****OFFICIAL Oklahoma vs Alabama IN-GAME THREAD****

[Marshal Dillon]

I'm not going to flame anyone but it is SO frustrating for me to be here during games. As soon as Bama doesn't play well, some people call it "over", "done" ,etc. We've seen even this week, how  a team can score 14 points in 45 seconds! And yet, we have folks giving up with 10 minutes (or MORE) left in the game!! For those who are glad the season is over for you, more power to you. We MAY not win this game. But to give up so early is ridiculous.

Don't sweat the small stuff. One poster gave up, not the whole Tide fan base. Mostly it's just total frustration. The D stinks, the O-line stinks, and we have looked very average against a slightly above average team. These Tide DB's are absolutely awful, no doubt about it.


 

[Chechem]

We will likely get the ball back with a minute left (at best).

We deserve a miracle.  Where are you, Ricky??

[Marshal Dillon]

We will likely get the ball back with a minute left (at best).

We deserve a miracle.  Where are you, Ricky??

It just takes one play to score.


 

[Catch Prothro]

OK,  maybe that's ballgame.

[Bamaphile]

We will likely get the ball back with a minute left (at best).

We deserve a miracle.  Where are you, Ricky??

It just takes one play to score.


 

Ummmmmm......Yep, but I don't think you meant it that way.   

[Chechem]

We will likely get the ball back with a minute left (at best).

We deserve a miracle.  Where are you, Ricky??

Sir, I meant a miracle for Alabama!

 

[Marshal Dillon]

Well, AJ held the ball too long, but worse, Kouandnjio can't pass block.



 

[bamaphil]

What a disappointment.

[Chechem]

We actually have a chance still (less than 1%, but a chance).

 

[Chechem]

We actually have a chance still (less than 1%, but a chance).

 

Okay, not now.  BYE BYE.

[Bamaphile]

Scott Cochran needs to have this game, the barn game, and the chants of "OVERRATED!" on a continuous loop in the weight room.

[McBaman]

Sometimes you gotta tip your hat to the other team and this is one of those times.  OK wanted this game more than we did.  They were better prepared and, sorry to say, better coached than our guys.

This way this season ended may cause some rumbling in the football complex in T'town.

[bama87]

The bottom line to this season has been frustration. This team has looked average since the LSU game. The flaws were big against aubie and OU. The secondary was thin and inexperienced. The Oline was not a wham block group lots more zone blocking. Yes the WRs are great weapons but AJ need time to get the ball to them.

That said, Henry may unseat Yeldon. He reminds me of a combination of TR and EL. Size, strength, strength and speed. He will be a big part of the O. There will be a new qb and he will need time to earn trust with the coaches. CJ will be missed no doubt.

Next year will be fun to watch and see how this team will find an identity.

Those are my two cents.

[Catch Prothro]

Well I for one am tired of losing to OK.  That's three in a row.  It was fun watching Bama pound Michigan after witnessing that Orange Bowl in 2000, and I was hoping to see a similar payback against the Sooners.  But the Sooners came out with a better gameplan, played with more passion, and won.

I agree that Bama played as much on reputation as talent this year.  The defense has been thinner than any year under Saban, except his first.  The D didn't always play gap-conscious, took poor tackling angles, failed to post receivers, and made other mental errors not typical with Saban.  And these problems existed all season.

But worse, against Oklahoma, the offense played straight into their strength.  A defense built to stop the pass game, and that's mostly what Bama did.  Henry had 100 yards on 8 carries.  You can bet Les Miles would have run the ball down their throats until they cried uncle.  Maybe Bama's OLine wasn't the same as last year, more zone blocking, but I think Bama gave up on the run way too soon.

I think the bottom line is that this team never really established an identity.  It is easy for that to happen when a team has had success, keep doing what got you there, especially with returning offensive and defensive leaders.  But different players could not establish the same identity.

With AJ leaving, young players coming in, it will be interesting to see what happens next year.  It will be time for self-examination in the off-season.  Saban isn't 100% happy with the offense.  Young defensive players need to step up their game.

[2Stater]

Sorry I didn't get to participate much in the in-game last night. I had the grandson and if I don't want to lose my livelihood, I have to close my computer around him.

But my post game observation 2 cents: our db's were torched last night. That's the worst they've looked since the TAMU game, but you have to give the Ok, QB and receivers credit, they were executing to perfection and kudos to them.

Yeldon is killing us with the "near the goal line" fumbles. That completely changed the momentum last night. We never really recovered from that.

King Henry was an absolute beast and he's in for 8 plays? Really? I agree, we gave up on the run too early. It was clear very early in the 4th quarter that Ok. had figured out our intermediate and long passing game. We completely abandoned the quick out to the WR after it was stopped once and we abandoned the short passes, screens and dump offs, as well. The short dump off to King Henry went for a TD for crying out loud. That should never have happened as Cyko was getting beat like a rented mule, and couldn't protect AJ on the longer pass attempts.

Having now vented, I will say that I'm still proud of the team and all of their accomplishments and look forward to next year. Also glad we got Hootie back.

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