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Title: Forget all the numbers; players will decide the Alabama-LSU game Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on November 03, 2011, 06:41:15 AM http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/11/forget_all_the_numbers_players.html
Quote TUSCALOOSA - In five home games this season, Alabama opponents have scored touchdowns on an alarming 75 percent of their red-zone opportunities. So how is the second-ranked Crimson Tide even going to stay on the field Saturday night against top-ranked LSU? Wait. There's hope. Opponents have had only four red-zone opportunities in those five games. And one of those was a result of an interception return to the 3-yard line. That means Alabama's defense has allowed three drives inside the 20-yard line in those five games. Two Southeastern Conference opponents - Vanderbilt and Tennessee - never reached the red zone. There. Now you have it. The very, very, very last statistic we can report before a 7 p.m. showdown Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. |