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Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:22 am
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:22 am
1. Can’t believe how physical they were. Whipped our asses in the trenches. Stuns me they were the tougher more physical team.
2. Milroe was awful. Not going to bash Milroe or his IQ, etc. Just think Saban and this staff have to ask themselves a question: can you win a national championship with Milroe at QB?
3. Wtf happened to the defense? Were shutting them down the entire 2nd half and then allow them to march the field and tie the game and then score on two plays in OT?
4. Special teams were outstanding.
5. Bad snaps had been an issue all year. He seemed to have gotten better but it would rear its head at times. I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t think it might be an issue last night with all the nerves, etc.
6. Still unsure about Reese. I just don’t think he knows what to do with Milroe. I keep hearing from people that watch the all 22 that the throws are there and people are running free, so idk.
The last play call was shite though. I don’t care about the snap, a seam, etc. Everyone and their mother knew what was coming.
7. In reality, team should be very proud for making it this far. I know that’s frustrating after losing such a winnable game, but this team was never that great. Should have lost to Auburn. Was in a precarious spot in multiple games-A&M, Ole Miss, etc. but found a way to pull them out and eventually beat Georgia.
2. Milroe was awful. Not going to bash Milroe or his IQ, etc. Just think Saban and this staff have to ask themselves a question: can you win a national championship with Milroe at QB?
3. Wtf happened to the defense? Were shutting them down the entire 2nd half and then allow them to march the field and tie the game and then score on two plays in OT?
4. Special teams were outstanding.
5. Bad snaps had been an issue all year. He seemed to have gotten better but it would rear its head at times. I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t think it might be an issue last night with all the nerves, etc.
6. Still unsure about Reese. I just don’t think he knows what to do with Milroe. I keep hearing from people that watch the all 22 that the throws are there and people are running free, so idk.
The last play call was shite though. I don’t care about the snap, a seam, etc. Everyone and their mother knew what was coming.
7. In reality, team should be very proud for making it this far. I know that’s frustrating after losing such a winnable game, but this team was never that great. Should have lost to Auburn. Was in a precarious spot in multiple games-A&M, Ole Miss, etc. but found a way to pull them out and eventually beat Georgia.
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Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:44 am to Allthatfades
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1. Can’t believe how physical they were. Whipped our asses in the trenches. Stuns me they were the tougher more physical team.
Yall gotta watch more football. Michigan is built this way and they have a great running game. Bama hasnt been this kind of team since maybe 2016
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:45 am to Allthatfades
Fun season. Already ready to see what Saban puts on the field next year. Roll Tide fellows. Hope everyone has a great day.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:49 am to Allthatfades
Well hopefully many will not post today and take a week or so off as they are on the ledge waiting to jump off.
Milroe gave it everything he got, and I will leave it there. I have shared my opinion on him no reason to beat it into the ground.
The defense I thought played well. But they were asked to do so much all night because the offense could not function.
Special teams agreed 100%.
Miscues and poor execution have been an issue all season and hopefully will not be an issue going into next season.
I agree on Reese. There is only so much you can do and yes, I question the final call, but right calls were made most of the night that if executed the last call would not have been needed to happen or OT. If the QB cannot execute the play by not being able to read the defense or look for his 2nd & 3rd options that were open many of the times not sure what any OC can do.
I doubted this team could make it this far in September. This was one of Saban's best coaching jobs. We have an average at best OL. No elite WR or RB that has yet to emerge or be consistent game in and game out. And no elite QB. But yet we won the SECCG by beating the #1 team in the country UGA and made it to the playoffs with many chances to beat the #1 team in UM. This year was a great success considering where this team was in September.
UM was a very solid team, but we left to many points on the field and made to many mistakes.
Milroe gave it everything he got, and I will leave it there. I have shared my opinion on him no reason to beat it into the ground.
The defense I thought played well. But they were asked to do so much all night because the offense could not function.
Special teams agreed 100%.
Miscues and poor execution have been an issue all season and hopefully will not be an issue going into next season.
I agree on Reese. There is only so much you can do and yes, I question the final call, but right calls were made most of the night that if executed the last call would not have been needed to happen or OT. If the QB cannot execute the play by not being able to read the defense or look for his 2nd & 3rd options that were open many of the times not sure what any OC can do.
I doubted this team could make it this far in September. This was one of Saban's best coaching jobs. We have an average at best OL. No elite WR or RB that has yet to emerge or be consistent game in and game out. And no elite QB. But yet we won the SECCG by beating the #1 team in the country UGA and made it to the playoffs with many chances to beat the #1 team in UM. This year was a great success considering where this team was in September.
UM was a very solid team, but we left to many points on the field and made to many mistakes.
This post was edited on 1/2/24 at 6:50 am
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:50 am to Allthatfades
Reminded me of the 2014 CFP Semi vs OSU.
Need a lot of overhaul after this
Need a lot of overhaul after this
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:51 am to Allthatfades
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3. Wtf happened to the defense?
That 4th & 2 was inexcusable. Not upset that they got it but we let the one guy everyone knew they would lean on there go unchecked. Just a complete breakdown from that point on.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:56 am to FairhopeTider
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That 4th & 2 was inexcusable. Not upset that they got it but we let the one guy everyone knew they would lean on there go unchecked. Just a complete breakdown from that point on.
It was at least the second time in the game where there was confusion about who covers the RB and so no one did.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:58 am to TS1926
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It was at least the second time in the game where there was confusion about who covers the RB and so no one did.
UM was able to execute and made very few mistakes.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:58 am to TS1926
Lawson is an absolute liability in coverage and they knew it. They attacked that matchup a lot.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 6:59 am to Allthatfades
My belief is this team wins the natty easily with better offensive line coaching and play. The team probably wins it with just better center play.
This doesn't take away from the deficiencies in the QBs game or OCs playcalling, but they were exacerbated by the Oline. We already had offensive limitations and the snaps and protections just increased the degree of difficulty. When we should have been making working to make things easier on ourselves, we made it harder.
This doesn't take away from the deficiencies in the QBs game or OCs playcalling, but they were exacerbated by the Oline. We already had offensive limitations and the snaps and protections just increased the degree of difficulty. When we should have been making working to make things easier on ourselves, we made it harder.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:10 am to Allthatfades
How can you be unsure about Rees but say Milroe is awful?
Saban literally admits that Rees convinced him to run that last play and the blocking failed which should have been obvious.
I'd that is the best two-point conversion play Rees can scheme than no wonder he keeps going away from what works when we make adjustments
Saban literally admits that Rees convinced him to run that last play and the blocking failed which should have been obvious.
I'd that is the best two-point conversion play Rees can scheme than no wonder he keeps going away from what works when we make adjustments
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:12 am to Carlton
The Georgia game gave me hope we may have finally clicked on offense. Now I'm just convinced that Kirby has a Saban mental thing going on.
This game reminded me a lot of the Auburn game. Offense forgets to take the field for 3 quarters and defense just wears down.
This game reminded me a lot of the Auburn game. Offense forgets to take the field for 3 quarters and defense just wears down.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:13 am to Allthatfades
Milroe was clearly the #4 QB in this year's CFP.
Not even close. Unless you're Georgia that plays every position solidly, you're not going to win a championship with a mediocre QB. Not even a "decent" QB. Need to be elite to make up for insufficiencies elsewhere.
Not even close. Unless you're Georgia that plays every position solidly, you're not going to win a championship with a mediocre QB. Not even a "decent" QB. Need to be elite to make up for insufficiencies elsewhere.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:15 am to YStar
I will agree on the play call. Not because lack of execution but because everyone and their mother was expecting it. UM knew it was coming and I believe would have stopped it without the bad snap. They did not need know our signs to setup for what was coming.
But Milroe put us in that situation during regulation. We had the right plays called in regulation but could not execute. We had every opportunity to win the game in regulation but did not.
But Milroe put us in that situation during regulation. We had the right plays called in regulation but could not execute. We had every opportunity to win the game in regulation but did not.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:27 am to YStar
Quit deflecting blame. Milroe is an erratic quarterback and embarrassed himself with the press conference calling out OBrien. He’s more interested in selling LANK merchandise than playing quarterback.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:27 am to East Coast Band
quote:We’d have been fine with a solid game from Reese and a decent OL. They were broth terrible, effectively breaking the offense.
Milroe was clearly the #4 QB in this year's CFP. Not even close. Unless you're Georgia that plays every position solidly, you're not going to win a championship with a mediocre QB. Not even a "decent" QB. Need to be elite to make up for insufficiencies elsewhere.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:34 am to YStar
Damn, there are some really bad takes from this board. 
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:40 am to UASports23
The gap between Milroe and the other QBs isn't as big as the gap between Rees and the other OCs.
Milroe is a 1st year starter and had a solid year. He made a lot of improvement as the year went on. Didn't play great against Michigan, but he didn't play like dog shite either.
56 was likely the difference in the game. If you pull a list of names out of a hat of former Bama centers and replace them with him there's a good chance Bama wins the game.
Milroe is a 1st year starter and had a solid year. He made a lot of improvement as the year went on. Didn't play great against Michigan, but he didn't play like dog shite either.
56 was likely the difference in the game. If you pull a list of names out of a hat of former Bama centers and replace them with him there's a good chance Bama wins the game.
This post was edited on 1/2/24 at 7:41 am
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:46 am to JIB
It was a team failure. The only side that executed at a high level was Special Teams. They did tremendous.
Defense was our schemed in the 1st half. 2nd half they made adjustments like all year but melted down. Michigan also had a lucky break with that Lawson tip and non Downs INT.
Offense was anemic at times. I don’t think you can fully place the blame on Rees. I think there were a lot of RPOs that we failed to execute correctly. That’s not on Rees but it seems like the gameplan should have been simplified if Milroe isn’t handling the plays accurately.
Milroe wasn’t executing the plays point blank. This isn’t solely his fault due to pressure up the middle, first year starting and consistent low snaps. No one really helped him.
Defense was our schemed in the 1st half. 2nd half they made adjustments like all year but melted down. Michigan also had a lucky break with that Lawson tip and non Downs INT.
Offense was anemic at times. I don’t think you can fully place the blame on Rees. I think there were a lot of RPOs that we failed to execute correctly. That’s not on Rees but it seems like the gameplan should have been simplified if Milroe isn’t handling the plays accurately.
Milroe wasn’t executing the plays point blank. This isn’t solely his fault due to pressure up the middle, first year starting and consistent low snaps. No one really helped him.
Posted on 1/2/24 at 7:50 am to bamatide07
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Quit deflecting blame
It's literally what you guys have done with Rees and this offensive line.
That last play was a bad play call. Saban even admitted it. The offensive and that terrible blocking TE #81 whiffed on three blocks.
Yet the braintrust here is questioning why our QB couldn't dodge 4 defenders to make it into the endzone..... that is after picking up the snap which was basically rolled back to him
I get yall hate him.
I get yall hate running QBs
However we know his shortcomings, so why can't our OC run consist gameplan to accentuate his strengths?
Why can't our center snap?
Why the hell is the worse blocker on the team (#81) in on key down running pasts to his side?
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