That's probably not going to happen. He's very consistent. Kid doesn't make many mistakes.
Against Arizona State, you rushed for 178 yards and held them to 92. You ran and stopped the run. You were only -1 on the turnover margin.
I don't even consider stats obtained against Ball State or Nevada worthy of discussion (Ole Miss hung 70 on nobodies, it doesn't mean anything and the sooner a lot of fans of these track meet schools learn that, we'll all be better off)
Allen was 10 of 13 for 126 yards against Ball State.
Yeah, you hit 358 yards passing against Arkansas.....but Coker had 262 against the same defense. (In light of the fact we run a whole lot better than y'all do, I wouldn't be counting my chickens right now. You had a total of 27 more yards than we did and one more point......despite having TWO fewer turnovers.
Oh, and it took you the overtime, so there's 25 of the 27 yards and seven points.
Also, you don't need to stop the run to win this game. You need to contain Allen. Bring too much pressure and he will make you pay.
They all have a plan until that first turnover.
He's not Manziel by any means, but he quick enough to get the job done. Iso coverage on Reynolds and he will make you pay. You should be more concerned about how Coker will respond in long yardage situations.
Why are you assuming he's going to be in long yardage situations?
Your key to success is running and running often. Try to get cute with play calling and it might hurt you.
This is comical in light of your next comment...
Our LBs have not figured out how to defend the run yet,
Well then why in the world would we have to get cute with play calling if we're going to run right over you?
but maybe Chavis can figure out how to get them in position with an extra week of prep. Our DBs are good, not great, but they are getting better each week. I think they are good enough against your passing game. Like I said on the other thread if A&M can stop the run then A&M will win by more than a TD.
Are you aware that ATM has never beaten Alabama by a touchdown much less 'more' than one?
You know, three years ago it was Johnny Manziel. He was going to blow us out of the water. After getting spotted a 20-0 lead, he didn't do all that much and if not for some of the worst play calling I've ever seen, you lose that one.
Two years ago, same thing. He blows out to a 14-0 lead and turns his head and is down, 35-14. One more yard by Yeldon and the rout was secure.
Manziel certainly deserves credit for playing well in both games, but he lost one and he didn't put up his eye-catching 50 points in the other.
Last year, Kenny Hill was the latest in a long line of guys who were gonna put Alabama in their place. After all, he broke JM2's passing record in his first game.
59-0.
Now it's Kyle Allen. He went 3-2, but one of those wins was against ULM. My ex-wife coulda played QB at ATM and beaten ULM. Sure, he beat Arkansas, but Toledo beat the Hawgs and didn't need overtime to pull it off.
If we run, stop the run, and win the turnover battle and avoid stupid mistakes - we win. And if don't run and are stopped and lose the turnover battle and give up points on a short field and get flagged for a bunch of 15-yard penalties, we'll lose.
Don't be misled by the Ole Miss stats.
Ole Miss got an early FG because of an opening kickoff fumble at our own 17 (turnover).
They got their first TD thanks to an interception at the 26-yard line (turnover).
They got their second TD thanks to a fumble at the 18-yard line (turnover).
17 first half points, two from drives that BEGAN INSIDE the red zone. It's not like they drove on our defense for huge chunks of yardage.
Their first TD in the second half was the most ridiculous play of the year and the type of play they were fortunate at the outcome; even their own coach was ripping the QB for his awful throw despite the result.
They put together two decent drives and got two field goals. Then they hit what was an illegal play, but I'll give them credit for our defender leaving the guy open (we can argue the thing until the end of time but whatever).
Their pass stats are the result of two plays, one illegal and one that couldn't have been planned by Bill Belichick.
Their points stats are inflated by three easy turnovers - those 3 drives totaled 62 yards and netted 17 points.
Ole Miss didn't run, they didn't really stop our run but........BECAUSE of their winning the turnover battle and getting way out in front, we couldn't run like we would have normally.
One final note - Greyson Lambert looked like the next great thing until he found some adversity. I see Allen has two picks on the year. It kinda makes you wonder if he can keep his head if he throws two early.
