🏈 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly vs. OU

[Secondand26]

So proud of this team... I may do a Good, Bad, Ugly later... just enjoying this win right now. I'm going to re-watch the game, but do the UA radio skycam broadcast instead, and may even put on a hazmat suit and follow along with the game thread to see who the quitters were. I bet I already know a half dozen and I haven't even opened it yet. To the rest of you and to the team.... ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On to the Rose Bowl, we'll win then...

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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

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I'll say this, there is a lot in there for people to be embarrassed about but as always @MunchyOs takes the fucking cake. Which in this case, is really saying something.

 

[Secondand26]

I'll say this, there is a lot in there for people to be embarrassed about but as always @MunchyOs takes the fucking cake. Which in this case, is really saying something.

I blocked him years ago. Not proud of it, but his sheer, complete stupidity was beginning to affect me. I can’t stand people who run that mouth & DO NOT HAVE THE BALLS to come back & say they were wrong. And then when Bama eventually loses a game, they are like- I told you all along!
I finally couldn’t take the STUPIDITY anymore

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Good- Flipped the Script on OU from the regular season game... From the big special teams play to the Pick-6. Felt like the football gods were having some fun with how things played out tonight and decided to lean heavy into irony.

Down 17-0 and the crowd turned up to 10, the team didn't quit. In the end, it was the OU fans that filed out of the stadium with their heads down as time remained on the clock. THAT is Alabama football.

Ty Simpson. His pocket clock still isn't calibrated where it needs to be but his throws tonight were crisp and accurate. Down 17-0, he didn't panic. It wasn't pretty when he was pressured, but otherwise he was nearly perfect. And it was nice to see him complete some deeper passes too... he was 4 for 4 with a TD on throws of 20+ yards. I was really encouraged by his performance overall.

Lotzier Brooks was excellent. Daniel Hill played hard... Germie Bernaed had that massive catch (after the disappointing drop) to set Bama up for a TD.

Josh Cuevas... that dude gutted it out in a situation where he didn't have to play and nobody would have blamed him. He's still not 100% and already had one setback in practice, but he decided (without hesitation) to give them as much as he could, which was about half the snaps tonight. He should be even better off by the Rose Bowl. He's so important to this offense.

Alabama coming out in the 2nd half and playing really well... that has been an obstacle most of the season... but the defense stood tall (enough) and the offense put up 17 points. 17 points is Bama's highest output in the 2nd half against an SEC opponent all season (UA had 16 against Vandy).

Lawson and Jefferson on defense... both were making plays. Zabien Brown had a monster game. Dijon Lee was solid. Keeley and Pierre had some nice moments.

Connor F'n Talty... fans wrote this kid off... I too had some doubts late in the year, but he's been rock solid since from auburn game until now and nailed some really big kicks. Good for him. He certainly outshined Mr. Groza Award winner on his own field.


Bad- Dropped passes killed drives and it wasn't just 1 player. I can remember 4 by different guys, most of which ended drives.

First down plays on offense, especially early on, were disastrous and kept Bama way too far behind the chains. First 6 drives of the game on 1st down... 2 runs (1 for 1 yard, 1 for 7 yards!!! and 4 pass attempts... 1 sack and 3 incompletions). This offense rolls a lot more smoothly when it isn't 2nd and 9. Bama's average 3rd down and distance for the game was 3rd and 7.7 yards, which is why they were only 2 for 12 for the game. Must be better there... I know it's hard without a good run game, but gotta figure it out going forward.


Ugly- Grubb has some Bill O'Brien in him. Stubborn as shit at times (especially on 1st downs), doesn't set things up consistently well, and doesn't use the screen game effectively (in part because they suck at blocking it and executing it as a whole [which is very surprising based on his/their history]). His red zone calls are really good for the most part, but the rest.. oof. Bottom line, he struggles without a consistent run game and that must be fixed in 2025.


Notes- I need, well want, to know more about the sideline interference penalty. Mostly 2 things since I didn't have a good look at it from the Goodyear blimp camera... How close was the dude to being in the offical's area? Cause it was nowhere near the play, and 2 and most importantly, who was the culprit? Was he actually affiliated with UA? If not, and I don't know, but if not, what a sham.

Despite the previous comment, this year's Bama team has almost completely cleaned up the penalty problem that has plagued the last several UA squads.

This puts an abrupt halt to the Venables owns DeBoer chatter... It doesn't put a stop to the, OU has never won a playoff game, chatter.

Saw a couple of tweets during the 1st half of the game from some of the national media Beta Bros... Brett McMurphy and Stewart Mandal specifically. Shitting on Bama when they were down 17-0, trying to make jokes and be cute. It's always the same people. Fucking idiots.

Rose Bowl is up next. It won't be easy, but Bama can absolutely beat Indiana if they play clean, physical, and smart. And a win out there means a semifinal in Atlanta awaits (against the Texas Tech/Oregon winner)... that would be a nice little treat (where UA fans would fill the place) for Round 3 if Alabama can take care of business in Pasadena.

I can't wait to see and hear where Michigan fans and media has moved their goalposts to after this Bama win in terms of their coaching search. My guess, they'll act like DeBoer was in the palm of their hand but out of respect to UA and the playoffs, he won't sign with UM this time. And FWIW, if you buy that, or anything similar to that, you've been had.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I blocked him years ago. Not proud of it, but his sheer, complete stupidity was beginning to affect me. I can’t stand people who run that mouth & DO NOT HAVE THE BALLS to come back & say they were wrong. And then when Bama eventually loses a game, they are like- I told you all along!
I finally couldn’t take the STUPIDITY anymore

I picture him as the type that pushes women and children out of the way to get the lifeboat all to himself.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I picture him as the type that pushes women and children out of the way to get the lifeboat all to himself.

And the ship isn't even sinking, he just heard a fog alarm and panicked.

 

[Secondand26]

And the ship isn't even sinking, he just heard a fog alarm and panicked.

You’d think that after SO MANY TIMES BEING WRONG people like him would think twice before posting. I guess that’s what makes them total dumbasses - they never learn. They had rather be negative than have a Bama win.

 

[Secondand26]

Good- Flipped the Script on OU from the regular season game... From the big special teams play to the Pick-6. Felt like the football gods were having some fun with how things played out tonight and decided to lean heavy into irony.

Down 17-0 and the crowd turned up to 10, the team didn't quit. In the end, it was the OU fans that filed out of the stadium with their heads down as time remained on the clock. THAT is Alabama football.

Ty Simpson. His pocket clock still isn't calibrated where it needs to be but his throws tonight were crisp and accurate. Down 17-0, he didn't panic. It wasn't pretty when he was pressured, but otherwise he was nearly perfect. And it was nice to see him complete some deeper passes too... he was 4 for 4 with a TD on throws of 20+ yards. I was really encouraged by his performance overall.

Lotzier Brooks was excellent. Daniel Hill played hard... Germie Bernaed had that massive catch (after the disappointing drop) to set Bama up for a TD.

Josh Cuevas... that dude gutted it out in a situation where he didn't have to play and nobody would have blamed him. He's still not 100% and already had one setback in practice, but he decided (without hesitation) to give them as much as he could, which was about half the snaps tonight. He should be even better off by the Rose Bowl. He's so important to this offense.

Alabama coming out in the 2nd half and playing really well... that has been an obstacle most of the season... but the defense stood tall (enough) and the offense put up 17 points. 17 points is Bama's highest output in the 2nd half against an SEC opponent all season (UA had 16 against Vandy).

Lawson and Jefferson on defense... both were making plays. Zabien Brown had a monster game. Dijon Lee was solid. Keeley and Pierre had some nice moments.

Connor F'n Talty... fans wrote this kid off... I too had some doubts late in the year, but he's been rock solid since from auburn game until now and nailed some really big kicks. Good for him. He certainly outshined Mr. Groza Award winner on his own field.


Bad- Dropped passes killed drives and it wasn't just 1 player. I can remember 4 by different guys, most of which ended drives.

First down plays on offense, especially early on, were disastrous and kept Bama way too far behind the chains. First 6 drives of the game on 1st down... 2 runs (1 for 1 yard, 1 for 7 yards!!! and 4 pass attempts... 1 sack and 3 incompletions). This offense rolls a lot more smoothly when it isn't 2nd and 9. Bama's average 3rd down and distance for the game was 3rd and 7.7 yards, which is why they were only 2 for 12 for the game. Must be better there... I know it's hard without a good run game, but gotta figure it out going forward.


Ugly- Grubb has some Bill O'Brien in him. Stubborn as shit at times (especially on 1st downs), doesn't set things up consistently well, and doesn't use the screen game effectively (in part because they suck at blocking it and executing it as a whole [which is very surprising based on his/their history]). His red zone calls are really good for the most part, but the rest.. oof. Bottom line, he struggles without a consistent run game and that must be fixed in 2025.


Notes- I need, well want, to know more about the sideline interference penalty. Mostly 2 things since I didn't have a good look at it from the Goodyear blimp camera... How close was the dude to being in the offical's area? Cause it was nowhere near the play, and 2 and most importantly, who was the culprit? Was he actually affiliated with UA? If not, and I don't know, but if not, what a sham.

Despite the previous comment, this year's Bama team has almost completely cleaned up the penalty problem that has plagued the last several UA squads.

This puts an abrupt halt to the Venables owns DeBoer chatter... It doesn't put a stop to the, OU has never won a playoff game, chatter.

Saw a couple of tweets during the 1st half of the game from some of the national media Beta Bros... Brett McMurphy and Stewart Mandal specifically. Shitting on Bama when they were down 17-0, trying to make jokes and be cute. It's always the same people. Fucking idiots.

Rose Bowl is up next. It won't be easy, but Bama can absolutely beat Indiana if they play clean, physical, and smart. And a win out there means a semifinal in Atlanta awaits (against the Texas Tech/Oregon winner)... that would be a nice little treat (where UA fans would fill the place) for Round 3 if Alabama can take care of business in Pasadena.

I can't wait to see and hear where Michigan fans and media has moved their goalposts to after this Bama win in terms of their coaching search. My guess, they'll act like DeBoer was in the palm of their hand but out of respect to UA and the playoffs, he won't sign with UM this time. And FWIW, if you buy that, or anything similar to that, you've been had.



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Good - Keely & Hill
Hill’s 6 yard TD run warmed this old heart!
Ugly - go back & watch the sideline infraction - the official (asshole) was WANTING to throw a flag. Watch the way he pulls the flag.

 

[Rolltide24]

Good - what a win and sweet redemption! CDK got the Venables monkey off his back. D turned it up after the offense finally gave us some hope. Keenum continues to be an absolute beast. OU having hands of stone. The nice run trap(?) play in the second half where we ran to the line and didn’t let Ty adjust the play or OU read the formation. We should have done that every other play after that success. Ty was much more accurate. Lack of penalties and lack of turnovers. Brooks was huge! And Bernard’s catch reminded somewhat of Pro in 2005. Cole having probably his most return yards against a division 1 school in the season. Talty was money. Lots of good in this game. Hopefully a confidence boost!

Bad - dropped passes are killing us. Run game was still bad, save for that 29 yard run. Lack of pressure on Mateer for 80% of the game. Going 3 and out so many times. 2 of 12 on 3rd down. 2 more 30 yard punts. I didn’t get to see first half and part of 3rd quarter due to taking a big group to sing Christmas carols at the houses of a bunch of old folks at church. 50+, you and some others on here would have been on our agenda if you lived around here….

Ugly - OU FG kicker, Ryan Williams hands. I’d offer Ryan the league minimum for next year. We’ve paid him well beyond his production at this point. I don’t think he’s even a good decoy anymore. The 3rd down play at the 2 minute warning, that was complete garbage. All the run plays we continued to call up the middle for no gain. Makes me want to beat my head against the wall, or have dinner with MunchyO’s… Having to get up at 1:40am this morning to catch this flight to Charlotte for a funeral. Couldn’t sleep because I was pumped up, so needed up with about 45 minutes on the pillow.

The 2 teams I wanted most to play if we got in the CFP field, Indiana and Ohio State. Head on collision coming with Indiana and I like our chances better than I did with OU.

 

[TerryP]

who was the offenise lineman that said "we are home? Third.

The good? That was a good ball game.

Do yOU want to rammer jammer.

 

[TerryP]

Do you guys remember when the softball team danced in the rain against OU?

They were dancing...looking for the video.

 

[mando]

Bad- sideline interference to official that was 5 yards out of bounds

That was an odd call especially how far down the field it was. No idea who the guy was that the referee ran into,

Thought I heard that Keenon went out injured on the last OU drive. Anyone know if that was try and if so what his injury was?

 

[rick4bama]

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Double it up if you do!

 

[Bammerboy321]

How the hell has Keelon Keeley not seen more playing time? He dominated tonight.

 

[Rolltide24]

Their punter having butter fingers was another Good. You’d think the ball was covered in AstroGlide the way the receivers and that punter struggled. We were a special team break and got a couple.

 

[Bamabww]

Several 'Bama fans and almost all the national media questioned whether we should be in the playoffs. Maybe it was OKLAHOMA that shouldn't have been in the playoffs.

Two teams out of the same conference shouldn't have to play each other in the first round. But probably gonna happen anyway.

 

[64Tide]

How the hell has Keelon Keeley not seen more playing time? He dominated tonight.

Don’t know specifics but injuries have slowed his development/playing time. Thinking he may have had position change as well.

 

[BamaFan334]

Good- Flipped the Script on OU from the regular season game... From the big special teams play to the Pick-6. Felt like the football gods were having some fun with how things played out tonight and decided to lean heavy into irony.

Down 17-0 and the crowd turned up to 10, the team didn't quit. In the end, it was the OU fans that filed out of the stadium with their heads down as time remained on the clock. THAT is Alabama football.

Ty Simpson. His pocket clock still isn't calibrated where it needs to be but his throws tonight were crisp and accurate. Down 17-0, he didn't panic. It wasn't pretty when he was pressured, but otherwise he was nearly perfect. And it was nice to see him complete some deeper passes too... he was 4 for 4 with a TD on throws of 20+ yards. I was really encouraged by his performance overall.

Lotzier Brooks was excellent. Daniel Hill played hard... Germie Bernaed had that massive catch (after the disappointing drop) to set Bama up for a TD.

Josh Cuevas... that dude gutted it out in a situation where he didn't have to play and nobody would have blamed him. He's still not 100% and already had one setback in practice, but he decided (without hesitation) to give them as much as he could, which was about half the snaps tonight. He should be even better off by the Rose Bowl. He's so important to this offense.

Alabama coming out in the 2nd half and playing really well... that has been an obstacle most of the season... but the defense stood tall (enough) and the offense put up 17 points. 17 points is Bama's highest output in the 2nd half against an SEC opponent all season (UA had 16 against Vandy).

Lawson and Jefferson on defense... both were making plays. Zabien Brown had a monster game. Dijon Lee was solid. Keeley and Pierre had some nice moments.

Connor F'n Talty... fans wrote this kid off... I too had some doubts late in the year, but he's been rock solid since from auburn game until now and nailed some really big kicks. Good for him. He certainly outshined Mr. Groza Award winner on his own field.


Bad- Dropped passes killed drives and it wasn't just 1 player. I can remember 4 by different guys, most of which ended drives.

First down plays on offense, especially early on, were disastrous and kept Bama way too far behind the chains. First 6 drives of the game on 1st down... 2 runs (1 for 1 yard, 1 for 7 yards!!! and 4 pass attempts... 1 sack and 3 incompletions). This offense rolls a lot more smoothly when it isn't 2nd and 9. Bama's average 3rd down and distance for the game was 3rd and 7.7 yards, which is why they were only 2 for 12 for the game. Must be better there... I know it's hard without a good run game, but gotta figure it out going forward.


Ugly- Grubb has some Bill O'Brien in him. Stubborn as shit at times (especially on 1st downs), doesn't set things up consistently well, and doesn't use the screen game effectively (in part because they suck at blocking it and executing it as a whole [which is very surprising based on his/their history]). His red zone calls are really good for the most part, but the rest.. oof. Bottom line, he struggles without a consistent run game and that must be fixed in 2025.


Notes- I need, well want, to know more about the sideline interference penalty. Mostly 2 things since I didn't have a good look at it from the Goodyear blimp camera... How close was the dude to being in the offical's area? Cause it was nowhere near the play, and 2 and most importantly, who was the culprit? Was he actually affiliated with UA? If not, and I don't know, but if not, what a sham.

Despite the previous comment, this year's Bama team has almost completely cleaned up the penalty problem that has plagued the last several UA squads.

This puts an abrupt halt to the Venables owns DeBoer chatter... It doesn't put a stop to the, OU has never won a playoff game, chatter.

Saw a couple of tweets during the 1st half of the game from some of the national media Beta Bros... Brett McMurphy and Stewart Mandal specifically. Shitting on Bama when they were down 17-0, trying to make jokes and be cute. It's always the same people. Fucking idiots.

Rose Bowl is up next. It won't be easy, but Bama can absolutely beat Indiana if they play clean, physical, and smart. And a win out there means a semifinal in Atlanta awaits (against the Texas Tech/Oregon winner)... that would be a nice little treat (where UA fans would fill the place) for Round 3 if Alabama can take care of business in Pasadena.

I can't wait to see and hear where Michigan fans and media has moved their goalposts to after this Bama win in terms of their coaching search. My guess, they'll act like DeBoer was in the palm of their hand but out of respect to UA and the playoffs, he won't sign with UM this time. And FWIW, if you buy that, or anything similar to that, you've been had.



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That sideline call was something else. I could see DeBoer and Ha Ha clueless as to who it was and not being able to figure it out. As the commentators stated, it was 30 yards downfield and away from the play. Then you get the idiot rules analyst that has seemingly done everything he can to remain relevant citing a good call. I can't ever recall a time where a warning wasn't given. To me, this was a ref trying to to keep this a game with that call. There is no other excuse or evidence from other games I can use to say otherwise.

 

[64Tide]

That sideline call was something else. I could see DeBoer and Ha Ha clueless as to who it was and not being able to figure it out. As the commentators stated, it was 30 yards downfield and away from the play. Then you get the idiot rules analyst that has seemingly done everything he can to remain relevant citing a good call. I can't ever recall a time where a warning wasn't given. To me, this was a ref trying to to keep this a game with that call. There is no other excuse or evidence from other games I can use to say otherwise.

There are some guys that officiate whose ulterior motive is to make the game about them. Attention prostitutes?

 

[64Tide]

That sideline call was something else. I could see DeBoer and Ha Ha clueless as to who it was and not being able to figure it out. As the commentators stated, it was 30 yards downfield and away from the play. Then you get the idiot rules analyst that has seemingly done everything he can to remain relevant citing a good call. I can't ever recall a time where a warning wasn't given. To me, this was a ref trying to to keep this a game with that call. There is no other excuse or evidence from other games I can use to say otherwise.

Help needed here. Is there an “official “ assigned to each sideline to explain to the coach what these clowns are calling? There was a guy with playoff hat and headset speaking with DeBoer after the call.