Tw1st3d
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re: Film Guy did a 28 minute video on WTH is wrong with our run game.
Posted by Tw1st3d on 11/11/25 at 2:46 am to Kcstills17
I will use two #75"s, one from our past and one from the current team to make a series of comparative points. Barret Jones and Formby.
Both had/have heavy slow feet. Formby is a little bigger. There are 5 things Jones had that Formby does not and those differences make all the diffence..
(1) Jones had a huge mean streak
(2) Jones was a high intelect tacticion
(3) Jones was an unquestioned leader
(4) Jones had better body control
(5) Jones had "GOOD on GOOD"practices every week so he applied what he knew from full speed and contact before he ever got to game day rather than having to ramp up to the speed of the game to make adjustments on the fly.
Uprooting a big /strong/mean DT by an OG needs to have help from a tackle or center before the help climbs to the second level. That is an operation that requires experience / timing / trust that can only be gained in GOOD-on-Good practice. The OC and OL coaches have not lived with facing the SEC level of DL play every week until now. Some of the blocking systems and practice for exectution needs to be upgraded.
Both had/have heavy slow feet. Formby is a little bigger. There are 5 things Jones had that Formby does not and those differences make all the diffence..
(1) Jones had a huge mean streak
(2) Jones was a high intelect tacticion
(3) Jones was an unquestioned leader
(4) Jones had better body control
(5) Jones had "GOOD on GOOD"practices every week so he applied what he knew from full speed and contact before he ever got to game day rather than having to ramp up to the speed of the game to make adjustments on the fly.
Uprooting a big /strong/mean DT by an OG needs to have help from a tackle or center before the help climbs to the second level. That is an operation that requires experience / timing / trust that can only be gained in GOOD-on-Good practice. The OC and OL coaches have not lived with facing the SEC level of DL play every week until now. Some of the blocking systems and practice for exectution needs to be upgraded.
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re: I formation
Posted by Tw1st3d on 11/9/25 at 12:07 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
My guess, the I is a wrinkle they started working on in the off week. Riley and Dear are classic I-Backs without the body mass to be good single set backs at this point. What they need is a FB blocker to follow and cut off of. Dear appears to have the best "press the hole" capability.
If Danny Lewis is ready to go, I think he may be the best FB option with Cuevas being the next best option. Peyton Fox looks like he could be a good choice as well. With Cuevas/Lewis we could shift from a standard set to an I set on the fly. Cuevas/Lewis could also help offset the pass-pro issues that come with Riley/Dear.
Cuevas, Lewis, and Dear at the same time could be a really good run set.
If Danny Lewis is ready to go, I think he may be the best FB option with Cuevas being the next best option. Peyton Fox looks like he could be a good choice as well. With Cuevas/Lewis we could shift from a standard set to an I set on the fly. Cuevas/Lewis could also help offset the pass-pro issues that come with Riley/Dear.
Cuevas, Lewis, and Dear at the same time could be a really good run set.
LMAO - I would love to see CNS take their $100 mil for 4 years. They would have to spend another $8 mil + per year with 4 year contracts to get staff there with him at his age. (same issue he had in Tuscaloosa). They would also have to pay out big NIL for players and the turnover would be fun to watch.
Granted, it may work out well after a 1 year (or so) adjustment. Then they would be right back in the same spot in 4 years trying to replace a 79 year old coach.
Granted, it may work out well after a 1 year (or so) adjustment. Then they would be right back in the same spot in 4 years trying to replace a 79 year old coach.
re: Saban field
Posted by Tw1st3d on 10/22/25 at 9:12 am to crimsontater
If the paint is too thick and deep, the grass cannot get enough sun light and dies. They cut it as soon after a game as they can to remove the top layer of paint and give the grass as much recovery time as they can before the next game.
On the OL, speed and quickness are still our primary issue. When the D front 7 rushes with speed, quickness, and wrap stunts, our slow footed big boys cannot handle that. #74 has been improving on handling speed on the edge. He is not where he needs to be but he is far better than he was. Formby cannot handle speed off the edge. When Formby move inside to OG, a twist by the DL with an off line twisting bak inside, he does not have the "light feet" needed to push off with one hand and slide back for the twist pick-up.
#77 at OG is too forward in his stance to adjust cleanly to a twist redirect but he is a dude in clearing trees for the run game.
#77 at OG is too forward in his stance to adjust cleanly to a twist redirect but he is a dude in clearing trees for the run game.
re: Formby and Domani Jackson are terrible
Posted by Tw1st3d on 10/11/25 at 4:34 pm to Tide Groupee
Lee has long speed with a long stride. Short area quickness and initial acceleration is where he is limited. As he becomes better at bump and run and funneling guys to the sideline I suspect he will end up as a first round CB. For now, he needs to play boundary corner to limit his susceptibility to 20 yard hole shots.
I suspect that Ty may have a cracked rib on his left side. He also took a pretty heavy helmet hit to his left shin bone. The combination would make throwing hard a painful experience.
If he does have a cracked rib I doubt it will ever be made public before the end of the season. He did wince a few times today.
If he does have a cracked rib I doubt it will ever be made public before the end of the season. He did wince a few times today.
Lee has a speed issue that is a problem with a deep threat passer. We would need to have 3 or 12 for deep cover behind him. Keep 18 to the other side of the formation.
re: OL discussion
Posted by Tw1st3d on 10/5/25 at 10:22 pm to Diego Ricardo
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RG Formby
RT Carroll
I have no inside information, just a personal suspicion. Having Formby at RG when Carroll is at RT give Carroll someone to help him with assignments. Formby should be a very good security blanket for Carroll while he is learning.
re: Small Defensive Change
Posted by Tw1st3d on 10/2/25 at 2:16 am to CrimsonBoz
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re: VANDERBILT-Bad Name/GREAT Team - (Page 2)
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If I were the DC this
week, I would be tempted to run a 4-3 Dime.
#41 & #30 rotating at MLB
#0, #10, #21 & #16 rotating at OLB
#96, #90, #94 & #25 rotating at IDL
#42, #22, #31 & #8 rotating at ODL
Punch in the middle and speed on the edge - that would be some serious head hunters for Pavia to deal with.
It's a start
re: VANDERBILT-Bad Name/GREAT Team
Posted by Tw1st3d on 9/28/25 at 2:29 pm to CrimsonBoz
If I were the DC this
week, I would be tempted to run a 4-3 Dime.
#41 & #30 rotating at MLB
#0, #10, #21 & #16 rotating at OLB
#96, #90, #94 & #25 rotating at IDL
#42, #22, #31 & #8 rotating at ODL
Punch in the middle and speed on the edge - that would be some serious head hunters for Pavia to deal with.
week, I would be tempted to run a 4-3 Dime.
#41 & #30 rotating at MLB
#0, #10, #21 & #16 rotating at OLB
#96, #90, #94 & #25 rotating at IDL
#42, #22, #31 & #8 rotating at ODL
Punch in the middle and speed on the edge - that would be some serious head hunters for Pavia to deal with.
re: The QB situation is going to work out perfectly
Posted by Tw1st3d on 9/28/25 at 1:45 pm to RollTide33
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weakest QB draft classes in years
Assuming he continues to improve week overweek and plays well, the weakness of the QB class is the best reason for him to go 1 and done. However, which teams end up nearthe top of the draft board could be a good reason to pause before pulling that trigger.
re: Ryan Williams...can’t help but notice he’s a very bad route runner
Posted by Tw1st3d on 9/28/25 at 1:27 pm to Amarillo Tide
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I think he would really benefit from a long chat with Devonta Smith on the habits and little things you have to do to be the best WR out there
Maybe Devonta should start with introducing him to the Juggs machine & show him how to use it
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shift to in-state tuition if I remember right. I paid more in fraternity dues than my tuition because of the generous aid.
Yep, sorority cost for the girls did/are eating me alive. Now that the youngest is enrolled, I am looking at land to build and move back to Alabama. The youngest gets to keep the scholy money but apply it at in-state rates her second year on..
I can tell you that student housing options in Tuscaloosa are far superior to what Auburn has. Auburn is currently tearing down some of the old dorms to upgrade. Lots of freshmen are having to stay in off campus locations under Auburn contracts and the off campus sites are nicer than the on campus options.
Auburn is just now doing the rebuild/expansion of housing that Alabama started 10 to 15 years ago.
Auburn is just now doing the rebuild/expansion of housing that Alabama started 10 to 15 years ago.
re: Alabama enrollment hits 42,360 students
Posted by Tw1st3d on 9/17/25 at 11:23 am to Diego Ricardo
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The national merit scholar path is how you get big bucks from UA.
Yep, all 3 of my nephews got full ride from 3 different schools (Vandy, Alabama, & Covenant) based on being National Merit Scholars.
I know it was 10 years ago but at Alabama, my older daughters got an offer of $6K a year plus $4K per year (Bryant scholly) as in state and Auburn beat it.The year before my oldest, my nephew (at Alabama) from out of state got a full ride with the same GPA but 1 point higher ACT (granted, he was a National Merit Scholar per SAT and the girls were not).
My youngest (out of state) got $20K a year plus the $4K (Bryant) but chose Auburn at $16K per year.
I did not bother looking at the links, I just know what was offered was offered. Their 529 accounts covered the rest plus grad school for all 3.
My youngest (out of state) got $20K a year plus the $4K (Bryant) but chose Auburn at $16K per year.
I did not bother looking at the links, I just know what was offered was offered. Their 529 accounts covered the rest plus grad school for all 3.
re: Alabama enrollment hits 42,360 students
Posted by Tw1st3d on 9/16/25 at 10:20 pm to bamafan1953
When I started the enrolement was about 14K. When I finished is wasa little under 16K. Instate enrolement capped out in the mid to late 1990's at 18 ~ 20 K and has held pretty steady at that level. It is now easier to get scholarship money if you are from out of stae than in state.
Almost all of the growth since the mid to late 1990"s has been from out of state.
As for easier to get scholarship money from out of state than in state...I have 3 daughters. The older two had a 0.1 higher (4.3 vs 4.2) GPA than my youngest. The older two got much better money from Auburn than from Alabama. Auburn recruited them much harder than Alabama did. They were both in state. They both chose Auburn. My youngest daughter got much better money from Alabama than from Auburn. My wife is an Auburn Alum. The youngest grew up going to see her sisters at Auburn with her mom. She is now a freshman at Auburn. For her the choice had nothing to do with money. She wanted to have the experience her mom and sisters had.
Alabama got what they wanted, just none of it from me.
Almost all of the growth since the mid to late 1990"s has been from out of state.
As for easier to get scholarship money from out of state than in state...I have 3 daughters. The older two had a 0.1 higher (4.3 vs 4.2) GPA than my youngest. The older two got much better money from Auburn than from Alabama. Auburn recruited them much harder than Alabama did. They were both in state. They both chose Auburn. My youngest daughter got much better money from Alabama than from Auburn. My wife is an Auburn Alum. The youngest grew up going to see her sisters at Auburn with her mom. She is now a freshman at Auburn. For her the choice had nothing to do with money. She wanted to have the experience her mom and sisters had.
Alabama got what they wanted, just none of it from me.
re: What’s the issue with the running game?
Posted by Tw1st3d on 9/14/25 at 10:32 am to BabyBackBamaBoy
Alabama run game has a comflict in styles / body types / D front formats.
CKD/Grubb historically have used lighter OL with heavy use of pulling concepts that require more athletic body types rather than road graders. That better agilityalso better fits passpro needs. The problem when facing the top end teams in the SEC and BIG is that their DL tend to be bigger stronger body types that the lighter OL can't plow out of running lanes.
This mismatch showed up when Grubb's system faced the NFL front 7 types and his run game did not work. Where do the best NFL DL players tend to come from? SEC and BIG! Who are CKD and Grubb facing more often now than they ever have in their past? SEC DL with a little BIG blended in.
UGA, UT, LSU, AU have big athletic DL's. Texas under Sark is moving their DL structure to better aline with the top end of the SEC. T a&m bought a big strong DL class but has not utilized it properly.
CKD/Grubb have a group of big slow body types (upper classes) with a small / more atletic coaching style and system. Until the system and body types match the execution will not meld. Once the body types and system mesh they will still be at a disadvantage when the face a UGA type of DL. They will have to be good enough with the passing game and pass pro to overcome power run stoppers that can shut down the run game with 4 people and keep 7 in coverage.
CKD/Grubb historically have used lighter OL with heavy use of pulling concepts that require more athletic body types rather than road graders. That better agilityalso better fits passpro needs. The problem when facing the top end teams in the SEC and BIG is that their DL tend to be bigger stronger body types that the lighter OL can't plow out of running lanes.
This mismatch showed up when Grubb's system faced the NFL front 7 types and his run game did not work. Where do the best NFL DL players tend to come from? SEC and BIG! Who are CKD and Grubb facing more often now than they ever have in their past? SEC DL with a little BIG blended in.
UGA, UT, LSU, AU have big athletic DL's. Texas under Sark is moving their DL structure to better aline with the top end of the SEC. T a&m bought a big strong DL class but has not utilized it properly.
CKD/Grubb have a group of big slow body types (upper classes) with a small / more atletic coaching style and system. Until the system and body types match the execution will not meld. Once the body types and system mesh they will still be at a disadvantage when the face a UGA type of DL. They will have to be good enough with the passing game and pass pro to overcome power run stoppers that can shut down the run game with 4 people and keep 7 in coverage.
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