re: Bama -28.5 get ready Saban wants blood

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The only time, maybe, was the iron bowl in 2008 or 2009 when mcelroy thtew a bomb on a go route for 6 with a minute left but that may been just greg seeing one one one coverage on the outside so maybe , maybe not.

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It was 2008. The play was a 3rd & 6 and it was designed to hit the crossing route for a 1st down pause at 14 second mark to see safety drop down on the crossing route leaving Maze in one on one coverage and he was the open WR.

He wasn't made about it bc it was the right read. I can't find it, but I'm almost positive he was asked about it in post game press conference and said something to the effect of "well the play was designed to go across the middle to pick up the first down, but they were in a cover 2 and Greg made the right read. You don't want it thrown there then don't play a cover 2 in that situation".