re: Time to say goodbye to this thread - The season is here

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So basically we should be living in the backfield

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Well, yes and no, as it depends on what you mean.

Bama's goal is to control the line of scrimmage in the run game and collapse the pocket in the pass game, which I believe we have an excellent chance to do both. However, the last thing we want to do is rush upfield overly aggressively and lose contain, thereby playing with only 10 or 9. Francois is the truth.

FSU's goal is to establish the run enough that they don't have to abandon it, and in so doing open up the play-action game. They want to stay away from obvious passing situations, as our rabbit rusher package might eat them alive. If FSU can find a way to stay relatively balanced and "on schedule" relative to the down and distance, we could be in for a long day. But if they stay in 2nd/3rd and long, we finna eat.