Mississippi State vs Alabama

[diehardg8r]

As much I have said Saban is the greatest coach in college football history (yes I grew up with the Bear, etc.), not even he is beyond doing things that make me shake my head and wonder why these coaches do things that make no sense to me. On this drive where they "doinked" the go ahead field goal, Bama ran the ball down the field using the RB's on every play and getting huge yardage. then they got a 15 yd. PI penalty to set them up on about the 15 yd. line. Bama then proceeded to motion the RB OUT of the backfield on 3 consecutive plays, all but conceding and telling the defense that they were going QB run or QB draw, given the time and score. All the while it was the RB runs that got them all the way there. Well they proceeded to lose about 8 or 9 yards on the next 3 plays then "doinked" the FG. Perhaps if they lose no yards they do not miss the FG or if they kept the RB in the backfield even as a decoy it might have freed up the QB run a bit. I understand Hurts is an excellent QB runner, but why completely abandon what got you there. amazes me how these coaches often "outsmart" themselves for no apparent reason.

He won a NC with Mac and Nuss on his staff. Ponder that for a minute. Yeah......how the fk did he do that.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

amazes me how these coaches often "outsmart" themselves for no apparent reason.

on those Edge runs I don't know why you don't just run it till they stop it once. maybe they saw something in the look that I didn't. Grantham definitely move to a three-man front there (dropped his jack/buck) but I agree run it again anyway.

 

[Gatorup!]

As much I have said Saban is the greatest coach in college football history (yes I grew up with the Bear, etc.), not even he is beyond doing things that make me shake my head and wonder why these coaches do things that make no sense to me. On this drive where they "doinked" the go ahead field goal, Bama ran the ball down the field using the RB's on every play and getting huge yardage. then they got a 15 yd. PI penalty to set them up on about the 15 yd. line. Bama then proceeded to motion the RB OUT of the backfield on 3 consecutive plays, all but conceding and telling the defense that they were going QB run or QB draw, given the time and score. All the while it was the RB runs that got them all the way there. Well they proceeded to lose about 8 or 9 yards on the next 3 plays then "doinked" the FG. Perhaps if they lose no yards they do not miss the FG or if they kept the RB in the backfield even as a decoy it might have freed up the QB run a bit. I understand Hurts is an excellent QB runner, but why completely abandon what got you there. amazes me how these coaches often "outsmart" themselves for no apparent reason.

He put the ball in the hands of his best player. Not an unusual strategy at crunch time.

 

[FireFoley]

He put the ball in the hands of his best player. Not an unusual strategy at crunch time.

I get it yes, but his best player did not get them to that point. Now I agree involving him there was a great option, but giving your opponent the exact play per se seems a little ignorant to me, given that the RB standing right next to the QB got them down there. Why empty the backfield there? That is all I am saying. You could have run a QB draw with a RB lead, or a QB counter, with a RB lead, or a read where you fake to the RB. I totally get the best player angle, I am just looking at it thru an outside objective way, where you actually limited your choices to only only option!

 

[RocketCityGator]

What did mullen think was going to happen if he gave the ball back to bama? He lost the game as soon as he elected to punt on 4th and 2.

When the punt team ran out there, I told my family that Mullins just blinked. If MSU loses it will be because of the decision to punt.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

He put the ball in the hands of his best player. Not an unusual strategy at crunch time.

They have a lot of "best" players, most whom are from Fla.

 

[Gatorup!]

I get it yes, but his best player did not get them to that point. Now I agree involving him there was a great option, but giving your opponent the exact play per se seems a little ignorant to me, given that the RB standing right next to the QB got them down there. Why empty the backfield there? That is all I am saying. You could have run a QB draw with a RB lead, or a QB counter, with a RB lead, or a read where you fake to the RB. I totally get the best player angle, I am just looking at it thru an outside objective way, where you actually limited your choices to only only option!

To spread out the D, possibly slow down the blitz, try to get single coverage for Ridley and if all else fails let Hurts do his thing.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

When the punt team ran out there, I told my family that Mullins just blinked. If MSU loses it will be because of the decision to punt.

I think Mullins' DC Grantham was the problem. I saw him giving the choke sign to Cowbell's punter.

 

[Gatorup!]

They have a lot of "best" players, most whom are from Fla.

Let no thread go unanswered without a chance to badmouth the Gators.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Why the heck is L-tard back? I thought he pissed himself after his snowflake started melting and asked to be banned like a choade?