9 down, 3 (or 4) to go...
Alabama (#4 AP and Harris, #3 BCS and Coaches Polls) rolled up another win to run their record to 9-0 this season. Two big games stand in our way between the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. LSU (#5 the AP, coaches, and Harris polls and #7 in the BCS) travels to Tuscaloosa this saturday to take on the Tide. This game has SEC West title hopes written all over it, LSU needs a win to stay in the chase and Bama needs a win to stay in the drivers seat. Since the loss of Tyrone Prothro in the Florida game, the offense has been pretty thin. With only 1 TD in the last 3 SEC games, the production has faultered. The defense is really showing how good it is shutting down teams like Florida, Tennessee, and Miss. State. But how can they fare against LSU and Auburn? What they have on their side are relatively unexperienced quarterbacks. Leak of Florida is pretty experienced in the SEC but would get flustered under heavy pressure and you can see how that went. LSU has not completed a game strong all season, will that continue or will they decide to do that against Bama? Auburn's quarterback has not played well either, they have been living by their back field and Bama is known for shutting down running backs forcing the offense into a one-dimensional play call (passing).
So, if Alabama wins these next two weeks, will that be enough to push them into the top 2 of the BSC to play for the National Championship? Is Alabama good enough to play for the National Championship? Will Alabama be on the outside looking in like Auburn did last year? If Alabama can beat LSU, that will go a long way in helping them close the gap in the BCS, same with Auburn. Also, if Alabama plays a highly ranked Georgia in the SEC Championship that will also boost their ranking in the BCS. Will it be enough? I don't know right now. I sure hope so. In order to be certain, I would like to see either USC or Texas falter. I think Bama would have the national presence to go farther than Auburn did, considering they have 12 national championships (to auburn's 1 shared national championship). Alabama has proven through several injuries that they can find a way to win. Emotional wins over Ole miss (last second field goal) and Tennessee (thorn in their back for several years) have shown that they can get it done. Wins over LSU and Auburn would shout to the nation "We are here, and we want to play". Auburn was considered "the lady in waiting" last season. They just weren't that good! Face it all you Aubie's out there, they were OVERRATED! They struggled several times last year, LSU was a lucky break. They didn't hold a candle to the talent of USC or OU last year and would have been embarrassed (hopefully like they will be when they face Bama).
I'm worried. I'll admit it. I'm always worried coming into a big game. Can our offense get it done? Will the Defense hold? Will the special teams go in our favor or theirs? Lets hope all of the bounces go our way, that Brodie will be on target, the receivers have sticky fingers, the running backs find all the holes, the offensive line creates some holes for those backs, and the defense can stun the LSU offense.
Roll Tide
~Kisea
So, if Alabama wins these next two weeks, will that be enough to push them into the top 2 of the BSC to play for the National Championship? Is Alabama good enough to play for the National Championship? Will Alabama be on the outside looking in like Auburn did last year? If Alabama can beat LSU, that will go a long way in helping them close the gap in the BCS, same with Auburn. Also, if Alabama plays a highly ranked Georgia in the SEC Championship that will also boost their ranking in the BCS. Will it be enough? I don't know right now. I sure hope so. In order to be certain, I would like to see either USC or Texas falter. I think Bama would have the national presence to go farther than Auburn did, considering they have 12 national championships (to auburn's 1 shared national championship). Alabama has proven through several injuries that they can find a way to win. Emotional wins over Ole miss (last second field goal) and Tennessee (thorn in their back for several years) have shown that they can get it done. Wins over LSU and Auburn would shout to the nation "We are here, and we want to play". Auburn was considered "the lady in waiting" last season. They just weren't that good! Face it all you Aubie's out there, they were OVERRATED! They struggled several times last year, LSU was a lucky break. They didn't hold a candle to the talent of USC or OU last year and would have been embarrassed (hopefully like they will be when they face Bama).
I'm worried. I'll admit it. I'm always worried coming into a big game. Can our offense get it done? Will the Defense hold? Will the special teams go in our favor or theirs? Lets hope all of the bounces go our way, that Brodie will be on target, the receivers have sticky fingers, the running backs find all the holes, the offensive line creates some holes for those backs, and the defense can stun the LSU offense.
Roll Tide
~Kisea
posted by Brian Wright at 6:00 PM
2 Comments:
Very well put. That about sums it as from what people (least Bama fans) are thinking. They worry me as well with how the offense has played. Our D is still as good as we have ever been. I guess Saturday will tell us all.
-MadDogGTO
The offense moved the ball well before the turnover bug hit and later in the game when they were more or less had the game in the bag and was playing around.
Ever since I was young I remember Bama not showing their cards until it was on the line...lets hope that this is the situation again.
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