In case any Tide fans are curious as to how the other half lives....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhUHhemWyso&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhUHhemWyso&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I agree with you. My concern is falling prey to the '1 out of 5'. I have confidence in the team I back, it's the intangibles that jump up to spoil the party. And they always scare the heck out of me.ND may be hungrier and a team of destiny. Any team can win on a given day, but I believe Alabama wins 4 out of 5 times ... or more.
Thanks for posting the link.
Here you go:Thanks for sharing. I watched it entirely. CBK seems like a good guy.
Any player interviews you can provide?
The "4th and goal punt" and all...I imagine CBK is thinking, privately of course how to put into words the impending total domination the Irish will experience a few days from now. :BigA: He should speak with CMD of Michigan State. I'm thinking the final result will be similar.
I disagree with the assertion in bold above. I am sure every 'Bama fan would have said McCarron was better than Manziel before the TAMU game as well. McCarron may make few mistakes but no way does he have the arm or legs that Golson does. McCarron was better than the Everett Golson of the first five games this year. Golson is better than McCarron now. I honestly believe that will be demonstrated on Jan 7. More than any other ND player, I think Golson is going to be your ruin.I only watched 10 minutes. He's not going to give away any strategy. Kelly is an upper echelon coach and he'll have ND ready.
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Alabama's advantage is in having recruited better, having more depth, having a better QB, and having been to the dance before. The team with the best players usually wins.
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You do realize that he's the #1 rated QB in the land in passing efficiency and Golson is ranked #63, even with improvement? I've watched a fair amount of all three now and I find it quite an overreach to say that Golson's arm is better than McCarron's when there's just no evidence for it. That's just silly. "Golson is going to be your ruin" is pretty close to the smack we don't allow from rival fans and would be better kept on ND boards...I disagree with the assertion in bold above. I am sure every 'Bama fan would have said McCarron was better than Manziel before the TAMU game as well. McCarron may make few mistakes but no way does he have the arm or legs that Golson does. McCarron was better than the Everett Golson of the first five games this year. Golson is better than McCarron now. I honestly believe that will be demonstrated on Jan 7. More than any other ND player, I think Golson is going to be your ruin.
It's not April 1st so you clearly must be joking. I would take McCarron blindfolded over Golson. #1 in passing efficiency over #63. I'll take my chances. Roll Tide.I disagree with the assertion in bold above. I am sure every 'Bama fan would have said McCarron was better than Manziel before the TAMU game as well. McCarron may make few mistakes but no way does he have the arm or legs that Golson does. McCarron was better than the Everett Golson of the first five games this year. Golson is better than McCarron now. I honestly believe that will be demonstrated on Jan 7. More than any other ND player, I think Golson is going to be your ruin.
Hahahahaha...I disagree with the assertion in bold above. I am sure every 'Bama fan would have said McCarron was better than Manziel before the TAMU game as well. McCarron may make few mistakes but no way does he have the arm or legs that Golson does. McCarron was better than the Everett Golson of the first five games this year. Golson is better than McCarron now. I honestly believe that will be demonstrated on Jan 7. More than any other ND player, I think Golson is going to be your ruin.
No sense in letting statistics and facts get in the way of laying down some good smack EarleYou do realize that he's the #1 rated QB in the land in passing efficiency and Golson is ranked #63, even with improvement? I've watched a fair amount of all three now and I find it quite an overreach to say that Golson's arm is better than McCarron's when there's just no evidence for it. That's just silly. "Golson is going to be your ruin" is pretty close to the smack we don't allow from rival fans and would be better kept on ND boards...
His stats have not improved - the learning curve thing is completely fabricated by the media, and the ND fans have bought it. Check his stats. Against good opponents, he is a 50% passer. He has only 11 TD passes all season - almost none against good opponents.I don't think the "efficiency" says much: your run-based offensive scheme doesn't rely on your QB the way our offense does. Also, Golson's stats are distorted by his "learning curve" during the first half of the season.
His effectiveness has improved greatly with experience. % of completions is a rather weak stat in any event because of the situational variables it doesn't account for. Golson has made more clutch throws than McCarron has this year.His stats have not improved - the learning curve thing is completely fabricated by the media, and the ND fans have bought it. Check his stats. Against good opponents, he is a 50% passer. He has only 11 TD passes all season - almost none against good opponents.
As for the comparisons to Manziel - it is beyond absurd to continue to compare the two. Only in ND fans' dreams is Golson in his area code.
LOL, completion percentage is a rather weak stat for a QB? Golson has made more clutch throws than McCarron but has less than half the # of TD's. Come on man...His effectiveness has improved greatly with experience. % of completions is a rather weak stat in any event because of the situational variables it doesn't account for. Golson has made more clutch throws than McCarron has this year.
You didn't read my post clearly if you inferred I was comparing Golson to Manziel in terms of their respective abilities. I didn't say he was better than Manziel (I didn't say he wasn't better either). I said he was more like Manziel than any QB you faced this year. This is a true statement. I was speaking about his running ability and his elusiveness for the most part.
You seriously consider completion percentage to be a "weak" stat? Respectfully, if McCarron's stats and Golson's stats were reversed, you would be using them to prove your case. Since Golson comes up so woefully short, you discard stats, citing "situational variables".His effectiveness has improved greatly with experience. % of completions is a rather weak stat in any event because of the situational variables it doesn't account for. Golson has made more clutch throws than McCarron has this year.