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Breaking down the Battle for the West
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:00 pm
For some reason I'm seeing people compare Chad Kelly to Coker, the Ole Miss secondary to Alabama's secondary, etc. and it really doesn't make sense to me because those units won't be on the field at the same time as one another. The better way to form an opinion IMO would be QB/WR vs secondary/ O Line vs D Line/etc.
OM passing game vs Alabama's secondary:
Bo Wallace torched an Alabama secondary that I believe is better than the Alabama secondary of this year. So far, Kelly has proven to be a better decision maker and overall gamer than Bo was, and with Laquon, Adeboyejo, Core, and Stringfellow at his disposal, I don't see Alabama being able to have much success in this regard.
Advantage: Ole Miss
Alabama D Line vs Ole Miss O Line:
This one is easy. We will likely be without Tunsil, but either way Bama would win in this category. That D-line is incredibly stout. If Bama is able to exploit this, stop the run, and put pressure on Swag, their mismatch with Ole Miss's receivers would be greatly helped.
Advantage: Alabama
Alabama O Line vs Ole Miss d line:
Pass protection wise, the Alabama offensive line has looked shaky at best. However, I expect Kiffin to pound Henry up the middle to try to wear us down. Our D Line has more depth and size than it ever has, so I'm expecting us to keep a lid on Henry, much like last year.
Advantage: Ole Miss
Bama passing game vs OM secondary:
Not confident in Coker's abilities without a dominating WR. Being without Shephard for a half hurts OM, but he was only a backup CB. I expect Coker to struggle against a secondary that's already racked up 4 INT's, 3 being for touchdowns.
Advantage: Ole Miss
31-20 Rebs
OM passing game vs Alabama's secondary:
Bo Wallace torched an Alabama secondary that I believe is better than the Alabama secondary of this year. So far, Kelly has proven to be a better decision maker and overall gamer than Bo was, and with Laquon, Adeboyejo, Core, and Stringfellow at his disposal, I don't see Alabama being able to have much success in this regard.
Advantage: Ole Miss
Alabama D Line vs Ole Miss O Line:
This one is easy. We will likely be without Tunsil, but either way Bama would win in this category. That D-line is incredibly stout. If Bama is able to exploit this, stop the run, and put pressure on Swag, their mismatch with Ole Miss's receivers would be greatly helped.
Advantage: Alabama
Alabama O Line vs Ole Miss d line:
Pass protection wise, the Alabama offensive line has looked shaky at best. However, I expect Kiffin to pound Henry up the middle to try to wear us down. Our D Line has more depth and size than it ever has, so I'm expecting us to keep a lid on Henry, much like last year.
Advantage: Ole Miss
Bama passing game vs OM secondary:
Not confident in Coker's abilities without a dominating WR. Being without Shephard for a half hurts OM, but he was only a backup CB. I expect Coker to struggle against a secondary that's already racked up 4 INT's, 3 being for touchdowns.
Advantage: Ole Miss
31-20 Rebs
This post was edited on 9/18/15 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:01 pm to TupeloReb
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Battle for the West
lol
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:04 pm to rbWarEagle
Ill admit these two teams have the least amount of question marks compared to any other two in the west... but I still kinda feel that Auburn vs Bama/ Bama vs LSU own this title.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:04 pm to aubby57
battle for the west in week 3 huh
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:06 pm to lsufball19
Indeed. LSU has to travel to both Tuscaloosa and Oxford. I believe that alone puts them out of it
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:07 pm to TupeloReb
Alabama will run it at Ole Miss until they break and rest their defense. A fresh Alabama defense will be able to keep Ole Miss' air raid attack in check. Nothing about this game plays into Ole Miss' favor.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:08 pm to TupeloReb
LSU has a pretty good record at both Tuscaloosa and Oxford. Traveling to either hasn't held us back before.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:08 pm to TupeloReb
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LSU has to travel to both Tuscaloosa and Oxford.
and ole miss had to travel to auburn, state, tuscaloosa and florida.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:09 pm to TupeloReb
Why would Ole Miss fans know anything about a battle for the West?
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:09 pm to TupeloReb
Will find out this week. Start separating pretenders from contenders this week
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:10 pm to TupeloReb
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Battle for the West
LSU and Bama don't play till November.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:10 pm to rmnldr
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Alabama will run it at Ole Miss until they break and rest their defense.
yep. alabama will run right at them and let nkimdiche run himself out of plays
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:10 pm to BayouBengals03
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Why would Ole Miss fans know anything about a battle for the West?
Co-Champs, 2003, brah!
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:15 pm to TupeloReb
Before half Coker has 3 INT mark it down.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:15 pm to Wild Thang
LSU will have lost at least once then. Alabama more possibly twice
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:16 pm to TupeloReb
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LSU will have lost at least once then. Alabama more possibly twice
good to know
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:21 pm to Fireman17
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Before half Coker has 3 INT mark it down.
he may not even get play calls for 3 passes lol.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:33 pm to BayouBengals03
'Why would Ole Miss fans know anything about a battle for the West?"
You forgot they were "co-champs" in the west in '07.
You know: they hung a banner.
ETA:
Dang Mo Jeaux. I shudda read the whole thread....
You forgot they were "co-champs" in the west in '07.
You know: they hung a banner.
ETA:
Dang Mo Jeaux. I shudda read the whole thread....
This post was edited on 9/18/15 at 1:35 pm
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