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Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:46 am
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:46 am
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"Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban hasn't been a fan of the hurry-up, no-huddle offense, but that doesn't mean he won't eventually give it a try.
"It's something we're going to look at. I think we'll have to," Saban told ESPN.com on Thursday. "I think we need to play faster and will have to do more of that going forward. The only reason we haven't done more of it to this point is that our guys seem to play better when we don't [go fast] just because it's been our style and we've had reasonably good success moving the ball and running the ball."
"Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban hasn't been a fan of the hurry-up, no-huddle offense, but that doesn't mean he won't eventually give it a try.
"It's something we're going to look at. I think we'll have to," Saban told ESPN.com on Thursday. "I think we need to play faster and will have to do more of that going forward. The only reason we haven't done more of it to this point is that our guys seem to play better when we don't [go fast] just because it's been our style and we've had reasonably good success moving the ball and running the ball."
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Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:48 am to JBearden
Watch him try this, fail miserably, and lose the game Saturday because of it.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:49 am to JBearden
Saban is smart enough to realize the direction football is moving and what he has to do to keep up with the Gus Bus 
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:49 am to DanMullins4Life
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Watch him try this, fail miserably, and lose the game Saturday because of it.
I would think he was speaking of going forward...not that he was thinking of implementing it this Saturday.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:49 am to JBearden
he has to with that swiss cheese D
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:50 am to DanMullins4Life
He ran it at times with great success in the game against A&M
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:50 am to LsuTool
He sees the writing on the wall and knows his offense is going to have to carry the team this year.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:50 am to JBearden
saban tried something new offensively in 2007, and it was a failure... then in 2008 he went back to what he knows.
don't get cute would be my advice (like saban needs any).
don't get cute would be my advice (like saban needs any).
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:51 am to JBearden
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we've had reasonably good success moving the ball and running the ball."
Can't run the ball consistently this year. Have to try something different
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:51 am to LsuTool
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:51 am to Ptolemy's
This is more opportunity for AJ to blow a gasket. His mindset has been fragile since the breakup so I hope we don't.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:54 am to lowspark12
I agree. To Hell with hunh. Run the ball and play great D, with timely passing/play action.
I think was just recruiting different types of QB's in the distant future.
I think was just recruiting different types of QB's in the distant future.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:55 am to JBearden
FML if this is the direction college football is going.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:56 am to JBearden
Just putting to bed a few of the concerns they have about him in Austin.
He was told he needed to show that he could be flexible in order to be considered for the job.
He was told he needed to show that he could be flexible in order to be considered for the job.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:57 am to JBearden
I think this article hits on what I like least about the HUNH: it takes a lot of the "chess match between coaches" feel away from the game. Football has always been different and interesting to me because the coaches can affect the game in real time so much more than in other sports, and the HUNH makes it more like basketball or soccer in that way. On the other hand, I'm sure I'll learn to appreciate it when my team begins running more of it.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:57 am to Ptolemy's
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He ran it at times with great success in the game against A&M
To be fair, it really didn't matter what tempo he wanted to use against us. We weren't going to stop Bama anyways
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:58 am to ReauxlTide222
saban employed a high powered passing attack in 01 at LSU bc our d was swiss cheese
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:58 am to LukeSidewalker
quote:You can do that and still go HUNH.
Run the ball and play great D, with timely passing/play action.
Posted on 9/27/13 at 10:58 am to beth(beth(omega))
Too late, GusBus.. it gone
Posted on 9/27/13 at 11:04 am to BowlJackson
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Saban is smart enough to realize the direction football is moving and what he has to do to keep up with the Gus Bus
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