'24 Recruiting Forum: Official Alabama Pregame/Game Thread

[BigOrangeTrain]

Well he’s not real smart

You need to watch him more. He has some really good breakdowns.

 

[rjd970]

I smoked a joint (sorry, old school, I don't roll blunts, but I will smoke 'em, if somebody passes one to me) when the Vols got the pick in the endzone. Then, I smoked one on that last Bama drive and missed FG. I'm thinking I need to smoke one on this first drive out of halftime. The sacrifice I make for VN

I’m down for trying anything at this point. You need to get blitzed and do your part.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

The problem is we are just flat out better than them at 21/22 positions. We should have 3 scores right now, at minimum. Can’t blame people for being frustrated when the guy billed as our savior has been an embarrassment against anyone with a pulse.

Just saying a lot of our fans have taken a header off the Empire State building before halftime in a 7pt game.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

*Wolverine gazing longingly at a picture of Hendon Hooker.jpg*

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

NOOO! He needs to throw it away, or run. Taking risks is killing us right now.

That’s what I meant by risks.

 

[berryvol]

Let’s hope it comes on for Kentucky at this point lol

If they play D with the vigor they played with vs. UGA, we will lose.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Throw Dalton Knecht out there

 

[Ashevolle]

Welp. Logging off the second half. The game thread ain't helping. See you morans later

 

[AllVol11717]

This next quarter probably tells us a lot about how the rest of this season goes.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Let’s hope it comes on for Kentucky at this point lol

UKs defense is much better than Bamas

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I’m a homer but I’m rock bottom now. Zero confidence going into the second half.

 

[buffaloblue]

There are two separate things happening that are not directly related and also completely related.

Nico is just off. Could be the yips, could be trouble long term.

Heuple has lost his run game in the 3-3-5 as teams are disguising how many they will have in the box.

Solve one and we are good. Solve both we can compete with everyone.

Solve neither, bang average.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

I’m a homer but I’m rock bottom now. Zero confidence going into the second half.

How I feel. Give me a reason, offense! Give me SOMETHING.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Vandy scored 40 on these guys

We are so bad.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Don’t worry guys, we still have a chance if we beat UGA

 

[rjd970]

I’m a homer but I’m rock bottom now. Zero confidence going into the second half.

Same. These issues won’t get solved over halftime

 

[GVol1966]

Nico was one of the most highly rated recruits in the nation coming out of HS. It’s in the coaches to develop him. Play calling isn’t the issue this game. His poor performance is and a big part of that is on the coaches.

1000% percent.
The Number 1 thing he needed this year was a very good O line and to let them and Sampson take the pressure off him!!!
Heupel failed.

My Christmas wish last year was at least 3 portal lineman capable of being in the starting 5.

If I knew we were that lacking on the Line, why didn’t the man in charge making millions?

 

[Jack Burton]

Take a breath. We're only down 7 at the half to the #7 team in the country named Alabama.

Our fans used to pray to have a chance in games like this.

We’re still in the game right now but something is very very wrong with the offense.

 

[UTK]

If they play D with the vigor they played with vs. UGA, we will lose.

if it wasn’t Kentucky I would probably agree lol

 

[GVol1966]

Don’t worry guys, we still have a chance if we beat UGAView attachment 688681

Is there any chance they score negative points?

 

[berryvol]

Just saying a lot of our fans have taken a header off the Empire State building before halftime in a 7pt game.

Sure, I get that. But I’m absolutely livid at this and can’t blame anyone else for being as well. Heupel is part to blame for not having Nico ready, but at this juncture the team’s faults are solely on Nico. This is a national championship level team at every position except QB (and maybe OT - which has looked solid today). Fans have a right to be mad at the underperformance, regardless of how bad we were 5 seasons ago. Dave Hart is no longer running the AD and Dooley is no longer the coach. The expectations have changed and that’s a good thing.

 

[UTK]

I’m a homer but I’m rock bottom now. Zero confidence going into the second half.

I had very little confidence at half last week too. Who knows. Maybe we can squeak another one out.

 

[KB5252]

He was hitting them vs Kent st.
He’s been pressured , hit , sacked constantly in SEC games and he’s regressed fundamentally, confidently and every way.
To the point he’s terrible.

Defenses have adjusted by running more db's and during them out. It takes away our passes to the boundries which we use as an extension of the run game. It's completely kryptonited Heups offense. It challenges the QB to make the right reads and hit receivers quickly......... Something young QB 's often struggle with.

Here's the problem though, short quick passes are the QBs best friend in this scenario. But Heups offense doesn't have a lot of those built in.

At dinner point I think Heupel has to either change up his offense or live with the mistakes and how he develops quickly. So far that hasn't happened as fast as we'd all like.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Amazing how the public starts talking about the penalty situation and Bama magically gets more penalties than any time in the past 50 years.

 

[AllVol11717]

There are two separate things happening that are not directly related and also completely related.

Nico is just off. Could be the yips, could be trouble long term.

Heuple has lost his run game in the 3-3-5 as teams are disguising how many they will have in the box.

Solve one and we are good. Solve both we can compete with everyone.

Solve neither, bang average.

My only worry is Heupel not being able to evolve his offense in a way that combats the way opponents adapt over time