Alabama kick 6:00pm.

[SilentSteel16]

I think it's more of a 38-17.

I do believe it will be something along these lines. I believe we hold them under 35. Our Defense is better than UF and definitely better than Ole Miss.

I actually say 28-17 with us getting from 10 points to 17 in the 4th quarter.

[Jack Lambert]

Have we ever used a bye week to our advantage? Seems like every time we have one we come out flat footed.

Only thing bye weeks do is let you get healthy. The negatives: You get rusty and lose focus.

[Jack Lambert]

I don't think they're as good as they were last year. Not sure how you play a tight 3-8 zone vs us. We dictate that. If we can block 3 with our 5, we should move the ball

I really think Will is seeing the field now. Bama is going to run the same defense that everyone else has been running against them. When you see the same defense week after week, the repetitions makes you learn and you just get better. Eventually with the talent Miss State has DC's are going to have to try something else. You learn how to fight by getting your ass kicked and when you get your ass kicked enough you learn how to fight.

[Commercecomet24]

I really think Will is seeing the field now. Bama is going to run the same defense that everyone else has been running against them. When you see the same defense week after week, the repetitions makes you learn and you just get better. Eventually with the talent Miss State has DC's are going to have to try something else. You learn how to fight by getting your ass kicked and when you get your ass kicked enough you learn how to fight.

Always love your perspectives Jack! Good stuff!

[Todd4State]

I think Saban will come out and see if his DL can overwhelm our OL first and if that doesn't work go to zone.

[ShotgunDawg]

I think Saban will come out and see if his DL can overwhelm our OL first and if that doesn't work go to zone.

That's the smart thing to do.

You think they rush 3 or 4?

[Leeshouldveflanked]

35,000 MSU Fans 20,000 BAMA Fans(half of them from Columbus/Meridan/Tupelo/

[TUSK]

35,000 MSU Fans 20,000 BAMA Fans(half of them from Columbus/Meridan/Tupelo/

yup.

[Ranchdawg]

35,000 MSU Fans 20,000 BAMA Fans(half of them from Columbus/Meridan/Tupelo/

And of the 20,000 Bama fans 18,000 of them never actually attended the Univ. and buy their ?A? attire at Walmart. It really cracks me up when I see a Bama fan with a ?A? hat on with sleeveless shirt, Mullet, some teeth and a Marlboro hanging out of his mouth. I always want to ask them what they majored in at the Univ. And there are a bunch of them that fit this description. Especially in East Mississippi.

[Sienfield]

I believe we will see a lot of bogus penalty calls against us.

[Todd4State]

That's the smart thing to do.

You think they rush 3 or 4?

Probably four if I had to guess.

[TrapGame]

I believe we will see a lot of bogus penalty calls against us.

Or no calls against them when their OL is holding the shit out of our DL.

[Maverick91]

I think Saban will come out and see if his DL can overwhelm our OL first and if that doesn't work go to zone.

If they do this, I hope we can gash them for a TD in man before they change. At least give us some life.

[basedog]

Probably four if I had to guess.

Bama has so much talent and are the best coached team in America. You can bet with all the extra coaching staff Bama has they have been studying and scheming how to defend the Pirates offense. They want be confused like the Aggies. Now in saying this, I hope we score often and our defense plays its best game of the year. But in reality we will be a 20 plus underdog, and to say Bama isn't as good as last year, it doesn't matter, they are still the best team in the country.

[Maroonthirteen]

Interesting secondary market so far for this game. 2,200 tickets for sale on stubhub. As low as $35 for upper deck and low as $70 for lower deck. I imagine once we get closer to game time, tickets will sell and the stadium will look full. However, it won't be a sellout. Because of the two losses and ticket prices and all the other long list of reasons people don't go.

Michael Borkey had a podcast on the topic of attendance and ticket prices today.

https://youtu.be/n09yTC4F0-s

[confucius say]

35,000 MSU Fans 20,000 BAMA Fans(half of them from Columbus/Meridan/Tupelo/

There will be more than 35k state fans. Probably 45-50k. The LSU attendance was 50k and only about 5k, if that, were LSU fans.

If there are 15k Bama fans, it will be sold out

[Maverick91]

Can you guys post a new thread?

[Todd4State]

Bama has so much talent and are the best coached team in America. You can bet with all the extra coaching staff Bama has they have been studying and scheming how to defend the Pirates offense. They want be confused like the Aggies. Now in saying this, I hope we score often and our defense plays its best game of the year. But in reality we will be a 20 plus underdog, and to say Bama isn't as good as last year, it doesn't matter, they are still the best team in the country.

Bama knows that they are the best. That's why I think they are going to come out and run their normal defense because I'm guessing Saban figures he can get pressure with his front. And he may be able to.

If we by chance are able to move the ball on them and get an explosive play for a couple of touchdowns I think Saban will go back and switch to zone.

At the end of the day it's really no secret what most teams are going to do against Leach. Rush 3-4 and drop 8 and hope we stop ourselves.

It seems to me the best way to beat Saban is to win some one on one match ups on the outside on go routes and hope that you connect on 3-4 and that most of them go for touchdowns. Much easier said than done. But that's pretty much how Ole Miss did it under Freeze.

[Maroonthirteen]

Probably four if I had to guess.

Alabama's base defense is a 3-4. They will rush 3 DLs. But I'm sure they'll come with all kinda of blitz at some point

[Maroonthirteen]

The vibe that I'm picking up on from State fans regarding this Bama game .. reminds me of 1996. The Bama game in 92 and 94 had sell out crowds. Tough losses. Nobody expected us to compete in 96. It was a late kickoff. There were empty seats here and there. Lots of State fans missed that win that night.