; they were a two man team last year, and both of those men are in the NFL now. Roll Tide.
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Nov 22, 2011 1:29 AM CST up reply actions
The only part of that game that concerns me is the kick return TD.
Triple option has nothing to do with specials that I’m aware of. And the tackling/coverage has been the strongest part of our kicking game most of the season.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Nov 22, 2011 9:38 AM CST up reply actions
Mental errors
plus injuries and players looking ahead to Auburn. I guarantee you the game tape of that return got a lot of study, but I’m confident the coaches will have the issue corrected for Saturday.
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Nov 22, 2011 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
Do we have someone replacing Cade?
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
I'm not saying
our special teams play is fantastic. I’m just saying that the GSU game didn’t expose any weaknesses we (and the coaches) weren’t already aware of.
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Nov 22, 2011 10:50 PM CST up reply actions
I was wondering,
only those 14 points count against our scoring D stats, right?
God bless our Dark Lord.
No, they all count.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
CNS has repeatedly said preparation for the triple option is very challenging.
Saban mentioned that our D is accustomed to following the ball. He said defenders cant do that against the option. So in essense, our coaches were asking our D to learn a completely different process for defending the opponent.
With our D line injuries compounded by the triple option being executed by a team who has been recruited and groomed to do one thing offensively-the triple option-I say in hindsight, we did prety well. CNS showed no signs of concern or panic based on the D’s performance.
Yes, it was shocking to witness a great D being gashed by the run, but the second half, as usual, the D gave up zero points.
Even if we play the exact same lineup we employed against GaSo, that is, those who were injured/held out last week, do not play this week, we are still okay. I like this team. Now its time to do what we do best-conservative running based offense, stout D and field position.
Proud mini-Saban.
by Tidee Whitee on Nov 22, 2011 8:01 AM CST up reply actions
I’m still laughing about CNS’s response last week to a question about the BCS:
Saban’s not exactly holing up in his office trying to figure out the calculus of various BCS scenarios that might put Alabama in New Orleans vying for its second national championship in three years. He insists his focus is on defending Georgia Southern’s triple option, not the BCS.
“I don’t really care about that,‘’ he said. "I’ve been sitting in that room for two days now trying to get enough guys on the pitch guy.
God bless our Dark Lord.
I thought you were crazy this summer.
But with everything that’s happened, I’m with you. I’m more scared of this than the possible LSU rematch.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." -Bertrand Russell
At least with the rematch...
We’ll have time to heal and we desperately need it.
Talent can only get you so far. Give me a player who has less talent, but the heart of a champion and the will to succeed.
LSU rematch does not scare me.
We get everbody, maybe even Lacy, healthy. And, LSU by in large has been a straight ahead team this year. In a month we can solve their little option too.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Never go full retard.
This game won’t be close.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
This. So hard.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Nov 21, 2011 4:31 PM CST up reply actions
TWSS
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
FLAGGED
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
You flagged yourself, motherflagger.
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 21, 2011 10:11 PM CST up reply actions
That's...
Eeyore Jr. to you sir.
"It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's size of the fight in the cat"
"Pep talks... only work when they touch that ember of truth learned the hardest possible way on the field.-Kleph
by thecalicocat on Nov 21, 2011 4:44 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, I hope that sticks :)
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Nov 22, 2011 9:39 AM CST up reply actions
MDF Jr.?
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 22, 2011 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
One thing's for certain...
"All I wanna do is drive around in my truck and drink Jack Daniels... and they just don't understand."- Kenny Stabler
by UtahBammer on Nov 21, 2011 5:40 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Ah... Always on the lookout for a new wall paper.
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 21, 2011 10:13 PM CST up reply actions
This team
is banged more than I have seen in a while but I beleieve Bama could beat the Barn this week with their backups at every position. Wil it happen….I don’t know but thats what I think. If we don’t get some serious passing yards against them I will be very surprised.
We better kick ass.
Jordan Hare referee’s know how to F—k the opposing team.
RBR resident Dogcaller.
Auburn is not exactly the picture of health right now
Brandon Mosley OL Knee Ques Sat – 11/21/11 Mosley suffered a knee injury in Week 12 against Samford and remains questionable for Saturday’s game against Alabama.
Ed Christian OL Back Ques Sat – 11/21/11 Christian has not played since Week 3 against Clemson due to a back injury and remains questionable for Saturday’s game against Alabama.
T’Sharvan Bell DB Knee out for season – 11/19/11 Bell will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury.
LaDarius Owens LB Foot out for season – 10/29/11 Owens will miss the remainder of the season while he recovers from a foot injury.
Jared Cooper OL Leg out for season – 10/19/11 Cooper will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a lower right leg injury.
Anthony Morgan RB Undisclosed Out indefinitely – 10/8/11 Morgan is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will be out indefinitely.
Dee Ford DE Back out for season – 10/1/11 Ford will miss the remainder of the season while he recovers from a back injury.
Justin Delaine DE Knee out for season – 9/20/11 Delaine suffered a torn knee ligament in Week 2 and will miss the remainder of the season as a result.
Kris Frost UT Shoulder out for season – 9/14/11 Frost will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a shoulder injury.
Aubrey Phillips OL Illness out for season – 9/20/11 Phillips will miss the season due to a career-ending illness.
Thanks for the update on AU.
I really don’t know how much this effects them. I’d say Mosley does a lot. Most of their injuries seem to have happened much earlier which means replacements have experience.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
If it is a close game,
then I hope it is more like 2009 than 2010 not only for the most obvious reason, the results, but also for the momentum. Too often in this great series of many a close game, the team that starts out strong either struggles to hold on or loses. I certainly want us to win in regulation. They have a very.good FG kicker, we have 2 so-so guys.
As for their offense, our 10 returning starters on D faced a more potent version last year with many experienced seniors and Cam. Their 3 QB system is about as successful as our 2 PK system. They do have great RB ’s. I’m not worried about our defensive gameplanning, playcalling, or in-game adjustments. I’m more concerned with Gus coming up with something and the health of our D.
Their defense is bad enough to be in the Big 12 or Pac 12. But are we healthy enough on OL? And Trent cannot get injured. AJ and the WR’s better step up. McElwain better call his best game.
Don’t want to talk about ST.
Saban at LSU and Bama has won only once at Auburn. This rivalry transcends records and stats. It should be close like it usually is. But I think we ’ll win. I ’ m sure the residents of Hotel Capstone are ashamed of last weekend. Saban has lots of ranting to do this week. The seniors have something to prove. And those NEVER AGAIN posters have been up for a long time.
by the thin red line on Nov 21, 2011 8:06 PM CST reply actions
I don't see Auburn having that kind of comeback ability this year....
If anything I could easily seen another quick start on some risks taken ala 2009.
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
The ONLY thing about their offense that even kind of concerns me is that TE.
Nobody seems to think to cover him in the redzone. So, if we can cover Lutzenkirchen….I could see a no-TD game for the Barn. Maybe.
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Nov 22, 2011 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
im concerned about keeping their Backs from getting off tackle
Thats their ENTIRE running game. They don’t run up the middle. They run that damn stretch play and for the life of me i don’t understand why teams cant stop it. If you can contain that, it takes away the play action and will keep the TE in check.
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It's not so much Lutzenheimerschmidt that scares me as it is
his invisibility cloak. I really think the NCAA should outlaw them things.
God bless our Dark Lord.
He has Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak.
It’s the only explanation for how a guy that size, especially after having caught many TD passes, can seem to pop up in the end zone repeatedly…
Surprised no one has pointed this out before.
/removes Invisibility Cloak from previous post
God bless our Dark Lord.
Lutzenkirchendukenfluken... Was that not the name of the Swedish cook from the Muppets?
OMGz! We can’t possibly contend with the likes of the Swedish cook or that weird Muppet with the mustache that throws fish!
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 8:49 PM CST up reply actions
Why is everyone forgetting that GSU was the cream of their crop?
Look when multiple teams have played upper echelon of FCS talent and most times you see battles (and, ahem, App State). We played a well coached and talented team.
To compare Auburn to GSU is laughable, at best.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
Make its ass quit -TWEsq, concerning my fight against Multiple Sclerosis
Well that kick-off return was not funny.
Reminded me of the MSU kick-off.
And, I feel AU would probably also beat Ga. So.(but barely.) We struggled with GSU and we were out of position a lot. That is cause for concern no matter how great they are. Guys blowing assignments, like their TD pass, is cause for concern.
I knew Ga So, would be tough and predicted as much. But, I felt we would wear them down on D, and their last drive was hard to believe even though we stopped them on our goal line.
We will win, but I’d be surprised if it was a blow out beat down like UGA gave them. That is all I’m saying. The game to me looks closer than the 20pt. favorite we are.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Don't know about 2007,
but in 2008 we gave up 2 KRTD, 1 in 2009 1 in 2010 1 in 2011. My patience has long been exhausted.
by the thin red line on Nov 21, 2011 10:27 PM CST up reply actions
'Cruitin people...
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 2:40 AM CST up reply actions
I suppose Van Tiffin
used up all his eligibility. Too old, anyway.
by the thin red line on Nov 22, 2011 2:42 AM CST up reply actions
Hey.
He’s not that much older than Brandon Weeden ;)
[okay, that’s a lie]
Dave Robertson is growing up to be the new Mariano Rivera. My two universes of fandom can finally unite!
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Nov 22, 2011 9:42 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know. Check out this picture of Weeden taken right after his INT in OT.
God bless our Dark Lord.
by CarrotTop4 on Nov 22, 2011 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Did he get a flag
…for taking his helmet off?
Attempting to remove humor from posts since August 30, 2011
Back in his day they didn't wear helmets when they were playing football, which was called baseball at the time.
They’d just run into the game with an onion tied to their belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. Give me five bees for a quarter, you’d say.
God bless our Dark Lord.
Is that how much a handjob used to cost? Those were the days...
This thread is so NOT PG, dude…
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
Know what you mean, jasands.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Auburn's
pass defense was atrocious when they had all their starters and its even worse now. If Bama doesn’t hit some big passes against them it will be because of poor passing by AJ. Speaking of the game against GSU…I am sure that some of that was Bama looking to Auburn.
This is the unfortunate part, for us.
poor passing by AJ
"We run this state, we run this stadium. Now let's go out there and run their ass in the ground"
We are beat up. Most teams are this time of year. In '09 we were very
fortunate to stay reasonably healthy all year (sans Donta).
aubie has a poor defense. Assuming our D is the real thing, we should be able to throttle a sputtering aubie offense. That means the aubie D is on the field a lot, which means we wear them down in the second half-the same way we have beaten down all teams in the second half.
While Im cautious, Im not worried. aubie doesnt run the option and they cant learn it in a week, regardless their personnel isnt recruited for the option. No, this weekend we return to dominating defense and grinding offense. AJ (no periods) will perform well enough yet again, throwing for 200 yards and 2 TD’s.
Bama 30 aubie 10
Proud mini-Saban.
Assuming our D is the real thing
What have you seen to make you think they aren’t?
Follow on twitter @thelyell
It's still early in the season.
Only been 11 games.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Well, there was Saturday. . .
Don’t get me wrong, I’m on the aberration/in-the-past/triple-option’s-a-special-case/D-line-badly-beat-up/let’s-move-on train just like everybody else. But it did happen.
and LSU got tourched by WV
Yet they are still a legit elite defense. One bad game should not make one concerned.
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Well, it makes me concern
for two reason…one blown assignments reminds me of LSU 2010 and two bad tackling. Yes, I said bad tackling. It seemed to me we made some division 1-A runners look a lot like Trent Richardson. I’d like to know how mny yards they got after contact last Sat.
And we have to get Dyer on the ground. All the way on the ground. Under the ground would be preferable.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Well, out fucking D didn't even show-up last Sunday!
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 8:52 PM CST up reply actions
You shut your mouth with this post
Don’t even mention that it could be close. I tell you right now if we win by anything less than 20 then I am pissed. And I seriously question the character of the coaching staff and the players. Please tell me that coming into this season this game had to be the one that mattered the most. After that BS display last year; they have got to come out and prove something.
I'm sure...
…that if the game is close, you will get personal, hand-written apologies from the entire team….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 22, 2011 5:07 PM CST up reply actions
Scam is gone.
No worries.
"All I wanna do is drive around in my truck and drink Jack Daniels... and they just don't understand."- Kenny Stabler
I too...
…thought Auburn didnt prepare as well as they could for Georgia or Samford because they were focusing on Alabama already. I over analyze, glad to see I am not alone. RTR!
We will be focused like a laser beam.
The results of this past weekend removed all speculation and set this team up perfectly for Saturday. It is now so simple. We just win one game, then we are headed to the NCG. No waiting on the results of other games to determine our fate. No SEC Championship to have to think about. All distractions have dissolved. Forget what happened on November 5. Suddenly, the 2011 Iron Bowl IS the Game of the Century. Somewhere up there, leaning against some celestial goalpost, Coach Bryant must be grinning from ear to ear.
After the LSU game I, like countless others, was depressed and numb. Later that day I got a call from my son, a sophomore at Bama. He did not share my mood. Speaking about our hopes for another championship, he said, “Dad, I know this sounds crazy, but I don’t believe it is over yet. After what we all went through with the tornado and everything, I still think we will get there. I just think it is meant to be.” I smiled and thought to myself, yeah but it will take a miracle.
Well folks, look where we are now. BELIEVE!
You raised a good young man, defender... Now, can he kick?
Paul W. Bryant,
Sir Alex Ferguson,
Truly the best of both footballing worlds.
by TiderUpNorth on Nov 22, 2011 8:54 PM CST up reply actions
Why I don't think the Auburn game will be close
We are playing Auburn.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Nov 22, 2011 1:54 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
I rec'd that so hard...
…I think I impregnated it….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 22, 2011 5:08 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I rec'd it so hard...
…it had twins…have the extra , NLS!
"...because you've got your mind right, and that's the way we like it." Nick Saban
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