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Posted on 9/27/16 at 6:32 pm to TideSaint
I forgot all about him.
Posted on 9/27/16 at 6:51 pm to Cobrasize
if we have another true frosh at RT then that gives me concern for some of the kids who are currently on the depth chart. What is wrong with them?
Posted on 9/27/16 at 7:00 pm to mrbroker
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if we have another true frosh at RT then that gives me concern for some of the kids who are currently on the depth chart. What is wrong with them?
Nothing really. Most of the young guys are all interior linemen. We haven't stockpiled elite talent at the tackle positions. We get one beast every 3 years or so and fill in the RT position with a JUCO a la Leon Brown and Dominick Jackson. We just got lucky with CRob and Jonah overlapping for one year.
Posted on 9/27/16 at 8:36 pm to TideSaint
We did better with tackles in the last two cycles.
Brandon Greene should count as a tackle also. He's been a solid contributor for a few seasons now.
Brandon Greene should count as a tackle also. He's been a solid contributor for a few seasons now.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:28 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
If Leatherwood is as good as advertised, especially if he comes in for spring ball I could see him taking over at RT so Jonah can slide to LT. Our OL should be very good for the next few years.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:19 am to TideSaint
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Five games are now in the books in Alabama’s 2016-17 season, including a two victories over conference opponents. And the top-ranked Crimson Tide is now 5-0 (2-0 SEC) after its 34-6 win over Kentucky Saturday evening.
Here, BamaOnLine takes a look at Alabama’s rankings in several statistical categories from a national and Southeastern Conference standpoint through four weeks of the 2016 season. Stats were acquired from CFBStats.com.
OFFENSE
Scoring offense: 44.0 points per game (13th nationally, 1st)
- After Kent State: 46.5 points per game (8th, 1st)
Rushing offense: 231.6 yards per game (25th, 4th)
- After Kent State: 246.25 yards per game (18th, 2nd)
Passing offense: 252.8 yards per game (52nd, 4th)
- After Kent State: 237.3 yards per game (T-66th, 6th)
Total offense: 484.4 yards per game (T-30th, 5th)
- After Kent State: 483.5 yards per game (T-31st, 3rd)
Third down conversions: 48.68 percent (23rd, 2nd)
- After Kent State: 45.16 percent (T-44th, 4th)
Red zone conversions: 95.65 (T-10th, 2nd)
- After Kent State: 100 percent (T-1st, T-1st)
DEFENSE
Scoring defense: 13.0 points per game (9th, 2nd)
- After Kent State: 14.8 points per game (16th, 2nd)
Rushing defense: 68.4 yards per game (3rd, 1st)
- After Kent State: 67.5 yards per game (5th, 1st)
Passing defense: 188.0 yards per game (27th, 2nd)
- After Kent State: 212.8 yards per game (55th, 5th)
Total defense: 256.4 yards per game (8th, 2nd)
- After Kent State: 280.3 yards per game (15th, 2nd)
Opponent third down conversions: 27.85 percent (14th, 1st)
- After Kent State: 25.81 percent (12th, 1st)
Opponent red zone conversions: 75.0 percent (T-29th, 8th)
- After Kent State: 71.43 percent (T-22nd, T-5th)
MISCELLANEOUS
Penalties: 45.6 yards per game (27th, 4th)
- After Kent State: 52.0 yards per game (55th, 7th)
Time of possession: 33:02.00 (24th, 3rd)
- After Kent State: 33:50.75 per game (18th, 3rd)
Turnover margin: +3 (T27th, T-2nd)
- After Kent State: +2 (T-34th, T-5th)
OTHER STATS
- With the win over Kentucky, Alabama head coach Nick Saban is second in league history in all-time winning percentage at .818 (153-34) and breaks a tie for eighth all-time for career wins, with Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer (152).
- Also with the win over Kentucky, Alabama now owns the longest winning streak in the FBS, having won 17 consecutive games dating back to last season (Sept. 19, 2015 vs. Ole Miss). The 17-game streak is the seventh-longest in school history (28 games twice: 1991-93 and 1978-80) and the second-longest under the direction of Saban (19 games 2009-10).
- Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts ranks fifth in the SEC with 253.0 yards of total offense per game this year and has produced the fifth-most total yards with 1,265 yards (989 passing, 276 rushing) in five games. His 276 rushing yards are the third-most by a quarterback, trailing only Texas A&M’s Trevor Knight (392) and Mississippi State’s Nick Fitzgerald (329).
- With 10 points against Kentucky, senior placekicker Adam Griffith moved past Derrick Henry and Mark Ingram into seventh place on the Alabama career scoring list with 278 points. Henry scored 270 points from 2013-15 to rank ninth all-time. Mark Ingram is in eighth place at 276 points. Griffith’s two field goals against Kentucky moved him into a tie for fifth on the career list for field goals made with 44, who made Jeremy Shelley, who made 44 from 2009-12.
- The referees inside Bryant-Denny Stadium called two accepted penalties (15 yards) against Kentucky yesterday evening, but on the season, Alabama’s opponents have been flagged 16 times for 142 yards (28.4 penalty yards per game). No team in the country has watched its opponents be penalized less per game than Alabama’s 3.2 average (128 out of 128).
- I pointed this out last week, but there are only three undefeated SEC teams left in Alabama, Tennessee and Texas A&M. All three of these teams will play the other two, in a sort of round robin, between Oct. 8-22, and the first domino will fall this weekend as the Aggies host the Vols on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS. The Tide will travel to Tennessee the following week.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:22 am to TideSaint
There is no telling how many points AG would have if he would have made all of the FG attempts, Lol
Posted on 10/3/16 at 9:24 am to BIGJLAW
Yeah but every time he kicks the ball it feels like someone is sliding a knife into his back so we gotta stay positive.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 9:46 am to Fells
What happens if I don't stay positive? What effect will it have on the kicking game? I need to weigh my options, since I apparently have all of this power.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 9:53 am to TideSaint
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Each of the 128 teams in the FBS start the season undefeated. Five weeks into what’s already been a zany campaign on college campuses across the country, that number has been cut to an eighth of the original pie.
Sixteen unbeaten teams remain in the FBS, and included among them are the usual suspects such as Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson. But, like every year, it also features some upstarts and surprises.
Traditional powers seem to have awoken from a slumber, Group of Five parvenus have cracked the Top 25 and a few teams have capitalized on an easy early schedule for a promising start.
The 16 teams remaining likely represent at least a few of the four teams that will reach the College Football Playoff. With that in mind, let’s examine each team’s schedule the rest of the way and their biggest remaining hurdles.
Undefeated Breakdown by Conference: Big Ten – 4, SEC – 3, Big 12 – 2, ACC – 2, Mountain West – 2, Pac-12 – 1, AAC – 1, MAC – 1
No. 1 Alabama (5-0) – The Crimson Tide remain the clear favorite in the SEC. Until the two-time defending conference champions are dethroned, it will remain that way. But Alabama is about to enter a brutal four-game stretch that few teams – even Alabama – could survive unscathed.
Potential Hurdles: Oct. 8 at No. 16 Arkansas, Oct. 15 at No. 9 Tennessee, Oct. 22 vs. No. 8 Texas A&M, Nov. 5 at LSU, SEC Championship game.
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Posted on 10/3/16 at 9:58 am to TideSaint
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After the dust has settled from Week 5 that saw six top 10 teams go head-to-head, ESPN has updated its Football Power Index (FPI), its advanced metrics power ranking of every college football team. FPI cares more about how teams play than whether they win or lose, so keep that in mind when you see some two-loss teams in the top ten.
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1. Ohio State
2. Louisville
3. Alabama
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:07 am to BIGJLAW
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AG would have if he would have made all of the FG attempts
He is so frustrating at times. I watched him warm up before Kentucky. He mad kicks from 31 and 41 with ease. He backed up to kick a 51 yarder and I thought "this is where he misses", but he hit the top of the AllState hands from 51. That kick would have been good from 61. I see why Saban has confidence in him bc he has plenty of leg and accuracy in practice. Yet, we get in a game, and I've got my fingers crossed even when he lines up for the short kicks.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:22 am to bamasgot13
AG hit all of his kicks good on Saturday. He pulled one by about 2 feet. I see this as being different than the past when he would kick balls that never had a chance.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:37 am to ArabianKnight
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Here’s one final look back at Alabama’s 34-6 win over Kentucky as well as a peek at what the Crimson Tide have coming up in the next three weeks.
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Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:38 am to TideSaint
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Alabama’s offense is still a work in progress
It’s tough to judge Alabama’s offense in games like these because what we saw against Kentucky likely isn’t the offense Alabama will run as the games get tougher.
The slow offensive starts are a bit concerning, but it’s worth noting that Alabama’s offense also wasn’t at 100 percent. Starting running back Damien Harris was limited due to an ankle sprain. Starting wide receiver ArDarius Stewart has been out with a knee injury the last two weeks.
Losing quarterback Blake Barnett to transfer created a serious issue for Alabama’s depth at the position as well as how the team will manage freshman Jalen Hurts.
We saw Hurts used on a lot of designed runs early in the season. We didn’t see very many on Saturday. Most of Hurts’ rushing attempts came on scrambles when things broke down.
Having Barnett gave Alabama a cushion when using Hurts as a runner. Cooper Bateman, who is now the backup, isn’t as talented as Barnett. David Cornwell has a lot of talent, but he is isn’t as dynamic of a player as a runner.
Alabama’s passing game is still trying to find its way. Hurts needs to be quicker on his reads. He also needs to put a little more touch on his deep balls. He overthrew or missed open receivers altogether.
The one thing Alabama fans should cling to is the fact that Hurts and Calvin Ridley found a rhythm in the second half, particularly the third quarter. Hurts and Ridley connected for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns in the third quarter, so whatever adjustments were made at halftime worked. Alabama’s offense should pick up once Stewart is back on the field as well. But it still will be worth monitoring how the coaching staff uses Hurts as a runner.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:38 am to TideSaint
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Non-offensive touchdowns
Ronnie Harrison’s 55-yard fumble pushed Alabama’s non-offensive touchdown total to 7, tops in the nation.
Alabama has scored a non-offensive touchdown in seven straight games dating back to the 2015 College Football Playoff semifinal vs. Michigan State.
Further, Alabama has scored 5 defensive touchdowns this season, which is also the best in the country.
Alabama’s defense has scored the same amount of touchdowns it has allowed. Four of those touchdowns came against Ole Miss in the Tide’s 48-43 victory, and the other came vs. Western Kentucky. That means three of the Tide’s opponents have failed to score touchdowns.
Don’t expect the streak to come to an end any time soon.
“Yeah, it’s kind of a thing right now,” Harrison said. “We have to get one on defense every game.”
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:38 am to TideSaint
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Damien Harris and Joshua Jacobs should make a nice 1-2 punch
Not having Harris (ankle) much for the last two games gave freshman Joshua Jacobs more opportunities. Jacobs responded with 197 yards and 3 touchdowns in the last two outings.
Harris showed he can be a feature running back vs. Southern Cal and Ole Miss. Jacobs did the same on Saturday vs. Kentucky.
With Alabama’s offense struggling in the second quarter, Harris took the first carry for 4 yards. The other 6 touches on the 7-play drive went through Jacobs. He ran for 57 yards behind the left side of Alabama’s offense line on the drive, capping it with a 1-yard score to give Alabama the lead, 10-3.
Both Harris and Jacobs have shown toughness and big-play ability throughout the year.
When Harris gets completely healthy, Alabama now has a one-two punch to help the offense through this upcoming SEC stretch.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:39 am to TideSaint
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Upcoming 3-game stretch won’t be easy
This is where things get tough. Alabama plays at Arkansas, at Tennessee and hosts Texas A&M over the next three weeks.
Arkansas doesn’t have the most explosive offense, but the Razorbacks are physical. They run the ball well, and could control the clock.
Tennessee has proven to be a resilient team, with comeback victories over Florida and Georgia, which are big confidence-boosters. Tennessee’s Josh Dobbs is the type of quarterback who could give Alabama some problems. The Volunteers offense is explosive enough to make things interesting.
Texas A&M’s offense is one of the more potent units in the SEC. But it’s the Aggies’ improvement on defense that makes them one of the top teams in the country.
If Alabama wins these next three games, November is set up favorably with LSU and Auburn both being subpar offensively.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:50 pm to Cobrasize
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What happens if I don't stay positive? What effect will it have on the kicking game? I need to weigh my options, since I apparently have all of this power.
The ice caps will melt instantly and the ocean will will take Bryant Denny away.
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