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Matt Hayes says no way LSU
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:48 pm
LSU is really, really good, but LSU has no chance of beating Alabama
quote:
The reality for anyone who plays Alabama: If you punt, you’re falling behind seven (more) points. The average margin of victory is 39 points, and Tagaovailoa’s average per attempt is an unthinkable 13.59 yards. The Tide is converting third downs at 56 percent, and that number is significantly higher with Tagovailoa in the game.
For years we’ve watched Alabama dominate the sport like few teams have, and every single season that domination revolves around a suffocating, overwhelming defense.
Heading into the 2016 national championship game against Clemson (see: generational quarterback), Alabama scored 11 defensive touchdowns and would have had a 6-8 record had its offense not scored a single point the entire season.
The entire season.
Fast forward to 2018, and Alabama has four defensive touchdowns, but hasn’t reached its lofty top 5 status: No.18 in the nation in total defense, No.10 in scoring defense.
“You just don’t notice it as much because of how they execute offensively,” said Missouri coach Barry Odom. “They’re just as dangerous. If they need a stop, they get a stop.”
Nearly a decade ago, Alabama eliminated any doubt of who runs the most celebrated and talented conference in college football. Yet every year we look for ways to find flaws.
Occasionally they appear. Typically, big games arrive, and the opponent is forced to choke down a strong dose of reality.
Get ready, LSU. You’re next.
This post was edited on 10/30/18 at 2:52 pm
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Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:50 pm to MasonTiger
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Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:51 pm to MasonTiger
Fuc Dem
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:52 pm to MasonTiger
Here, I will help. This is what is said.
1. I don’t want to get on a soapbox, but …
The best part about this game of games in the SEC, the one true test for Alabama this season, is the blissful avoidance of reality.
LSU doesn’t have a chance in hell of beating Alabama.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, maybe it’s time to sit back and truly soak in what Nick Saban has accomplished at Alabama. It typically takes one of these games – games where we just know (insert team) has something for the Tide – to recalibrate.
Or, in layman’s terms: a good arse-kicking to set it all straight.
“The best way to explain it is there is no room for error,” Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher says of playing Alabama. “No errors.”
Or you get 51-14. Or 62-7. Or 39-10.
You get those lopsided wins even with Alabama starters sitting in the second half, and with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa playing on a balky knee — and still playing better than anyone in the game by a country mile.
You get a team — after Saban built the beast of a program with caretaker quarterbacks and winning championship after championship – that now has a game-changer at the most important position on the field and is more potent than ever.
The ability to suck the very life from the college football season got even stronger at the expense of everyone else.
Look, LSU is an elite team. In any other game, against any other team, they’d be favored playing in the cauldron that is Death Valley. Not in this game, not in this moment.
LSU has a stout defense, manufactures points on offense, and tries to get to the final 15 minutes and win a last possession game. LSU’s quarterback, Joe Burrow, manages the game.
You’re not beating Alabama with a quarterback who manages the game.
Alabama loses to generational quarterbacks (Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Johnny Manziel, Deshaun Watson), or freak happenstance (Kick-6), or where it completely self-implodes (Ole Miss, twice).
Since the disaster that was the 2010 season – when Saban’s most talented (and selfish) team lost three games – Alabama’s run looks like this: national title, national title, Kick-6, lost Playoff semifinal with a wide receiver playing quarterback, national title, lost national title game on last play, national title.
Alabama long ago eliminated suspense from the SEC race, even with the occasional loss to rival Auburn. You don’t really think that all of a sudden, because an LSU team that beat a Georgia team with flaws – let’s not forget: an LSU team that lost to rebuilding Florida – the time is right for a monumental upset in a sport that, more times than not, boils down to best quarterback wins?
We’ve said it before and it’s important to say it again: It’s not all Tagovailoa on the Alabama offense. The Tide has four running backs, and four wide receivers and a tight end who will play in the NFL.
Think about this: Tagovailoa hasn’t thrown an interception since last year’s national title game, and hasn’t played a full game – all four quarters – in his college career and has still hung Heisman Trophy-worthy numbers.
There’s lethal, and then there’s Tua.
1. I don’t want to get on a soapbox, but …
The best part about this game of games in the SEC, the one true test for Alabama this season, is the blissful avoidance of reality.
LSU doesn’t have a chance in hell of beating Alabama.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, maybe it’s time to sit back and truly soak in what Nick Saban has accomplished at Alabama. It typically takes one of these games – games where we just know (insert team) has something for the Tide – to recalibrate.
Or, in layman’s terms: a good arse-kicking to set it all straight.
“The best way to explain it is there is no room for error,” Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher says of playing Alabama. “No errors.”
Or you get 51-14. Or 62-7. Or 39-10.
You get those lopsided wins even with Alabama starters sitting in the second half, and with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa playing on a balky knee — and still playing better than anyone in the game by a country mile.
You get a team — after Saban built the beast of a program with caretaker quarterbacks and winning championship after championship – that now has a game-changer at the most important position on the field and is more potent than ever.
The ability to suck the very life from the college football season got even stronger at the expense of everyone else.
Look, LSU is an elite team. In any other game, against any other team, they’d be favored playing in the cauldron that is Death Valley. Not in this game, not in this moment.
LSU has a stout defense, manufactures points on offense, and tries to get to the final 15 minutes and win a last possession game. LSU’s quarterback, Joe Burrow, manages the game.
You’re not beating Alabama with a quarterback who manages the game.
Alabama loses to generational quarterbacks (Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Johnny Manziel, Deshaun Watson), or freak happenstance (Kick-6), or where it completely self-implodes (Ole Miss, twice).
Since the disaster that was the 2010 season – when Saban’s most talented (and selfish) team lost three games – Alabama’s run looks like this: national title, national title, Kick-6, lost Playoff semifinal with a wide receiver playing quarterback, national title, lost national title game on last play, national title.
Alabama long ago eliminated suspense from the SEC race, even with the occasional loss to rival Auburn. You don’t really think that all of a sudden, because an LSU team that beat a Georgia team with flaws – let’s not forget: an LSU team that lost to rebuilding Florida – the time is right for a monumental upset in a sport that, more times than not, boils down to best quarterback wins?
We’ve said it before and it’s important to say it again: It’s not all Tagovailoa on the Alabama offense. The Tide has four running backs, and four wide receivers and a tight end who will play in the NFL.
Think about this: Tagovailoa hasn’t thrown an interception since last year’s national title game, and hasn’t played a full game – all four quarters – in his college career and has still hung Heisman Trophy-worthy numbers.
There’s lethal, and then there’s Tua.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:54 pm to MasonTiger
Matt Hayes is just another clayhead! Who cares what he thinks? It's the really really good that I like...
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:54 pm to Shalimar Sid
Jesus. Your soapbox is longer than the actual story.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:56 pm to MasonTiger
quote:
Matt Hayes says
Yeah well Fonz says no way Alabama wins this game
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:56 pm to MasonTiger
*Googles "Matt Hayes"*
British angler?
Who the frick is this guy and why should I care?
British angler?
Who the frick is this guy and why should I care?
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:56 pm to MasonTiger
quote:
LSU has no chance of beating Alabama
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:58 pm to Fonzarelli
Obviously blowing Bama causes blind ignorance.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:58 pm to Shalimar Sid
quote:
Alabama loses to generational quarterbacks (Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Johnny Manziel, Deshaun Watson), or freak happenstance (Kick-6), or where it completely self-implodes (Ole Miss, twice).
This guy is a fricking idiot.
Is it actually freak happenstance if it happens twice, much less two years in a row?
This post was edited on 10/30/18 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:59 pm to MasonTiger
This dude is a dip shite too bad they play the game on the field to determine a winner
Posted on 10/30/18 at 2:59 pm to lsufan_26
Read that sentence again. There’s another “or” between freak happenstance and self implosion.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:01 pm to MasonTiger
I can't wait for O to shove it up everyone's arse and not only beats bama, but crushes their souls.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:02 pm to Shalimar Sid
quote:
Since the disaster that was the 2010 season – when Saban’s most talented (and selfish) team lost three games – Alabama’s run looks like this: national title (without winning its division or conference ), national title, Kick-6, lost Playoff semifinal with a wide receiver playing quarterback, national title, lost national title game on last play, national title (without winning its division or conference).
Fixed it
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:03 pm to Solo Cam
quote:Apparently a Buckeye fan/journalist who contributes to Saturday Down South.
*Googles "Matt Hayes"*
British angler?
Who the frick is this guy and why should I care?
Matt Hayes
This post was edited on 10/30/18 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:03 pm to MasonTiger
Who the frick is Matt Hayes?
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:05 pm to TH03
quote:
Read that sentence again. There’s another “or” between freak happenstance and self implosion.
Ha, good catch. I totally missed that. I still stand by my statement that he's a fricking idiot for thinking we have no chance.
This post was edited on 10/30/18 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:06 pm to MasonTiger
it's like these dudes really think Tua is going to average 13.59 yards per pass up against 2 Thorpe award semi finalists in the secondary, and Fulton being right on that cusp.
Bama may win, but Tua's numbers will look significantly more normal. This D aint frickin Texas A&M's.
I guaran-fricking-tee Greed, Fulton or Delpit get a pick.
Bama may win, but Tua's numbers will look significantly more normal. This D aint frickin Texas A&M's.
I guaran-fricking-tee Greed, Fulton or Delpit get a pick.
Posted on 10/30/18 at 3:06 pm to lsufan_26
He names every team that beat them since 2008 because of elite qb play while conveniently leaving out the fact that we beat them twice in a row with ball control and Jordan Jefferson at QB. What a fricking idiot.
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