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I watched the replay of the game last night...
Posted on 1/10/12 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 1/10/12 at 1:47 pm
to see what I thought happened. Bama was clearly the better team. How in the hell in the space of two months did Bama move from POSSIBLY being a better team to beating the shite out of us?
I'm convinced after watching the replay that we were complacent. We had basically the EXACT same gameplan. In the first game, the option worked. Bama killed the option this game.
Our defense played extremely well last night. Our defensive line, in particular, dominated the game. Brockers, Mingo, Montgomery, Edwards, and Logan ate Bama up at the point of attack for three quarters with virtually no rest.
This time Bama threw the ball on first down. They broke tendency. We didn't.
I'm really pissed after watching the game about the entire idea of a rematch. It was obvious Bama was on an absolute mission last night to avenge the loss on 11-5. That gave them an incredible advantage.
After reading many of the tweets from our players last night, I truly believe that if we had lost the first game that we would have won the BCS National Championship if the exact same set of circumstances had unfolded.
It's the reason many NFL analysts believe that NFL teams need to lose a game before the playoffs. Everything about last night's game was about this very idea. We were complacent. Our coaches and our players were never forced to look at themselves in the mirror and ask themselves how they could improve because, honestly, they believed that they could show up, run the same offense and have similar results.
I'd love to see how a third game would play out. I promise you that we would not be dominated. We MIGHT lose, but we would not witness what we witnessed last night. That's why the idea of a rematch sucks more than anything.
I'm convinced after watching the replay that we were complacent. We had basically the EXACT same gameplan. In the first game, the option worked. Bama killed the option this game.
Our defense played extremely well last night. Our defensive line, in particular, dominated the game. Brockers, Mingo, Montgomery, Edwards, and Logan ate Bama up at the point of attack for three quarters with virtually no rest.
This time Bama threw the ball on first down. They broke tendency. We didn't.
I'm really pissed after watching the game about the entire idea of a rematch. It was obvious Bama was on an absolute mission last night to avenge the loss on 11-5. That gave them an incredible advantage.
After reading many of the tweets from our players last night, I truly believe that if we had lost the first game that we would have won the BCS National Championship if the exact same set of circumstances had unfolded.
It's the reason many NFL analysts believe that NFL teams need to lose a game before the playoffs. Everything about last night's game was about this very idea. We were complacent. Our coaches and our players were never forced to look at themselves in the mirror and ask themselves how they could improve because, honestly, they believed that they could show up, run the same offense and have similar results.
I'd love to see how a third game would play out. I promise you that we would not be dominated. We MIGHT lose, but we would not witness what we witnessed last night. That's why the idea of a rematch sucks more than anything.
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Posted on 1/10/12 at 1:48 pm to tuptiger
Outcoached
We knew Alabama was going to be an even match in the trenches
We were going to have to outplay them in other phases to win. We didn't.
They played much better on special teams than they did all year and we played much worse on special teams than we did all year.
We knew Alabama was going to be an even match in the trenches
We were going to have to outplay them in other phases to win. We didn't.
They played much better on special teams than they did all year and we played much worse on special teams than we did all year.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 1:50 pm to tuptiger
quote:I don't see how you could do it.
I watched the replay of the game last night...
Posted on 1/10/12 at 1:53 pm to tuptiger
I would think the advantage goes to the team that wants revenge, especially if we're to believe, as we are told, that they are better in the first place.
I bet it'll be a long time before we see another rematch. That was like eating cold leftovers.
I bet it'll be a long time before we see another rematch. That was like eating cold leftovers.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 1:57 pm to tuptiger
While watching the first half last night I said to no one in particular:
"It looks like the coaching staff just mailed this one in; they believed they could win by just showing up.
Bama, on the other hand, looked pissed off, disciplined, and focused.
If #9 starts the hypothetical third game, then I would have to say the outcome would be similar to last night. Bama had his game figured out. The only reason he helped back in Nov was because Bama was expecting Lee and Jefferswag and the option took them by surprise IMO.
They were ready for it last night and showed no respect for #9's arm.
IMO starting Lee in the 2nd half may have sparked the team but we will never know.
"It looks like the coaching staff just mailed this one in; they believed they could win by just showing up.
Bama, on the other hand, looked pissed off, disciplined, and focused.
If #9 starts the hypothetical third game, then I would have to say the outcome would be similar to last night. Bama had his game figured out. The only reason he helped back in Nov was because Bama was expecting Lee and Jefferswag and the option took them by surprise IMO.
They were ready for it last night and showed no respect for #9's arm.
IMO starting Lee in the 2nd half may have sparked the team but we will never know.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 1:59 pm to tuptiger
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I watched the replay of the game
FUUUUCCCKKKK THAT
Posted on 1/10/12 at 2:00 pm to tuptiger
quote:
We were complacent. Our coaches and our players were never forced to look at themselves in the mirror and ask themselves how they could improve because, honestly, they believed that they could show up, run the same offense and have similar results.
spot on analysis imo.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 2:02 pm to tuptiger
You've got a stronger stomach than I've got. I doubt I'll ever re-watch that game. I do agree with you for the most part based on my recollection of events last night. Just a couple of comments...
We either didn't or couldn't. They could afford to break tendencies because they knew their quarterback could probably carry out that assignment. I don't think our coaches have the same confidence in any of our quarterbacks.
I agree that a rematch was unfair but it was mostly unfair to Ok. St. If we can't win the rematch then we don't really have an argument to make about it.
Agree again but they shouldn't have to be forced to do that. It's just a natural part of (I hesitate to say this) the process. Teams should always scout themselves and break tendencies when they find them. More than that, they should try to anticipate what the other team will do and gameplan accordingly. Saban anticipated that we would use the option because it was the only thing that worked in the first game. He taught his team how to stop it. We didn't anticipate that they would not run much on 1st down...even after they did it for 2 quarters. And we had no answer.
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This time Bama threw the ball on first down. They broke tendency. We didn't.
We either didn't or couldn't. They could afford to break tendencies because they knew their quarterback could probably carry out that assignment. I don't think our coaches have the same confidence in any of our quarterbacks.
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...entire idea of a rematch.
I agree that a rematch was unfair but it was mostly unfair to Ok. St. If we can't win the rematch then we don't really have an argument to make about it.
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Our coaches and our players were never forced to look at themselves in the mirror and ask themselves how they could improve...
Agree again but they shouldn't have to be forced to do that. It's just a natural part of (I hesitate to say this) the process. Teams should always scout themselves and break tendencies when they find them. More than that, they should try to anticipate what the other team will do and gameplan accordingly. Saban anticipated that we would use the option because it was the only thing that worked in the first game. He taught his team how to stop it. We didn't anticipate that they would not run much on 1st down...even after they did it for 2 quarters. And we had no answer.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 2:03 pm to tuptiger
quote:
I watched the replay of the game last night...
My eyes could not take this.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 2:06 pm to tuptiger
It was a Tebow type game plan but in the end, there was no miracle. This team won every game because in every game, they were able to create a turnover or punt return for a momentum swing.
Bama definitely understood the game more than LSU.
Complacency and stubbornness are a dangerous combination.
Bama definitely understood the game more than LSU.
Complacency and stubbornness are a dangerous combination.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 2:08 pm to tuptiger
After careful, painstaking, scientific analysis, my results indicate that Red Tails is a far more inspirational movie than Contraband.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 2:15 pm to tuptiger
Bama looked like they were on steroids. They were throwing our players around like rag dolls. It was alarming.
And the speed looked dramatically different from game one (they were really fast then too...but they looked like they had 20 guys on D).
It seemed they knew every play we had before it even developed. And of course, our offensive game plan was so conservative and pathetic that it made it really easy for them.
And the speed looked dramatically different from game one (they were really fast then too...but they looked like they had 20 guys on D).
It seemed they knew every play we had before it even developed. And of course, our offensive game plan was so conservative and pathetic that it made it really easy for them.
Posted on 1/10/12 at 2:18 pm to tuptiger
From watching the game it seemed our o-line was much much weaker than I could have imagined. Alabama, gentry in particular, set up camp in our backfield the whole night.
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