Dont be surprised

[Maroonthirteen]

I?ve been watching this game for 40 years. When Bama fields a good team and we field a good team...

We go over there fired up and ready to play.
They walk out the field yawning.
The game is close.
They wake up in the end and make the necessary plays to win.

Sucks.....but it is what it is.

[Dawgology]

I?ve been watching this game for 40 years. When Bama fields a good team and we field a good team...

We go over there fired up and ready to play.
They walk out the field yawning.
The game is close.
They wake up in the end and make the necessary plays to win.

Sucks.....but it is what it is.

Yep.. I would be happy if the final score is something like 31-10. That means we made Tua play in the 4th and we were able to move the ball a little against Bama. That's all 99% of the teams out there can hope for.

[parabrave]

Well the biggest elephant in the room, no pun intended, is the condition of Tua's knees. You know we are going to bring pressure down on him from numerous blitzes I wonder how mobile he will be? He did take a beating sat night.

[KOdawg1]

Our best chance to beat Bama was last year. Came oh so close too. But this year, we go back to the Bama games of 2015-16 where it's over before halftime. Avoid injuries, beat Ark and OM.

[Commercecomet24]

Teams have gotten behind our safeties all year but have overthrown the TD pass. Tua takes 4-5 shots a game and connects on half of them. I have no doubt we'll stop the run. However, somebody needs to tell McClaurin to stop biting on play action. If we can force Alabama to drive the field we're in the game. Tua gets too impatient and wants to take shots.

This!

[Percho]

LOL .. that certainly is the politically correct way to phrase that.

When you don't have to worry about getting 15 yd automatic 1st down penalties .. you can fly around with reckless abandon and make all kind of "great" plays, with hard hits, pass breakups, ...

ETA: Prediction ... Abrams gets ejected for targeting in this game. Leo won't have to worry about that since I believe he may have been a little tentative since he got that PF 15 yd auto 1st down penalty for his legal hit against the KSU QB. He seems a little tentative to me when sacking QBs since then.

This is the same year Dillon Day was suspended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpsFct1Ra-s

[Percho]

Same year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gImbR7_0ur8

Remember the Alamo!

[Cooterpoot]

Let's just save our energy for the last two games.

[Jack Lambert]

Our best chance to beat Bama was last year. Came oh so close too. But this year, we go back to the Bama games of 2015-16 where it's over before halftime. Avoid injuries, beat Ark and OM.

We have basically the same personnel. Not disagreeing with you. I guess the difference is their QB.

[Bully13]

We have basically the same personnel. Not disagreeing with you. I guess the difference is their QB.

this is by no means a slam on JOMO but they also have Saban. Saban's just in another league against the rest at this point.

[Cowbell]

Some of the responses on this thread are just sad. Keep Fitz healthy.... WHAT? Its his senior year and this is his last chance to play against a team that really matters to anyone! and lets just win the last two... TO DO WHAT.... BE 8-4 AND GO TO THE GATOR BOWL. And Mstate7 had my favorite...Its over before it begins...What? We have 7 draft pics on this team. Even ARKANSAS gave this team a run for a half....ARKANSAS. Its not like we are Louisiana Lafayette. We actually have a team that is pretty solid in all facets with guys that man on man are not that far less superior than the guy across from them (except at QB) Havent we even lost to some teams over the years that nobody saw coming?

Nobody is saying that we should start a WE BELIEVE movement or that we have a 50/50 shot at winning. But to go ahead and put an L in the column is a disrespect to everyone of these kids that are out practicing today and you all should be ashamed not to atleast have a little hope in the kids. I firmly believe we will get out-coached but i darn well believe that Simmons and Sweat and Abrams and McClaurin and Dantzler and Thompson and Gay and every one of our front 5 on offense and Aeris and Kylin are each gonna make someone hurt. When you have a chance to make someone hurt or bleed, you have a chance... Even the bearsharks understand this concept.

I hope some of you who respond sadly this way never coach my kids in anything but home economics. This is the last strand of hope for this team to do anything special this season and yall are worried about saving for finishing middle of the conference and beating the worst two teams that aren't even going bowling.

[msstate7]

Some of the responses on this thread are just sad. Keep Fitz healthy.... WHAT? Its his senior year and this is his last chance to play against a team that really matters to anyone! and lets just win the last two... TO DO WHAT.... BE 8-4 AND GO TO THE GATOR BOWL. And Mstate7 had my favorite...Its over before it begins...What? We have 7 draft pics on this team. Even ARKANSAS gave this team a run for a half....ARKANSAS. Its not like we are Louisiana Lafayette. We actually have a team that is pretty solid in all facets with guys that man on man are not that far less superior than the guy across from them (except at QB) Havent we even lost to some teams over the years that nobody saw coming?

Nobody is saying that we should start a WE BELIEVE movement or that we have a 50/50 shot at winning. But to go ahead and put an L in the column is a disrespect to everyone of these kids that are out practicing today and you all should be ashamed not to atleast have a little hope in the kids. I firmly believe we will get out-coached but i darn well believe that Simmons and Sweat and Abrams and McClaurin and Dantzler and Thompson and Gay and every one of our front 5 on offense and Aeris and Kylin are each gonna make someone hurt. When you have a chance to make someone hurt or bleed, you have a chance... Even the bearsharks understand this concept.

I hope some of you who respond sadly this way never coach my kids in anything but home economics. This is the last strand of hope for this team to do anything special this season and yall are worried about saving for finishing middle of the conference and beating the worst two teams that aren't even going bowling.

What's your prediction?

[drunkernhelldawg]

All of yall that are already chalking up the loss better read this....this team knows they should be undefeated and this team is pissed off about it.

This team knows they are better than everyone they have played and have had this one circled for a long time. This is their chance to prove to everyone the team that we really have. We know we let this bunch off the hook last year.

Do not be surprised when we are able to run the ball on them and when we stop them because both are going to happen. This team is ready for the Crimson Tide

Exactly what I think except stated with more certainty. My keys are D line penetrates and our offense avoids an early three and out or turnover. I think we can hold Bama to 28. Not sure we can score 29, but I'm hopeful.

[vindastra]

Well said Cowbell

ETA: Where is the "Delete" button/option.

[Cowbell]

What's your prediction?

Call me an idiot, but I honestly believe we play them close and possibly pull the upset. That?s assuming Joe doesnt have another brain fart. His play calling is the single biggest variable in this game.

Like I?ve said to Tusk earlier, I expect us to play with our hair on fire and with nothing to lose.

[msstate7]

Call me an idiot, but I honestly believe we play them close and possibly pull the upset. That?s assuming Joe doesnt have another brain fart. His play calling is the single biggest variable in this game.

Like I?ve said to Tusk earlier, I expect us to play with our hair on fire and with nothing to lose.

Obviously I hope you're right. I just have severe doubts. Before the season started, I thought we would lose at LSU and at bama. That was at my absolute peak confidence in this team... thought we'd finish 10-2. At that point, I thought we would be way better than we've been to this point, and bama is much better than I thought they would be. You can say I'm negative or whatever you want, but I don't think there's a team in the country that can win at Tuscaloosa this Saturday; now I do think Clemson can hang on neutral field with neutral refs.

[dawgday166]

Obviously I hope you're right. I just have severe doubts. Before the season started, I thought we would lose at LSU and at bama. That was at my absolute peak confidence in this team... thought we'd finish 10-2. At that point, I thought we would be way better than we've been to this point, and bama is much better than I thought they would be. You can say I'm negative or whatever you want, but I don't think there's a team in the country that can win at Tuscaloosa this Saturday; now I do think Clemson can hang on neutral field with neutral refs.

LOL ... Do you really think there is such a thing as?

[TUSK]

LOL ... Do you really think there is such a thing as?

REC gone do werk.*

[dawgday166]

REC gone do werk.*

As always.

[TUSK]

As always.

Yup, however, with the introduction of Cryptocurrency, etc, the logistics are much more fluid and "real-time" should the need arise...

No more of the cumbersome, weekly trek to the Wal-Mart to Western Union that shit.*