Game Thread: Barn vs. Kansas State (was, CFN article)
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Yea I wouldn't right now either. But by the end of the year when we play them I would take that matchup all day..
Can't believe more people don't realize that what happens in one game doesn't carry over to the next or rest of the season. There are hundreds of examples. We barely beat an average UT team at home in 2009 yet still went undefeated and won the NC. USCe was left for dead after week 1 this year and then turned around and beat everybody's new favorite team UGA. AU will only have one or at most two losses by the time the iron bowl comes around. They aren't losing 4-5 games..
I doubt they'll have four or five losses but it was quite obvious Kstate's defense is used to facing offenses like Auburn's. They knew exactly what to do and wasn't around looking confused. They also didn't have to load the box with 8 and 9 men either. Our defense could learn a lot from watching that tape.
I agree. I also think KSU didn't have to load the box because AU doesn't have Tre Mason. Both of their running backs and QB can be brought down with arm tackles. It's all about contain because if you can get a defender in position their RBs this year are easily brought down..
every *U co-worker has that "don't look me in the eyes, I don't want to talk about it" look this morning
I think it has just as much to do with not having Greg Robinson (OL) as well. The 1st round NFL pick by the St. Louis Rams.
Do you think the reality of "This ain't last year's team" is starting to hit them?
I think the weak link is at left guard. Shon seems to be doing fine at left tackle.
I'm guessing it is probably overall chemistry. One thing I have noticed is that y'all's offensive line isn't getting the push (as a whole unit) as y'all did last season. But to be honest, it would be unrealistic to expect that again. Y'all's offensive line had a special year last season and to routinely expect that type performance is unrealistic. We fell into the same trap after our 2012 season. We arguably had one of the best offensive lines in the history of college football.
Chemistry is a tricky thing. It's hard to tell what creates it and what causes it to leave.
On a side note, I think it's cruel that they put Nick Marshall's IQ score right there on his jersey.
Sometimes when we play these type of teams I feel like it takes so much energy to get the play in and get set that our guys don't have any energy to win the play. These offenses are designed to cause fatigue to a defense, but running our complicated defense against them can be doubly exhausting. JMO.
It has basically forced the hand of Saban to change or simplify his defense. Whatever Bill Snyder's group has done is the way to go. They obviously can run their defense in an efficient manner no matter how "fast" these offenses go.
But a big bulk of the problem is strictly fundamental stuff like one on one tackling and staying within your responsibilities.
True, I think it's difficult to play well during the play when there's chaos before the snap. The mindset of a player in the seconds before the ball is snapped is crucial, IMO. Our team was pretty fundamentally sound against Ole Miss and LSU last year. In fact, when playing regular-tempo offenses, we're the most fundamentally sound defense in college football.
Love him or hate him, but Paul Finebaum tweeted last night: "Nick Saban just flipped off the television...grinning."
The thing I see missing from AU right now is a dominant olineman and a dominant RB. They have two pretty good WRs. They will still be a tough out for every team..
And Jay Prosch, who was literally the equivalent of another guard. I said it before (and got into an almost violent argument with a relative over it), those two were going to be a challenge to replace. No matter who came in to take their place, the experience would be lacking, and since JP was the strongest person on the team (reportedly), it's just hard to imagine them just plugging in another player and immediately getting the same results. GM said last year that he had no idea what they would have done without him; maybe we will see definitively in two weeks.
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