🏈 The Good, The Bad and The Oh So Ugly vs. That Ugly Orange

[Kamikazi18627]

Good- great weekend. Bama rolled, UT lost, Auburn lost

2nd Good- Ty Simpson is the real deal

Bad- Running game leaves something to be desired

Ugly- Pursuit angles, arm tackling. Yikes

 

[TerryP]

@Brandon Van de Graaff , I haven't gone back to review what some guys were telling you about the team during the summer. But I think, from what I remember, this team is now living up to what you were told and what @TerryP added from time to time. I don't know why they waited until after the first game to show it but do you agree with that's what we're seeing now?

YouTube is on its loop and Matt Barrie and Finebaum have a second where Paul comments on the "vibes" he was getting Friday and Saturday when he was on campus. "Vibes." "Attitude in the building." Six of one, half of a dozen ... ? It's resonating from what I hear.

I mentioned about it being Jalen's team last season (hyperbole, to a degree) and it was the first DeBoer team, so to speak. At the time it was my thought that the building wasn't his yet, but it was getting closer. As an analogy, I see a DeBoer footprint but we are just seeing the second step. It's my opinion we're still watching a team in a transition era.

 

[alabama mike]

Agree 100% with just starting to see CKD footprint on the program and being a team in transition.

 

[BamaFan334]

Good - Ty Simpson continues to do good things. Missed a couple wide open touchdown targets, but he will hit those eventually. Ryan Williams with some amazing catches that really aided our ability to move the ball from deep in our own territory. Glad he seems to be getting his mojo back. Zabien Brown of course for causing a roar that could be heard atleast three miles from the stadium. Really set the tone for us at the end of the half. Daniel Hill looked great! Glad he is finding some footing and getting some snaps. DeBoer being so jacked up in the tunnel and walking out of the tunnel. Beautiful thing to see.

Bad - Pass coverage. Had Tennessee been able to catch the ball like they have this year, it's likely a different ball game. Eleven yard cushions by our DB's, lack of depth by our linebackers, and our safeties lack of breaking on a ball leaves us open to get killed by a quarterback and receiving corp that work together well. Our running game struggled. Blocking was a lot of it, but we expected as much with what they have done this year.

Ugly - A couple series worth of play calling that just left us wondering what the heck. Multiple times to kill Tennessee's spirit offensively and we just couldn't pull away. Our continued struggle to get a play off without the play clock being on 3,2,1...almost 0, even out of a timeout. Still continues to be somewhat questionable. If it's Ty making changes, he needs to see it sooner and simply snap the ball. The bend but not break defense is mentally killing me. As a defensive guy it's un-settling and something I will just have to deal with.

Overall, very happy we had some goal line stands and the atmosphere was fantastic. Always good being home. First time since last year when we came to see DeBoer's first game against Western Kentucky, so it was fun with my son. Arrived back home at 4:40AM, but the pictures and memories were worth it.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Funny you ask, I almost said as much last night but left it off. You may recall I could not figure out why that FSU game did not match up at all with what was coming out during the summer and leading up to the opener. It made zero sense. I'd spoken with people at UA and also a couple of agent friends who had been the practices (and scrimmages)... all were on the same page in their assessments. That's why that FSU loss was so confusing... how could those people have been so wrong? Well, turns out they were not wrong, Bama just laid a massive egg that day. An egg that gave many of us flashbacks to last season's issues. But yes, the team we are seeing now is the team many were expecting to see. Still a long way to go, but it's good to be back on track.

VOID of team leadership was the cause IMHO. Remember, Keenan couldn't travel to this game because he just had surgery. When FSU scored the way they did on the first drive, the Defense cowered. That's a mentality thing. And Keenan's absence was felt. Turns out most of the was/is still mainly very young men.

To their credit, film never lies & they took to instruction, dug deep, & got better. I'm glad Deboer stepped up in leadership with mental toughness.

 

[BamaFan615]

Living amongst the Orange faithful, it seems they have figured the problem out from this weekend.

The refs gave us the ball game - again.

Not a whole lot of self reflection coming from that bunch. These refs must really have it out for the Vols if they’re doing this to them every game they’ve ever lost.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Living amongst the Orange faithful, it seems they have figured the problem out from this weekend.

The refs gave us the ball game - again.

Not a whole lot of self reflection coming from that bunch. These refs must really have it out for the Vols if they’re doing this to them every game they’ve ever lost.

It was pretty obvious from the start when Bama "won" the coin toss.

 

[UAgrad93]

It was pretty obvious from the start when Bama "won" the coin toss.

Vile fans with the “screenshots” of holding and PIs not called are so on the Corndogs level. They were all over X crying! Some even had the screenshot of the white hat talking to Ty pre game. I even saw a few of “the SEC office is in Birmingham” posts!

 

[Rolltide24]

Ugly -

 

[OldPlayer]

Good - “Only” seven penalties. Defensive scoring. Holding the nation’s #1 ranked scoring team (49+ ppg) to 20 points. The crowd.
Bad -
Ugly - Rushing offense (they can’t run between the tackles but continue to try)

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Ugly - View attachment 32610

That is beautiful

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Living amongst the Orange faithful, it seems they have figured the problem out from this weekend.

The refs gave us the ball game - again.

Not a whole lot of self reflection coming from that bunch. These refs must really have it out for the Vols if they’re doing this to them every game they’ve ever lost.

Me too. And today. Its the same first Saban paying refs off. Now Debor

And of course. Kirby also.

 

[24and7]

FUGLY

 

[It Takes Eleven]

FUGLY

What a shame. If not for the arrest, it was a certainty someone was going to run through her T later that night.

 

[im4uainva]

FUGLY

I swear, you can't take them anywhere. Even to the peaceful Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. If she was looking for the Garbage Truck Workers Convention she was really off the beat.

ROLL TIDE!

 

[Krimson]

What a shame. If not for the arrest, it was a certainty someone was going to run through her T later that night.

There were a bunch of drunk tn fans there for sure. Alcohol sales have made going to the game even worse.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Zabien Brown's INT/TD return was the result of good coaching. The timeout by Bama before that play set it up and Brown made a great read. Outrunning that lone Vol and making him miss was huge too. But the Vols were going to run the same play as before the time out (and it was obviously going to be a pass in that situation). Either the UA staff knew what the play probably was from film scouting or they had a very good idea. Wommack changed the defense and set them up.

This is why saving a timeout (if at all possible) is important...

 

[TerryP]

This is why saving a timeout (if at all possible) is important...

I see it as another culture change. We've had discussion about the lack of using time-outs over the last decade plus: about a defensive coach. The staff wants the ball back is the impression I get...