For all the media blabbering about these awesome displays of offense, it's time for a little history lesson.
In 1973 we beat Virginia Tech 77-6. A Division I school, not a little D-II school. We had 833 yards of total offense, and 748 of that was on the ground. Unlilke Stoops, who had his first string Qb in the game and throwing the ball when he was up 56-14, Bama only threw 7 passes, and none in the second half. Four Alabama backs, including a third stringer, shared the SEC Back of the Week honors because they all had over 100 yards on the ground.
So, you know what all those inflated offenseive statistics mean when you get right down to it? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. In the end, we still couldn't beat Notre Dame. And 800 yards and 60 or 70 points scored last night won't mean anything on Jan. 8, either.
In 1973 we beat Virginia Tech 77-6. A Division I school, not a little D-II school. We had 833 yards of total offense, and 748 of that was on the ground. Unlilke Stoops, who had his first string Qb in the game and throwing the ball when he was up 56-14, Bama only threw 7 passes, and none in the second half. Four Alabama backs, including a third stringer, shared the SEC Back of the Week honors because they all had over 100 yards on the ground.
So, you know what all those inflated offenseive statistics mean when you get right down to it? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. In the end, we still couldn't beat Notre Dame. And 800 yards and 60 or 70 points scored last night won't mean anything on Jan. 8, either.