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Alabama Weekly Volume 1 Issue 11

 

Alabama Weekly
September 30th, 1998 -- Issue #11 -- Volume #1
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Florida Preview
written by Jess Nicholas


After a disturbing week for Alabama football fans, things certainly don't
get any easier. The Florida Gators, arguably the conference's best team
over the last five years, makes their entrance into Bryant-Denny Stadium
at 11:30 this Saturday. The Gators are strong in all facets of the game,
while Alabama is battling uncertainty about their true level of
potential.

OFFENSE

Alabama is trying to emulate the offense that Florida has perfected. Both
teams will try to win running the football and establishing it with the
pass. The results have been so far mixed. Alabama had two great games to
start the season before collapsing against Arkansas this past Saturday.
Florida looked great against Kentucky, but terrible the previous week
against Tennessee.

QUARTERBACK
Alabama's John David Phillips faces a big test. Not only must he move the
ball against a tough Florida defense, but he must also bounce back from a
poor showing against Arkansas. Alabama has still to ignite a downfield
passing attack. Florida meanwhile will use two players. Doug Johnson and
Jesse Palmer will alternate at the position every few plays. Both have
enjoyed success this year, but neither have anywhere near the consistency
that past Florida quarterbacks have had. Johnson should get the majority
of the playing time. Advantage: Florida


RUNNING BACKS
Alabama's Shaun Alexander, like quarterback Phillips, will be looking to
rebound this week. When things are going right for him, there is no back
in the SEC more dangerous than Alexander. Fullback Dustin McClintock is a
good blocker and effective runner, but hasn't been used much the last two
weeks. Florida counters with fullback Rod Frazier and tailback Terry
Jackson. Jackson, a talented runner, is coming off knee surgery that
forced him to sit out the 1997 season. So far, the results have been
mixed. Advantage: Alabama


WIDE RECEIVERS
Alabama's receivers, who had two good games to start the season, were
non-factors against Arkansas. Florida boasts two good starters in Travis
McGriff and Nafis Karim, but lack of depth is a factor. This one's
basically a toss-up, but Alabama's depth is better. Advantage: Alabama


OFFENSIVE LINE
Again, the performance against Arkansas differed greatly from the
performance of the first two weeks. Chris Samuels looked fair, but the
rest of the linemen would just as soon forget the whole experience.
Florida, meanwhile, has an excellent line full of experience, talent, and
depth. They also hold the edge at the tight end position, which isn't
really a receiver in this offense so much as it is a blocker. Advantage:
Florida


DEFENSE

Alabama's performances have been up and down, while Florida has been
relatively consistent. Although they let Kentucky run up a bunch of
points last week, that's going to happen when you play the Wildcats. A
better indicator was their performance against Tennessee.


DEFENSIVE LINE
Alabama has some questions to answer after last Saturday. It seemed that
the Tide never got more than one man free, if any, against the Hog
offensive line. Florida, meanwhile, has the best defensive line in the
SEC, period. If anything, Alabama might have an edge in depth, but
Florida's starters are all-world. Advantage: Florida


LINEBACKERS
Alabama's Trevis Smith had a good game against Arkansas, which made him
conspicuous. Travis Carroll played with an injured ankle, which showed
tremendous heart. Still, the Tide's backers aren't at Florida's level.
It's hard to pin down just who is the best Florida linebacker--take your
pick, Johnny Rutledge or Jevon Kearse. Both will be playing in the NFL
soon. Depth is decidedly a plus for Florida. Advantage: Florida


DEFENSIVE BACKS
Alabama's Kelvin Sigler is becoming a shoo-in for all-SEC and
All-American contention. Still, it's hard to win with just one defensive
back playing well. Actually, that may be an unfair analysis, but this is
yet another unit that needs to find out if it's as good as it was against
BYU and Vandy, or if it's as bad as it was against Arkansas. Florida,
meanwhile, has their own questions. Their defensive backfield, long a
strength, has been a weakness thus far. Depth is a question, as is
consistency. This is a close one. Advantage: Alabama


SPECIAL TEAMS
Little question here. Florida wins the return category, but Alabama's
kickers are far better. Florida's Collins Cooper failed in his attempt to
keep the UF-UT game alive in overtime, and punter Robby Stevenson lacks
Daniel Pope's consistency. Coverage might be a slight edge to Florida.
Advantage: Alabama


OVERALL

Well, isn't this interesting? Alabama and Florida each hold an advantage
in four categories. Does this mean the teams are equal? Sadly, no...the
problem is that, other than maybe special teams, the advantages that
Alabama holds are slight ones. Meanwhile, Florida's advantages are
sizeable. It's hard to believe that Alabama will play as they did against
Arkansas, but it's also hard to believe that Alabama will make enough
improvement in one week to beat a team of Florida's caliber. The big
question, and the key to victory, is Alabama's passing game. If it can
revert to week one form, the Tide has a legitimate shot at pulling the
upset. Florida hasn't been consistent on offense either, and the doomsday
predictions of a 60-point output by the Gators this Saturday is
premature. Alabama holds the home field advantage, but Florida boasts the
best offensive and defensive coaches in the country right now. Although I
will be there pulling hard for the Tide, I cannot honestly forecast a
victory. I do know, however, that this Alabama team has the ability to
prove me wrong. Let's hope they do it.

Florida 38
Alabama 17


-- Jess Nicholas
Alabama Weekly Columnist



The Arkansas Game

written by Mick Chang


Hi all, Mick Chang here again.

So why did Bama get blown out by Arkansas?
Bama's travelling schedule...that's why.
This was what I heard...
The team left Tuscaloosa early Saturday morning for an 1-hour bus
ride to the Birmingham airport for a 3-hour flight to
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Then, the team proceeded to take the
1.5-hour bus ride to Fayetteville for the 5pm kickoff.
So correct my math.
All in all, the team spent close to 6-7 hours (buffering time for
changing planes to buses, etc.)
travelling on the day of the game. And by my estimate, that left
the team about 2-3 hours to warm up prior to kickoff.

I don't know about you, but I used to nap on long trips, and
still be tired and discombobulated afterwards. And that was how
the team looked playing Arkansas on national television.
The worst part was the team had to make the reverse 6-7 hour travel
back to Tuscaloosa after the game, with the players being back at
their dorm rooms around 4am Sunday morning. A long day to say
the least.
Whoever decided to make this travel arrangement should be shot.
And DuBose should at least take a paycut for approving such a
travel itenarary.

Thoughts about the game:
I warned everyone in my pre-season article that we are not as good as
we think on the OL and not as deep as we think on the DL.
Arkansas man-handled us in both trenches.
On OL, Callaway has to split focus on playcalling and coaching the
OL. Apparently, the OL still needs more attention as it has given
up 10 sacks already.
On DL, do you really think we can have the depth after losing
2 starters prior to the season (Hood and Harris)? With one of the
loss being an All-American?

Look for Florida to be fresh when they hit Tuscaloosa, because
I had heard that the Florida team will be spending Friday night in a
Birmingham hotel, partly because they made the reservations before
knowing which telecast will pick up the game. Kickoff could
be 11:30a or 2:30p next Saturday.

So can we pin the loss to Arkansas as another rookie mistake by
DuBose? Should DuBose have realized that a 12-hour travel schedule
on gameday is not optimal for any athlete?
DuBose doesn't expect John David Phillips to make inexperienced
QB mistakes -- what about his own inexperienced coaching mistakes?
Sure DuBose don't expect any negativism on the team, but does he
know the difference between negativism and constructive criticism?
So to prove that I'm not being just negative, here are my
constructive suggestions on how to improve the team:

1) Neil Callaway should spend more focus on coaching the OL at
the sidelines then calling plays from the box. I applaud
Callaway's playcalling, even the Arkansas game.
I didn't think the playcalling was poor, but the execution was,
especially on the OL. I wish
Callaway could be at both places at once. He has shown to be the
most loyal and capable of coaches on the staff. I just wish we had
more Neil Callaways on the staff, but since we only have one, he must
direct more attention on coaching the OL until it has improved
enough so as to move back to the box.

2) So who should call most of the plays until the OL improves more?
Charlie Stubbs and Dabo Swinney.
Stubbs called the plays at UNLV, and should have gained DuBose's
and Callaway's confidence by now for having a very capable
offensive mind.
Swinney is probably the second most loyal coach on the staff next
to Callaway. And despite his inexperience, he knows best what
his receivers can and can not do in this offense.

3) So what kind of plays should be called more?
Longer pass plays. DuBose knows this, as well as the offensive
coaches. And the QB that can best deliver such plays is Andrew Zow.
We have yet to see Zow sling a 20-yarder, which some practice
observers say that he is better at than John David.

4) So should we play Tyler Watts yet?
I hope not.
Let's draw a comparison between Tyler Watts and THE top frosh QB
prospect in the country, Ronald Curry of North Carolina.
If you believe all that you read from the recruiting gurus, then
it is clear that Ronald Curry is a better QB prospect than Tyler
Wattsr. Curry was voted as the National High School Player of the
Year in football and basketball in 1997. So far in 3 starts,
Ronald Curry has lead North Carolina to an 0-3 record against 3 teams
arguably worse than the 3 teams we have faced.
So do I think if Tyler Watts had started the past 3 games, that
we would be better than 2-1 right now?
No.

5) The DL is thin. And it showed in the second half when they were
worn down. In the past we had 7-9 ready to play 4 DL positions.
Now we only have about 5 rotating 3 DL positions with 2-3 playing
the hybrid, LB-DE position. The 5 DLs now doesn't measure up to
the 7-9 in the past.
As stupid as this might sound, play
more of the younger DLs. And DuBose should become a field coach
again on the DL to prepare the younger DL players. Jackie Shipp
has done an admirable job with what he was given. And no doubt if
Hood and Harris was still playing, Shipp would look like a genius.
The reality is DuBose is still the best DL field coach we have
on staff.

In my previous article, I had warned that we are barely
a 6-5 team right now. And nothing has changed my mind since.
The most probable losses we might have left to face is Florida and
Tennessee. And likely losses left to LSU and Miss St.
Even though we will be underdogs in those 4 games, I can see us
pulling 1 upset.
At the same token, we will be favorites against Ole Miss,
E. Carolina, Sou Miss, and Auburn. But we will be upset in
one of those games.
I predict that if we can pull an upset against a moderately
ranked LSU or Miss St, we can earn a bowl bid. The extra
post-season practices are desparately needed to prepare our
younger players for next year.
After Saturday's loss, I have a feeling Shaun Alexander pretty
much purged any thoughts about leaving early for the NFL as
did Chris Samuels.

Keep the Faith and ROLL TIDE !!!


-- Mick Chang
Alabama Weekly Columnist
biolfc@jetson.uh.edu



The Arkansas Game
written by John Hinds

Boston—Well, it looked just as horrible, demoralizing, depressing from up here on the beaches of the North Atlantic as it did in Fayetteville, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Montgomery, or Mobile.

There is no hiding the fact that the momentum of the first two games was lost during the off week.

Was it coaching, lack of effort, or is this once proud program about to be decimated again this season?

Face it nobody expected this team to challenge for the SEC West title, the National Championship or anything remotely resembling the aforementioned.

But is a winning season or a bowl game unreasonable.

Ok, the Arkansas game is behind us wait until this week. What we’ve got to play Florida, well wait until the week after.

Let’s take a look at the numbers. The Tide offense is ranked 10th of the 12 teams in the S.E.C.

John David Phillips has quarterback efficiency rating of 98.75 11th of the 12 starting quarterbacks in the S.E.C.

This is the 7th time in the last 10 games that Alabama has been outscored after halftime.

Want more good news? Bama got one second half first down against Arkansas.

Not to mention the fact that Arkansas proved it that by stopping Shaun Alexander you shut down the Tide.

Ok, things have to look better on defense, right. Wrong, Arkansas got 445 yards of total offense. That’s the 5th time in the last 10 games that the stop troops have surrendered 400 or more yards in a game.

The team stats are just as unimpressive. By getting penalized 13 times for 104 yards against Arkansas Bama is averaging 11 penalties and 103 yards this season. That’s good for most penalized team in the S.E.C.

Had enough? How about five defeats in the last seven games, seven in the last 10 and eight in the last 12.

It was a humbling defeat for the Tide. We’ve now lost three of the last four games to Arkansas a team that has fewer defeats in the league to only Kentucky and Vanderbilt since joining the S.E.C.

Enough already let’s not give up totally on this season.

Sure losses look likely against Florida, Tennessee, LSU and Mississippi State. If we win all the rest we can still get that winning record and possibly a bowl bid.

Close your eyes against Florida and just hope the team doesn’t give up its pride, poise and thereby surrender its proud tradition.

-- John Hinds
Alabama Weekly Columnist



Silver Linings? Forget it.
written by Jess Nicholas

Looking for a silver lining in this Saturday's 42-6 blowout loss to
Arkansas? How about this one: It's over.

Alabama lost every way a team could lose against the Razorbacks. The
fallout has been massive and swift, as Bama fans nationwide are reeling
in their loss and wondering what questions to ask. Such as, did Alabama
trade jerseys with Prarie View A&M for a week?

The defeat came from several angles, and surprised everyone. Not even the
most die-hard Arkansas fan honestly expected to win by a 36 point margin.
Coach Mike DuBose appeared even to be blindsided, as his postgame
comments deviated from the normal pattern. Instead of chalking it up
mostly to inadequate coaching or lack of preparation, DuBose used the
term "shocked" and said he thought that the coaches "had adequately
prepared the team for the game." So what went wrong?

It all started up front in the offensive line. This unit, which had been
beleaguered before the season, but had since turned in two sparkling
performances, blocked no one. As a result, Shaun Alexander struggled to
maintain a positive yardage count for the first half. When Alexander did
get an opening, he appeared to either be surprised that he got one or was
just unable to capitalize, running tentatively. Compounding the problem
was the emaciation of the passing attack, which had a long completion of
only eight yards for the night. It was possibly the worst performance for
an Alabama arial attack since the homecoming loss in 1987 to Ole Miss in
which Alabama didn't chalk up a single completion. Playcalling didn't
exactly shine, but playcalling isn't the difference in 36-point games.
Coaching and playcalling lose close games to inferior teams, and this
Alabama team just got BEAT.

On defense, the problems continued. Watching the offense sputter like a
'48 Willys had to deflate the defense's emotion, and the constant
battering by the Arkansas offensive line looked to wear out the linemen.
The linebacker containment was largely spotty, and once again Alabama
chalked up more than 100 yards in penalties, largely attributable to
defensive miscues. The secondary blew multiple assignments, two of which
led directly to touchdowns.

These were the big problems. Many little problems contributed to the
loss, among which were the apparent lack of correct shoes (watch the tape
and count the number of slipdowns and missteps), poor routes by the
wideouts, two critical turnovers by the offense inside their own twenty
(both of which led to immediate touchdowns), an ill-placed off week, lack of
emotion by the team as a whole, and tons of emotion by the razorbacks,
who are led by a man who is beginning to resemble Terry Bowden in his first
year at Auburn.

So what went right? Kelvin Sigler showed why he, not Fernando Bryant, is
Bama's best defensive back. Trevis Smith had the only good game by a
linebacker, overshadowing the more-ballyhooed Travis Carroll. Ryan
Pflugner answered the bell as placekicker. In fact, Alabama's special
teams, long thought to be the team's weak link, bettered Arkansas' in
every facet of the game. Still, Pflugner can't win a game by himself, and
the fact that Daniel Pope looked good punting is directly attributable to
an anemic offense, which together with the defensive downfall conspired
to give Alabama its worst performance since a 35-0 thumping at the hands
of Florida in 1991. That Alabama team went on to win 30-something games
in a row and capture a National Championship in the process. Bad news:
That same Florida team is next week's opponent.

Optimists will point out that Alabama's offense handed Arkansas two
touchdowns, and missed assignments that cost two more. They will contend
that the score could actually have been 14-6. Pessimists will answer that the
Hogs squandered a first-quarter opportunity inside the Tide five that
could have made the score 49-6 or worse. Either way, it's still a loss,
and the severity of it threatens to destroy the Tide's mentality just
like last year.

The gauntlet is down. Alabama must respond, and quickly, or risk losing
more than just the next game. It is not beyond the realm of possibility
to forsee a 2-9 record. A National Championship? Gone. Heisman for Shaun?
Gone. All-SEC for Phillips? Gone. SEC West division championship? In
serious jeapordy. The soul of the team? In serious limbo.

Time will prove that Arkansas is better than nearly everyone predicted in
the preseason. Auburn fans will crow, but they have to play this same
team later in the year. This Arkansas team bears a great resemblance to
the 1993 Auburn Tigers, a veteran team with a ton of returning starters
who excelled under a coach that was emotional and charismatic. In fact,
if Arkansas plays like they did against Alabama, they have a great chance
of making it to Atlanta at season's end. If Alabama plays the way they
did Saturday, they'll beat no one on this schedule, or any other
Division-I team, UAB included. It's scary to think that Alabama was the
third-best team in the state Saturday--even with UAB losing and Auburn
idle. Yeesh.

Can Alabama rebound? No one knows but the members of the team. There will
be a complete examination of their soul this week, and the results are
crucial.


-- Jess Nicholas
Alabama Weekly Columnist


Inexperience catches
up with Bama.

written by J P

No heart, no intensity, no pride, no game plan, all factors in the loss to Arkansas Saturday night. Which lead many Bama fans to a felling of deja vu. Sure it was Bama’s, young inexperienced team’s first road game of the year, and first true test in the SEC, but that is no excuse to the beating that Arkansas handed Alabama. Arkansas is a good team and will continue to improve and have a good season, but we made them look like All-Americans. Alabama just couldn’t seem get anything going, they could run the ball and the passing game was nonexistent. The opposite was true for Arkansas, every thing went their way in the second half.

In a loss like this you always look to point a finger at somebody, and normally it is the coach that will get the blame, and this case is no different. Alabama had two weeks to prepare for Arkansas and still weren’t prepared at all to play Saturday night. I’m not saying that this loss was entirely Coach DuBose’s fault, but he didn’t have his team ready to play. Arkansas had a game plan and the executed perfectly. Alabama didn’t seem to have a game plan which blows my mind, considering the off week.

The Alabama offensive and defensive line showed their lack of depth and inexperience problems, as Arkansas ran wild and shut down Heisman hopeful Shaun Alexander. Many felt this would be a problem but the Tide hadn’t shown it. The offensive line did pass block well at times, but Arkansas shut down Alexander and were in the back field all night. The Defensive line of Alabama had no bright spots last night as Madre Hill and Chrys Chukwuma racked up big rushing numbers. The line couldn’t put any pressure on the Hogs mediocre quarterback Clint Stoerner. The losses of Chris Hood and Steven Harris are beginning to show as the Tide’s lack of depth and inexperience was took advantage of Saturday night.

Bama got off to a great start as Ryan Pflugner booted two long field goal attempts, one good from 55 yards away that would have been good from 65 and maybe longer. Those kicks made the game 7-6, Arkansas’s lead, and would be Bama’s only points of the game. As a matter of fact the kicking game was the only bright spot that Bama can take from the game. Mark Wiesnieki booted his kick offs into and out of the end-zone and Daniel Pope punted the ball outstanding.

The other contributing factor and sign of inexperience was the number of penalties committed by Alabama. With this new offense which involves a lot of motion and movement, you can expect motion penalties, but Bama committed too many. Their were 4 or 5 offside calls and many other silly penalties, that this team just can’t afford to happen in big games. This problem will be fixed as the season grows older and the players are more familiar with the offense and learn to be more patient on defense.

Don’t give up on this Alabama team yet. They are young, inexperience and had a horrible game. Hopfully this team will humble theirselves, learn from this loss and get back to work, as it doesn’t get any easier as Bama hosts number eight ranked Florida this week.


-- J P
Alabama Weekly Editor



SEC Preview
written by Jess Nicholas

Here's a look at SEC teams playing this week:

KENTUCKY AT ARKANSAS (in Little Rock)
Kentucky, under Hal Mumme, has yet to beat a team that finished with a
winning record. That could change this week as the Wildcats go to Little
Rock to play the Razorbacks, who look primed for a bowl bid. Kentucky is
coming off a tough loss to Florida, while Arkansas will almost certainly
feel a letdown from the high of the Alabama victory. This one could go
either way, and it hinges on Kentucky's ability to slow down Chrys
Chukwuma and Madre Hill.
Kentucky 32
Arkansas 27


TENNESSEE AT AUBURN
The surprising Volunteers have their work cut out for them against
Auburn, who will be looking to rebound after a disappointing home loss to
LSU. Auburn must stop Jamal Lewis or risk getting blown from the field.
Tennessee must not take Auburn lightly, for if they do, this one has
"Upset Special" written all over it. Still, Auburn's offense hasn't shown
the ability to perform in the clutch.
Tennessee 30
Auburn 17


LSU AT GEORGIA
This could set up to be the best game of the bunch Saturday. Both teams
come in undefeated, but Georgia has yet to produce consistently on
offense. The Bulldogs do, however, boast the better defense. Still, lack
of a passing game could doom Georgia in this tough road contest.
LSU 28
Georgia 13


SOUTH CAROLINA AT OLE MISS
Hoo boy. Talk about hot seats--Brad Scott is 1-3 and has Kentucky and
Arkansas following this game. Point blank: This is a must-win game for
South Carolina, and if they lose here, 2-9 is not just a possibility,
it's a probability. Ole Miss won in overtime against SMU, and was
surprisingly good on offense considering their best lineman (Terrance
Metcalf) is gone for the season. Key to the game: South Carolina's anemic
offense versus Ole Miss' porous defense. An upset is not out of the question.
Mississippi 31
South Carolina 19


FLORIDA AT ALABAMA
See our extended preview!


VANDERBILT AT TCU
This one looked like a win for Vanderbilt in the preseason. That was
before Vandy's offense inexplicably regressed and TCU knocked off #24 Air
Force last week. Coach Dennis Franchione is starting to rebuild the
Horned Frogs, and should win this game. I'm picking Vandy, but I am
considering it an upset.
Vanderbilt 20
Texas Christian 19

IDLE: Mississippi State


-- Jess Nicholas
Alabama Weekly Columnist



Depth Chart for Florida


OFFENSE

SE 83 Calvin Hall 80 Jason McAddley 25 Fernando Bryant
WR 7 Quincy Jackson 8 Tim Bowens 81 Wes Allen
FL 15 Freddie Milons 2 Eric Locke 27 Sam Collins
TE 82 Terry Jones, Jr. 85 Rhett Crutchfield 86 Joe Yount
RT 72 Will Cuthbert 63 Sage Spree 56 Kenric Lott
RG 70 Jason McDonald 68 Sam Matthews 71 Marico Portis
C 74 Paul Hogan 55 Brooks Brodie 57 Ty Babcock
LG 69 Michael Moore 75 Griff Redmill 62 Mal Waldrep
LT 60 Chris Samuels 78 Michael Barfield 77 Bart Raulston
QB 12 John David Phillips 5 Andrew Zow 14 Tyler Watts
FB 30 Dustin McClintock 21 Montoya Madden 6 Marvin Brown
RB 37 Shaun Alexander 26 Arvin Richard 33 Shontua Ray
PK 42 Ryan Pflugner 32 Mark Wisniewski 11 A.J. Diaz
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DEFENSE
RT 98 Reggie Grimes 88 Kenny Smith 92 Shaun Williams
NT 97 Cornelius Griffin 51 Carlos Stennis 67 Kelvis White
LT 90 Jamie Carter 54 K. Moorehead 38 Shawn Draper
JCK 91 Clint Waggoner 58 Canary Knight 53 Granison Wagstaff
RLB 48 Trevis Smith 1 Chris Horne 47 Eddie Hunter
MLB 44 Travis Carroll 89 Tito Smith 59 Chris Edwards
LLB 4 Steve Stanley 99 Darius Gilbert 10 Miguel Merritt
RCB 39 Antoine Hunter 13 Kecalf Bailey 16 Chris Reier
FS 20 Kelvin Sigler 17 Warren Foust 35 Owen Winston
SS 24 Tony Dixon 41 Marcus Spencer 19 Jason Jones
LCB 25 Fernando Bryant 23 Reggie Myles 3 Michael Feagin
P 40 Daniel Pope 84 Patrick Morgan 11 A.J. Diaz


Newsletter by: JP and Brett Young
Guest Article by: None
Special Thanks to: Jess Nicholas, John Hinds and Mick Chang for their articles

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