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Or how much more energizing for them if they had the opportunity to bookend the half with TDs?

Let remember, we took nearly 7 minutes off the clock going into the half and Saban was going for it on 4th down and only kicked a FG because of penalties on oline. That’s not taking the air out... that’s just plain smart and understanding who you’re playing against.

Again, our FG and 2nd punt were more to to player mental mistakes than play calling.

The 1st punt was a combo of thing, but really just poor execution and “cuteness” on play calling.

In reality we left a total of 18 points on the field. 2 punts and a FG. If we execute like that vs Clemson we’ll destroy them...

Let’s also remember we took a knee at the goal line to end the game. They only netted +3 on us in the 2nd half. With a 3 TD lead, the coaching staff did the correct thing in using clock to score TDs and limiting the number of possession in the 2nd half.

<blockquote data-quote="94 Grad" data-source="post: 1269362" data-attributes="member: 21483">Or how much more energizing for them if they had the opportunity to bookend the half with TDs?Let remember, we took nearly 7 minutes off the clock going into the half and Saban was going for it on 4th down and only kicked a FG because of penalties on oline. That’s not taking the air out... that’s just plain smart and understanding who you’re playing against.Again, our FG and 2nd punt were more to to player mental mistakes than play calling.The 1st punt was a combo of thing, but really just poor execution and “cuteness” on play calling.In reality we left a total of 18 points on the field. 2 punts and a FG. If we execute like that vs Clemson we’ll destroy them...Let’s also remember we took a knee at the goal line to end the game. They only netted +3 on us in the 2nd half. With a 3 TD lead, the coaching staff did the correct thing in using clock to score TDs and limiting the number of possession in the 2nd half.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="94 Grad, post: 1269362, member: 21483"] Or how much more energizing for them if they had the opportunity to bookend the half with TDs? Let remember, we took nearly 7 minutes off the clock going into the half and Saban was going for it on 4th down and only kicked a FG because of penalties on oline. That’s not taking the air out... that’s just plain smart and understanding who you’re playing against. Again, our FG and 2nd punt were more to to player mental mistakes than play calling. The 1st punt was a combo of thing, but really just poor execution and “cuteness” on play calling. In reality we left a total of 18 points on the field. 2 punts and a FG. If we execute like that vs Clemson we’ll destroy them... Let’s also remember we took a knee at the goal line to end the game. They only netted +3 on us in the 2nd half. With a 3 TD lead, the coaching staff did the correct thing in using clock to score TDs and limiting the number of possession in the 2nd half. [/QUOTE]