Bama Game Thread: Official PostGame Thread - Bama @ OU

[Ledsteplin]

Josh Pate's 1st Bama vs Okie reaction.

 

[SkullDuckery]

I think the most effective play we had from scrimmage was when we lined up in the I formation. I think that is the formation we have the personnel for and would be most effective running from.

I was begging for us to stay in I form and went shotgun next play after an 8 yard run

 

[colbysullivan]

Actual video of Ty after the SECCG

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

Worth the view!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002611467024244764

 

[Cruiser]

Everybody knows this kid is struggling. He went through some horrible stuff this fall and I think he's a bit sidetracked. His playing time has gone down for sure and rightfully so but here is the thing. This kid isn't a great receiver (yet) but he's a generational athlete. When he is on the field the other team is forced to spend resources to cover him. Sure he'll likely drop half of what comes his way but when he's having a good night he will absolutely destroy whatever defensive plans you have. So currently he's more of a decoy but he's a decoy you absolutely have to account for. I'm hoping this off season he will decide what kind of player he wants to be, because he can be a 1st round top 5 NFL pick if he is willing to put in the work. He's got all the talent, just not the craft.

So how; in the real world where compensation is commensurate with performance, do we square paying him $1.5-2M(or whatever he is getting). What is he due based on performance? Will he accept that, with incentives? What NIL deal can be approved by NIL Go based on performance/image? Of course; somebody will pay him based on expectations? Does he stay?

 

[Cruiser]

Kadyn Proctor is, not an all-American, he’s a consensus All-American, but he is often treated with contempt. Yes, he has given up sacks and pressures from the best pass rushers in the country, but he is good according to most. There is no perfection on the OL. Current D’s are tough.

There is a reason KD is All American and will be a top draft pic; he has had an excellent year in pass pro
"Alabama OL Kadyn Proctor allowed 18 total pressures and 1 sack in 880 snaps during the 2025 regular season, a significant improvement after a rough start against FSU (6 pressures). He showed great resilience, allowing zero pressures in games against Georgia and zero sacks in 12 straight games post-FSU"

 

[Lifer]

Some of The OU scores came with their QB finding receivers completely uncovered. There were also a couple of drops by open receivers that might have easily resulted in scores. Is this the result of playing zone defense? Are Bama defenders not talented enough to defend man to man?

Bama receivers will have to do something new against Indiana,…..catch the ball!

I’m hoping Bama can put together their best game yet against Indiana. RTR!

 

[JustNeedMe81]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002740159327154261

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

Some of The OU scores came with their QB finding receivers completely uncovered. There were also a couple of drops by open receivers that might have easily resulted in scores. Is this the result of playing zone defense? Are Bama defenders not talented enough to defend man to man?

Bama receivers will have to do something new against Indiana,…..catch the ball!

I’m hoping Bama can put together their best game yet against Indiana. RTR!

I think it was the result of not having enough pressure on the QB and DB's having to move up to cover the QB run from the zone. When a play is strung out or blocked well, it results in larger gaps in the zone. The key is pressure. * There were a couple of "support" assignments dropped on a couple of those times and we weren’t in zone on all of those plays.

 

[Bama Lee]

Some of The OU scores came with their QB finding receivers completely uncovered. There were also a couple of drops by open receivers that might have easily resulted in scores. Is this the result of playing zone defense? Are Bama defenders not talented enough to defend man to man?

Bama receivers will have to do something new against Indiana,…..catch the ball!

I’m hoping Bama can put together their best game yet against Indiana. RTR!

In one of the stories on TDalabama, Womack talks about the switch the team made from zone to man to man after first quarter. That and blitzing were key adjustments in game leading to victory. Alabama has not run much man to man all year. Womack said the kids were begging to make the switch prior to his decision. It was the right decision

 

[JustNeedMe81]

In one of the stories on TDalabama, Womack talks about the switch the team made from zone to man to man after first quarter. That and blitzing were key adjustments in game leading to victory. Alabama has not run much man to man all year. Womack said the kids were begging to make the switch prior to his decision. It was the right decision

I saw that. I think that's one of the highlights from the game that will always stick out in my mind: the adjustments by wommack. I do think we'll see little more of man to man against Indiana.

 

[JDCrimson]

Re-watched the game. Its apparent to me 2 things, 1) OL coach does not know how to coach effective run blocking technique. There is no forward movement on run plays. Everything is played from a pass game stance. Circa Bucket Step Bob, 2) Grubb has no feel for when to call run plays. 2nd down is usually the most productive running down but we usually wait until 3rd to try runs.

Until strategy and coaching improve in the attitude toward running the ball, we will struggle offensively certainly with teams that have dominant DLs.

This really speaks to coaches who developed coaching philosophies around not having dominant OL on the roster and not having to play dominant DL, effectively small ball. The SEC is a different brand of football.

 

[Cruiser]

Speaking of Williams being MIA; I was watching and enjoying the after game celebration videos. Rammer Jammer, going out to fan adoration with roses, etc and Ryan was nowhere the be seen. Maybe I missed him; but he is usually pretty quick to find a camera?

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Some of The OU scores came with their QB finding receivers completely uncovered. There were also a couple of drops by open receivers that might have easily resulted in scores. Is this the result of playing zone defense? Are Bama defenders not talented enough to defend man to man?

Bama receivers will have to do something new against Indiana,…..catch the ball!

I’m hoping Bama can put together their best game yet against Indiana. RTR!

1. yes, it was zone coverage. Talent has nothing to do with this. It's more of scheme. It has Pro/Cons... When it works, it works. when it doesn't, it really dont work. they switched to man-to man and it worked later in the game.

2. They stepped up when it counted the most, that's all it matters and they will continue to work on that.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Speaking of Williams being MIA; I was watching and enjoying the after game celebration videos. Rammer Jammer, going out to fan adoration with roses, etc and Ryan was nowhere the be seen. Maybe I missed him; but he is usually pretty quick to find a camera?

He was in several of the videos I saw and he was happy.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Re-watched the game. Its apparent to me 2 things, 1) OL coach does not know how to coach effective run blocking technique. There is no forward movement on run plays. Everything is played from a pass game stance. Circa Bucket Step Bob, 2) Grubb has no feel for when to call run plays. 2nd down is usually the most productive running down but we usually wait until 3rd to try runs.

Until strategy and coaching improve in the attitude toward running the ball, we will struggle offensively certainly with teams that have dominant DLs.

This really speaks to coaches who developed coaching philosophies around not having dominant OL on the roster and not having to play dominant DL, effectively small ball. The SEC is a different brand of football.

I kinda disagree. It's hard to run the ball, when OL isn't blocking. They made few adjustments and it worked... We moved ball better than we did against Georgia. We used more outside run, and we didn't get cute with playcalling at all. On 3rd downs, We didn't run the ball but one time.

1st quarter
Pass
Pass

2nd quarter
pass
pass
pass
pass

3rd quarter
pass
pass
Simpson rush for 13 yards
Miller rush for 0

4th quarter
Simpson sacked
Simpson Sacked
Pass

 

[editder]

Worth the view!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2002611467024244764

The sight of Venables alone was worth it. A “before” shot of that insolent jackal smirk of his from earlier in the game juxtaposed with the look in that video would be great.

I believe that shot of him was after Hill punched it in. That was a back breaker.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

You may be right and if so, Williams has become an absolute liability. He is preventing a productive player from getting onto the field. He should not be on the field, or maybe only against the Eastern Illinois types until he demonstrate convincingly that he can catch and block. Until then, time to take a seat and learn from players who do want to catch and block for their team.

I'm little confused by this statement. You're making it sound like he's an issue in the locker room. Everything I'm seeing is that players and coaches love him and I understand he is seeing sport psychologist to deal with his mindset and his issues. I don't see nothing that suggests that he is not giving 100 percent effort on the field. The issues with him right now is this:

1. The way he catches the ball. He's catching the ball with his body instead of his hands. On that play where the ball went through his shoulder, He should've caught that ball with his hand, but he didn't.

2. I think his concussion messed him up and affected his confidence. There is no easy solution to get him to catch the ball. He just need to work through it, and he probably won't until the season is over. One thing I know is that He's capable, and he's going to find a way.

 

[Tidewater]

I'm little confused by this statement. You're making it sound like he's an issue in the locker room. Everything I'm seeing is that players and coaches love him and I understand he is seeing sport psychologist to deal with his mindset and his issues. I don't see nothing that suggests that he is not giving 100 percent effort on the field. The issues with him right now is this:

1. The way he catches the ball. He's catching the ball with his body instead of his hands. On that play where the ball went through his shoulder, He should've caught that ball with his hand, but he didn't.

2. I think his concussion messed him up and affected his confidence. There is no easy solution to get him to catch the ball. He just need to work through it, and he probably won't until the season is over. One thing I know is that He's capable, and he's going to find a way.

Not being in the locker room, I can't say (and didn't). It's just that it is possible to be such a head case that you become a net liability to the team. Terrell Owens and Antonio Brown are exceptional athletes who fell into that category.
The fact that Williams gets into the game and fairly consistently drops catchable balls means that something is going on, (probably in his head). Regardless, his presence on the field means somebody else who will catch catchable balls is not on the field. I'm not even sure he is useful as a decoy, if his drops become certain enough, defenses won't even worry about him (in the sense of not double covering him or building the defense around stopping him) because they know he is going to drop the ball if one is thrown his way.
I know he can catch the ball. I watched him make some very tough contested balls last year. Whatever is going on between his ears, he needs to get it figured out so he can play to his potential (which is extremely high).

 

[Bama Lee]

Re-watched the game. Its apparent to me 2 things, 1) OL coach does not know how to coach effective run blocking technique. There is no forward movement on run plays. Everything is played from a pass game stance. Circa Bucket Step Bob, 2) Grubb has no feel for when to call run plays. 2nd down is usually the most productive running down but we usually wait until 3rd to try runs.

Until strategy and coaching improve in the attitude toward running the ball, we will struggle offensively certainly with teams that have dominant DLs.

This really speaks to coaches who developed coaching philosophies around not having dominant OL on the roster and not having to play dominant DL, effectively small ball. The SEC is a different brand of football.

Main thing with OL is they do not sustain blocks. The hit and disengage which allows the defender to make a play. Punch em with both hands, dig those hands underneath their should pads, only let go if they fall or twist. And keep driving those legs