re: Clemson will be Bama's toughest Test

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Luck? That's called football. I constantly see Bama fans point to this one "lucky" play by Ole Miss, but never see them point out the incredibly lucky bounce Bama received to recover and return the onside kick to the Ole Miss 30 yardline. This couldn't be replicated if it were tried another 500 times.

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Again, as I said before, it isn't taking anything away from Ole Miss. The point is you are looking at this from an analytical perspective. Clemson is not expecting to have 70 yards on a play that tips of a guys helmet, bounces in the air and is caught for a TD.

The whole point of your post is taking things that happened and trying to see how we can use those events to predict future events. If you honestly think that past event should be used to predict a future event, then have at it. I think everyone else understands that it isn't.

The other drives that Ole Miss had when they scored quickly? Sure, that is something you can use to compare to Clemson. The freaky ball off the helmet play? I mean, you can if you want, but that would be really dumb.

For the third time, just to emphasize, there is a BIG DIFFERENCE in talking about that play from a "discredit Ole Miss" point of view and a "use the Ole Miss game as a point of reference to figure out how Clemson will do" point of view. It SHOULD NOT discredit what Ole Miss did. That is football, things happen, they made the play. It also would be asinine to use that in an assessment of how what Ole Miss did could translate to what Clemson can do.

It's a pretty simple different set of concepts that you don't seem to be able or willing to differentiate between.

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I wish UA could play Clemson and then turn around the next day and play Ole Miss, just to clear up an misunderstandings the Rebs might have.

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I thought the game this year in Tuscaloosa was supposed to clear up those misunderstandings from 2014?

The problem with the Ole Miss comparison is this is a completely different Alabama team than the one that played Ole MIss. The Qb spot is settled, Henry has emerged, a true freshman and sophomore in the secondary have developed, the D line has improved, etc.

I agree this will be Bama's toughest test, but I also think were Bama to play Ole MIss right now, they would win by double digits.

Who has the advantage between offensive lines between both team? I would like to see a breakdown by groups if any are available.

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Clemson will be Bama's toughest test

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No shite.

Wrong, Alabama will win by 2 scores or more. Ole Miss will end up being your most difficult game. Clemson's numbers are inflated big time by playing in the weakest power 5 conference.

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I think the main problem Clemson has in this game is HOW they run Watson. This isn't Manziel running around like a chicken with his head cut off. Clemson runs the power with Watson and runs him off tackle a ton, basically using him as a RB. Alabama lives for shutting that the frick down. Where Watson is used to finding big holes, he's going to find the back of his OL's jerseys. That type of running is the bread and butter of this Clemson offense. There isn't a ton of improvisation. Stop that shite, and Clemson is in real trouble.

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Good/informative post.

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Clemson's numbers are inflated big time by playing in the weakest power 5 conference.

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I agree the ACC is certainly the weakest power conference. But Clemson's division is certainly the stronger divsion... and there are some tough opponents on that side.

Florida State, Louisville, and NC State are all formidable tests. But when you add to that playing Notre Dame OOC, North Carolina in the ACC Title Game, and Oklahoma last week... its impossible to say that Clemson has not been tested.

Alabama is also Clemson's toughest test of the season.

It should be a great game that comes down to the 4th quarter. I think Alabama has a 50/50 shot of winning. My point is that I don't understand the overconfidence on the Bama side when Clemson is built exactly like all the teams that have given Saban fits over the past several years.

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Alabama is also Clemson's toughest test of the season.

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Indeed

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My point is that I don't understand the overconfidence on the Bama side

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Would you not have a very high level of confidence right now if you were a Bama fan? I mean Bama has in fact "been here before" several times in the last 7 yrs.

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Clemson is built exactly like all the teams that have given Saban fits over the past several years.

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Kirby has had problems a few times with offenses like Clemson's...We'll see if he's evolved and been able to overcome.

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It is funny how Alabama is the only team that can get better as the season progresses. For starters, Chad Kelly was making his first SEC start and got better as the season went on. Treadwell was still shaking off rust until mid season. We didn't have the #1 pick in the upcoming NFL draft at LT. Our line was a mess.

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Yea, I agree, I think Ole Miss at the end of the year was better than we played them. However, Ole Miss played a very efficient game against us in addition to us having all the turnovers. As important as our turnovers was that Kelly and the offense had zero turnovers.