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Bama and close game disasters at home since Shula
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:43 am
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:43 am
Most of the time when we play a close game at home we lose. It always seems like the offense is real nervous and jittery. I guess the home crowd creates this added pressure. 6-3 win over UT, OT win against Ole Piss, UT '09 are a few exceptions but big close games at home are usually disastrous for us. LSU (05, 07, 11) Auburn (10, 06, 04) our only win over LSU was the 9 pointer in 2009 and a 36 point bombing of Auburn. But every close game has been a loss. Why? Les and LSU win all those games and really auburn does too. Lots of people call auburn and LSU the two luckiest teams in the nation but I dont really buy that. So why doesn't happen?
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Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:44 am to RammerJammerBammer
Bama tightens up when Saban is irate. Miles is kinda goofy and the players are loose. Auburn...don't know.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:44 am to RammerJammerBammer
Miles and company are way looser than Saban. I think that creates a stress and tension free environment. Our players play not to lose, LSU players seemingly play to win.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:45 am to RammerJammerBammer
It's a God thing.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:45 am to RammerJammerBammer
I do think while a great coach, saban has a tendency to let his defense try and win tough games for him. That can backfire, as seen last saturday.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:46 am to RammerJammerBammer
I hate to say it, but I have never felt safe when the game was close when saban was here. For whatever reason, the team makes the most silly mistakes. I remember xcarter kneeling the ball on the 1 yard line lol
He does to a good job of toatally dominating and demolishing opponents though.
He does to a good job of toatally dominating and demolishing opponents though.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:51 am to RammerJammerBammer
Alabama players fear Saban and are afraid to make mistakes. 
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:54 am to RammerJammerBammer
I always felt like Saban got too conservative in close games, even more as the game proceded. I think he doesn't trust his players, QBs in particular, to not make a game losing mistake.
Maybe the players notice that, and lose some of their confidence. Sure looked that way last weekend.
Maybe the players notice that, and lose some of their confidence. Sure looked that way last weekend.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:56 am to RammerJammerBammer
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Lots of people call auburn and LSU the two luckiest teams in the nation but I dont really buy that.
It's true...we're just lucky. DWI
Auburn has God on their side.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:57 am to RammerJammerBammer
You left off 07 Georgia.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 10:57 am to RammerJammerBammer
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I guess the home crowd creates this added pressure.
A truly novel concept--the "home field disadvantage."
Seriously, I don't think it's the pressure from the crowd. Might it be the pressure from the coah? Hard to say, but if I'm ranking suspects (other than random bad luck and playing slightly superior opponents) I'm going to put coaching pressure over home crowd pressure.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 11:45 am to RammerJammerBammer
Wassamatta? Texas Tech fan now? 
Posted on 11/11/11 at 12:17 pm to RammerJammerBammer
Nick Saban is a very successful- BUT VERY CONSERVATIVE- head coach.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 12:20 pm to RammerJammerBammer
our OT record is sad. I think 4-8 now.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 6:33 pm to RammerJammerBammer
Win over Arkansas and McFadden in 2007 was a nice close win with a TD pass at the end of the game.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 7:32 pm to RammerJammerBammer
It's the grass; of the fescue or of the synthetic variety.
Posted on 11/11/11 at 8:00 pm to RammerJammerBammer
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Most of the time when we play a close game at home we lose.
Won a close game at home against Houston in '07, walk off INT by Castille
On 2nd thought,
Posted on 11/11/11 at 8:09 pm to RammerJammerBammer
You are making a legitimate point. I have always thought his teams are afraid to make a mistake and thus play tight in close games.
He is a great football coach but, this seems to be his weakness.
He is a great football coach but, this seems to be his weakness.
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