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Not that it matters but personally I had Tennessee as a 100% L column game looking at the schedule before the season. Our defense keeps us in games but I figured Heupel would out smart us in that one. UGA I figured would be an L but based on deboer’s history against them I figured it could go either way. They’ve surprised me against teams like USC and even a&m yesterday. And even FSU honestly. I don’t know why all the sports books have had LSU as a 3 or 4 pt favorite all year. I think coming off an off week it’ll be a close game, and maybe since the refs have already screwed us so blatantly this season they’ll lay off it in BR. Having said that, Vandy and AU will be a problem. That puts us at 9-3 best case and 8-4 worst. Just my 2 cents.

If you could at least hold on to the ball and run more than 1:15 off the clock and play for a field goal on offense then kick the ball off and have the other team start on their own 25, you’d see an elite defensive game.

Lolz

Agreed, whether it was Milroe or Simpson he’s never done it

Right but the excuse was Mack knows Grubbs system during fall camp/ qb battle and that was his advantage. Well everyone’s talking about $67.5 mil buyout, fire grubb, yada yada. Just play the guy that knows the system because there will not be a reckoning today where they just start running the ball 50 times.

Thoughts?

I’ll provide a very basic opinion in the middle of all this great analysis. If GA tries to win the middle 8, which they’re good at, and with ball control, which we know they do. And it’s a rather close game, which I am sure it will be (unless bama just goes apeshite on offense and the dawgs can’t keep up) -I really haven’t seen em play much this yr but they look the same as they always do). Limiting penalties on the bama side of the ball will be crucial. I can live with a hold here or there by a receiver, because to me that shows effort, but if Alabama is getting them into 3rd and 5, or if 2nd & 6’s when bama has the ball turn into 2nd and 11 because of bonehead penalties. That keeps drives alive for the other team and burns up clock which would not play into our hands in my opinion.

It doesn’t matter if next yr is supposed to be a good year with a great opponent and maybe we will be better. It’s the original poster’s point, will we ever keep tripping over our own feet? Will we continue to call a pass play on 3rd and 2 in the opponent’s territory? That’s the question. But if we continue to do that, yes KW will leave.

I am not so surprised because I knew we would be solid, but they look like wreckers and gang tackle. I know it is early but replacing our two inside backers had me concerned just against teams that want to test that against us- and we have yet to really see that. Metz and #0 look good. Playing safeties up to compensate for inexperience at inside linebacker I don’t love when you face a competent qb and luckily fsu doesn’t have that but if they commit to running and then work in play action to help that’ll be something to watch but luckily our defensive backfield is deep. That’s why I think Kane is so good with his interior d lineman strategy. Offense has got to keep the defense off the field though overall.

Outside of this, and this was not a shot at Alabama, but at a player “using Alabama”, what exactly has Greg said bad about Alabama? Seriously? People talk about “jabs”, and “trying to be non-bias”. Give me some examples? He doesn’t make a living off JOX. He’s not trying to be Kirk herbstriet, he already is herbstriet, he just has to wait it out until herbstriet is gone. And if that doesn’t work out, he’s a Rhodes scholar. I mean, at least he’s not Jay Barker over here facing felonies and crap. Although, it was super apparent Alabama means a lot to Jay. Probably has a lot to do with him being an in state guy.

And he is not trying to be objective. He HAS to be objective or the other talking heads that sit on set with him will eat his lunch. And if IRC he’s always had our back related to getting into the playoffs.