🏈 Alabama - LSU Game Thread

[ColoradoTide]

I'm not ready to throw any play calling under the bus..

I'll give you ONE example of where it bit us: Maze had no business being back for that punt return with a bum leg if he couldn't maneuver to get under it. Put someone in who could fair catch the ball and we have the ball at mid-field

 

[reger60]

1. Calling for two out-of-range field goals when a punt would have put LSU deep into their own territory.
2. Calling the wildcat with an injured Maze to take the snap. He couldn't run. His only option was to throw deep down the middle. Easily read by the Tiger secondary and then intercepted.
3. Allowing an injured Maze to be the punt returner when he was unable to get under a ball and call for a fair catch.

Credit to the LSU defense where it was due. But these plays, I question.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

I'll give you ONE example of where it bit us: Maze had no business being back for that punt return with a bum leg if he couldn't maneuver to get under it. Put someone in who could fair catch the ball and we have the ball at mid-field

:headscratch:You've got your head up your rear if you think that cost us the game. It seems you're just pounding on somebody for an obviously bad play but it had little to do w/ the outcome. I mean, if he caught it, do you think we had any real time to drive down the field & score when we haven't been able to do that all night. It is not like we could get w/in field goal range, either. I understand your agitation but there are much bigger issues in this game. Such as did we really need the trick play at that time b/c we were pounding the ball well & we just stopped... Oh well.

 

[bamatommy]

1. Calling for two out-of-range field goals when a punt would have put LSU deep into their own territory.
2. Calling the wildcat with an injured Maze to take the snap. He couldn't run. His only option was to throw deep down the middle. Easily read by the Tiger secondary and then intercepted.
3. Allowing an injured Maze to be the punt returner when he was unable to get under a ball and call for a fair catch.

Credit to the LSU defense where it was due. But these plays, I question.

:word:

 

[bamanaf]

Everyone shall vent, god bless bama, onward we march!

 

[BAMA JAMMA]

Two words can sum up tonight. Missed opportunities. All the talk about missed field goals is understandable but there were other factors that allowed us to be in those positions. We missed so many chances to capitalize on opportunities to put the game away but we just couldn't get it going. I will give LSU's defense the respect it deserves. Their offense wasn't impressive.

Im not going to dissect into the play calling but I simply don't understand why Maze was in on a gimmick play and on a punt return. The gimmick play was weird why it was called to begin with when we finally had the running game rolling. Even though it was called we all would of been praising it had Maze thrown it just a little sooner or if Gibson didn't cross at the time the defender realized what happened and adjusted coverage. Yes that was an interception. Lots of could of should of would of could be said about tonight.

I just hope our boys can heal up. The game was pretty clean....save for the thug hit by stoner boy. Holding penalty my ass. Hope we can try and put this behind us and finish strong. Let the other stuff that's out of our control unfold on its own. Im pissed, sad, proud...you name it but life goes on and the sun will rise tomorrow.

ROLL TIDE ROLL