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GAME DAY FINALLY

ROLL TIDE

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WOOT!!!

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I know 2 is in Atlanta today to help bring home a victory. Anybody else going today?

Got a 10:10 Tee time this morning but will be back in time for kick off.  8)

Roll Tide ya'll.  Gonna try to get a little sleep before 02:30.  :gn:

Roll Tide!

It is a beautiful day for a game in the Dome. RTR!

need a link that is streaming the game !  HELP !!!!!!

espn3 is blocked here  >:(

TV is ABC.  Could try their live stream if available in your area and with your provider.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3NgTqppHec

Always a classic.  #+

I just blind-sided LF, and then trounced the sofa.

I'm ready!

:jump:  :jump:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc-8f3S9pXQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1BuohEJsYU

Pics from 2Stater (at the game).  Best I can tell he's stalking the ladies!  :lol2:

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Outside the dome.

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He might have to stop for a cup of coffee.   :dunno:

 :lol:

2Stater just emailed me to confirm that we are indeed wearing CRIMSON.

WOOOOOOOOOOOT

What's happened to the radio pre-game show? It's not on JOX or any other station with Eli.


 ??? ??? ???

http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/citadel/?sid=3070

Just a few minutes earlier they had Malzahn on. What's going on? I checked Jox and Waax 570 in Gadsden and no Tide radio show.


 :wall:

From 2Stater in the Dome:

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who plays more Sims or Coker. I think Coker will be the man.

Announced already that Sims will start.  After that ...  :dunno:

At least Verne and Gary can't call this one.  #+

Here's the game on radio:

http://player.streamtheworld.com/liveplayer.php?callsign=WUMPAM

rtr

Hey, buddy.  WELCOME !   Roll Tide

Hello Sir!  Good to see you.

Thank you pleased to be here

It is finally FOOTBALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, if Sims starts instead of Coker -- who did I have the bet with (grammar excused)?

sims will start

I know, but the bet was made so long ago that I forgot who it was!   :lol2:

Ok everyone, time to buckle up and get ready!

We kick off.

To the endzone, and tackled short of the 20.  NICE.

Thank God for radio; I've lost the TV signal due to heavy rain.

Not the start I was looking for.

 >:( >:( >:(

WV to the Bama 23.

relax

too much nickel  we switched all is well

 >:( >:( >:(

Oof, at least it was only 3, but still, not liking the non-existent pass rush.

calm down they were in the nickel and adjusted.

They got the fg?

I lost TV in the heavy rain, and then the radio went off.  Keep posting.

I called WR screen to Cooper in the first play from scrimmage thread.

25 yard pass to Cooper. Henry ran for 11 years. We have ball on their 31. 3 & 4 but Sims makes a bad throw to wide-open player. FG attempt. Good from 47. 3-3.

Not like I am upset, bro.

Think I did too, at least 'short pass'.

No TV yet, and radio comes and goes.  It's back for the commercial after the kick.   >:(

Thanks for updates.

rtr

We will eat your children

Pass rush! Sack!

Kick off in the cow field, go pigs

Wait a minute... there can be a block in the back penalty on a touchback?

FINALLY, TV is back after heavy rain.

Smitty, thanks for the 'children' diet.   :dunno:

Just back for the commercial.  They punted??

I wouldn't want to be the guy that did it.


Yep, they punted.

nice pass

I'm good now.  Thanks for the help.

Anybody recognize this as a Kiffin (different) offense?

Goat humpers 7   Inbreds  0

My 47-7 prediction isn't looking too good.

Inbreds gashing the humpers.

Now we unleash the hounds.

Henry hounds?

OJ hounds?

7-7 in boogerland

should be fine

Inbreds scored: 7-7.

If Ole Miss can score 40 in the final quarter, we're good.

FIFY

All of them.

10-3 it gets nasty from here

Pic of "Santa" from 2 at the game:

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They can't stop us.  The interesting part will be to see how our D adjusts and shuts them down.

 :worship: :worship:

Humpers scored:  14-7.

I hope CNS doesn't see him and run away.  :dunno:

O-line is looking much better than the opener last year.  Sims seems comfortable, and other than the 3rd down miss to Cooper, has played very well.  I like it so far.

Kickoffs are OUTSTANDING!!!

Run defense looks too porous so far.

And the pass D and no pass rush!


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That was not bad coverage, but we still can't stop them.   >:(

sylve is taking a butt whooping..gonna be a long night for him,,WV's got his number now. And wanna bet he'll be in  the CNS doghouse next week.

Kinda like last year's A&M game.   :dunno:

Sims still in there.  Let's GO.

INDEED!  68 yards in the air.  Our 20 to their 12.

Finally, a stop after 2 first downs. 

Let's go, Christion!

Offense is sputtering.  Another pic from 2:

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ain't impressed with Henry's running either..big sob ain't hungry enough, it seems

Big 3rd down here.


Great catch and run by D White!  38 yards!

GREAT run after catch!

Great run and leap to the goal by Yeldon.

ROLL TIDE!
ROLL TIDE!
ROLL TIDE!

Yeldon nearly dove in from the 5.  It was a dangerous move though, could have been hurt if someone had hit him wrong.

Aight, let's pin our ears back and finish out the half with a stop on D.

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For the 50th time, why have we not fired the special teams coach after all these years?



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Just when something good happens....  :wall: :wall:

Sims running outside is a weapon we've lacked.

If his arm was just more consistent.   :unsure:

Nice 2 minute drill.  The offense has played OK so far, but the defense and special teams are not up to par.

Humpers 21   Inbreeds 21

Inbreeds are (Announcer) 'running the football right down their throats'.

Kick coverage can be worked on, the good news is that it looks like we've found a great punter and a FG kicker has made two from 40+.

It's not all bad news.

No it's not all bad news but 2 RB's I am not sure of. I think we should that 3 tandem working. Blake is doing ok for first game starting jitters although I would like to see what Coker can do. One thing I have been at fault at is I thought with the defensive minds we have that we could do better than what we have done. We ain't looked together since we started. I wondered for a few years about our special teams coaches or the lack there of. I agree with other posters we need to get something done about this. Safe travels everybody. RTR!

Every kickoff has gone to the goal line or into the end zone.  A busted kickoff coverage in week 1 is not uncommon.

OK so I ask if we should be worried about the coverages on Kick offs or punts? RTR!

Fret not, sky pilot.  We're good.

Throw it LONG again!   :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

Yep, we are good.  Overall special teams has been great except for that one kickoff.  And we had him hemmed up at the 15 but he squirted loose some how.

2 ugly passes so far.  We got lucky with the pass interference call on that last one.

D White's hurt.  Wind??   :o

Nice, nice touch on that last throw.  #+

Shoulder.  UGH!

2 holding penalties on Leon Brown.   >:(

Sims better secure that football when he runs.  We don't need a QB doing the chicken dance.  >:( >:(

Great block by Cooper.

And speaking of the chicken dance, Henry got away with one in the first half.

Another horrible pass.  We had the play wide open.

Cue Coker.

... I hope so.  If not, never.

Now I have caught the signal loss.  >:( >:( >:(

Good rush; QB flagged for inten. grounding.

Dropped pass at the Bama 2o.

Field goal try..............................   NO GOOD!

Gamecast says Tricket sacked by TEAM.

Signal back.  #+

Good run by Henry.

100 yards for Amari now.  #+

HUGE hole for Henry.

Aight, let's shut 'em out the rest of the way.

Hi guys!
Henry for 7.  #+

Got a signal yet, SC?

Yep.

The weed king is back playing QB for the humpers.

Seems we had a nice rhythm on that last series. Time to put some space between them and us.

Good Lord!  Who is #17 with the afterburners on kickoff coverage?

TACKLE!  >:(

Not sure, but I like that coverage a lot better than the let him run it all the way to the endzone play.

Drake?

Need tackle drills next week! Jeez! >:(

Run defense is getting better, but they are still passing all over us .... at least until they get into our end of the field.

WV gets another fg:  27-20.   >:(

No problem, we respond with a TD.


 ;)

OK boys, did you see how YELDON secured the ball on that run.  That's how you carry the ball.

I thought Drake too, but didn't get to see the name on the back of the jersey.

 >:( >:( >:(

We had 2nd and 2, and have to kick a fg:  30-20.

At least it's GOOD.

Humpers up 28-21.

We need a stop & another long drive.



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Yeldon run (from 2Stater):

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Can't beat that coverage.  Just have to play the ball at the point of the catch.

Sylve was lost.   >:(

What the heck with our pass coverage? Sylve has been picked on all day.

He had no idea where the ball was at.

That's the third one we had a chance to break up and didn't.  >:(

Sylve the best we got? Lord help us.

why the heck is sylve still playing? ain't NOBODY better?????

Our defense leaves much to be desired.  :-\

Sorry, boys,  Chech out.

Roll Tide.

!@#$%#! defender's got his 12345411 back turned!!!!! coulda intercepted!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank goodness they have dropped a ton of passes.

Can't watch?

And snap the ball over the QB's head.

Was wondering the same thing.

Knowing Chech, probably going to some black tie event.  :lol2:

Roll Tide! must say WV is much more prepared for this game than our defense.

Our defense has been awful. I would put Jackson in and see if his kee is good. he cant do any worse. The offense on the other hand has been efficient.

He suffered through the slop and now he is going to miss the best part.

Never mind.  :-[

Ooooooh nooooo!! >:(

we need our defense to step up NOW!

Roll TIDE!

If we pull this out, Kirby had better send the wide receivers for WVU a ham or something for all these drops. Of course, the NCAA made say that is a violation.

Good job by the D that time.  Now, settle down and close out the game the right way.

Collins just about broke the WR in half.
Dang, what a hit.  #+

That's how you secure the ball!!  Otherwise, strip and fumble.  #+

Yep.

TJ Yeldon is a beast. Just pound the rock

Yeldon wears them down, then we switch to Henry to bust a big run to the end zone.

72 needs to settle DOWN!

Almost.  :lol:  Give it to him again.

Maybe he can settle down while he is sitting down.  :dunno:

Nice pass to pick up the 1st down.

We do have a kicker. I would like to see Coker play. Sims has managed the game but I would like to see a change up.

I can't believe we haven't intercepted a pass!

Johnathan Allen is a beast.

Sloppy game, but I'll take the win.

Lots of room for improvement, but at the end of the day there is a "W" in the column. On to FAU.

PLUS:

Yeldon
O-Line, except #72 (2 holds and 1 movement)
Cooper
Griffin, FG Kicker
Henry


MINUS:

Foster
Ragland
Slyve
Pass Rush


 :4:

Nice win against a very good offensive team.  (With lots of room for Saban to chew their... ear this week. )   :clap:

Maybe the minus column will get corrected when Jackson and DePriest are back.

I am looking forward to hearing what hscoach has to say about the effort today.

Good win! lots of room for improvement on defense. what happened to us on defense going for the interception, most of the time we didn't know where the ball was??????I think we found our QB, now let us look for some leadership on defense. Time for someone to step up,,,, ROLO style. kicking and punting: no complaints! Roll Tide!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #+

we appeared to play their receivers soft, was that part of the game plan? was their qb that good on his passing?

I was wondering the same. Cyrus Jones had his moments, as did Landon, but Sylve just get annihilated out there today.

He was in position on every play, he just didn't play the ball well.

I was thinking the same thing.

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Yeah, there was one play where had he turned around he might have had a play on the ball. Instead, he kind of half contested the play face-to-face with the WR, and the received went up and got it. It was kind of an awkward play, because I think BS was trying to get turned around at the last second, but he turned his body the wrong way.

on a very positive note! been a long time since I have seen our punting and kicking look this GREAT!

Need to add Simms to the minus list, he dances around too much, does not have a deep ball,(even the wide open drop by Jones was under thrown) locks in on a receiver and didn't appear to check for an open receiver, forces too many passes. I was surprised that he wasn't intercepted more.

I think there were about 3 plays where Sylve had his back to the QB and the receiver went up and got the ball.

Our kicking game was outstanding. Not much else was. We should have hung at least 50 on them, but kept shooting ourselves in the foot. Sylve reminded me a lot of Belue; not bad coverage, but never looked for the ball and got beat repeatedly.

Credit to the receivers for WVU. Not only did they run great routes, the other receivers beat our butts with the blocking to spring them in the open. Our blocking on the same types of plays were not nearly as good. Christion Jones probably played the worst game I've ever seen him play with the dropped passes and poor blocking.

Special teams played well except for the one glaring mistake that resulted in a WV TD. We seem to always have that one letdown that hurts us.

I was really hoping to see Coker get some playing time, but Sims did not do a bad job. One int and a few terrible throws were overshadowed by his elusiveness and his ability to find the open receiver. What surprised me was that he never once tried the read option or a screen pass the entire game. The offensive game plan was very predictable.

TJ and King Henry both played a great game. They gained chunks of yards the whole game with no fumbles. We will need more of that in the future from both of them. I was a little surprised Drake didn't get more PT.

Cooper was superb. He made catch after catch, and play after play. He is, indeed, a superstar. DeAndrew made a couple of great plays before getting injured. Looked like a shoulder injury. I hope it's not bad, we can ill afford to lose him. He came up huge on that great play for the first down on the 8 yd line. I was also surprised Sims didn't go downfield any more than he did. OJ Howard was non-existent. Bummer!

I was very disappointed in the D line the first half of the game. They played much better the second half, but that improved pass rush we've all been expecting, was not there except for a couple of plays in the 2nd half. They were huge plays, but we need to see more of that.

Reuben Foster looked completely lost in the first half, but gained some legs in the 2nd half, with a couple of good plays. He is going to be very good, but will need experience.

The offensive line was a bit anemic on several plays in the first half, but looked good, for the most part, in the second half. Leon Brown's penalties were momentum killers. He will need to do a better job of technique to eliminate the holding.

All in all, with the youth of this team, this may be all that can be expected at this point. My greatest concern is the secondary. If WVU doesn't drop the easy passes that they did, this could have been a much tighter game, or worse. Our secondary was exposed and looks very much like our weakest link. Let's hope experience improves that situation.

Having said all that, a win is a win and Bama prevailed. ROLL TIDE!!!!!!

Tough call. I had him in the so-so category with Christian Jones. I don't see Sims as the starting QB all year, though.


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Blake Sims played a lot better than I expected, much better than last year or ADay.  He was in control of the offense, made good decisions (except the INT), and got out of trouble.  He's no AJ, probably never will be, but apparently he is Bama's best option at present.  I'd like to see Coker get some playing time in the next few games, let him develop, because we may need him down the road. 

I thought Kiffin called a good game.

Good write up 2.

I'm back.

What, it over??   :dunno:

What happened?  Storm shelter?

We lost signal for some of the game, DTV and storms in N. AL.  It happened a few times -- I nearly walked to my mother-in-law's house to watch the game on cable.   :-[

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No, I had to go check on a buddy.  All's well.

Hey, Bama won without me.  Who'd thunk it?

Well it never got any better.  We finished out the rest of the game just as ugly as we started.  CNS will have their attention next week.

Tough call.  :lol:

Thanks.  I had it on the radio while driving over there, so I got to hear the end.

Bottom line (as said well above), we won with a bunch of young guys, a new OC, and an untested QB.  We'll be better as we go along. 

I'm okay with this team.  Our new kicking game is so strong that we'll be able to stay with anybody.  Just need to settle on an offensive scheme.  I liked the roll-out passing game and the speed that Sims showed on the edge.  Just wish we'd seen Coker.

Me, though there may be others.

Yep, I waited the storm out.   :lol2:

Thanks.  I forgot. 
Gave you one; another later since Sims played the whole game.   :lol2:

"a football team is like having a baby , never know what you'll get"
uncle Lou ....


that's the smartest this that crazy bastid has ever said ....   :facepalm:

You are a gentleman, scholar, and a judge of good liquor.

And you, sir.  Just gave you #2 e-cred!   :worship:

Thanks 2, well said. This team is like a teenager growing up, they have a lot of potential but they also have a lot to learn. This game may mean more to this team than what we all are willing to see right now but only time will tell. There's a lot football to be played before the playoffs arrive.

Well said 2Stater. I was really happy with our kicking game and Adam is a real deal FG kicker. Our O-line worries me somewhat and the defense looked like, I don't have the words to describe it. I just hope they can learn. We NEED a Pass Rush big time. I am not sure how we get that. The HU brought problems again. My question here is, "Why did Drake not get to play more?" Is he in the coach's DH for some reason? RTR!

The kicking game is about more than kicking field goals. We still can't kick the ball out of the end zone or deep into it to discourage a return. Allowing a TD return on a kick-off is WAY more than a minor problem, it's gigantic & demonstrates we are still struggling in our kick coverage, still after 7 years. The AWOL pass rush will cost us if we don't learn how to put pressure on the QB. The good news, it was the first game. I really want to see what we can do against teams like Ole Miss and Texas A&M and I expect to see some major defensive adjustments. Our next few games won't show us much since they are cupcakes.



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Evidently you have been listening to reading what CNS has been say recently about what he considers what it takes to be a good kicker. As he spoke to us recently he talked in great length about the kickers an dhow well they have been doing. He made it plain that it is not how far the kicker kicks the ball but it is where it is kicked. They have designed plays for all of their kicks and it is the kickers responsibilities to put the ball in that area and the others make the correct coverage of the kick. There was one kick in particular yesterday where the the ball was kicked to the left corner of the field almost to the goal line and the runner never made it out to the 10 yard line and it was all by design. There was other times that the ball was kicked to into the end zone and again I am sure that is what he was supposed to do on that kick. I'm not saying that every kick goes where it is supposed to but the coverage team should be able to make the correct coverage where ever the ball is kicked.

I think the punter and the kicker did a good job yesterday but there is some work to do on the coverage team.

Lou Holtz said Bama has a hard time getting pressure on the QB rushing 4 defenders, and it's the same problem we had last year.  I'm thinking we need to start rushing 5 defenders, dialing up more blitzes. 

Ok, I have to set the record straight. Apparently Chech missed what I put in the subject line of a couple of pics. It should have gone like this:

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OURS



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THEIRS

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There seems to be a discrepancy in how the women differ in looks, but I can't put my finger on it .....   :lol2:

It'll come to you, CB.  :lol2: