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I think Coach Aranda did an amazing job with the game plan, as evident in the first half.

Bama was in desperation mode the second half, aka four down territory, and it’s pretty tough to game plan against that.

Don’t forget that d-line/pass rushing simply isn’t a strength this year. That was the best damn O-line we will see all year and it’s damn near impossible to get pressure all game long.

The only glaring fault was the bump and run coverage on the last Bama possession.

Otherwise, I’m pretty damn happy with how Coach Aranda has utilized the talent on the field. He had to game plan with an injured Delpit and losing a key linebacker for the season.

There are some things we will improve on, but Aranda and the defense got the job done.

I agree the defense was stellar in the first half. I haven't had a chance to re-watch the game. Did we stop bringing the pressure in the second half? Or did Bama do a better job of blocking?

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Posted by SammyTiger

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Posted on 11/12/19 at 5:42 pm to GeauxTime9

They did a better job blocking

Tua was making some quick throws and Nahjee Harris made the run game a real threat.

There was also a 3rd and 19 they converted with a crossing route with like 3 defenders writhing 10 feet of the WR.

Alabama is a good team. It’s hard to stop a good balanced attack.

A lot of the Aranda haters aren’t really saying what they would do different outside the last play which was admirably frustrating.

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Posted by J2thaROC

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Posted on 11/12/19 at 5:59 pm to GeauxTime9

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I agree the defense was stellar in the first half. I haven't had a chance to re-watch the game. Did we stop bringing the pressure in the second half? Or did Bama do a better job of blocking?

We don’t have the depth to go all out for 4 quarters. That’s just all there is to it. Look back at our “big games”.

Texas- plays an outstanding first half of football. I believe we chose to go all out in the first half because of their dynamic offense. Wanted to get a big lead in the first half and milk it.

Florida- We had an outstanding second half. I believe we did this because Florida was the first “real defense” we faced. The coaches were not as confident we could score on them at will. So they played conservative defense to slow Florida down and “tested the waters” with our offense against theirs. Once it was clear they could not stop our offense, we went all out defense in the second half and shut them down.

Bama- We approached the exact same way we did Texas. We knew their defense could t stop us from the start so we wanted to try and get a big lead.

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Posted by Penrod

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Posted on 11/12/19 at 7:20 pm to GeauxTime9

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Did we stop bringing the pressure in the second half? Or did Bama do a better job of blocking?

Neither. LSU’s defense continued to put Bama in tough third down situations, but Bama converted some, including a third and 19. They also were desperate, so they went for 4th down four times and converted three.

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