"Alabama moved the ball very well against LSU"

they didnt move crap.

they had to resort to putting in a db to throw a pass. that should tell you all you need to know.

since when does bama of all teams have to resort to a gimmick play?

Bama had Less than 300 yards. Lsu rushed for more yards. Lsu had 3 busted coverages that added up to 60 yards for bama. Lsu could have played better on defense.

If you take away a couple of facemask penalties on LSU, two of their first half drives would probably have much different outcomes.

They did move the ball well, but not to any success. It doesn't matter how many yards you get on LSU because we don't care about that statistic. What our defense focuses on is to prevent the opposition from reaching the endzone and getting the ball from them.

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Too bad moving the ball well doesn't mean you win the game.

We stalled at the 30, no question. LSU's D certainly tightened up and give credit where credit is due. We also took TR out too much and stopped running the plays that got us there. Saban made mistakes; we should've punted or gone for it on several of those 4th downs.

All that said, we did move the ball a good deal better than LSU:


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getting inside the 25 yard line one time is moving the ball very well, what a joke.

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I was thinking the same thing Smith is a idiot and is still mad we beat The OSU and made him look stupid on Nov 5. What gets me you never hear him say how Bama was -17 yards inside the 30 or that LSU out rushed Bama in the game. I can't wait for Jan 9 and we do repeat of the rebeat.

I think the fact that both teams had a virtually identical average starting spot on possessions is a strong indicator of how even the game was played. LSU averaged starting on its own 26, and Bama averaged starting on its own 27 - so field position did not disproportionately determine the outcome of that game.The Claiborne interception and return to the Alabama 15 was without a doubt the most important play of the entire game.

Time of possession was almost exactly identical (30:06 to 29:54, Alabama), penalties were spread evenly (LSU 7 for 56 yards and Bama 6 for 73 yards) and both teams struggled about evenly on 3rd down conversions (LSU 3 for 11, and Bama 5 for 13). They dominated us in passing yards, and we bested them pretty good in rushing yards.

No objective individual can dispute that, as stated above, the Claiborne interception was the game-changer. It's just a shame that given the ball at the Bama 15, our offense could not move the ball more than 2 yards.