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Game Thread 2015 Sugar Bowl: (1) Alabama vs. (4) Ohio State, Jan 1st @ 8:30p ET, ESPN (civilized thread)

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Gcashwell said:
I don't think it would necessarily be advantageous to do that. They should gameplan to their talent and speed and they will be in a close game at worst.
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They will do everything they can to keep Alabama from doing situational substitutions. Speeding it up takes about the red zone packages that Alabama deploys on defense. They won't run plays faster (generally) but they will hurry up to the line preventing subs.
 
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Buckeneye said:
Didn't Auburn run for 200 plus? Saying the tOSU can't establish an effective running game, or even being shocked by the possibility is quite the reach.
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Of course I'm biased but I think Aub QB, Nick Marshall is one of the best running QB's in the nation and their running back Artis-Payne is a better runner than Ezell. I stand by my statement, I don't think tOSU will establish an effective running game on the Tide. And I don't think Ezell gets 100 yards on Bama. But heck ...what do I really know.
 
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beau said:
Of course I'm biased but I think Aub QB, Nick Marshall is one of the best running QB's in the nation and their running back Artis-Payne is a better runner than Ezell. I stand by my statement, I don't think tOSU will establish an effective running game on the Tide. And I don't Ezell gets 100 yards on Bama.
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I think Bama can win if they hold the total rushing yards somewhere around or below 150. If Kiffin can get a couple of early scores it will change the gameplan I think. I think tOSU is going to try to do what OU did in the Sugarbowl last year. I don't think they'll find as much success because UA's LB play is much faster/spread oriented.

IDK about Artis-Payne being better than Zeke. Cameron doesn't have the speed to get to the edge and Elliott does. They have a bit different running styles too. Maybe Meyer will neglect to use him. I was calling plays the other night and everything tOSU was doing was wrong. :trollface:
 
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MaxBuck said:
I see Mississippi State as resembling the Buckeyes more on defense. They have nowhere near the playmakers on offense as the Buckeyes.

Agree with the Auburn comparison, except Nick Marshall would be fourth string in Columbus.
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Nick Marshall led his team to the BCS Championship game. Jones and co. beat an overrated WI team..IMO. Prediction...Marshall will have a better game against WI, than C. Jones vs Ala.
 
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beau said:
Nick Marshall led his team to the BCS Championship game. Jones and co. beat an overrated WI team..IMO. Prediction...Marshall will have a better game against WI, than C. Jones vs Ala.
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And if we beat Bama, people will be spouting the same crap. None of it matters as long as the Bucks come ready to dig graves. All the "overrated" talk is just fuel for the fire. Keep winning and let people talk, that's what I say.
 
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SECorBust said:
I think Bama can win if they hold the total rushing yards somewhere around or below 150. If Kiffin can get a couple of early scores it will change the gameplan I think. I think tOSU is going to try to do what OU did in the Sugarbowl last year. I don't think they'll find as much success because UA's LB play is much faster/spread oriented.

IDK about Artis-Payne being better than Zeke. Cameron doesn't have the speed to get to the edge and Elliott does. They have a bit different running styles too. Maybe Meyer will neglect to use him. I was calling plays the other night and everything tOSU was doing was wrong. :trollface:
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I don't see C. Jones scampering down the field on this team but heck I could be very wrong. He is not the runner that Prescott or Marshall is...IMO.
 
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freelancewirter said:
If we're going to use stats here it's important to note how highly ranked the passing offenses have been that OSU has faced, right? I haven't looked, but I'd guess there's almost half of the SEC with a higher passing ranking than the best passing team OSU has faced this year—which would be Sparty, right?
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So long as you're fine with the same approach concerning Alabama's vaunted run defense compared to the competition.

Regardless, the stats were only brought up because a Bama fan claimed we had the 70-something pass defense in the nation. Clearly that's way off.
 
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