My perspective on Ole Miss:
I read lot of article, including Jess's evaluation on Ole Miss this week, and here are some things I noticed so far:
Disclaimer: I'm basing the stats on the website provided here: http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/25
--Offense passing yards--
#12 Alabama is no. 12 (2 ints)
#13 Ole Miss (6 ints)
Justneedme81's perspective: i really think that it will come down to which defense performs the best. Turnover is the key here. Bo Wallace is a turnover machine, and I think that will be the factor in the game.
--3rd Down Conversion Pct--
#10 Ole miss is ranked 29/55 for .527
#1 Alabama is ranked 34/54 for .630
Justneedme81's perspective: I feel good about this one. Kiffin will find a way to get us 1st down on consistent basis. It seems to me that we score at will on almost every time we have the ball. Another thing to look for is the time of possession. Look for us to chew the clock off, to wear the defense down. I don't think I've seen Ole Miss playing well on third downs. They can be inconsistent especially in 3rd and 4th quarters. Notice the TOP for Alabama is no. 4 for 140 TOP and they are averaging 35. Ole Miss is ranked 30th.
Total Offense first 4 games:
Ole Miss- 304 plays for 1,985 yards, averaging 6.44 yards and has 19 touchdowns. Ranked #23
Alabama- 312 plays for 2,377 yards, averaging 7.62 yards and has 21 touchdowns. Ranked #4 (Baylor, Marshall and Texas A and M are ahead of Alabama)
Justneedme81's perspective: This shows that Alabama players can be very explosive and we can make big plays when needed. Ole Miss is close, but they're averaging 6 yards per play, and I think If we can shut them down and force them in 3rd and 7th and longer situation, we will be fine. I think we'll see lot of deep balls in this game.
Now off to Defense section:
Total Defense:
#5Alabama- 222 plays and 1001 yards. We are averaging 4.51 yards per play, giving up 3 Tds and we have5 OPP Tds. 250.3 yards per game.
#4 Ole Miss- 265 plays and 992 yards. They are averaging 3.74 yards per play, giving up 2 TDs and 2 Opp Tds. They are averaging 248.0.
Rushing Defense:
# 4 Alabama – 93 Opp Rush, 248 yards, 2.67, 1 TDs. Team are averaging 62 yards against us.
#34 Ole Miss- 130 Opp Rush, 458 yards, 3.52, 1 TDs. Team are averaging 114.5 against them.
Passing Defense: No need to get into details. We know the story.
#6 Ole Miss ( has 9 ints for the season)
#24 Alabama ( I think we have two?)
This stats
Third Downs Defense:
#3 Alabama- 12/50 and are averaging .250 against them.
#12 Ole Miss- 16/58 and are averaging .276 against them.
Justneedme81's perspective: It looks like a close call between those two teams, but it isn't. Alabama clearly has that advantage when it comes to 3rd down defense. We know that Ole Miss will throw more than they will run the ball, so I expect Alabama to be in nickel/Dime situations this year. We need to force them into 3rd down situations a lot and force turnovers. I think Ole Miss Defense is not legitimate just yet. I don't think their defense ever faced a team with so much talent this year such as White, Jones, Yeldon, Henry, Cooper, Drake, Fowler, Howard, and Sims throughout the game. They don't know who's going to line up where and what will happen. On the top of that, We will try and keep their defense on the field as long as possible to wear them down. It's too much for Ole Miss to deal with. This is too much for them to prepare for. The thing about Cooper is that he's very good and talent-wise, also, pays attention to their rushing defense and compare to ours. This will be very interesting matchup to look for on Saturday. I think we will force Ole miss to become one dimensional team and this will increase the chance of Bo turning over the ball several times in the game. We will wear them down. That's just my opinion.
I read lot of article, including Jess's evaluation on Ole Miss this week, and here are some things I noticed so far:
Disclaimer: I'm basing the stats on the website provided here: http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/25
--Offense passing yards--
#12 Alabama is no. 12 (2 ints)
#13 Ole Miss (6 ints)
Justneedme81's perspective: i really think that it will come down to which defense performs the best. Turnover is the key here. Bo Wallace is a turnover machine, and I think that will be the factor in the game.
--3rd Down Conversion Pct--
#10 Ole miss is ranked 29/55 for .527
#1 Alabama is ranked 34/54 for .630
Justneedme81's perspective: I feel good about this one. Kiffin will find a way to get us 1st down on consistent basis. It seems to me that we score at will on almost every time we have the ball. Another thing to look for is the time of possession. Look for us to chew the clock off, to wear the defense down. I don't think I've seen Ole Miss playing well on third downs. They can be inconsistent especially in 3rd and 4th quarters. Notice the TOP for Alabama is no. 4 for 140 TOP and they are averaging 35. Ole Miss is ranked 30th.
Total Offense first 4 games:
Ole Miss- 304 plays for 1,985 yards, averaging 6.44 yards and has 19 touchdowns. Ranked #23
Alabama- 312 plays for 2,377 yards, averaging 7.62 yards and has 21 touchdowns. Ranked #4 (Baylor, Marshall and Texas A and M are ahead of Alabama)
Justneedme81's perspective: This shows that Alabama players can be very explosive and we can make big plays when needed. Ole Miss is close, but they're averaging 6 yards per play, and I think If we can shut them down and force them in 3rd and 7th and longer situation, we will be fine. I think we'll see lot of deep balls in this game.
Now off to Defense section:
Total Defense:
#5Alabama- 222 plays and 1001 yards. We are averaging 4.51 yards per play, giving up 3 Tds and we have5 OPP Tds. 250.3 yards per game.
#4 Ole Miss- 265 plays and 992 yards. They are averaging 3.74 yards per play, giving up 2 TDs and 2 Opp Tds. They are averaging 248.0.
Rushing Defense:
# 4 Alabama – 93 Opp Rush, 248 yards, 2.67, 1 TDs. Team are averaging 62 yards against us.
#34 Ole Miss- 130 Opp Rush, 458 yards, 3.52, 1 TDs. Team are averaging 114.5 against them.
Passing Defense: No need to get into details. We know the story.
#6 Ole Miss ( has 9 ints for the season)
#24 Alabama ( I think we have two?)
This stats
Third Downs Defense:
#3 Alabama- 12/50 and are averaging .250 against them.
#12 Ole Miss- 16/58 and are averaging .276 against them.
Justneedme81's perspective: It looks like a close call between those two teams, but it isn't. Alabama clearly has that advantage when it comes to 3rd down defense. We know that Ole Miss will throw more than they will run the ball, so I expect Alabama to be in nickel/Dime situations this year. We need to force them into 3rd down situations a lot and force turnovers. I think Ole Miss Defense is not legitimate just yet. I don't think their defense ever faced a team with so much talent this year such as White, Jones, Yeldon, Henry, Cooper, Drake, Fowler, Howard, and Sims throughout the game. They don't know who's going to line up where and what will happen. On the top of that, We will try and keep their defense on the field as long as possible to wear them down. It's too much for Ole Miss to deal with. This is too much for them to prepare for. The thing about Cooper is that he's very good and talent-wise, also, pays attention to their rushing defense and compare to ours. This will be very interesting matchup to look for on Saturday. I think we will force Ole miss to become one dimensional team and this will increase the chance of Bo turning over the ball several times in the game. We will wear them down. That's just my opinion.
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All those talks we heard about Ole Miss, it aggravated me and I just had to post the numbers here.
