****OFFICIAL WVU vs Alabama IN-GAME THREAD****

[SUPERCOACH]

I'm back.

What, it over??   

What happened?  Storm shelter?

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.

[SUPERCOACH]

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.   

Tough call. 

[Chechem]

I'm back.

What, it over??   

What happened?  Storm shelter?

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.

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.

[ALTideUp]

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

Me, though there may be others.

[Catch Prothro]

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.   

Tough call. 

Yep, I waited the storm out.   

[Chechem]

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

Me, though there may be others.

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

[XBAMA]

"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 ....   

[ALTideUp]

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

Me, though there may be others.

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

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

[Chechem]

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

Me, though there may be others.

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

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

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

[Jamos]

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!!!!!!

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.

[ricky023]

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!

[Marshal Dillon]

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.



 

[Jamos]

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.



 

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.

[Catch Prothro]

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!

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. 

[2Stater]

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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