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Posted on 7/19/13 at 7:55 am to WhiskeyBent
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I know Saban wasn't aware of that last year
He has admitted this to you in retrospect?
Posted on 7/19/13 at 8:11 am to Dalosaqy
This is great.
Aggie fans: Bama has no chance.
Bama fans: Aggie has no chance.
The meltdown will be epic.
Aggie fans: Bama has no chance.
Bama fans: Aggie has no chance.
The meltdown will be epic.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 8:12 am to Mohican
The only guarantee that day is a post game cleansing of the rant.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 8:25 am to Mohican
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This is great.
Aggie fans: Bama has no chance.
Bama fans: Aggie has no chance.
The meltdown will be epic.
More like:
Bama fans: Aggies have no chance
Aggie fans: Wtf? We beat yall last year, and we can do it again.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 8:32 am to Fondels
And the outspoken, but seemingly growing, minority of your fanbase will cause a massive backlash if Alabama beats Texas A&M in College Station.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 8:42 am to CapstoneGrad06
I will say this in regards to the OP. A&M DOES start fast, and they probably WILL drive the ball down the field on their first drive. They did it in every single game last year I believe. It simply takes a while for a defense to get their feet under them. By the time that happens it's usually too late to do anything about it.
If there is one thing Saban is preparing for, he better prepare them mentally for that exact thing happening.
Bama, after looking forward to the game all offseason, may not handle that very well emotionally if they aren't. If they don't answer I could see them getting very frustrated early and the game going a LOT like last years, where A&M is ahead by 3 touchdowns and Bama has to crawl their way back too little too late.
I guarantee you though A&M's first 3 series will probably be scripted (mixed in w/ scrambles by JFF) and they will go at an unbelievable pace to try to break Bama's will early.
If I were Bama I would come out of the locker room as though I were already down by 14 points... and I mean that from a playcalling perspective and a mental one.
JMO...
If there is one thing Saban is preparing for, he better prepare them mentally for that exact thing happening.
Bama, after looking forward to the game all offseason, may not handle that very well emotionally if they aren't. If they don't answer I could see them getting very frustrated early and the game going a LOT like last years, where A&M is ahead by 3 touchdowns and Bama has to crawl their way back too little too late.
I guarantee you though A&M's first 3 series will probably be scripted (mixed in w/ scrambles by JFF) and they will go at an unbelievable pace to try to break Bama's will early.
If I were Bama I would come out of the locker room as though I were already down by 14 points... and I mean that from a playcalling perspective and a mental one.
JMO...
Posted on 7/19/13 at 8:46 am to Roger Klarvin
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This is a possibility nobody seems to be thinking about. Alabama, respect to every game in Baton Rouge they've played, has no idea the buzzsaw they are walking into on September 14th.
Try to stop looking at this from an aggie perspective. The reality is, Bama has played several bigger games than this over the last 5 years. aTm has never played a bigger game in it's history.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 8:49 am to Roger Klarvin
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This is a possibility nobody seems to be thinking about. Alabama, respect to every game in Baton Rouge they've played, has no idea the buzzsaw they are walking into on September 14th.
WTF? You actually think a team that has experienced more big games than anyone else in the country since 2008 isn't ready for a game like this? Now I've heard it all.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 9:36 am to Fondels
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More like:
Bama fans: Aggies have no chance
Aggie fans: Wtf? We beat yall last year, and we can do it again.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 11:00 am to WhiskeyBent
WhiskeyBent, you should have paid better attention in class. It is not so much that aTm starts fast as it is aTm plays fast and it takes some time for the other team's players to adjust their visual cortex processing/reaction to the input rate. Some players will adjust more quickly than others.
The adjustment is much like what a fighter pilot has to go thru the first few minutes of his flight. The brain has to learn to filter un-needed information and focus on the specific stimuli used in decision processes for the task at hand. In the case of a football game, players that adjust quickly will usually be adjusted to the speed of the game by the second drive. I am betting that Saban and his menions are searching for ways to accelerate the adjustment process before the players step on the field.
The adjustment is much like what a fighter pilot has to go thru the first few minutes of his flight. The brain has to learn to filter un-needed information and focus on the specific stimuli used in decision processes for the task at hand. In the case of a football game, players that adjust quickly will usually be adjusted to the speed of the game by the second drive. I am betting that Saban and his menions are searching for ways to accelerate the adjustment process before the players step on the field.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:21 pm to King Crimson
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Try to stop looking at this from an aggie perspective. The reality is, Bama has played several bigger games than this over the last 5 years. aTm has never played a bigger game in it's history.
So, your argument is that this game is the biggest game A&M has ever played....but that it won't be "buzzsaw" for Bama? Is that what you're saying?
By the way, I don't think Kyle will be any more intimidating or louder than TS or the the swamp, but you just said that it's the biggest game in A&M history, a crowd that is notorious for effecting the outcome of big games, when all the other programs are not experiencing the most important game in history. Wouldn't that lend to an even more buzzsaw-like environment?
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:22 pm to WhiskeyBent
You're awful at this
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:23 pm to KaiserSoze99
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So, your argument is that this game is the biggest game A&M has ever played....but that it won't be "buzzsaw" for Bama? Is that what you're saying?
By the way, I don't think Kyle will be any more intimidating or louder than TS or the the swamp, but you just said that it's the biggest game in A&M history, a crowd that is notorious for effecting the outcome of big games, when all the other programs are not experiencing the most important game in history. Wouldn't that lend to an even more buzzsaw-like environment?
Too logical; won't get read
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:24 pm to wmr
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Last year, you caught Bama after LSU.
:fixed:
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:25 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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WTF? You actually think a team that has experienced more big games than anyone else in the country since 2008 isn't ready for a game like this? Now I've heard it all.
No, what he's saying is that it's different. Herbstriet described A&M's fan participation as "organized." Bama will probably be able to handle it just fine, but that first 10-15 minutes will take some getting used to. Also, it takes a lot more to get the crowd quit, because 30,000 of them are students whose job is to stand yell the entire game (12th Man).
It's just different, that's all he's saying.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:27 pm to lsusteve1
Last year, LSU got lucky and caught A&M after two back-to-back overtime, emotional road games in a 4:1 road-home stretch. That won't happen this year.
See how stupid that sounds?
See how stupid that sounds?
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:31 pm to KaiserSoze99
Last year aTm lost to an LSU team that they should have demolished.
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:34 pm to KaiserSoze99
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Last year, LSU got lucky and caught A&M after two back-to-back overtime
Not when La Tech is one of those teams
You benefitted from LSU/Bama game, dwi
Posted on 7/19/13 at 12:37 pm to cas4t
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Last year aTm lost to an LSU team that they should have demolished.
Our bad.
Order will be restored in '13
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