Link: Obligatory "Alabama didn't stop us" from the opposing team's quarterback

TideFan in AU said:

While I don't disagree with the sentiment of what you guys are saying, I do think we might have started that strategy a little early. Several our drives were snuffed our because they were long, methodical drives and we ended making drive killing mistakes. I think had we stayed aggressive in the first half and a couple of drives in the 3rd quarter, the score would have been 50+ and the game would have so far our reach OU probably folds up in the middle of the 3rd. Being that we shut it down when we did, they played like they were still going to win the game, because they had done that all year long.

I feel like the defense had to play 60 minutes against a highly motivated team unnecessarily.

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uafanataum said:

If the game lasted 6 quarters instead of 4 we still would have won by atleast 2 scores so why are they so focused on acting like quarters 2-4 was a come back?

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trenda said:

They only outscored us in one quarter. ONE. When we got the ball back with around 3 mins left in the third quarter, I made a comment in the game thread that I bet we score every time we get the ball from here on out except/unless we're taking the air out of the ball at the end. And guess what, that's exactly what happened. We were in complete control of that game. Physically and mentally. And, more importantly, from a coaching/strategy perspective.

OU scored on every single drive of the second half. The problem with that for them - and the genius of our coaching staff - is that they only got the ball four times in the second half and had to run 40 plays total to score those four times. That's not good when you're down 21 at the half and the opposition scores TDs on two of their three drives in the second half. After they cut the lead to 28-7, they got the ball six times. Only one drive was less than six plays; and that was because the clock ran out at the half on them. Three of those six drives consisted of 10 plays or more. Not optimal when you're trailing by three scores and the other team is continuing to score.

We slowed the game down after we went up 28-0. There's no denying that. What OU apparently doesn't realize is that we made THEM do it. LOL.

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B1GTide said:

At the end of the game, Murray was just as gassed as Alabama's defense. Meanwhile, Alabama's offense was hitting on all cylinders. If that game had gone on, the lead would have gotten wider and wider. With another 30 minutes of football, I think that Alabama wins by 30-40 points.

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RedWave said:

I don't know. I don't think teams we beat owe it to us to bow down and kiss our feet and proclaim us the greatest team ever the way some of you think they should. Saying things like they stopped themselves and such is just a way of them expressing that they still think they have a good team that played well and they are proud of. My feeling about Murray and the Heisman after that game is this: Tua played the better game, especially in terms of passing (his completion efficiency was absurd), than Murray. But Murray made some really good plays with his feet and did have me worried the entire game that he could possibly bring them back. He didn't manage to do so, but there is nothing really from his performance that makes me say "oh, this kid did not deserve the Heisman at all." He had a bad first quarter but IMO played really well the rest of the way. Again, Tua played better, but I would not strip him of his Heisman based on that game (the way I was tempted to say they should do with other players, such as Gino Toretta).

Sooner fans, you should be proud of your team. They got badly beaten early, and many would have just folded up their tents and went home at that point. Your guys did not. They fought hard and well until the end.

Bama fans, let's stop taking everything other teams say as such a slap in the face. The losing team needs a reason to feel positive about themselves as well. We got the win. Let's move on to the next one.

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B1GTide said:

He said that Alabama stopped them in the first quarter. He is right. After that, Alabama's defensive intensity lessened and you really didn't stop them again.

Murray was very humble in that interview. Watch it. Read his body language. Stop creating drama or disrespect where none exists.

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bamafan1966 said:

You are spot on....Murray was spent at the end of the game....ironically our time of possession was the only thing that allowed him to catch his breath....Bama's defense making him drive the field instead of quick strikes (except for the one long pass as mentioned earlier) coupled with the hits he took isn't the type game he is accustomed to playing....some have mentioned him going to the NFL but I believe he would struggle because what he faced playing Bama is closer to what he would face weekly.....IMO he can have a longer and possibly more lucrative career in baseball....

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