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The Players don't seem as Inspired Anymore
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:18 pm
I've noticed that if you go back and look at 2008 and 2009, it seems like Bama was more upstart and the players were more fired up than they have been of late. I wonder what could be done to change things a bit?
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Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:23 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
bullshite! These boys seemed to be more inspired than any team. They started off rocky, but the got better and better on both sides of the ball. To me, they seemed to peak after LSU. They seemed to relax and start going through the motions again like early on in the season. I appreciate this loss. They all can learn and grow from it.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:35 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
Winning two MNC back to back will do that to a team. In 08 and 09 the road leading up to the MNC was just as exciting as winning it. That excitement tends to dimminish when you win it all year after year.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:37 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
They just played flat. There were some weak links on the defense and offense and they were exposed. It happens. Doesn't mean anything for the future of the program or the bowl game.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:38 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
nope, not even close. You're only saying this because of the loss. If we made the kick, made even one of the previous kicks or won in overtime, we'd be talking about their resilience in the face of adversity and catching none of the breaks.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:49 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
We no longer have any player that came on board before we were a championship program. The players then had the goal of building. The current group have the goal of sustaining. It's so much easier to get excited when the program is on its way up. That target on our backs became an albatross. It eventually caught up with us yesterday.
That said, there is zero excuse for coming out as tight and scared as we did yesterday. For a program that has played on so many big stages and prides itself on getting the mental edge, yesterday was a pathetic showing of mental toughness from the start.
That said, there is zero excuse for coming out as tight and scared as we did yesterday. For a program that has played on so many big stages and prides itself on getting the mental edge, yesterday was a pathetic showing of mental toughness from the start.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:54 pm to Nimbus2000
I thought the players played up to their abilities. The cornerbacks were inferior all year like they had been which was nothing new (unless you are in the 1% who thinks we have an overabundance of stockpiled CB talent). AJ and the WRs started off slow but played very well after the 1st quarter. We just seemed to play into Auburns strength of running into their Dline without the big physical Lacy type back who can pound it. We needed to open things up a bit more with our WR talent and vet QB.
We weren't aggressive enough at the end of the 2nd half going for points and we weren't aggressive enough at the end of the game and could have made it further up field for a bit shorter field goal. Combine that with the other bad coaching calls on 4th down etc and you lose to a well coached hard working but inferior Auburn team on a fluke play. You let teams hang around you will get beat. But this one is on the coaches.
We weren't aggressive enough at the end of the 2nd half going for points and we weren't aggressive enough at the end of the game and could have made it further up field for a bit shorter field goal. Combine that with the other bad coaching calls on 4th down etc and you lose to a well coached hard working but inferior Auburn team on a fluke play. You let teams hang around you will get beat. But this one is on the coaches.
This post was edited on 12/1/13 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 12/1/13 at 3:55 pm to MontyFranklyn
quote:I agree.
I appreciate this loss. They all can learn and grow from it.
Hopefully this gets Saban and the players motivated and better next season.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 4:03 pm to Legend13
quote:I hope he opens himself up to the idea of a playbook that utilizes all of our weapons. We ran a few reverses this season, one yesterday, and they were successful. We have to be able to keep teams off balance and we couldn't do that yesterday in the 2nd half because of stale play calling.
Hopefully this gets Saban and the players motivated and better next season.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 4:46 pm to Nimbus2000
nope, not even close. You're only saying this because of the loss. If we made the kick, made even one of the previous kicks or won in overtime, we'd be talking about their resilience in the face of adversity and catching none of the breaks.
Absolutely
Absolutely
Posted on 12/1/13 at 5:05 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Hard to tell, but a lot went wrong that had nothing to do with whether our players were inspired. I think it is very human to feel entitled after a long run of huge success, but I remain unconvinced that this explains yesterday's loss.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 5:11 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
You're entitled to your opinion, but I don't buy that at all. The team plays hard. Take the Georgia game last year. It looked ugly at one point, and I thought we were on the verge of letting it get away from us, yet the team fought back and got in a position to win it. That doesn't scream "uninspired" to me.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 5:30 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
We had to be one of the worse 3rd down teams in the country this year. We ran short passes behind the chains and ran right into 7 & 8 man lines.
I hope we figure out something different with all the running back and receiver talent that will be in the offense next year.
That basically killed us all year. No telling what our ppg average would have been if we did not give the ball back to the other team so much.
I hope we figure out something different with all the running back and receiver talent that will be in the offense next year.
That basically killed us all year. No telling what our ppg average would have been if we did not give the ball back to the other team so much.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 5:35 pm to MSBAMAFAN
quote:obvious troll
We had to be one of the worse 3rd down teams in the country this year. We ran short passes behind the chains and ran right into 7 & 8 man lines.
I hope we figure out something different with all the running back and receiver talent that will be in the offense next year.
That basically killed us all year. No telling what our ppg average would have been if we did not give the ball back to the other team so much.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 5:49 pm to MontyFranklyn
Why am I an obvious troll for having an opinion? I did just join today because I really enjoy the conversations on the board. I have been a fan sonce the unfortunate days of Brody with Shula. I am a serious fan and was a little discouraged today after watching that crap yesterday. I think the team has way too much talent to fail on 3rd downs. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 5:54 pm to MSBAMAFAN
quote:Just seems a little suspicious but hey Roll Tide. You do have a point. 3rd down conversions and not being able to stop them have been a pain all fricking year. I don't think it really would have mattered as far as points go in most cases because once we get a large lead we shut it down anyways. It definitely would have helped last night though.
Why am I an obvious troll for having an opinion? I did just join today because I really enjoy the conversations on the board. I have been a fan sonce the unfortunate days of Brody with Shula. I am a serious fan and was a little discouraged today after watching that crap yesterday. I think the team has way too much talent to fail on 3rd downs. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Posted on 12/1/13 at 6:18 pm to BlackPawnMartyr
Well stated. I agree.
Onward !!!!
Onward !!!!
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