re: Why does everyone think Bama will just run all over OU?

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What percent chance do you give your mighty soonerss to win?

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Hard to say. Looking at the history of our series with Bama, what I can say is that it has never gone like all the motor-mouth "experts" expected it to do.

In the early Stoops era, we were the Bama of the college football world and Bama was down. We played them home and home and were the heavy favorites to win both and it wasn't supposed to be much of a game. That's not what happened in either game.

In the Sugar Bowl, we were 15.5 underdogs and expected to be routed easily by a 2 time national championship winning team. That's now what happened there either. What that tells me is that the underdog in this series never plays like an underdog, on either team.

In the last 5 games Bama has played they they face 7 projected 1st round picks only on defense.

Seven.

Guess how many Oklahoma has or has faced.

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That's because you're an idiot. Bama isn't a power running team. They're an air attack. Ball control isn't what they do.
Bama will run their normal offense like they have all season and rely on their defense to get enough stops because their defense is better than ours. Because of course that's what they're going to do. Because that's what they're designed to do, dipshit.

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Bama has powerful passing game this year and they've used it early and often. Bama has a top oline and 3 RBs that can pound it if needed. They will attack OU at the LOS, down in the trenches, run hard and gain chunks of yardage and then pick apart your DB's.

Now, OU is capable of scoring just like Bama - but if needed Bama can milk clock with the run and keep Murray's arse on the sideline irritated as hell that he can't get on the field to show his stuff.

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.outscore them by throwing the ball all over the field

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Nope.

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I'm so dumb.

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Clearly. By ignoring EVERY Saban coached Alabama team in favor of the current iteration you are proving to be either a troll or simply, in your own words, dumb. Saban's formula is to run first and throw when necessary. This is why every qb prior to Tua was labeled a game manager. This year we have Tua so you think the build of this team changed over night for a year one qb? That's rich. Yes, we can sling it. We can also do what we have always done and shove the ball right down an opponent's throat. That is why this team has been labeled (incorrectly in my mind), potentially the greatest of all time.

Edit: The fun part is Bama doesn't have to have a generational qb against OU, so this debate really is just mental masturbation. In any case, anything can happen in a single game. Good luck! May the odds be ever in your favor.

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I don’t care

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That’s the only thing that’s slowed Bama’s offense down.

Oklahoma does not have that kind of player on defense.

You should care because Bama will do as they wish on offense.

No guess at all?

Well, OU does have the worst secondary in all of CFB, so I'm sure Bama is going to throw it some. Hard to resist the temptation

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You can stop telling me what Bama has. I've seen the tape.

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Tell us what OU has to defend Bama's offense then. Dline? LBs? DBs? Tell what kind of script Riley intends to use to stop Bama from scoring at will with the run and the pass.

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No it very clearly is not. It was four years ago maybe, but it's not now. I know things move slow where you are, but you might actually want to watch 2018 Alabama play offense.

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Above all, Saban wants a balanced offense and he has it in 2018. He also wants a smart, fast, aggressive, strong and powerful defense and he has that too.

Can OU say the same about their team?

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Correct. That's because Bama's offensive philosophy is clearly not "run first and throw only when necessary" anymore. It's disturbing that some of your fans think that's still Nicks M.O. He has changed everything about your team, on both sides of the ball, in clear view of the entire world.

It's line up and take what the defense gives them and be prepared to run or pass based upon the defense, and be able to do both very well.

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Correct - and a large chunk of our playbook is literally an option to do that during the play. Like most smart coaches Saban experienced prepping for it as a defensive guy and realized it was nearly impossible to stop when executed properly by good players.