Last TD was incredibly high risk

[selmaborntidefan]

Believe it or not, I didn't think it was actually as bad of a call as I would normally. I thought it showed a lot of faith in his defense (if it failed).

And ask yourself this: how many times have you watched a college game and a team has a really good fourth quarter drive. They either have a chance to to take a full one-score lead with little time left or even a chance to turn a 3-point lead into a 10-point lead with not enough time.

And they play it safe and take the field goal.
And then the other team goes down the field like a knife through butter and wins late.

You're on the road in a place that seems haunted.
You just moved the ball 75 yards with fantastic effort and chewed up nearly 8 minutes.
Your defense is now well-rested for the final possession.
And you know that if you score a 7 spot, they're not going to go for two AT HOME.

I thought it was a risk worth taking even though I did flinch momentarily.

Of course, there was one nightmare scenario: we fail and then Auburn drives close enough to make a game-winning FG that could have done no better than tie the game.


My suspicion?
DeBoer was playing to shorten the game for next week.

The last thing he wanted was a four overtime win that injured his QB or key players and cost us later.
Might as well lose this week as next.

 

[Elefantman]

they will never take me alive

Next Saturday:

I can the music now... Bad boys bad boys, what ya going to do...

Cop bust down the door yelling stop cheering that Bama touchdown.

This week on COPS

 

[92tide]

there is probably going to be a Daniel Moore tracing.

fify

 

[rtr90]

see how accurate these computer models were -

• Bill Connelly's SP+ model has Alabama winning 27-21

• Brian Fremeau's FEI Ratings model has the Crimson Tide winning 27-18
• The Massey Ratings have the Alabama Crimson Tide beating Auburn by a score of 30-20
• Jeff Sagarin's prediction has Alabama winning by a score of 27-21
• The College Football Nerds' model projects an Alabama Crimson Tide win of 27-21

 

[AlexanderFan]

And Ty was late on the throw. Horton was WIDE open for a moment but Ty hesitated and made it a tighter window than it had to be.

But it worked. Nothing else matters.

He made a similar throw to Horton for a touchdown against someone else. The ball is a laser, but it just kind of settles into his hands, a thing of beauty.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Believe it or not, I didn't think it was actually as bad of a call as I would normally. I thought it showed a lot of faith in his defense (if it failed).

And ask yourself this: how many times have you watched a college game and a team has a really good fourth quarter drive. They either have a chance to to take a full one-score lead with little time left or even a chance to turn a 3-point lead into a 10-point lead with not enough time.

And they play it safe and take the field goal.
And then the other team goes down the field like a knife through butter and wins late.

You're on the road in a place that seems haunted.
You just moved the ball 75 yards with fantastic effort and chewed up nearly 8 minutes.
Your defense is now well-rested for the final possession.
And you know that if you score a 7 spot, they're not going to go for two AT HOME.

I thought it was a risk worth taking even though I did flinch momentarily.

Of course, there was one nightmare scenario: we fail and then Auburn drives close enough to make a game-winning FG that could have done no better than tie the game.


My suspicion?
DeBoer was playing to shorten the game for next week.

The last thing he wanted was a four overtime win that injured his QB or key players and cost us later.
Might as well lose this week as next.

People talk about the voodoo, complain about the voodoo, then want to do the exact thing that gets the voodoo churning.

I think you’re spot on.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

The last 3 games in that stadium should prove the barn voodoo is gone.

 

[92tide]

The last 3 games in that stadium should prove the barn voodoo is gone.

and we've reversed it in absolutely heart breaking fashion

 

[DzynKingRTR]

and we've reversed it in absolutely heart breaking fashion

and it is glorious

 

[tmv85]

As the barn defenders were coming straight at Ty, I was screaming for him to throw the ball. When he did, I was expecting it to be overthrown or, worse, intercepted. Then Isaiah caught it, and it was a thing of beauty.

 

[RammerJammer14]

That last TD was such a low percentage play. Getting PI was also not on table for such quick play. Could have been pick 6 other way.

CNS would never have called that play. Would have kicked FG or have some running play.

So which is it. Do we want the staff and players to have a killer instinct or do we want them playing everything safe. Because I’d like to point out, AU was in FG range already before their fumble that we recovered. They fumbled that ball because they HAD to get a TD just to take it to OT. If they just needed 3, they sit on it, wind down the clock, and take it to OT.

I had no problem with the play. The way the D was playing, no way they were driving off the 2yd line to score.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

We've lifted our record at JHS to 8-10.

Not bad considering we started 0-4 and at one point were 2-7.

 

[Joefus]

Our team looked like we were all like are we doing this? Oooookkkkkk haha and the auburn players didn’t even look like they were completely set up
Like we caught them off guard

 

[Cruloc]

Yes, yes it was.

If it didn't work, we have a tie game and them pinned deep.

Still like the call.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Reality, though:

if Auburn's wide receivers could, you know, CATCH the ball, we lose last night.

Not being Eeyore, just being honest.

We should have been able to grind it and put it away, not play video game "let me see if this works."

 

[Padreruf]

Reality, though:

if Auburn's wide receivers could, you know, CATCH the ball, we lose last night.

Not being Eeyore, just being honest.

We should have been able to grind it and put it away, not play video game "let me see if this works."

I hear you...except that AU's DL is as good and deep as any in CFB. After the 1st quarter they stepped up and blunted everything that we tried to do...

 

[colbysullivan]

Auburn drives close enough to make a game-winning FG that could have done no better than tie the game.

Sorry…but…huh? How can a game winning FG tie the game?

 

[colbysullivan]

The last 3 games in that stadium should prove the barn voodoo is gone.

It still kinda there. Otherwise those games wouldn’t have been so close. None of those Barn teams belonged on the same field with us.

 

[colbysullivan]

Our team looked like we were all like are we doing this? Oooookkkkkk haha and the auburn players didn’t even look like they were completely set up
Like we caught them off guard

I couldn’t believe we actually snapped it. I literally said “draw em off….oh…ok……”

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

We only had one timeout. As soon as we used a timeout on that drive it was TD or bust IMO