'22 Recruiting Forum: Official Alabama Pregame/Game Thread

#3,361
#3,361
gainesvol82 said:
ShoUT out to Jeremy Banks and Omari Thomas. That were two very bright spots on D. Banks especially made plays against Gibbs as he was one of our only gjuys who was fast enough, physical enough and took good angles on him. Also got one of our only sacks on Young.

Our overall run defense was great and kept Bama from being confident in running the ball which extended the game for us....especially on their final drive when they were passing to try for a closer FG. You know they would have preferred to run more in that situation and leave us no time.....was absolutely huge (TWSS).

Also, kudos to the zebras. Despite the bad PI call (which wasn't that easy to see) they were mostly very fair. Best officiated game we have played against Bama in ages. We would have gotten multiple roughing the passer calls from other SEC crews but they let us play physical against BY.
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I've been critical of Banks, but he played like a leader on the field last night.
 
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jakez4ut said:
i think a few things are being overlooked with so much emphasis being put on "bryce or no bryce". the line of scrimmage is still what matters most and Bama still has advantages on both sides against most everyone they're going to play, including Tennessee. but....i do think that gap, based on production from this season, isn't as wide as it's been over the past 15 years.

to me, this game is determined by TN's O line and Bama's front 7, regardless of who starts at QB. because at the end of the day if we're going to win, it's going to be because we've afforded ourselves the opportunity to play OUR game. and that is going to be why that's the match up that matters the most. if the back up starts, then we need to win that match up to do what we did to LSU, or at least try to anyway. and if it's Bryce, then we may see a shootout, so we'll need to be able to score, a lot, quickly. I believe CJH when he says over and over again "it's about US, and how we prepare, and how we execute". so i don't think, ultimately, it matters who the QB is for Bama. it shouldn't change our path to victory, really.

that said, i won't discount the difference between the two QB's for Bama, i'm just not 100% sure that's what matters the most when you start looking at the match ups. it's just the biggest name/story of the week, and classic misdirection. and i just don't care about Bama's perceived problems....i just don't. lol. the only thing that should matter to us, is what matters to how we're able to play our game? and the answer there is our OL vs their front 7. if we win that match up enough, we'll be able to get WR's in to those open spaces, we'll be able to run the ball and i'd imagine Hendo's legs are a factor too.

Defensively for us....i don't see a whole lot changing...we've already played 2 qb's that fit the same mold as their back up, and if it's Bryce, you have to make some decisions on how you're going to go about it...and i think you're maybe more in the ball park of what AR15 did against us. and that's a great feather for us...dude thru for 3td's and 500 yards, and they still had to score 3 Td's in the last 5 minutes to win the game. now i'm not saying if Bryce does that, everything's ok, but we've seen a QB go off and it ultimately not matter. so i won't freak out if he does similarly, he's certainly capable. but again, no one is going to be shocked if Bryce Young has a great day against our defense, and i'm thinking he plays anyway.

so we're back to their front 7 against our O line....their pass rush ability is scary. so i'm kinda anxious to see how we're going to go about attempting to neutralize those 3 edge guys. Bama wins this game by those 3 making our day miserable.

there's match ups we can take advantage of, and if Ced is back and really full go, then that's fantastic.

intangibles,...not sure if there's a metric for this. but i do think most of them are on our side. i'm not sure the atmosphere, which will be great, will matter to Bama. they've shut crowds up before, so i'm sure they're going to be confident, regardless. but Tennessee doesn't get phased either. make a mistake, no problem. we've seen time and time again that this team has a short memory, and if you make a mistake, get it back next opportunity, and when we've absolutely needed them to do that.....they have. and that is probably the most "unTennessee" thing this team has done this season. they don't fold. they expect to win. and they play aggressively with that purpose in mind. I love the mentality of this team. dictate to your opponent. this is not the Tennessee that "feels things out" anymore. and i love it.

mistakes....law of averages says Bama doesn't have 3-4 games a season where they make enough mistakes to cause an L on their schedule. so far they've had 2, and escaped. are those outliers or is this bama team mistake prone? Regardless, over the course of this 15 years, Bama doesn't make mistakes against us...so is that something else that changes this year??? we've not exactly been clean all year either. we've won turnover margin so far this year, but we've put the ball on the ground more times than any of us like, and if we do that against this team, i'm not so sure we can come out on top. Penalties....we've been hot and cold. we need to be disciplined in this game, and not give them anything easy. they have to earn anything they get. again, historically, we've not "gotten the call" against these guys, whereas it seems Bama has gotten the benefit of the doubt a lot more than us. what will get my BVS flared up again is if i see egregiously blown/missed calls like we saw in the Texas and aTm game. or pick a TN/Bama game from the past 10 years lol...that roughing the passer or unnecessary roughness on Tua a few years ago comes to mind....stuff like that. it's gonna be hard enough to just beat the players on the field, so if the refs suck...well...that sucks. so be better stripes...pretty please?

at the end of the day, i really like how CJH has had this team prepared all year. i think this team is mentally tough enough to compete here. we ended two streaks this year already, so i don't think it's anyone's head over there about the 15 in a row or anything. i think Bama comes to play and doesn't look like a team in survival mode. for the first time in a long time, this feels like a game that can go back and forth, and it will come down to a few players, making plays.

i think this is higher scoring than most think.

and i think this is this generations equivalent of the 82 game.

Tennessee 43
Alabama 39

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I missed the final score by 10 points or so for both teams... But I must say..I pretty much nailed everything else.😀. So here's to me.🍊
 
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BreatheUT said:
Maybe Ainge should listen to the game on CBS next time. Danielson called it fair imo.
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I listened to it although I would have preferred to turn it off. He consistently would make comments about AL defense making a mistake instead of giving Tennessee’s offense any credit. He was waiting expectantly for AL to win. Just his usual. Although they never got far enough ahead for him to fall all over himself as usual. I’m a cheerleader. I know how this works.
 
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