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81usaf92 said:
Well who actually outside of Alabama is a REAL threat to win the west? It is quite possible that the East as a whole is better than the West. Auburn and LSU have horrible offenses with better than average defenses, Ole Miss has a potential high power offense with a crap defense, Arkansas is a dumpster fire, aTm is a year or two away from making a good stab at it, and MSU is a good defense with a questionable offense.
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I know LSU played Ole Miss (who has bad defense), but I think BAMA's toughest game will be vs LSU, especially since it is at LSU (probably at night). That game may decide the West. If BAMA stays healthy, especially the starters, we should beat LSU, but they always give us a good game no matter the record (at that stadium).

Their QB completion percentage isn't great, but he seems to be improving. He's tough, makes passes when he needs to, and before I turned it off at the half last night, seems to be able to run when he needs to.
 
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Saban4Ever said:
I know LSU played Ole Miss (who has bad defense), but I think BAMA's toughest game will be vs LSU,.
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Its possible, but unless LSU can score 30 on us then they don't have a shot, and even then I'm unsure it will be enough.



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especially since it is at LSU (probably at night). .
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This is probably the only worry I actually have with them. Our last 4 trips down there we should've killed them, but our OCs were calling dumb gameplans. But I think Locksley and Enos are a better combo, and will be more concerned at kicking butt, and playing backups than winning Heismans and calling gimmick plays


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That game may decide the West.
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Unless something changes I think it will decide the west.

Saban4Ever said:
If BAMA stays healthy, especially the starters, we should destroy LSU,
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Saban4Ever said:
Their QB completion percentage isn't great, but he seems to be improving. He's tough, makes passes when he needs to, and before I turned it off at the half last night, seems to be able to run when he needs to
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Improving vs La Tech and Ole Miss is not a huge accomplishment. The next 4 games he is going to see far superior defenses that are going to make him prove he is better than "just slightly better than Danny Etling" and will probably load the box to take out the run.
 
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If the LSU game was in T-Town, I would have no doubts that we destroy them by 21+.

But it’s in Death Valley and even with our prolific passing attacks in 2012 and 2014, it took a last minute screen and OT to beat them in BR.
 
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I said early on that the LSU game will be the toughest game of the year for Florida. It's a home game for us but that Joe Burrow scares me.

Georgia will be tough but if we can somehow prevail against LSU, I think anything's possible.
 
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RammerJammer15 said:
But it’s in Death Valley and even with our prolific passing attacks in 2012 and 2014, it took a last minute screen and OT to beat them in BR.
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2012- We didn't have the elite game in 2012 anywhere like we do now. Our strength the whole year was Lacy and Yeldon running behind the best O line ever assembled. That particular night we had Nuss trying to win the Heisman for AJ when Eddie and TJ were gashing them on the ground. It was 14-3 at half time....

Drive 1:

1st & 10 at ALA 25

(14:54 - 3rd) AJ McCarron pass incomplete.

2nd & 10 at ALA 25

(14:45 - 3rd) Eddie Lacy rush for 6 yards to the Alab 31.

3rd & 4 at ALA 31

(14:05 - 3rd) AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Eddie Lacy, broken up by Barkevious Mingo.

4th & 4 at ALA 31


(13:55 - 3rd) Cody Mandell punt for 42 yards, returned by Odell Beckham for 6 yards to the LSU 33.

Drive 2:



1st & 10 at ALA 20

(12:00 - 3rd) Eddie Lacy rush for a loss of 6 yards to the Alab 14.

2nd & 16 at ALA 14

(11:20 - 3rd) Eddie Lacy rush for 11 yards to the Alab 25.

3rd & 5 at ALA 25

(10:42 - 3rd) AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Kenny Bell.

4th & 5 at ALA 25

(10:34 - 3rd) Cody Mandell punt for 33 yards, fair catch by Odell Beckham at the LSU 42.


Drive 3:



1st & 10 at LSU 44

(3:19 - 3rd) T.J. Yeldon rush for 4 yards to the LSU 40.

2nd & 6 at LSU 40

(2:40 - 3rd) T.J. Yeldon rush for 23 yards to the LSU 17 for a 1ST down.

1st & 10 at LSU 17

(2:15 - 3rd) T.J. Yeldon rush for 5 yards to the LSU 12.

2nd & 5 at LSU 12

(1:30 - 3rd) T.J. Yeldon rush for 2 yards to the LSU 10.

3rd & 3 at LSU 10

(1:13 - 3rd) Timeout LOUISIANA STATE, clock 1:13.

3rd & 3 at LSU 10


(1:06 - 3rd) T.J. Yeldon rush for no gain, fumbled, recovered by LSU Sam Montgomery at the LSU 10.

Drive 4



1st & 10 at ALA 27

(12:49 - 4th) AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Michael Williams, broken up by Bennie Logan.

2nd & 10 at ALA 27

(12:15 - 4th) Eddie Lacy rush for 1 yard to the Alab 28.

3rd & 9 at ALA 28

(12:02 - 4th) AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marvin Shinn.

4th & 9 at ALA 28

(11:51 - 4th) Cody Mandell punt for 45 yards, returned by Odell Beckham for 10 yards to the LSU 37.


Drive 5:



1st & 10 at ALA 24

(8:34 - 4th) AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Kevin Norwood, broken up by Jalen Mills.

2nd & 10 at ALA 24

(8:20 - 4th) AJ McCarron pass complete to Marvin Shinn for no gain to the Alab 24.

3rd & 10 at ALA 24

(7:42 - 4th) AJ McCarron rush for 3 yards to the Alab 27.

4th & 7 at ALA 27

(7:20 - 4th) Cody Mandell punt for 55 yards, fair catch by Odell Beckham at the LSU 18.
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Point is that 2012 game was only a classic because Nuss made it a classic with stupid playcalling. He also made the SECCG a classic for the same kinda playcalling


2014: They just matched up well against us that night, and probably should've beat us. Lane didn't call one of his best games until the end.


Point is, that since 2010 its been more of what we did and didn't do than what they did when weve been down there. I don't know if our OC's sneak off to NOLA the night before or what, but its been some of the dumbest playcalling when we go down there for some reason when it becomes obvious we should be winning going away.
 
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Their trailer was still sitting in the median this morning. It looked like they had the rear axle on a rollback wrecker.
 
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Saban4Ever said:
I know LSU played Ole Miss (who has bad defense), but I think BAMA's toughest game will be vs LSU, especially since it is at LSU (probably at night). That game may decide the West. If BAMA stays healthy, especially the starters, we should beat LSU, but they always give us a good game no matter the record (at that stadium).

Their QB completion percentage isn't great, but he seems to be improving. He's tough, makes passes when he needs to, and before I turned it off at the half last night, seems to be able to run when he needs to.
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Bama’s defense needs to key on him and prevent him from running...... take him out of the equation
 
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