Hugh thinks

Crimsonite1 said:

89ute said:

Tequilla said:

bananasnblondes said:

doogie said:

If we run we're toast. No shot, he says.

We need line of scrimmage reads, pre- determined routes and quick release passes into space.

In other words, Hugh thinks that in order to have any shot at winning, we need to run Mike Leach''s offense and play like Cuogs???

Just out of curiosity, what would be your plan of attack against Bama? You're not going to be able to run it up the middle on them, they're too fast to run it east/west, and you won't have enough time to throw it deep. The quick pass game seems to me to be your best shot of moving the ball against them. I don't agree with much of what Hugh says but we're not going to impose our will on Bama in the run game

You have to beat them by using motion/formations to your advantage to create advantageous situations.

You have to get them to react instead of dictate.

Their entire defense is built on stopping the run, getting pressure on the QB, and pressing short/intermediate routes because they don't expect to have to cover long.

I fully expect that they will pay a lot of attention to John Ross.

We need to be able to break our tendencies and that includes getting the ball out quickly ...

We need to find ways to get Gaskin the ball in space in situations ... this will happen in the passing game not the running game.

We will need to find opportunities to get Daniels the ball ... athletic TEs have given Bama some problems.

But most importantly, we need to be content with the idea that we're not going to win the game through our offense. We're going to win the game through defense and special teams. If there's a recurring theme(s) in the last 5 years, it's the following 2 things:

1) Turnovers Margin
2) Very poor day for Bama kicking FGs

We need to be smart enough when it's 4th and 3 at the 38 to punt the ball inside the 10.

We need to be smart enough to know when picking up 8-10 yards on a 3rd and 20 is a potential free first down on our next possession.

We need to make sure we protect the ball at all costs ... look at what LSU did this year simply by not turning the ball over and relying on their defense ... scoreless into the 4th quarter.

We need to have a field position changing play in special teams ... Van Winkle needs to be the best kicker on the field (enough said about that) ... and we can't allow a punt block.

We need to play an A or A+ level game for us and force Alabama into something more in their B or C range. We have a lot of pieces that will give us at least a punchers chance.

@Tequilla I think you're dead right when you say Worshington will not win with offense. If you look at the teams that have beaten Alabama since their rise, they're pretty much badass motherfuckers. Big arms, thick build, mobile and can run through a brick shit house. This description may not fit every guy on the list (Brian Johnson) but it pretty much does. One thing for certain, the QB is a mobile threat, either with the run or within the pocket or scrambling.

Chad Kelly Ole Miss 9-19-2015
Cardale Jones Ohio St. 1-1-2015
Bo Wallace Ole Miss 10-4-2014
Trevor Knight OU 1-2-2014
Nick Marshall Auburn 11-30-2013
Johnny Manziel aTm 11-10-2012
Jordan Jefferson LSU 11-5-2011
Stephen Garcia So. Carolina 10-9-2010
Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee LSU 11-6-2010
Cam Newton Auburn 11-26-2010
Tim Tebow Florida 12-6-2008
Brian Johnson Utah 1-2-2009

I respect Jake Browning and the Worshington offense but I don't see Jake in that list. At least 2016 Jake.

Another thing, remember Saban's bitching and moaning about fast pace offenses? Increased injuries bla bla bla ... the fucker can't defend those type of offenses and he does not want to play that way. He hates being spread out too, which I think you touched on. I think you've identified that Worshington can't play the type of offense that Alabama struggles with.

Furthermore, I think you've identified how your team can beat them.

I'm looking forward to the podcast, I hope you touch on the things I mentioned. If I'm totally off base with this, I'll gladly take a stiff FUCK OFF.

You're several years behind times moron, just like every fool that thinks Bama still has trouble with HUNH RPO offenses. Bama runs that offense themselves now. As for defense Bama played against that type of offense in all but 3 games and is still the #1 defense in the nation. And you can forget about trying to play defense like LSU. You don't have the talent to copy LSU's defense, not to mention that LSU plays Bama tougher than anybody. Just check their schedule and compare scores of all their mediocre opponents against the score of the Bama game and you will clearly see that 10-0 was an anomally. All LSU-Bama games are like that.