Bama Game Thread: Official PostGame Thread - Bama @ USCe...

[Padreruf]

Well, that crew chief has always looked like he gets to games on the short bus, so...

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I'm sorry, but he resembles Gomer Pyle...Please God, forgive me.

 

[colbysullivan]

I'm sorry, but he resembles Gomer Pyle...Please God, forgive me.

We refer to him as such around here

 

[dvldog]

It was not a stupid mistake it was a solid football move…the only way to actually get the ball back.

I'm sorry, but he resembles Gomer Pyle...Please God, forgive me.

More like Goober fo sure.

 

[colbysullivan]

It was not a stupid mistake it was a solid football move…the only way to actually get the ball back.

Correct. People questioning it likely haven’t played or coached the game before. In fact, I texted my brother right before the play and said “They might let us score here”. I couldn’t have been the only person thinking it.

 

[92tide]

More like Goober fo sure.

every replay

 

[colbysullivan]

Well, that crew chief has always looked like he gets to games on the short bus, so...

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I still can’t believe a referee with THAT last name is allowed to do Bama games. I assume we won’t get him for LSU lol.

 

[Elefantman]

Well, that crew chief has always looked like he gets to games on the short bus, so...

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His calls are like a box of chocolate. You never know what you're going to get.

 

[teamplayer]

Drives:

1 over 4 minutes (7:38 - next to last drive)
2 over 3 minutes (3:19 when we fumbled in 2Q and 3:51 when we turned it over on downs in 3Q)
2 over 2 minutes (2:12 first drive, 2:16 in 2Q on first TD drive)
1 over 1:30 minute (1:40 n 3Q)
the other 5 under 1:30 minutes

avg drive: 2:26

This has to be fixed. Our Defense cannot stay on field that long.

5 of 11 drives were 3 and out

It was a real crapshow. We didn't deserve to win, but we found a way to steal one. I hope we get rested and fix some problems. At this point, even with our flaws, we are in the thick of the conversation for championships. Roll Tide!

 

[editder]

This is why I hate the media - this was written as if Bama had NOTHING to do with the result, it was all USC's failure:
"Every loss for a South Carolina program that began the season ranked No. 13 has been painful. But Saturday's 29-22 loss against No. 4 Alabama was worse than painful. It was agonizing. The Gamecocks (3-5, 1-5) took a 22-14 lead with 10 minutes remaining. But after forcing three consecutive three-and-outs in the third quarter, South Carolina's defense folded with the game on the line. The Gamecocks' offense also did its part in the collapse with a fumble at the 1:39 mark that gifted Alabama excellent field position for its go-ahead score."

This is why the AP poll is meaningless. Screw these pencil-necked writers who have never pulled the helmet on and played the game...

I wonder if the overthrow of wide open Germie Bernard was one of the “forced” three-and-outs.

We blew enough opportunities on our own that would have put them away before the fourth quarter.

 

[editder]

The refs didn’t call anything. Go back and look at the threads from the game to see how many times we questioned whether a play was PI. Their OL was throwing, pulling, and grabbing our jerseys right in front of line and back judges (no calls). It was a travesty of a game for this referee crew

They draw the line on being offsides on a kickoff though.

 

[jabcmb]

[/BAMACIRCLEA]

I get your point, but, AvGeek/pedantry alert - there was no first class on the Concorde.

i understand your point, but all seats on Concorde flights were equal to what most people consider first class, which was Selma's reference I’m pretty sure. Back to football.

 

[editder]

Correct. People questioning it likely haven’t played or coached the game before. In fact, I texted my brother right before the play and said “They might let us score here”. I couldn’t have been the only person thinking it.

If that was a good idea, then it would have been an equally good idea for Bernard to step out of bounds at the one-foot line, let the clock run down and kick a field goal. I’m not saying that wouldn’t have worked — most likely it would, but we’ll never know — but I would have been on edge with that call. One thing we know for sure is that their strategy didn’t work.

 

[Ole Man Dan]

I'm not saying we played poorly... BUT...
Ty wasn't up to standard.
OL wasn't up to Standard.
DL wasn't up to standard.
Receivers weren't up to standard either... BUT..
SOMEHOW WE WON.
I'm not forgetting our coaches, they were not up to standard either.
That was not a well coached game.
It was ugly, but it went into the W column.

Sorry guys, I called it like I saw it.
To me it didn't look like we practiced for USCe.

 

[92tide]

I'm not saying we played poorly... BUT...
Ty wasn't up to standard.
OL wasn't up to Standard.
DL wasn't up to standard.
Receivers weren't up to standard either... BUT..
SOMEHOW WE WON.
I'm not forgetting our coaches, they were not up to standard either.
That was not a well coached game.
It was ugly, but it went into the W column.

Sorry guys, I called it like I saw it.
To me it didn't look like we practiced for USCe.

i think the stretch of the last 7 games was also starting to take a toll

 

[colbysullivan]

If that was a good idea, then it would have been an equally good idea for Bernard to step out of bounds at the one-foot line, let the clock run down and kick a field goal. I’m not saying that wouldn’t have worked — most likely it would, but we’ll never know — but I would have been on edge with that call. One thing we know for sure is that their strategy didn’t work.

When the game is tied and you’re about to go into the endzone…KEEP GOING. Never leave it up to your kicker. If we were leading, that’s a different story.

 

[AlexanderFan]

I'm sorry, but he resembles Gomer Pyle...Please God, forgive me.

Gomer says come say that to his face

 

[Coach D]

Hats off to the defense AGAIN. D Played maybe their best game in last two years everything considered. Tired and beat up and making up for the bad offense. Hard to read too much into this game because it was the end of a brutal stretch before an off week. Other than the team won and what was a huge weakness the defense is the reason for the win. Roll Tide.

 

[Toddrn]

Correct. People questioning it likely haven’t played or coached the game before. In fact, I texted my brother right before the play and said “They might let us score here”. I couldn’t have been the only person thinking it.

I could better understand it if they had more on the clock. But no timeouts, about 30 seconds left on the clock, our kicker who is OK but not great, never kicked a game winning field goal and our defense knowing that they have to score quickly. I understand the thought process, I just have a hard time believing it in this scenario.

 

[colbysullivan]

I could better understand it if they had more on the clock. But no timeouts, about 30 seconds left on the clock, our kicker who is OK but not great, never kicked a game winning field goal and our defense knowing that they have to score quickly. I understand the thought process, I just have a hard time believing it in this scenario.

But you already have the answer. They had no timeouts. We were going to run the clock out. Their only way to win was to have the ball with at least SOME time left. Stopping the clock on offense isn't difficult.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

But we always have had bad refs. Penn Wagers, Tom Ritter, Matt Austin. Autrey

I've said it here probably a dozen times: whatever Matt Austin is telling you they're going to rule on a review, about 80% of the time they rule the OPPOSITE of Matt Austin.

Matt:
"This is gonna be ruled an Alabama fumble recovery in bounds."

Ref:
"The ruling on the field is that the red team player was out of bounds, no fumble recovery. The call on the field stands."

Matt:
Well, it has to be conclusive visual evidence, and they didn't feel (feel, Matt? Do you mean SEE?) there was sufficient evidence (but Matt, we all saw it).