Bama Game Thread: Official Postgame Thread, Bama vs. UGA...

[81usaf92]

I would be surprised if anyone on Tidefans saw us leading UGA 30-7 at the half. I also don't think anyone could imagine UGA outscoring us 27-11 in the second half. Most all of our recent matchups with UGA have been battles in the trenches, and less passing than we saw Saturday night. My point is that while the closeness of the final score looks like a typical UA v UGA game how both teams reached those numbers was anything but typical.

After we couldn’t score off that interception late in the 2nd quarter i thought we were about to be in for a dog fight to the bell. I just didn’t think we were going to hold a 3-4 TD lead over a team like Georgia. They are too talented and too well coached to not find a way out.

However… we have the best coaching staff in the country and what we did those first 8 possessions of the game is a masterclass performance

 

[STONECOLDSABAN]

After we couldn’t score off that interception late in the 2nd quarter i thought we were about to be in for a dog fight to the bell. I just didn’t think we were going to hold a 3-4 TD lead over a team like Georgia. They are too talented and too well coached to not find a way out.

However… we have the best coaching staff in the country and what we did those first 8 possessions of the game is a masterclass performance

I Can't stand Georgia's fanbase but i have to Admit they are a good team. Well Coached.
@81usaf92 Do you think Georgia Will beat Texas in Austin or have you not seen enough from Texas to make a call?

 

[81usaf92]

I Can't stand Georgia's fanbase but i have to Admit they are a good team. Well Coached.
@81usaf92 Do you think Georgia Will beat Texas in Austin or have you not seen enough from Texas to make a call?

Depends on Ewers. If Ewers is close to 100% then Texas wins comfortably. If not then see LSU vs Texas 2018.

 

[Tideflyer]

It’s both but the lower bowl was not built to retain crowd noise at all (not saying that was even a consideration when it was being built).

it’s not like those other stadiums with rapidly rising bleachers creating a sharper angle to direct the noise back inside the stadium. The upper decks have helped to keep some of that noise in, especially the end zones.

In my 76 years on this rock, I’ve never heard anythino as lou

Only if it were accompanied by a half a dozen questionable officiating calls in their favor and at least three one-in-a-thousand bounces of the football type plays...

All of which are entirely possible it seems when the game is played in JH.

 

[Tideflyer]

Depends on Ewers. If Ewers is close to 100% then Texas wins comfortably. If not then see LSU vs Texas 2018.

Texas may well be the best overall team in the conference. Hard for me to see UGA winning in Austin.

 

[BamaMoon]

Hoping we continue to expand the use of the TE’s . UGA had a problem with them.

I thought it was teh key to the 1st half surge. If JM can find TEs and other receivers in those short routes across the middle then everything will start working.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

I posted this in response to the write up by Jess and it can also go here.


1. I still love this Defense. I think because we blitzed so much in the 1st half that we were gassed at half-time and then finally the 6 minute drive by UGA in the 3rd coupled with a Vanilla performance by the Offense, paved the way for the UGA comeback.

2. I have to wonder if KLaw was a much bigger part of the overall gameplan with his motion in the 1st half onslaught. It seemed like after he went down we went to less motion and more empty backfield sets (Which I hate!).

Confirmed by Laura Rutledge this morning on Mac and Cube who was on the Alabama sideline. She said everyone was tired on the Alabama sideline at the end of the half. Kudos for pulling that one out!

 

[teamplayer]

It is a 60 minute game. We looked flawless for a while. UGA showed their mettle and toughness for a while. We made the last two plays needed to win. This was one that I predicted we would lose, so we are ahead of schedule right now in my book. I'm curious to see how the guys respond to Vandy after being so hyped up for UGA. Roll Tide!

 

[colbysullivan]

Sorry, I don't speak Spanish and NEVER will.

Fun fact..."TOUCHDOWN WILLIAMS!" is a universal language.

 

[colbysullivan]

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And Lincoln Riley, but I guess that doesn't apply since the meme is for good coaches.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Texas may well be the best overall team in the conference. Hard for me to see UGA winning in Austin.

I'm not sure we know how good Texas is at this point. Honestly, they haven't played anyone outside of Michigan and Michigan wasn't much of a threat offensively. If Mittittippi Tate had a quarterback with a pulse there might have been some sweating going on in Austin this past weekend. I know they ran the ball well against Texas, 150 yards for the game. I want to see what Texas does when they have someone put pressure on them.

I honestly thought UGA was going to be better than what they were, even though they made a comeback, they weren't as good as advertised now that I've seen them play against someone who can punch back.

 

[colbysullivan]

Also, the real streak continues. The team that gets to 30 points first in this series is 23-0 now. Unreal.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

Sorry, I don't speak Spanish and NEVER will.

Wow dude, that's a little disrespectful. You don't have to know Spanish to hear their amazement and enthusiasm.

 

[Cruloc]

Did you know.....



Ryan Williams is only 17 years old.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Did you know.....



Ryan Williams is only 17 years old.

This is so glossed over. I'm glad you're doing the work to bring recognition to this little known, but important, fact.

 

[TideEngineer08]

I posted this in response to the write up by Jess and it can also go here.

2. I have to wonder if KLaw was a much bigger part of the overall gameplan with his motion in the 1st half onslaught. It seemed like after he went down we went to less motion and more empty backfield sets (Which I hate!).

I have watched some replays. KLaw was going to be a big part of the gameplan. He was making some nasty blocks which was springing Haynes early on to big runs. I do think his absence was a big reason why things slowed down later on for the offense.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I posted this in response to the write up by Jess and it can also go here.


1. I still love this Defense. I think because we blitzed so much in the 1st half that we were gassed at half-time and then finally the 6 minute drive by UGA in the 3rd coupled with a Vanilla performance by the Offense, paved the way for the UGA comeback.

2. I have to wonder if KLaw was a much bigger part of the overall gameplan with his motion in the 1st half onslaught. It seemed like after he went down we went to less motion and more empty backfield sets (Which I hate!).

Confirmed by Laura Rutledge this morning on Mac and Cube who was on the Alabama sideline. She said everyone was tired on the Alabama sideline at the end of the half. Kudos for pulling that one out!

Tired? Maybe we played too much off of emotion like Saban used to warn against. The game has always been four quarters so "being tired" at halftime isn't an acceptable answer. If that's true, it needs to be addressed. Every game we play the rest of the season will be at least four quarters.

 

[colbysullivan]

Did you know.....



Ryan Williams is only 17 years old.

Sure, in alien years.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Did you know.....



Ryan Williams is only 17 years old.

My son is a junior in HS and Ryan Williams is only 7 months older than him. As beat to death as the fact is, it is still stunning for me to look at my 17 year old kid, who is a very, very good athlete, and then look at Ryan Williams and not just stand in awe at what he's doing.

 

[colbysullivan]

Tired? Maybe we played too much off of emotion like Saban used to warn against. The game has always been four quarters so "being tired" at halftime isn't an acceptable answer. If that's true, it needs to be addressed. Every game we play the rest of the season will be at least four quarters.

The defense was forcing a lot of 3 and outs, and the offense scored every possession. Neither side got a breather lol.