Poll: If we win the toss vs. A&M, offense or defense first?

If Alabama wins the coin toss vs. Texas A&M, what should Coach Saban choose?


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Special K

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I say offense. Give the o-line an early shot at redemption, see if we can put together a long clock eating drive and put A&M in a hole early. What say you?
 

B1GTide

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Saban will take the ball, but I would defer and play defense. I have more confidence in your ability to stop Manziel from the outset than in your ability to score on the first drive.
 

selmaborntidefan

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I prefer defense first but in light of this being the biggest game in the history of Kyle Field, I'm not so sure it wouldn't be better to take the ball first. If aTm gets it first & scores, you have a raucous crowd screaming wild on your first possession.

There's a reason he's the coach & I'm in the house chair.
 

B1GTide

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I prefer defense first but in light of this being the biggest game in the history of Kyle Field, I'm not so sure it wouldn't be better to take the ball first. If aTm gets it first & scores, you have a raucous crowd screaming wild on your first possession.

There's a reason he's the coach & I'm in the house chair.
Until you take control of this game, the crowd will be CRAZY.
 

RammerJammer91

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I'd go on Defense first. I'd love nothing more to score before the half and then get the ball right back to start the 3rd quarter and go down the field on them again.
 

jcabama

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Almost without exception I'd take defense--this is the "almost". I say let's take the ball and run it down their throat early and keep Mr. Football on the sidelines a little longer.
 

danb

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Through my lifetime watching the Tide, we always seemed to play D when we won the toss. Since Saban's tenure, he seems to tend to do the opposite. I don't expect this game to be any different.

I'd tend to say put the D out there, but I expect to see the offense first if we win the toss..and like stated above, that's why Saban is the man and I'm just an armchair coach...
 

Johnnyb

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Jan 4, 2011
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We sure as heck better not choose defense! Either receive or differ.

Unless we're feeling bold and want to give them the ball in both halves.
 

colbysullivan

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We sure as heck better not choose defense! Either receive or differ.

Unless we're feeling bold and want to give them the ball in both halves.
I remember that happening a few years ago. The team that won the toss said "We'll kick" and the ref was like "Really?" The other team got the ball to start both halves :p
 

CajunCrimson

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I think we play D first -- so we have the ball starting the second half. I'd rather their D be on the field as long as possible in the 2nd half....
 

Tiderollin32

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Score on the first drive to take the crowd out of the game. On their first drive make them go three and out.
 

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