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Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:25 am to cyclingout
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:25 am to cyclingout
Down the stretch we had a very physical game with Mississippi State. No offense but a hell of a defense with NFL caliber players that you have to prepare for. Going on the road to LSU ? You have to at least practice for them don't you think?
The Auburn game was tight for a half. It's a rivalry game. Then we were in a war with UGA in a game we could have lost and we have to pay attention to Oklafreakinghoma before we ever get to Clemson.
Now tell ME who Clemson had to worry about. I'll wait.
The Auburn game was tight for a half. It's a rivalry game. Then we were in a war with UGA in a game we could have lost and we have to pay attention to Oklafreakinghoma before we ever get to Clemson.
Now tell ME who Clemson had to worry about. I'll wait.
This post was edited on 8/21/19 at 11:27 am
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Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:27 am to SummerOfGeorge
Also, Clemson made plays in the red zone to stone us - and that was super impressive. However, this narrative that they shut us down offensively is kind of Monday Morning quarterbacking.
We had 443 yards of total offense. We threw for 295 yards. And almost all of that was in the first 3 qtrs while the game was in reach.
- At the end of the 1st qtr Alabama had 219 yards of total offense.
- At halftime Alabama had 265 yards of total offense.
- At the end of the 3rd Alabama had 421 yards of total offense.
Clemson made plays in the red zone and that's what turned the game on it's head. Alabama got into the red zone 4 times and scored 3 points.
Alabama's offense struggled much more against Mississippi State than it did against Clemson.
We had 443 yards of total offense. We threw for 295 yards. And almost all of that was in the first 3 qtrs while the game was in reach.
- At the end of the 1st qtr Alabama had 219 yards of total offense.
- At halftime Alabama had 265 yards of total offense.
- At the end of the 3rd Alabama had 421 yards of total offense.
Clemson made plays in the red zone and that's what turned the game on it's head. Alabama got into the red zone 4 times and scored 3 points.
Alabama's offense struggled much more against Mississippi State than it did against Clemson.
This post was edited on 8/21/19 at 11:31 am
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:29 am to antibarner
quote:Alabama had a month of rest and then played one of the least physical teams in the Top 10 in Oklahoma....
Down the stretch we had a very physical game with Mississippi State. No offense but a hell of a defense with NFL caliber players that you have to prepare for. Going on the road to LSU ? You have to at least practice for them don't you think?
The Auburn game was tight for a half. It's a rivalry game. Then we were in a war with UGA in a game we could have lost and we have to pay attention to Oklafreakinghoma before we ever get to Clemson.
Now tell ME who Clemson had to worry about. I'll wait.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:31 am to SummerOfGeorge
We forgot we had number 8 when we got to the Red Zone. Had we not forgotten that the game would have been much closer, because they never stopped Jacobs in short yardage all night long.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:32 am to antibarner
I mean it is what it is and Clemson did a great job, but they didn't shut down our offense. They made plays and out-schemed/played us in the red zone, and that is all that matters, but we moved the ball up and down the field for 3 quarters. We had much bigger problems OVERALL offensively against Mississippi State and Georgia, even LSU to an extent until we broke them in the 2nd half.
This post was edited on 8/21/19 at 11:33 am
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:32 am to AHM21
Having an nfl dline allowed this.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:33 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:34 am to WilliamTaylor21
Yards are literally what this entire article/discussion is about Willy!
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:35 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Inside intel on Tua Tagovailoa from opponents speaking candidly about Alabama QB
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:36 am to WilliamTaylor21
So? You had to chase that waterbug QB all over the field all night long and cover those receivers while doing it, and that presents a whole different set of problems from what we were used to seeing.
You don't know much about football, do you boy?
You don't know much about football, do you boy?
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:36 am to Lonnie Utah
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(And Phill Steel says it's only around 30%. But I crunched the numbers myself, and Phil's wrong.)
There is a 0% chance that 30% is the right #. Even 45% can be attributed to the 3 first round D-linemen
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:38 am to cyclingout
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Who was Bama's real scare?
Real scare? Probably UGA
But Bama still had to prep and plan for MSU (full of NFL players), LSU in Baton Rouge vs Aranda's D, AU's great Dline vs Steele's D, UGA in the SECCG vs Kirby's D, and Oklahoma in the semi's.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:38 am to WilliamTaylor21
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Inside intel on Tua Tagovailoa from opponents speaking candidly about Alabama QB
He threw for 300 yards and put up the 4th best QB Rating that Clemson gave up all season - and one of those was Georgia Tech throwing 9 passes.
Tua had worse QB Ratings vs Georgia (118.42), Mississippi St (118.48) and LSU (129.47) (!!!LSU!!!!) than against Clemson (137.16).
So, again, Clemson's defense made plays in the red zone - but we struggled overall offensively against other teams much more than we did with them.
This post was edited on 8/21/19 at 11:40 am
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:42 am to antibarner
quote:I know all there is to know about football!
You don't know much about football, do you boy?
Anywho - your comment mentioned playing physical teams late. No question Notre Dame was a much more physical team than Oklahoma.
So wouldn't you say Clemson had to overcome a greater challenge when looking at recovery from physical opponents.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:44 am to antibarner
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Clemson had a month and a half to get ready too
A month and a half? Clemson started gameplanning for Bama in October. After they escaped A&M and Syracuse (9/29), they knew they had no one else on their schedule to even remotely worry about. They played 2 "ranked" teams NC State and Boston College, neither of the two should've been ranked and their conference "championship" was against 7-5 Pitt. Same thing for 2019. They play absolutely nobody - they will start the season tracking Bama for the playoffs and adjust if needed.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:47 am to antibarner
Nevermind, it's obvious now the only reason we beat Alabama 44-16 was the other teams that y'all had to play during the regular season
And don't forget, The Citadel game was tight for a half. I know that game probably wore y'all down too
And don't forget, The Citadel game was tight for a half. I know that game probably wore y'all down too
Posted on 8/21/19 at 11:53 am to WorkinDawg
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There is a 0% chance that 30% is the right #. Even 45% can be attributed to the 3 first round D-linemen
Actually, their 4 studs on the DL, Wilkins, Austin Bryant, Dexter Lawrence and Clelin Ferrell) only accounted for about 18.5% of their total tackles from last year. They represent about 37% of their lost tackles from the 2018 season. But more important that total tackles, they ate up blocks and allowed their LB's and Safety's to make plays.
They do return their top tackler, Isaiah Simmons who had close to 90 tackles last year. But without the big guys up front slowing people down, what's going to happen.
Their projected starting 4 on the D line only had 87 tackles last year, with 1 guy (Xaiver Thomas) getting 40% of those.
This post was edited on 8/21/19 at 11:58 am
Posted on 8/21/19 at 12:00 pm to Lonnie Utah
I emailed these quotes to Chad Morris, hope he listens.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 12:02 pm to WilliamTaylor21
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Alabama had a month of rest and then played one of the least physical teams in the Top 10 in Oklahoma....
Really? Because if I remember right their offense was pretty danged good
Posted on 8/21/19 at 12:11 pm to bbvdd
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Really? Because if I remember right their offense was pretty danged good
Sure. But it was not physical.
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one of the least physical teams in the Top 10 in Oklahoma....
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
t7. Florida
t7. Georgia
9. Texas
10. WSU
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