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Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:33 pm
Why this team cannot run the football? Truly amazing.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:38 pm to da foozball
It's bizarre. We ran the football very effectively all the way through the Georgia game, but since then it's like we've regressed to last year. Maddening.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:42 pm to da foozball
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Why this team cannot run the football? Truly amazing.
Its got to be a practice thing. You need to devote time and effort to it in practice
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:43 pm to TheTideMustRoll
That’s a good description, maddening
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:44 pm to da foozball
Coaching imo.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:08 pm to da foozball
I prefer mind boggling. 
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:09 pm to da foozball
Offensive coordinator
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:09 pm to da foozball
They probably could if Grubb ever gave them a chance to get in rhythm. Dude calls one run play in the most predictable situations and then follows it with 12 pass plays.
fricking idiot isn't qualified to be an OC at Hillcrest
fricking idiot isn't qualified to be an OC at Hillcrest
Posted on 11/14/26 at 1:27 pm to da foozball
Our scheme and execution of the scheme is just horrific. There is always a linebacker wide open in holes to blow plays up.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:53 pm to da foozball
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Why this team cannot run the football? Truly amazing.
Because that's not who deBoer and grubb are. Stop wishing for things that aren't going to happen.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 3:01 pm to da foozball
It’s pretty easy. It’s because the coordinator chooses not to
Posted on 11/14/26 at 3:10 pm to FoTownBam
The 3rd and 1 run to RCW sums it up nicely. Instead of just pushing ahead for the first, we get super cute, get the penalty on 4th and 2, and then 4th and 7 disaster.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 3:55 pm to da foozball
Cannot run the ball?
Hill had 14 rushes for 89 yards.
The frick are you on?
Hill had 14 rushes for 89 yards.
The frick are you on?
This post was edited on 11/14/26 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:05 pm to bamabonners
They had very good to excellent rushing attacks at Fresno and Washington. They certainly were pass first but they hurt people consistently with the run especially when they got the defense spread out.
But it wasn’t … and is not going to be … the traditional “downhill power impose your will up front” rushing attacks we’re used to in the SEC, it was gap scheme stuff.
Somehow post 2023, demonstrated in Seattle and reinforced here, Grubb became disinterested in the running game being a serious part of the offense. DeBoer needs to get a hold of that, pronto. I don’t think he’s happy right now and I think the people who expect him to blindly support his buddy are going to be proved wrong.
We are not going to win jack until we can get at least a yard when we absolutely need a yard the old school way, imposing our will at the line.
But it wasn’t … and is not going to be … the traditional “downhill power impose your will up front” rushing attacks we’re used to in the SEC, it was gap scheme stuff.
Somehow post 2023, demonstrated in Seattle and reinforced here, Grubb became disinterested in the running game being a serious part of the offense. DeBoer needs to get a hold of that, pronto. I don’t think he’s happy right now and I think the people who expect him to blindly support his buddy are going to be proved wrong.
We are not going to win jack until we can get at least a yard when we absolutely need a yard the old school way, imposing our will at the line.
This post was edited on 11/14/26 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:12 pm to da foozball
Several reasons.
QB makes the read wrong
RB reads the hole wrong
OL blocking is wrong
OL observation is wrong
OC thinks running is wrong
HC hiring OC was/is wrong
On and on they just get it wrong
QB makes the read wrong
RB reads the hole wrong
OL blocking is wrong
OL observation is wrong
OC thinks running is wrong
HC hiring OC was/is wrong
On and on they just get it wrong
This post was edited on 11/14/26 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:20 pm to bamabonners
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Because that's not who deBoer and grubb are.
Weird because Deboer didn't have issues running the ball when he was an OC and we certainly didn't seem to mind running the ball when Sheridan was OC.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:21 pm to PuertoRicanBlaze
Grubb thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room and has decided running the ball is a sign of dumbness.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:27 pm to da foozball
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Why this team cannot run the football?
Ryan Grub drinks coffee with a straw.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:28 pm to da foozball
Hill rushed for 84 yards.......
Posted on 11/14/26 at 5:35 pm to InkStainedWretch
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Somehow post 2023, demonstrated in Seattle and reinforced here, Grubb became disinterested in the running game being a serious part of the offense.
Someone here pointed out that Scott Huff was the OL coach on that 2023 UW coaching staff. He didn’t come to Alabama with DeBoer, he went to the Seahawks with Grubb, then went to the LA Rams as TE Coach in 2025 (he’s still there).
I do recall reading on another forum a few years ago that Saban liked Huff as OL coach and liked the UW offense. So maybe Huff was the key to the Huskyrushing attack?
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