This is what appeared to me caught MT off guard. There were several plays where MT went to tackle EL and when he "got there" EL wasn't there. He had already planted and changed directions. Begrudgingly, Urban Meyer said it halftime. ND isn't used to the speed. In the regular season they were able to take bad angles and still get to the ball carrier but not last night. Take a bad angle and as MT learned you get toasted.The analyst this AM (Smith?) had it right when he said that ND was simply not used to the speed they were seeing and, as a consequence, were taking bad angles. This was particularly true with MT. He just wasn't as mobile as I expected...
During the regular season, those angles weren't "bad," because the players they were trying to tackle were so much slower...This is what appeared to me caught MT off guard. There were several plays where MT went to tackle EL and when he "got there" EL wasn't there. He had already planted and changed directions. Begrudgingly, Urban Meyer said it halftime. ND isn't used to the speed. In the regular season they were able to take bad angles and still get to the ball carrier but not last night. Take a bad angle and as MT learned you get toasted.
According to Brent, he is one of the most decorated players in college football history. :rolleye2:I know he didn't win the heisman, but he was highly decorated. After watching highlights, our offense made him look fairly inept. Thoughts?
I said the same thing last night to my husband about him looking like he was about to cry.if you watch the replay, there is a good shot of his expression going into the locker room at half. he looked like he was on the verge of sobbing. i think we made them quit at halftime.
one of the most honest responses I've ever heard from a coach...and tough for a coach to say, but I think he knew that his team was out mateched, and he gave credit to the team they were playing...Well, judging by Kelley's comments at the half - 'Coach, what's it going to take for your team to come back in the 2nd half?' Kelley: 'For Bama not to come back out.' - I'd say that they quit from top to bottom.
ESPN lists him as 6'2, 255, which appears to be about average for Bama's LBs' height. He weighs a little more than most of Bama's LBs.Is it just me, or did Teo look like someone who would be a safety on our team. I have no clue what his height/weight is, but he looked maybe 6'1 220 lbs. Pretty small for a middle linebacker by bama standards, or any college football teams standards for that matter. I havent watched any ND games prior to this one, but from the highlights I've seen I thought he would be bigger in stature than he looked last night.
Oh ok. He just didnt look 255 to me. It'll be interesting to see what he measures at the combine. Most players are an inch or two shorter than their list height. Not that it really matters, I was just curious.ESPN lists him as 6'2, 255, which appears to be about average for Bama's LBs' height. He weighs a little more than most of Bama's LBs.
I thought that was AJ's girlfriend???According to Brent, he is one of the most decorated players in college football history. :rolleye2: