If Saban were the kind of coach who ran up scores and left in the first string players, the spread would be more like-24. We should be fine.
What does Saban hate more than being buried prematurely by the press? Being crowned prematurely by the press.The ESPN guys slobbered all over us this morning, as did the SECN guys. Newspapers are all but crowning us with #17.
Saban will hate that with the power of a thousand suns.
You're right about that!What does Saban hate more than being buried prematurely by the press? Being crowned prematurely by the press.
Still, I am sure we are going to hear the same garbage this week about aTm having a high-powered offense and how Bama has trouble defending them. Despite the facts say otherwise ;-)Here are A&M's and UT's stats (I've removed Bama's stats from UT's as they skew the data) as well as Bama's stats through all seven games:
Scoring D:
A&M: 19.2 ppg
UT: 26.7 ppg
Bama: 15.0 ppg
Rushing D:
A&M: 159 ypg
UT: 183 ypg
Bama: 64 ypg
Passing D:
A&M: 278.2 ypg
UT: 216.3 ypg
Bama: 210.1 ypg
Total D:
A&M: 437.5 ypg
UT: 399.2 ypg
Bama: 274 ypg
Overall, A&M and UT are pretty evenly matched. That said, Bama is better by far by every defensive measure. Alabama also scores over 5 ppg more than A&M does.
I think we run the table from here on out. #17 coming.Vegas is clearly a bit shell shocked after being hard pressed to find a number for Tennessee number that didn't just bring big public Bama plays.
Also, I don't know if Alabama will cover this but even I - a very pragmatic guy who tends to give our opponents a tad bit more credit that the average fan - has trouble seeing how this team won't go 12-0 right now.
I agree with this. If our guys show up and execute, we will win handily. So the real question is, not what AM will do, but rather will our team put forth the same effort that they did yesterday?The only question will be, like Crimsonaudio said, can we maintain our focus after beating UT and LSU up next.
If we play like we're capable of playing, it's not close. If we don't, it will be. That simple.
Not to pick on you, but you also have to remove the Prairie View AM game from ATM's data as well. That's not even a competitor. So let me show you what you get in bold:Here are A&M's and UT's stats (I've removed Bama's stats from UT's as they skew the data) as well as Bama's stats through all seven games:
Scoring D:
A&M: 19.2 ppg (23.0)
Rushing D:
A&M: 159 ypg (184.4) - PVAM only had 32 rush yards
Passing D:
A&M: 278.2 ypg (299.2)
Total D:
A&M: 437.5 ypg (484 ypg)
Overall, A&M and UT are pretty evenly matched. That said, Bama is better by far by every defensive measure. Alabama also scores over 5 ppg more than A&M does.
Fair call, thanks for the updated data.Not to pick on you, but you also have to remove the Prairie View AM game from ATM's data as well. That's not even a competitor.
Doesn't bother me as long as they don't bring another smuck like Manning in the booth again. That was intolerable..What's the over under on the number of mentions and video of the Oklahoma Sugar Bowl win against Bama?
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aTm's defensive front 7 is much better than TN's. I have seen the stats, but they are better no matter what the stats seem to show. I'm not saying that you won't be able to run on them - just saying that it won't be as easy.Here's another stat I'm sure they noticed:
Last week UT avg. 1 yard per rushing attempt against Bama. The week before they avg. 8 yards per against the vaunted A&M DL. I expect a very similar line of attack on offense and my guess is it very effective.
Johnny Football?[emoji12]Doesn't bother me as long as they don't bring another smuck like Manning in the booth again. That was intolerable..
You'd better bet on it. Knight is one of the few college players still active who's been on the winning side against Bama...What's the over under on the number of mentions and video of the Oklahoma Sugar Bowl win against Bama?
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Analyst-to-be, don't you see? "Now we got ourselves a ballgame" and "Butch is great, he's turned this program around" are as epigrammatic as any auditioner could hope for. On the QVC Recycled Ordure Channel...Doesn't bother me as long as they don't bring another smuck like Manning in the booth again. That was intolerable.