Bama Game Thread: Bama PostGame Thread - Bama vs. OU...

[squib]

We're Alabama. EVERY team brings their A-Game against us.

All washed up teams that lose say this. Please don’t add Bama to the list. Own the losses.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Then why doesn't Bama bring their A game every week?

Because that’s not really possible?

Several teams have had byes this year before Alabama.


Man, the clowns are out tonight.

 

[Carollovestide]

I don’t like the gimmick offense relying on 4th down conversions to stay in a game. Got lucky several times this season but luck finally ran out

It's been simply a matter of time. The offensive line is awful and I feel like Ty has gone downhill every game . Seems to me he thinks too much

 

[pelleas]

Not our most rational reactions, friends. Reading through about half this thread has me a little sad and bewildered, and not about the team.

It's a good Oklahoma team. Good predictors estimated that we'd be 8-2 right about now, and that that would be a successful season and position us well for the playoffs. That's what happened. We've beaten Georgia, Tennessee, and LSU, and four ranked teams in a row. A bunch of coaches on this team, and a bunch of players, know what they're about.

I feel pretty good about the loss. We should have won. That's better than: we should have lost. Still worse than: we won.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I wonder if the outcome would have been any different if we swapped kickers with them

maybe Talty needs to wear short shorts?

 

[TideEngineer08]

A bunch of y'all are all worked up about CKD and Grubb, but the plays they design don't account for 1 fumble, 1 INT/Pic6, and one missed FG which accounted for 17 point differential.

If our players don't make these mistakes, we are relaxing and celebrating a two-score win tonight.

But because these players make these specific mistakes (and many other ones in the course of the game) we want to whine about the coaching.

Yes, coaches make mistakes in calls/judgments, but this game is on the players for the on-field mistakes!

All I’m saying is you can fault both and both share the blame.

We’ve got to get better everywhere on the offensive side of the ball.

It still blows my mind that we’ve largely gotten the defense figured out. For all the bluster about OU’s defense, Alabama’s is a lot better.

 

[smith5753]

Coach Venables defense shuts us down again

Kinda. We rolled up a lot of yards on them. We didn’t execute at critical times and had too many turnovers. You take those away I think this game opens up for us like I thought it would.

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

No but ultimately it’s on the coaches. This isn’t Alabama football anymore and you guys know it. Nobody is afraid to come to Tuscaloosa. OU came in expecting to win the game.

Every team -- if they're worth their salt -- comes to the opponent's field expecting to win.

Good grief!

 

[smith5753]

Yeah, call my surprised that our defense has kept us in every game this season. They’ve largely cut down on the big busted plays from earlier in the season. We’ve lost or almost lost every game except Florida state because of offense

 

[denver]

Yeah, call my surprised that our defense has kept us in every game this season. They’ve largely cut down on the big busted plays from earlier in the season. We’ve lost or almost lost every game except Florida state because of offense

They usually come up with a take away too..but unfortunately missed on the two potential interceptions...SO many things went OUs way and we still only lost by 2. It hurts but that was possibly the worst we could play today

 

[editder]

Well obviously…

Yeah, that was the point.

 

[smokies1]

maybe Talty needs to wear short shorts?

Best kicker in the country, maybe Talty should give it a try

 

[BamaMoon]

Every team -- if they're worth their salt -- comes to the opponent's field expecting to win.

Good grief!

I thought the exact same thing when he posted that! I mean, if visiting teams didn't think that they would never win a road game.

 

[BamaInBham]

I don't blame any individual player, it was a team loss. OU came to play and their defense is one of the best in the country. Turnovers are part of any game, but give credit to their defense, they were fast and aggressive and we had no answer.

Alabama had plenty of answers: scored 3 TDs, moved into position for a short FG, gained over 400yds, had 23 FDs. All of this vs the statistically best D in the SEC. So, yes Alabama had plenty of answers just not enough in light of TOs and ST failures.

 

[SeventhHeavenRanch7777@gm]

We gave up 212 yards and their longest drive was 41 yards??

Lol look KD and KW are not SEC material maybe you could coach them better

 

[92tide]

maybe Talty needs to wear short shorts?

it may help him when he needs to get sassy with the long snapper again

 

[BamaMoon]

Lol look KD and KW are not SEC material maybe you could coach them better

Step back from the ledge

 

[Carollovestide]

This post may be kinda late but when Ryan Williams fumbled the punt, I thought why did we have him back there. I love him, but he's been Butter hands all year. Adams hasn't dropped one yet.

 

[BamaInBham]

Then why doesn't Bama bring their A game every week?

They would be the first team in history to do so. Coach Bryant nor Coach Saban never came close to it, nor anyone else of whom I’m aware, and they were the two best.

The margin for error is razor thin in the SEC today. Though Alabama is ahead 17-7, OU has almost double the # of NCs as the 3rd place teams in the SEC. LSU 4, and Texas 4 are third. So, it’s not like Alabama was playing and lost to a scrub.

Alabama had one of the top TO ratios in the country coming into the game, OU one of the worst. It’s college football - the tables turned.

 

[CB4]

maybe Talty needs to wear short shorts?

Maybe we can find some like these in white with crimson piping? Talty already has the ‘stash to compliment the look.