It's not that I'm not worried about the secondary, I am, but Nussmeier has thrown 7 interceptions in his last 4 games, and one thing our secondary has been able to do better than the last few years is get interceptions.
Alabama opens as a 2.5 point road favorite against LSU
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Yeah, me too!
Between the crowd noise and our propensity for penalties, I just don't see our offense lighting it up Saturday night. Hopefully our defense plays their best game of the year!
One of the biggest myths in college football
UGA is extremely overrated, though. Other than the one game against Texas, they haven't been great. Vegas gets that. I think Ole Miss wins. If Lagway doesn't get hurt, the puppies have 2 losses right now. Luckiest team in the country
That experienced QB is also an interception machine. The secondary is young, but I wouldn't say that's our biggest weakness. They're young, but they're very talented, and they do get a good amount of picks. Nussmeier will get his yards, but he'll also give us the ball 2-3 times. If we can capitalize on those, then we win the game. If we can't, then we will lose
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As is frequently the case the point spread is right in line with the Sagarin ratings. Sagarin has Alabama about 5 points better on a neutral field so subtract 3 points for LSU's home field and it gets you to 2 vs. 2.5 from Vegas, essentially the same.
Last year, Milroe was a big-play machine and he will have to do that again. He won't get to sit back in the pocket and take his time deciding where to throw the ball, though. If he is aware of his surroundings and lets his instincts take over rather than over-thinking everything, he can have a big day.
I hope that trend continues. When I have watched Nussmeier play, he seems to have a grasp of the offense. I definitely think Bama can beat LSU. The lads just need to show up and play to their potential.
6-7 pts…Referring to a night game in BR?
The typical home field advantage used to be about 3…now it’s about 2.5.
That's the wrong question. Any home game is generally an advantage, but the reputation of LSU in their night home games completely dwarfs any justification there is for it.
Problem is that we never do anything with them. We basically just reduce the time an opponent has to score by ending their possession.
We lead the series in Baton Rouge 29-10. Gonna roll em again.
I kind of agree that UGA was overrated but I still would have thought they would have been a heavier favorite vs Ole Miss than we would be vs LSU with both of us going on the road
Call me crazy but I think if we would have played Georgia this year, we would beat them. Maybe I'm just a homer
Yes, our secondary is aggressive. I think LSU will use a lot of double moves that cause our secondary to bite. If we don't get pressure, Nuss will eat us alive. If we do, we can wreak some havoc. Roll Tide!
Goes back to what has been said...if we get pressure to him we are in good shape. They want to run double moves, go ahead. That just gives us an extra 3-4 seconds to get to the QB.
Yeah, his SEC stats have not been good. In conference play, he is 94-175 (53.7%), for 1260 yards, 7 TDs, 6 INTs. Against everyone else, he is 109-158 (69%), for 1367 yards, 13 TDs, 3 INTs.
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You should find the post from selmaborntidefan. He did the research. He broke it all down. It is definitely a myth.
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