🏈 Pre-game: 2015 SECCG

[TerryP]

• 12/5 CBS TV - 3 PM CT
• Bama vs Florida
• Pre-game opinions, articles, etc.

 

[mrchase]

Haven't seen this mentioned, but we will be facing our last two OC's in Coach Mac and Nuss.... Obviously they dont have the guys they need and want on that side of the ball but ..........THOUGHTS??

 

[UAgrad93]

We will have plenty of tape plus we have our game against Colorado State to draw from as well when Coach McElwain brought them to T'town.

 

[T&B]

As long as Nussy is calling the plays for them their offense will continue to get shut down by talented defenses. I actually think this game will be less competitive than the barn game.

 

[#80]

We win that's what I think.

 

[OldPlayer]

Makes no difference. The offense they are running isn't the same as when they were here and our offense has changed as well.

 

[bamafan9201]

They will have trouble moving the ball. Auburn and Ole Miss have the offense that we just can't stop for some reason but Florida doesn't run that type of offense and on top of that they don't have the personnel to run that offense either

 

[bamaledge]

I'm not much worried about their offense but their defense isn't bad. We will have to wear them down. I think we win by 10 to 14 points. Like it was mentioned above, the barn runs an o that we don't match up well with and we always get everyone's best game. It'll still be tough going to start.

 

[TerryP]

Auburn and Ole Miss have the offense that we just can't stop for some reason

It's my opinion this is a case of perception versus reality.

At the beginning of September last season, a week or so after VT, I posed a question about "bend but don't break" defenses that we've witnessed over the past three or four years (since this spread option/hurry-up trend) became a fad. If you look at some of these games (more than UM and AU) you'll see cases where we play with that type of philosophy.

Just looking at the last game against AU ... over 100 yards less their normal offensive output and over a TD less than what they are normally scoring.

Yes, they didn't "stop" Auburn's offense. Contain it? I'm OK with how it went down.

 

[TerryP]

I think we win by 10 to 14 points.

BTW,

Opened at Bama giving 15 ... when I looked last it was up to 17.5. People betting Bama, big, in the first 24 hrs.

 

[im4uainva]

It's my opinion this is a case of perception versus reality.

At the beginning of September last season, a week or so after VT, I posed a question about "bend but don't break" defenses that we've witnessed over the past three or four years (since this spread option/hurry-up trend) became a fad. If you look at some of these games (more than UM and AU) you'll see cases where we play with that type of philosophy.

Just looking at the last game against AU ... over 100 yards less their normal offensive output and over a TD less than what they are normally scoring.

Yes, they didn't "stop" Auburn's offense. Contain it? I'm OK with how it went down.

Other than that great tipped ball play that resulted in the barn's only TD...I tend to believe that, yeah, Bama stopped it. Stopped it and rubbed their faces in it.

Roll Tide! Stomp the Chomp!

 

[bamafan9201]

BTW,

Opened at Bama giving 15 ... when I looked last it was up to 17.5. People betting Bama, big, in the first 24 hrs.

This is true but you can't put aside last years game as well where we uncharacteristicly gave up those yards and points. This defense is much better don't get me wrong but the offense isn't nearly as potent as last year so two score leads aren't a gimme even though this defense is stellar. Anything can happen in one big play as we saw this game

 

[TerryP]

I tend to believe that, yeah, Bama stopped it.

I think they finished the day with 91 yards rushing. Way below what they've been averaging (and in the bottom five of Malzahn's worse games as a HC or OC.) It's almost like turning an outside water faucet down that's been running full blast ... slowly, but surely, they turned the game down to where their offense was only a trickle in the second half.

This is true but you can't put aside last years game as well where we uncharacteristicly gave up those yards and points.

Wait a second. Confusing me a bit here ... last years game against whom? UF? The SECCG?

 

[RollTideinGA]

This is true but you can't put aside last years game as well where we uncharacteristicly gave up those yards and points. This defense is much better don't get me wrong but the offense isn't nearly as potent as last year so two score leads aren't a gimme even though this defense is stellar. Anything can happen in one big play as we saw this game

Are we talking last years SECCG against Mizzou (42-13) or the Florida (42-21) game at Bryant-Denny?

 

[bamafan9201]

I think they finished the day with 91 yards rushing. Way below what they've been averaging (and in the bottom five of Malzahn's worse games as a HC or OC.) It's almost like turning an outside water faucet down that's been running full blast ... slowly, but surely, they turned the game down to where their offense was only a trickle in the second half.



Wait a second. Confusing me a bit here ... last years game against whom? UF? The SECCG?

Miss quoted meant to quote your response to me about HuNH offenses

 

[rick4bama]

We should have a good game Bama the #2 D and UF with the #5 D. Now we got to see which O is going to beat the D. I think I will put those BB on Henry! RTR!!!

 

[TerryP]

Miss quoted meant to quote your response to me about HuNH offenses

Ah! Now it makes sense!

My bad!

 

[rick4bama]

I just heard that Bama is No#1 in defense now. Is this true?

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Florida DE Alex McCalister won't play in SEC Championship game

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Two very good defenses, one good offense. Florida will play tough for a while, but if they can't move the ball enough, their D will eventually wear down. I don't think we need to do anything too special, just play our game, and we get the W.