re: Bama DE J Allen: "We don't get hit, we hit them."

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BH is going to have to hit some passes to enable us to have some long drives early...not necessarily scoring drives but we can't just have 3 and outs.
If we run, run, run early it could be a long game. We need to use their aggressiveness against stopping LF against them. Their LBs can't be great in coverage so hopefully we try to hit the TE early or some crossing routes.

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Agree. One of the encouraging things that differs from last year is LSU's use of the play action pass on first and sometimes second down. Yes, there have been occasions where the run-run-pass has been employed, but it is far less frequent than years past. It makes this game much more interesting and winnable when LSU is neither predictable nor one dimensional IMO.

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We won't just maul their front 7 early on. It's going to take time to wear them down. BH is going to have to hit some passes to enable us to have some long drives early...not necessarily scoring drives but we can't just

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I actually agree with you on something. It will take a little time to do this...and if all goes as planned...sure really start hitting them hard in the second half. People keep saying if we run, run, run....I saw somewhere we had done that exactly 6 times all year. On top of that, Miles usually has an aggressive game-plan against Bama. Truth is, Miles probably outcoaches Saban more time than not....regardless of whether we win or lose. Just to keep us in the game last year with a great chance to win, with that offense...was phenomenal. We have had some heart ache and bad breaks over the last few years...here is hoping some of that good fortune swings around to us tomorrow...I will take a 1 point win...but truth is I'd love to hand them their arse....we are due and theyare due for an arse beating.