Crimson Red Sports

I know it is time to talk AU but...

These are not going to be in great detail, and many are pretty obvious. 

First a few stats for offense.
Bama had 6 negative plays.  Two were self inflicted with the sack where Sims slipped and Henry slipped or got his feet tangle.  The int was a busted route by the recs.    Bama had only 1 drive that did not gain a first down.  It was when Henry fumbled so they had a 1 and out.  Against a under sized team they had 9 runs of 10+ yards and 14 passes of 10+ yards.  They got into the red zone 9 times.  They scored 5 touchdown and 2  field goals.  On the other two trips they missed a field goal and allowed the clock to run out.  One TD was scored from outside the red zone.

Vogler was limping in the first quarter and this may be why he didn't block very well.
Bama is loaded with young receivers which showed in this game, especially with some of the acrobatic catches they had to make.  I don't know if you remember, but a couple of years ago Chris Black was cleared to play in the SEC Championship game and Bama was willing to give up his red shirt year if Cooper couldn't go.  Sims was not sharp and the recs  made him look good.

Running backs seem to be in good shape as long as they stay out of the doghouse.  Jones, Tenpenny, Henry, Drake, and whoever else comes in. 

OL got a lot of people in which gave them valuable playing time as well as other positions.

Defense:  They had 7 negative plays which included 5 tackles for losses and 2 sacks.  There were at least 5 three and outs.  They had no runs of over 10 yards.  They had 7 pass plays of over 10+ yards.  Here is a strange stat.  They had 3 in the first half all of which happened only because of the inadvertent whistle.  They had 4 in the second half.  Also, the 2nd TD was not a real touch down, they may have scored anyway, but I hate them just giving it to them.

The game plan was to attack the perimeter of Bama outside. The D played pretty well after the flat start.  I thought the DB's could have played a little more physical. 

The main positive that came from this game was getting quality game experience for many players who will be in the mix next year.  This actually brought back memories, for us older guys, of the JV's playing.  Another positive I saw was Cooper's foot giving way when the hit was made which probably prevented a more severe injury.  The big negative was Bama had at least 9 penalties, way too many. 

Just had to get this off my chest and now on to AU and continue the path to number 16.

Both of their TD's were gifts from the refs.  The first drive should have ended in a fumble on the inadvertent whistle.  The whistle was blown way after the ball came out.  The other one was not a catch.

You make an interesting point about Cooper's foot.  I bet he would have gotten a much more serious injury if he had been on artificial turf.

Thanks, coach.

Too many injuries to enjoy that win.  Just hope everybody is well enough to beat the Aubs this week.

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Thanks coach!!  Hope you had a great thanksgiving. Roll tide!! Beat auburn!