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That game was a lot closer than the score indicated
Posted on 10/22/16 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 10/22/16 at 8:39 pm
Our boys stood toe to toe with bama and had the advantage physically and mentally, however slight.
The bama Offense was beat, and Jalen Hurts was frustrated. Then we bailed them out on that roughing the passer, and our d was too gassed the stop the run after that long drive.
I firmly believe on a neutral field with neutral referees we win that game.
The bama Offense was beat, and Jalen Hurts was frustrated. Then we bailed them out on that roughing the passer, and our d was too gassed the stop the run after that long drive.
I firmly believe on a neutral field with neutral referees we win that game.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 8:56 pm to Masterag
I think the better team won, but I agree the score doesn't represent the game. Played really poorly in the end.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 9:07 pm to Pitch To Johnny
I'm prepared to get down voted for this, but we were outmatched. We held them to FG's on two drives. They missed FG's. We got some momentum going into the half and made it a game, but that could've been a blowout.
Our boys gave everything they had and never gave up. For that I am proud.
Our boys gave everything they had and never gave up. For that I am proud.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 9:14 pm to Masterag
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neutral referees
We somehow have to hammer the SEC and NCAA. This is pathetic and almost unwatchable. Myles will have gone his entire career with a handful of holding calls. None being in big games or crucial moments. Check this clip. Look how dissapointed this official is when Bama gets the flag thrown on them. He tried his best to save them. LINK
Posted on 10/22/16 at 9:23 pm to Masterag
Don't think we'd win on a neutral field, but agree that the game was closer than it appeared. We tripped ourselves up too much at the end: washington's roughing the passer call, Reynolds drop (not totally his fault, was a hard catch but he always has great hands), fumbled handoff returned for a TD, etc.
Can't make mistakes like that and expect to win. Saban is good, really good.
Can't make mistakes like that and expect to win. Saban is good, really good.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 9:27 pm to Masterag
The better team definitely won. There's not a team in the SEC, or most likely nation, that is as talented and well coached as Bama. That being said, they are beatable. We definitely could have won that game had the cards fallen a little differently.
Posted on 10/22/16 at 9:47 pm to swaggyp
I saw that substitution penalty and was going ape shite at the TV over the ref stopping play and directing a Bama player to get off the field bc they had 12
Posted on 10/22/16 at 9:59 pm to Masterag
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That game was a lot closer than the score indicated
Well this is weird, because I thanked all of our lucky stars (yes, all of them) that A&M was down 6 at halftime. I'm not sure what game you watched, but Bama was clearly better.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 9:27 am to Masterag
We played about as well as could be expected, but I think this was actually a game where the score accurately reflected the gap between the two teams.
We needed Bama to have an off game to have a shot. They had a couple of shaky moments (the fumble we forced on their end of the field that they recovered/the INT we had and they picked us off again the very next play), but overall they looked every bit the part of a #1 team.
We needed Bama to have an off game to have a shot. They had a couple of shaky moments (the fumble we forced on their end of the field that they recovered/the INT we had and they picked us off again the very next play), but overall they looked every bit the part of a #1 team.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 11:04 am to finestfirst79
I think the game wasnt as close as it appeared. We took advantage of the breaks we got and then regressed back to reality. That could have just as easily been a 30+ pt loss as a win. Blowout actually was more likely.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 11:04 am to finestfirst79
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Well this is weird, because I thanked all of our lucky stars (yes, all of them) that A&M was down 6 at halftime. I'm not sure what game you watched, but Bama was clearly better.
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We hung on just enough in the 1st half to steal a win if things broke right for us. I was very happy to only be 6 down and getting the ball
Bama is just better than we are. They didn't make the errors we needed them to make and we made normal errors when we needed to play mistake free. At 14-13 if we don't get the late hit and then catch a break - maybe a muffed snap or a big punt return - maybe that changes things. But we'd need everything going our way to beat them.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 11:13 am to tmc94
Exactly. I think that's also just who we are this year. We're inconsistent on O and D and have thrived on big plays in game changing moments. It says a lot about the mentality of our guys.
If Shaan was a step earlier or a step later then the whole dynamic changes. We could have gotten a small lead and shortened the game enough to have a chance, maybe Bama even plays tight if that happens.
If Shaan was a step earlier or a step later then the whole dynamic changes. We could have gotten a small lead and shortened the game enough to have a chance, maybe Bama even plays tight if that happens.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 12:03 pm to Nguyening
Alabama is clearly the better team. I don't think there is anyone in the country that is in their realm.
Clemson has had some stinkers
Michigan may be there but not yet
OSU just lost
Nobody in the Pac12 is there.
Look, this game was in the balance until the roughing the passer call. We were getting off the field and the field was about to be flipped in our favor. Being impartial, I don't think we win this game even without the drive extension for Bama but we were battling.
We got out with minimal injuries and it's time to move on.
Clemson has had some stinkers
Michigan may be there but not yet
OSU just lost
Nobody in the Pac12 is there.
Look, this game was in the balance until the roughing the passer call. We were getting off the field and the field was about to be flipped in our favor. Being impartial, I don't think we win this game even without the drive extension for Bama but we were battling.
We got out with minimal injuries and it's time to move on.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 12:35 pm to Nguyening
Most of those "big plays" bama gets for td doesn't happen if holding is called on Garrett and hall as it should have been. There is no way in hell with an impartial crew jalen hurts has time to think, let alone run around like he did a few times.
The guy who should have been kicked out of the game for targeting had a huge impact. That should have been 15 yards and bama down an impact player.
The whole thing was fricked up from the beginning. I know the LSU fans bitch and we give em hell, but often they have a good point.
The guy who should have been kicked out of the game for targeting had a huge impact. That should have been 15 yards and bama down an impact player.
The whole thing was fricked up from the beginning. I know the LSU fans bitch and we give em hell, but often they have a good point.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 5:55 pm to Masterag
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The guy who should have been kicked out of the game for targeting had a huge impact. That should have been 15 yards and bama down an impact player.
That whole sequence where their targeting didn't even get reviewed and then Donovan got dinged for it (correct call btw), just baffled me.
Posted on 10/23/16 at 7:57 pm to Masterag
We made too many mistakes that Bama just doesn't.
Whiffed on the stop on 3rd down, then took late hit on the next 3rd down. After that, air just went out of the balloon.
Then, Knight looked like he was panicking. Bad ball handling, taking huge sacks instead of getting rid of the ball.
Just need more work on the fine points. This is why Bama is so flipping good.
Whiffed on the stop on 3rd down, then took late hit on the next 3rd down. After that, air just went out of the balloon.
Then, Knight looked like he was panicking. Bad ball handling, taking huge sacks instead of getting rid of the ball.
Just need more work on the fine points. This is why Bama is so flipping good.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 7:01 am to Masterag
Not at all... if Kiffin had his head screwed on right they would've had a 2 TD lead before we ever thought of scoring.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 9:13 am to Masterag
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I know the LSU fans bitch and we give em hell, but often they have a good point.
A friend of mine from Pennsylvania who is a Penn State grad (and married to a Sip actually) was texting me, completely unsolicited (I hadn't texted him in days), absolutely IRATE about the officiating in our game. It's not just us, or LSU fans. A totally neutral observer was flipping out about it and being specific: the PI call on Priest, repeated holding on our DEs, a missed field goal that was called made, the big no-call on targeting, the big yes call on targeting against A&M, a huge, obvious block in the back on a big return, the blatant attempt to save Alabama from having 12 men on the field. I was less angry than he was was, because I expected it. He was expecting the refs to get fired and I had to explain that pro-Bama officiating is just part of the deal when you are in the SEC.
This post was edited on 10/24/16 at 9:33 am
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