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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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Our FG kicker has been hurt the last 4 weeks and I hope he is at 100 percent, on game day. The kid has a leg and in the indoor room , OSU may not get a chance to return a kick off. His accuracy and consistency have been an issue, I don't know if the undisclosed injury was a factor or not.
 
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Enduro R said:
You are welcome. The worst thing that Michigan ever did was run Carr off. He was a good coach. I know they are your biggest rival but as a conference you need them to be strong. Having Michigan St. carry the torch wasn't exactly inspiring. We all like our rivals to suffer but these long stretches of programs being a dumpster fire hurt the conference overall.
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Let's just not even go there
 
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beau said:
Serious question, how did Va Tech defeat OSU?
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The OL was a mess.
This made life tough on EzE, but he also ran a bit tentative (which was very unusual for him).
Barrett was not great but also ruined by a lot of drops (which left a TON of pts on the field) and no time to throw, forcing him into even more chances on deep balls (which cycle back to the drops).

They were driving to tie the game when a miscommunication caused a pick six.

Va Tech also played out of their minds. Their QB, TE, FB all made a ton of clutch throws while getting drilled that were caught by diving or high flying receivers (and most of them by the hulking, less athletic blockers). They did not make any of those plays in later weeks, let alone with that consistency.

The defense wasn't very good either, but 28 would have been enough with even a mediocre effort from the offense.

In the end OSU simply looked like a painfully young team facing the music for the first time.
 
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beau said:
Serious question, how did Va Tech defeat OSU?
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Mostly this (graphic from the start of the VT game)
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BUCKDUBBS007 said:
Mostly this (graphic from the start of the VT game)
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Which essentially meant:

15, 2, 1, 1, 1 starts (they were counting the ongoing Va Tech game)

What were they doing last year?

Boren played sparingly as a backup.
Elflein was a role playing backup until Marcus Hall was ejected in The Game.
Price was a redshirting frosh DT the year before.
Baldwin was a backup (also a switch from the DL) but there were questions about his physicality.
 
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AlabamaPaul said:
Jump balls are not the issue. Turning theirs heads to locate the damn ball has been the problem...
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Saban teaches the DB's not to turn and play the ball unless they are "in-phase" with the receiver. He says if you aren't in phase, the receiver will beat you, and be behind you when he catches it, so you might as well be in his face and then make the tackle.

This has worked poorly for giving up yards, but well for not giving up td's.
 
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Gcashwell said:
Saban teaches the DB's not to turn and play the ball unless they are "in-phase" with the receiver. He says if you aren't in phase, the receiver will beat you, and be behind you when he catches it, so you might as well be in his face and then make the tackle.

This has worked poorly for giving up yards, but well for not giving up td's.
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OSU teaches the same, to the frustration of many on this board. Game threads are full of "turn your damned head (insert DB name here)" quotes.
 
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RB07OSU said:
Another point would be that our offense is very similar to Auburn's overall: Spread read-option base but can just as easily run between the tackles as it can go to the perimeters with the athletes we have...plus we have some deep threats (I think Coates and Devin Smith are very similar) and a QB that can launch it a mile, but I think we have a better mix of intermediate guys that can move the chains...the big wildcard there is if our QB can hit those intermediate opportunities with a fair amount of consistency. In any event, this is not some finesse spread like most teams have. It is a physical, down-hill and high-paced attack that makes you worry in every gap on the field. Hell, even our QB is a 6-5 250 lb. battering ram that looks for a stiff arm or a lower of the shoulder before the play ends. Not really puffing the chest because Bama's defense will present plenty of challenges, but I just wanted to say I think the most similar offense you have faced in that regard is likely Auburn.
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I have watched nearly every Auburn game this year (wife is a Barner) and totally agree that our offenses are very similar. Their weapons in Duke Williams and Sammy Coates are maybe a smidge better than our overall #1 and #2, but we have much more talent in #3 and down. Where Auburn had success was using their speed on the edges at WR and getting around the corner on sweeps/reverses/counters. This is where I think Ohio State will have to prove Alabama can stop them, otherwise that'll be where the offense is going to thrive.

I do have a question for the Bama guys in this thread about that comparison. I have made that comparison on other boards and have been laughed out of the room. Many Bama folks find MSST to be the better comparison.

What say you?
 
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