I fully believe this 100 percent. That is why I stayed away from the board until today to digest what happened and had to remind myself that we are young.
I think some of us need to back up and think...
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As much as you've tried to explain it, people just don't get it. I mean we win and they expect it every season. Where were they during the DuBose, Fran, & Shula era?
Is that the Mel Brooks parody in which three rabbis vacation in Honolulu and discover a sixth book written by Moses?
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I remember being in the stadium for that UCF debacle under DuBose when the last kickoff....wasn't our fullback, McClintoc, laying on a UCF player and punching him?
And then DuBose apologized in his post game press conference?
Oh those were the days.
And then "hold the rope."
And then "its rollin baby."
And then Shula, and then "we've gotta stop that inside trap."
My family had TidePride tickets during the worst time of Alabama football.
I'll tell you where I was: watching Alabama football and apparently "staring down the barrel of a gun." Thank God those days are over!
Roll Tide!!
ChattTide
didn't we have a player(s) do something similar at the end of the 2006 barn game. i was there and remember some stupid crap happening at the end. i also remember thanking the barners who were taunting us as we walked out of the stadium for getting shula fired.
With all the back and forth about what can and should be done, how to fix it, blaming coaches, blaming players, and on and on what is the answer? After having some time to reflect on the outcome and Bama's defense overall the past couple of years there is only one answer. You have to hit on big time defensive line recruits. That is the beginning and end. You need 4 to 5 guys that can put their hand in the dirt and go disrupt the offense all alone. They have to regularly penetrate into the backfield. The best way to disrupt an offense isn't the edge guys it's the guys lining up over the guards and center. Pushing the pocket back into the QB's face is the best thing you can do to throw off a passing play. This also disrupts the timing of running plays.
Even doing the things talked about previously there are still players like Watson out there that on a given day will get you anyway. On the defensive side of the ball no player is more important than the big man that can attack and get into the backfield in modern college football. College football has changed to the point that the "mush rush" philosophy is dead. You have to get into the backfield immediately, and hope it's enough.
Even doing the things talked about previously there are still players like Watson out there that on a given day will get you anyway. On the defensive side of the ball no player is more important than the big man that can attack and get into the backfield in modern college football. College football has changed to the point that the "mush rush" philosophy is dead. You have to get into the backfield immediately, and hope it's enough.
One more thing, he can't prevent guys turning pro when they should stay another year. I'm sure there are some who think he should.
SIAP - Here's a list of defensive players the coaching staff had hoped or expected to be back this season:
- Mack Wilson
- Deionte Thompson
- Eyabi Anoma
And then a list of guys they expected to have available for this season
- Dylan Moses
- LaBryan Ray
- Josh McMillon
Looking at this it's pretty clear to see why we're struggling defensively and Saban's comment about how we can't just crap out another 5*. Imagine our defense with all those guys on the field or available. I bet we hold LSU to around 20 points instead of 40+..
- Mack Wilson
- Deionte Thompson
- Eyabi Anoma
And then a list of guys they expected to have available for this season
- Dylan Moses
- LaBryan Ray
- Josh McMillon
Looking at this it's pretty clear to see why we're struggling defensively and Saban's comment about how we can't just crap out another 5*. Imagine our defense with all those guys on the field or available. I bet we hold LSU to around 20 points instead of 40+..
Mack mentally moved on to the NFL after the 2017 championship. He was taking up space last year, and playing poorly while doing so. I know that you guys support your players, and you should, but Mack needed to go.
But this is a great post that demonstrates the losses not completely obvious to those who do not follow the program closely.
And that's not even discussing the role Alfano was supposed to play as a true frosh
What a sobering post. Man that says it all.
As an aside, I read this morning that Moses requested to dress out for the game (because he's from Baton Rouge) in order to help motivate the team. I REALLY hope they get another crack at those clowns for his sake. No doubt it helped during the second half comeback. We just didn't quite have enough.
I'm afraid what the committee (indeed, the general public) will remember is the first half, when LSU appeared dominating, and not the comeback...
I said the exact same thing in a conversation I just had. Again, the Bama fatigue is real.
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ChattTide
Because the recruiting services rank a player as Bama's top D recruit in no way indicates that that is how Saban and staff have them ranked.
And one thing is for certain - Saban is a great evaluator of talent. The recruiting services and other programs watch Bama's evaluations carefully, very carefully.
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