This has always interested me. We`ve not always played "out of sync" on the road. Communications the major issue? If so, how to repair?
Road Vs. Home, What are the Issues..?
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Its strange, it's almost the complete opposite of 2011 and 2012, where we would usually play better on the road than at home. I guess you can chalk it up to every team being different. I really don't know.
Good question by the way.
I think this team feels pressure more than other teams. I like that because you know they really care about winning but we've seen that all that pressure on themselves made them sloppy.
Communication between Blake Sims and Lane Kiffin. They have a more difficult time on the rode. This is something that will need to improve.
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I think a lot of it was confidence. Blake got rattled a little. He needed a re-boot of sorts and he got it this past weekend. I think he will be much more effective this week against the Viles.
I don't think it's only about Blake -- the offensive line has been less effective; the receivers haven't created the same space; the linebackers have been slow to react; and the DBs appeared almost wooden in their inability to react to the ball. And, of course, Blake hasn't been as good either.
Weird dynamic that needs an immediate fix come Saturday. Smashing Pumpkins in Knoxville.
Weird dynamic that needs an immediate fix come Saturday. Smashing Pumpkins in Knoxville.
We were fine in the Ole Miss game until our center went down. Then it was hurting the communication and the crowd as well and it went through the Arky game. I believe the communication will be better this weekend on the road. We had a lot of things happen in a game and a half. Nothing like home cooking to help solve the issues.
Maybe we just need to "Clear the mechanism" ( Billy Chapel, For the Love of the Game )
I also think losing Ryan Kelly had something to do with it. The closer a team gets to each other, the better road team they become. They start to play for each other instead of playing for themselves.
Don't forget, we've got a very young and inexperienced team as well. Youth can certainly play a part. I think that, combined with the key injury to Kelly, probably contributed most to the road struggles in the second half of the Ole Miss game and the Arkansas game.
Communication on offense has been an issue all year with Lane. Don't know why. it gets complicated on the road with crowd noise. I would love to resolve the issues though. This team could be great if they can clean up a few things. Road communication being one of the most important.
. According to Phill Steele , we rank 107th of 128 in returning experience . Only team with less in SEC is Tennessee.
When we play away, are the players just missing some good home cooking in Tuscaloosa?
What is Coach Saban feeding them on the road? Where did they stay and eat in Oxford and in Fayetteville?
Are the fans of the road team keeping the players from sleeping in their hotel with excessive noise?
What is Coach Saban feeding them on the road? Where did they stay and eat in Oxford and in Fayetteville?
Are the fans of the road team keeping the players from sleeping in their hotel with excessive noise?
To further my point , I found this on VolNation. It was to illustrate how terribly young UT is, and they are. But it shows that Bama ranks near the bottom in every experience category. The statistics are from Phil Steele.
Combined Experience Rank
Rank - Team - Exp Pts
1 MS St. 77.36
2 AU 76.38
3 SC 70.12
4 Ole MS 69.46
5 AR 64.37
6 KY 62.47
7 FL 60.03
8 GA 58.72
9 A&M 55.55
10 BAMA 49.95
11 LSU 46.82
12 MO 45.79
13 Vols 44.85
14 Vandy 44.25
Senior Experience Rank
Rank - Team -Senior Strs - Snr 2 Deep - Snr Exp Pts
1 - AU - 12 - 4 - 79
2 - MS St. - 12 -4 - 75
3 - Ole MS - 8 - 6 - 72
4 - SC - 7 - 5 - 71
5 - GA - 10 - 4 - 70
6 - KY - 8 - 8 - 66
7 - AR - 9 - 3 - 65
8 - BAMA - 8 - 4 - 63
9 - MO - 10 - 2 - 63
10 - FL - 7 - 4 - 57
11 - A&M - 8 - 5 - 56
12 - LSU - 6 - 3 - 50
13 - Vols - 5 - 2 - 45
14 - Vandy - 5 - 1 - 42
Lettermen Returning Rank
Rank - Team - LTR Return
1 - SC - 85.29%
2 - MS St. - 82.61%
3 - A&M - 75.00%
4 - AU - 73.61%
5 - LSU - 73.33%
6 - FL - 70.00%
7 - KY - 69.44%
8 - Vandy - 69.35%
9 - Ole MS - 68.97%
10 - GA - 68.92%
11 - AR - 68.75%
12 - BAMA - 68.57%
13 - MO - 61.90%
14 - Vols - 59.72%
OL Career Starts Rank
Rank - Team - OL CAR STRS
1 - SC - 113
2 - AU - 113
3 - A&M - 89
4 - Vandy - 83
5 - MS St. - 81
6 - LSU - 75
7 - KY - 74
8 - MO - 72
9 - FL - 66
10 - Ole MS - 61
11 - GA - 54
12 - AR - 51
13 - BAMA - 37
14 - Vols - 6
Our offensive line starts are lower than what are shown with the absence of Ryan Kelly's numbers. This inexperience. With the pressure to win probably has the team really tight on the road. BTW, Tennessee will probably be pretty good in the next few years when the diapers come off their young team
Combined Experience Rank
Rank - Team - Exp Pts
1 MS St. 77.36
2 AU 76.38
3 SC 70.12
4 Ole MS 69.46
5 AR 64.37
6 KY 62.47
7 FL 60.03
8 GA 58.72
9 A&M 55.55
10 BAMA 49.95
11 LSU 46.82
12 MO 45.79
13 Vols 44.85
14 Vandy 44.25
Senior Experience Rank
Rank - Team -Senior Strs - Snr 2 Deep - Snr Exp Pts
1 - AU - 12 - 4 - 79
2 - MS St. - 12 -4 - 75
3 - Ole MS - 8 - 6 - 72
4 - SC - 7 - 5 - 71
5 - GA - 10 - 4 - 70
6 - KY - 8 - 8 - 66
7 - AR - 9 - 3 - 65
8 - BAMA - 8 - 4 - 63
9 - MO - 10 - 2 - 63
10 - FL - 7 - 4 - 57
11 - A&M - 8 - 5 - 56
12 - LSU - 6 - 3 - 50
13 - Vols - 5 - 2 - 45
14 - Vandy - 5 - 1 - 42
Lettermen Returning Rank
Rank - Team - LTR Return
1 - SC - 85.29%
2 - MS St. - 82.61%
3 - A&M - 75.00%
4 - AU - 73.61%
5 - LSU - 73.33%
6 - FL - 70.00%
7 - KY - 69.44%
8 - Vandy - 69.35%
9 - Ole MS - 68.97%
10 - GA - 68.92%
11 - AR - 68.75%
12 - BAMA - 68.57%
13 - MO - 61.90%
14 - Vols - 59.72%
OL Career Starts Rank
Rank - Team - OL CAR STRS
1 - SC - 113
2 - AU - 113
3 - A&M - 89
4 - Vandy - 83
5 - MS St. - 81
6 - LSU - 75
7 - KY - 74
8 - MO - 72
9 - FL - 66
10 - Ole MS - 61
11 - GA - 54
12 - AR - 51
13 - BAMA - 37
14 - Vols - 6
Our offensive line starts are lower than what are shown with the absence of Ryan Kelly's numbers. This inexperience. With the pressure to win probably has the team really tight on the road. BTW, Tennessee will probably be pretty good in the next few years when the diapers come off their young team
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I agree with you. We have a very young team as well as first year starter at QB. I too believe they will learn from each game. At home they are more comfortable with 100,000 plus having their back
RTR
More with nobody making plays and Blake feeling he had to do it by himself. CNS said too many playmakers to do that and got to get them involved as a team to succeed. He also told the OL that it all started with them and without them none of the skill players would be able to anything regardless of talent. They ALL embraced the challenge and you saw the result.
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