Sunshine pumping thread: I'ts all going to be ok

After thinking about it and having watched the past few bama games, we aren't as bad as some on here think, and Allen is certainly not a bad QB.

First, the bad:

We need a running game like Vassili Zaitsev needs a goddamn rifle. Without a running game of any kind, you're asking a true soph QB with less than a year starting to beat Nick Saban's half-man, half-zone defense pretty much by himself, with poor protection. Obviously, Allen couldn't get it done.

Our run defense needs to get better. A lot better.

Our OL needs to get better.

Ok that's done. Now the positives:

Special teams is solid. We blocked a punt and returned another one for a TD. Kaser was on point all game. Bertolet looked like a good kicker, and we were asking for some long FGs all day.

Defense held Bama's offense to 20 points, which is the only stat that matters. Our DL is getting better every week, and is probably the best in the conference as a standalone unit. LB and DB play improved in the second half (partly because of Kelly leaving, but one man doesn't account for their entire running game grinding to a halt) and has been better every week. We are going to be very good by the end of the year.

Kyle Allen is a good QB. Is he going to win a championship? I think so, but it probably isn't this year barring bama losing another one and us winning out (both of which can still happen). I was initially upset with playcalling, but I don't think that was the issue. The issue was we couldn't run the football. We tried a lot of outside runs (which was the only thing that worked for OM) and they got stuffed. We are having difficulty run blocking, and when the defense knows you aren't going to run the football, they can just speed-rush the QB all day, which is what they did. Allen was under pressure all game. Should he have scrambled a bit more? Yeah, and I think that is on Spav coaching wise. But aside from that, I'm not sure what else you do. They were rushing 4 guys and getting pressure all game, with no run game to take some of the heat off. No one else is likely to dominate us that badly, not even LSU.

Overall, we looked good enough to win the game, fluke shite happens sometimes. Bama had a 5-0 turnover margin to OM, worse than ours, and came roaring back over the past few games. We didn't collapse, we fought and fought until the end. We are a good football team, but we have weaknesses, just like everyone else. Christensen needs to start earning his paycheck over the next 2 years, and I think we continue to challenge for the west. JUST LIKE WE ARE CHALLENGING NOW.