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Day after thoughts… a little catharsis
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:43 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:43 am
I know everyone is disappointed.
The obvious negatives…
-Ty played a bad game - the game plan didn’t help him out a lot, but Ty is obviously up in his own head. The short arm throws and unwillingness to pull the trigger at times coupled with some baffling throws into traffic were not the stuff of an experienced QB playing well.
-Bama got outcoached - Kirby has one of the best staffs around, and he is experienced. It happens. This wasn’t getting cooked by a bad OU team last year. It was facing a really good and motivated team with a really good staff. UGA is one of the teams with a real chance to win it all. Having said that, the decision to pass the ball with under 20 seconds on the clock was baffling, and going for it from the 10 late in the game was worse.
- The OL is a problem - There were moments where Ty had some time, but 18 pressures plus however many sacks are not the makings of a successful offensive night. Still no real run game push either.
The RBs are limited - Pass pro was a problem for them, and Hill especially didn’t look comfortable with catching the ball ( some bad throws didn’t help the equation)
WRs dropping balls is an issue - What else is there to say? Making contested catches separates great teams from everyone else.
Special Teams are no bueno - Outside of FG woes, which were not an issue in this game, the P and PR situation for Alabama leave a lot to be desired. To me the punt block was the play of the game. Not that it was impactful on the game, but even Cole muffed a punt
Some positives…
-Defense played well- They showed some physicality. I do wish they could’ve held UGA to at least one FG, but the scoring “drives” were almost exclusively short field situations. They got out schemed at times, but the effort was there
I made a post earlier in the season about DeBoer still growing as a coach. This game revealed some areas he needs to improve his game planning and decision making. I don’t have any inside sources, but it doesn’t seem that there is the attention to detail and commitment to prep and implementation that is needed to be championship level. I have heard that this staff is ultra confident in their ability to out scheme people. I haven’t heard that Bama is a staff/team that will outwork people. I’m not saying they are lazy or anything, but an all out commitment to excellence is not necessarily in the DNA. It has to be learned and constantly reinforced. I hope this staff can continue to grow that mentality.
TLDR version… lots of work to do
The obvious negatives…
-Ty played a bad game - the game plan didn’t help him out a lot, but Ty is obviously up in his own head. The short arm throws and unwillingness to pull the trigger at times coupled with some baffling throws into traffic were not the stuff of an experienced QB playing well.
-Bama got outcoached - Kirby has one of the best staffs around, and he is experienced. It happens. This wasn’t getting cooked by a bad OU team last year. It was facing a really good and motivated team with a really good staff. UGA is one of the teams with a real chance to win it all. Having said that, the decision to pass the ball with under 20 seconds on the clock was baffling, and going for it from the 10 late in the game was worse.
- The OL is a problem - There were moments where Ty had some time, but 18 pressures plus however many sacks are not the makings of a successful offensive night. Still no real run game push either.
The RBs are limited - Pass pro was a problem for them, and Hill especially didn’t look comfortable with catching the ball ( some bad throws didn’t help the equation)
WRs dropping balls is an issue - What else is there to say? Making contested catches separates great teams from everyone else.
Special Teams are no bueno - Outside of FG woes, which were not an issue in this game, the P and PR situation for Alabama leave a lot to be desired. To me the punt block was the play of the game. Not that it was impactful on the game, but even Cole muffed a punt
Some positives…
-Defense played well- They showed some physicality. I do wish they could’ve held UGA to at least one FG, but the scoring “drives” were almost exclusively short field situations. They got out schemed at times, but the effort was there
I made a post earlier in the season about DeBoer still growing as a coach. This game revealed some areas he needs to improve his game planning and decision making. I don’t have any inside sources, but it doesn’t seem that there is the attention to detail and commitment to prep and implementation that is needed to be championship level. I have heard that this staff is ultra confident in their ability to out scheme people. I haven’t heard that Bama is a staff/team that will outwork people. I’m not saying they are lazy or anything, but an all out commitment to excellence is not necessarily in the DNA. It has to be learned and constantly reinforced. I hope this staff can continue to grow that mentality.
TLDR version… lots of work to do
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Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:51 am to Crimson K
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Having said that, the decision to pass the ball with under 20 seconds on the clock was baffling, and going for it from the 10 late in the game was worse.
Hard to trust a staff who thought that was sequence was a good idea. One of the dumbest decisions I’ve ever seen from an Alabama coach.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:51 am to Crimson K
When I was young I thought catharsis was a disease. There was a time when I thought Grubb was a good OC. I was wrong about both.
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 6:58 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:53 am to Goforit
It kinda is - the disease of mediocrity
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:02 am to Goforit
Had to use this one.
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Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:04 am to Crimson K
Honestly, I don't know if Deboer is a bad coach for letting all these things slip so far below standard or if he's a good coach for winning 10 games & finishing 2nd in SEC with this squad.
EDIT: I do know that Grubb stinks. Its like he goes into every game thinking " we have to run the ball" then by the 2nd drive hes already forgotten that was the gameplan.
EDIT: I do know that Grubb stinks. Its like he goes into every game thinking " we have to run the ball" then by the 2nd drive hes already forgotten that was the gameplan.
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 7:10 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:06 am to FairhopeTider
We did the exact same thing with Tua against LSU
It’s a fine call if you’re playing to win and in the situation we were in at half. If you don’t try to drive in the final minute and lose by a field goal, you’d have people blasting you for not attempting it
It’s a fine call if you’re playing to win and in the situation we were in at half. If you don’t try to drive in the final minute and lose by a field goal, you’d have people blasting you for not attempting it
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 7:07 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:10 am to Crimson K
I agree with this. Ty didn't play well. IMO, he doesn't trust his receivers and he assumes he's going to get leveled on every single pass play. I truly believe his confidence is shot.
The offensive line play has got to be addressed. I've said this repeatedly that you cannot have all these former 4 and 5 star O line recruits and be THIS bad. Yes, the "star" system is for the fans and there are obviously a few players who for whatever reason can't make the jump from HS to college in terms of ability but IMO, the coaching has been TERRIBLE. These guys are not prepared and it shows. Chris Kapilovic has absolutely got to go.
Special teams have been at best average and at times absolutely terrible. Not a lot can be done right now but at the end of the season, I hope we can find a kicker, a punter and a long snapper. And I'd love to see a special teams coach hired who does nothing but coach special teams and has a record of success and innovation. I don't know this but I suspect special teams just gets half hearted attention. That needs to change.
Hats off to the defense. They were on the field a LOOOONG time and put in terrible postiions several times.
I was/am mystified there don't seem to be any adjustments by the offense in the second half. They must do better.
Will Bama make the playoffs? Maybe but I wouldn't be surprised to see us left out. The committee IMO will look for any and every reason to leave us out.
The offensive line play has got to be addressed. I've said this repeatedly that you cannot have all these former 4 and 5 star O line recruits and be THIS bad. Yes, the "star" system is for the fans and there are obviously a few players who for whatever reason can't make the jump from HS to college in terms of ability but IMO, the coaching has been TERRIBLE. These guys are not prepared and it shows. Chris Kapilovic has absolutely got to go.
Special teams have been at best average and at times absolutely terrible. Not a lot can be done right now but at the end of the season, I hope we can find a kicker, a punter and a long snapper. And I'd love to see a special teams coach hired who does nothing but coach special teams and has a record of success and innovation. I don't know this but I suspect special teams just gets half hearted attention. That needs to change.
Hats off to the defense. They were on the field a LOOOONG time and put in terrible postiions several times.
I was/am mystified there don't seem to be any adjustments by the offense in the second half. They must do better.
Will Bama make the playoffs? Maybe but I wouldn't be surprised to see us left out. The committee IMO will look for any and every reason to leave us out.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:14 am to UhOhOreo
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It’s a fine call if you’re playing to win and in the situation we were in at half. If you don’t try to drive in the final minute and lose by a field goal, you’d have people blasting you for not attempting it
Haha. Our offense hadn’t done anything the entire half and suddenly we were going to march down the field in 20 and score with a rattled QB who can’t throw deep?
Playing to win doesn’t absolve you from making dumb decisions.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:17 am to Crimson K
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and going for it from the 10 late in the game was worse.
I don't see it that way. There was 8 minutes left in the game down two scores.
The one thing the offense all year couldn't do was score on explosive plays.
We didn't have the time to punt and give the offense a realistic chance to score
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:22 am to UltimaParadox
I was fine going for it. We were extremely desperate at that point and the game was over anyway. The playcalling for third and fourth down was abysmal knowing it was a two down territory.
On par for this staff
On par for this staff
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:32 am to FairhopeTider
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Hard to trust a staff who thought that was sequence was a good idea. One of the dumbest decisions I’ve ever seen from an Alabama coach.
Yeah maybe so but it was two yards. How many 4th and shirt yards has Alabama converted this year? Most of them.
Do we really think the play was supposed to be a long throw to 5? Or was this another brainfart moment by Ty.
Convert that 4th down and we’re talking about how gutsy Deboer is, again.
Also, how many 3 and outs to Bama force in the second half?
The defense played well but it seems they did the usual allow a first down or two before getting a stop. If they punted from the EZ, Georgia would have gotten great field position, AGAIN, to be more aggressive on offense and also run some clock.
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 7:34 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:35 am to UltimaParadox
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quote:and going for it from the 10 late in the game was worse. I don't see it that way. There was 8 minutes left in the game down two scores. The one thing the offense all year couldn't do was score on explosive plays. We didn't have the time to punt and give the offense a realistic chance to score
I don’t disagree but the play called was pretty dumb. Granted, Ty didn’t find a wide open Daniel Hill on the swing route out of the backfield that would have easily gotten the first down if it’s a decent throw and catch, but the idea that the throw Ty made was even an option is absurd. We needed 2 yards so Germie’s route is to the wide side of the field and to the sidelines 25-30 yards away horizontally? Who does that? You’ve got a QB that’s struggling to move the offense and throwing inaccurate passes so you give him a 25-30 yard out route to a target moving away from him and he throws an uncatchable ball several yards over the receiver’s head. Is anyone other than Grubb surprised by this? Absolutely ridiculous play calling by Grubb. I’d give the OC job back to Sheridan in a heartbeat over this hot garbage Grubb is serving up.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:37 am to FairhopeTider
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Playing to win doesn’t absolve you from making dumb decisions.
I agree. The likely other scenario was punt, allow UGA to get a few first downs, chew some clock and maybe kick a FG. Bama gets the ball back with around 2 minutes, goes nowhere and loses 24-7.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:39 am to TS1926
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I agree. The likely other scenario was punt, allow UGA to get a few first downs, chew some clock and maybe kick a FG. Bama gets the ball back with around 2 minutes, goes nowhere and loses 24-7.
We are talking about two different points of the game. I’m referring to the end of the half sequence where we came dangerously close to having a safety.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:41 am to Amarillo Tide
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Ty didn't play well. IMO, he doesn't trust his receivers and he assumes he's going to get leveled on every single pass play.
I’m not buying this. He’s fumbled multiple times this year because he held the ball too long without moving in the pocket.
In the first half, he had time, he just couldn’t make the play.
Yes the OL, RB’s are dysfunctional but so is the QB.
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 7:41 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:42 am to Pastor Mike
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It kinda is - the disease of mediocrity
You called?
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:43 am to phil4bama
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don’t disagree but the play called was pretty dumb. Granted, Ty didn’t find a wide open Daniel Hill on the swing route out of the backfield that would have easily gotten the first down if it’s a decent throw and catch, but the idea that the throw Ty made was even an option is absurd.
I honestly think Ty locked in on Germie and so this in on Ty.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 7:52 am to TS1926
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I honestly think Ty locked in on Germie and so this in on Ty.
I think he did too, but I’m saying that route shouldn’t have even been one of his choices. There should have been a different route that was an easier, higher percentage throw than what Germie ran.,
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:04 am to phil4bama
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think he did too, but I’m saying that route shouldn’t have even been one of his choices. There should have been a different route that was an easier, higher percentage throw than what Germie ran
Right exactly but they give Ty a lot of leeway
Maybe option 1 was Hill. Usually, this season, short yard passes plays have been higher % throws . That was very strange. .
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 8:05 am
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