🏈 Embarrassing Championship game for the SEC

['65 Cobra]

As of this writing the score is 52-42. I'm disgusted and embarrassed for the SEC. When did we become the Big 12? Auburn has about 10,000 yards rushing using the same 4 plays over and over and over again. I don't think I can watch the rest of the game because it disgusts me so much to see them win like this. I'd like to start a new paragraph here but it won't let me use the "enter" button so... Can Kirby and Nick solve Gus? The Gus offense tries to create chaos and put the other team in a panic. These other teams do exactly that - including us a week ago. This is nothing more than street ball. I feel like I'm watching an NBA basketball game. They need to change the rules to give the defense at least a minimum of 10 seconds to get set even if they don't allow substitutions. Is this what football has turned into? I think it's crap.

 

[Snake2]

We better learn how to stop or in will be bad for us.

 

[XXL TideFan]

Coaches Saban & Smart will solve it.

 

[PhillyGirl]

My Facebook is blowing up with statuses about how "awesome" and "fun" and "exciting" that game was.

I die a little inside each time I read one.

 

[rick4bama]

I'm getting "It's great to be A***** fan!!"
But it was also the same thing these fans wrote last year too.

 

[XXL TideFan]

I'm pulling hard for Michigan State right now. Wouldn't bother me a bit to see Da Barn get obliterated by the Criminoles.

 

[mhardiman]

I'm pulling hard for Michigan State right now. Wouldn't bother me a bit to see Da Barn get obliterated by the Criminoles.

I would rather their chance not happen; the barn's hoodoo also involves that who they play plays there worst game of the year.

 

[bamacheer07]

I would rather their chance not happen; the barn's hoodoo also involves that who they play plays there worst game of the year.

lo @ hoodoo. too funny

 

[bamabigdawg]

Same as the NFL and RG3 last year. Itll work one year. Next year they better be able to pass the ball or they wont win 7 games

 

[bamacheer07]

hope you are right bigdawg

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Next year Saban has the mistakes from this year to use against them. Nobody beats him twice in a row.

 

[bamanaf]

Going to be an interesting couple of years coming up for Saban and company. The SEC just got a little less comfy for CNS.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Gus has a very effective scheme, and for the personnel he has, it is the perfect fit. They will continue to be very, very good on offense, but defenses will adjust to them over time. I still remember when Urban Meyer got his offense rolling at UF, folks were saying that he was going to dominate the SEC for years to come. He even beat Saban with it. Eventually, teams adjusted. Eventually, Meyer was processed, faked a heart issue and fled the SEC.

Now, I'm not saying, nor do I think that will happen to Gus (the fleeing part). I do think League coordinators will adjust to his offense (to some degree on another). For the most part, SEC Coordinators are not idiots. I know they look like it sometimes and we all make fun of most of them week in and week out, but it isn't as if there are 14 cloned Joe Lee Dunn's running around out there.

As for Bama, Saban is already bolstering the defensive line as we speak, which will go a long way in helping against Gus' offense. We are about to sign some top quality nose tackles, and add to that a guy like Da'Shawn Hand on the end and hard hitting Hootie Jones at safety, a guy who has the speed to play corner and the size to play linebacker (those are just a couple of the example, the class will almost certainly be our best ever).

The one thing this run by auburn will do is cause Saban to take them more seriously again. Lately, that extra attention has been on LSU (and probably A&M to a degree), but it's a safe bet that auburn is no longer on the back burner. If they didn't already have his attention, they do now. Also, while nobody rises from the ashes quite like auburn, very few crumble under the spotlight in recent memory like them either. Let's see how they handle success, again.

 

[JoshB]

I kept reading how much better Missouri's front seven were than ours from certain folks on here... yeah nice call...

 

[foshman]

Gus has a very effective scheme, and for the personnel he has, it is the perfect fit. They will continue to be very, very good on offense, but defenses will adjust to them over time. I still remember when Urban Meyer got his offense rolling at UF, folks were saying that he was going to dominate the SEC for years to come. He even beat Saban with it. Eventually, teams adjusted. Eventually, Meyer was processed, faked a heart issue and fled the SEC.

Now, I'm not saying, nor do I think that will happen to Gus (the fleeing part). I do think League coordinators will adjust to his offense (to some degree on another). For the most part, SEC Coordinators are not idiots. I know they look like it sometimes and we all make fun of most of them week in and week out, but it isn't as if there are 14 cloned Joe Lee Dunn's running around out there.

As for Bama, Saban is already bolstering the defensive line as we speak, which will go a long way in helping against Gus' offense. We are about to sign some top quality nose tackles, and add to that a guy like Da'Shawn Hand on the end and hard hitting Hootie Jones at safety, a guy who has the speed to play corner and the size to play linebacker (those are just a couple of the example, the class will almost certainly be our best ever).

The one thing this run by auburn will do is cause Saban to take them more seriously again. Lately, that extra attention has been on LSU (and probably A&M to a degree), but it's a safe bet that auburn is no longer on the back burner. If they didn't already have his attention, they do now. Also, while nobody rises from the ashes quite like auburn, very few crumble under the spotlight in recent memory like them either. Let's see how they handle success, again.

I think this is pretty much right. What will be interesting to see is how Gus changes his offense to suit Johnson after next year. I would expect our offense to be quite a bit more balanced with him as QB. If Mason leaves, and with Marshall having the benefit of spring practices, I would expect it to be slightly more balanced next year by necessity.

As for how we handle pressure. We've always had our best teams when people overlooked us. I would expect us to be a top 3 pre-season pick next year. That normally makes me nervous. I don't like placing expectations on college kids. I prefer to simply appreciate what unfolds as it unfolds. As you mentioned to me earlier I was believing in Auburn having a good shot at the BCSCG back in October. In September I would have told you we were an 8 or 9 win team with the ability to beat one of TAM/LSU/UGA/UA. Hell after 2010 I actually thought last year was going to be our next really good year.

I hope that Gus, unlike Chizik and Bowden, is actually a grounded enough person to keep the team focused moving forward. If he is, this might be our decade.

We'll see

 

[foshman]

Same as the NFL and RG3 last year. Itll work one year. Next year they better be able to pass the ball or they wont win 7 games

We passed the ball just fine when we needed to. When you run for 3 times what you opponents are used to giving up on the ground the passing game not going to be used as much.

Besides I would expect it to get better in Marshall's second year in the system.

 

[planomateo]

I would say it the other way. Two teams who were bottom of the SEC the previous year end up winning the whole thing. Lots of lessons to be learned across many teams.

 

[TerryP]

As of this writing the score is 52-42. I'm disgusted and embarrassed for the SEC. When did we become the Big 12? Auburn has about 10,000 yards rushing using the same 4 plays over and over and over again. I don't think I can watch the rest of the game because it disgusts me so much to see them win like this. I'd like to start a new paragraph here but it won't let me use the "enter" button so... Can Kirby and Nick solve Gus? The Gus offense tries to create chaos and put the other team in a panic. These other teams do exactly that - including us a week ago. This is nothing more than street ball. I feel like I'm watching an NBA basketball game. They need to change the rules to give the defense at least a minimum of 10 seconds to get set even if they don't allow substitutions. Is this what football has turned into? I think it's crap.

While the final score may resemble a Big12 game, a team running the ball 74 times for 545 yards certainly isn't Big12 football—unless you're including a team like the 'Huskers from the '90's.

2-12 on third down killed Mizzou...much like the 50% third down conversion rate for Auburn likely won the game for them.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Gus has a very effective scheme, and for the personnel he has, it is the perfect fit. They will continue to be very, very good on offense, but defenses will adjust to them over time. I still remember when Urban Meyer got his offense rolling at UF, folks were saying that he was going to dominate the SEC for years to come. He even beat Saban with it. Eventually, teams adjusted. Eventually, Meyer was processed, faked a heart issue and fled the SEC.

Now, I'm not saying, nor do I think that will happen to Gus (the fleeing part). I do think League coordinators will adjust to his offense (to some degree on another). For the most part, SEC Coordinators are not idiots. I know they look like it sometimes and we all make fun of most of them week in and week out, but it isn't as if there are 14 cloned Joe Lee Dunn's running around out there.

As for Bama, Saban is already bolstering the defensive line as we speak, which will go a long way in helping against Gus' offense. We are about to sign some top quality nose tackles, and add to that a guy like Da'Shawn Hand on the end and hard hitting Hootie Jones at safety, a guy who has the speed to play corner and the size to play linebacker (those are just a couple of the example, the class will almost certainly be our best ever).

The one thing this run by auburn will do is cause Saban to take them more seriously again. Lately, that extra attention has been on LSU (and probably A&M to a degree), but it's a safe bet that auburn is no longer on the back burner. If they didn't already have his attention, they do now. Also, while nobody rises from the ashes quite like auburn, very few crumble under the spotlight in recent memory like them either. Let's see how they handle success, again.

I don't see it as being ahead right now. The season came together for them like Tennessee in 96 and Bama in 09. Narrow victories (MSU and ATM) and unrepeatable oddities (UGA, Bama). This isn't Bama losing to an Urban Meyer Florida team where we had a talent gap and scheme shortcomings, rather it was Bama not doing what it should have offensively to ensure a two score lead that would prevent endgame dramatics. It's not a sea change, but a very expensive lesson on executing as we are capable.

RTR,

Tim

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

I think the biggest thing as 'Bama fans is what Porter emphasized about recruiting. The BEST way to beat these spread, fast paced teams is done w/ a penetrating D-line & a grueling, bludgeoning offensive line. CNS realized this a long time ago & this signing class is turning into an absolute monster.