Wow. I am absolutely shocked how this game turned out. I was expecting a huge redemption from last season's loss to Ole Miss. I still cannot comprehend what happened. I may need a few days to recover from this loss. I do have to take responsibility for this loss. The reason is because I called my father to rub in his face that Auburn was destroyed by LSU. Apparently I cursed myself. Word of advice: never call your father to rub in his face that his team lost until your team has won.
There are a few items of business I want to talk about. Both teams played well offensively. However, there were a few mistakes that gave Ole Miss easy points.
First and foremost, I do not understand why Nick Saban decided to let Cooper Bateman start the game. He is a great quarterback, but there is a lot of improvements he needs to make. I understand that they want him to be comfortable on the field, but it is just way too risky to have a freshman start the game. Bateman had three turnovers during his time on the field. Those three turnovers gave Ole Miss 17 points in the first half. Another thing I noticed about Bateman was that accuracy was a weakness for him. He would throw the ball when the receiver was not even looking. Communication is key when making passes and Bateman was struggling with that. Nick Saban needs to decide who he wants to be his starting quarterback, because switching back and forth between quarterbacks makes them look very messy on the field. They are all over the place and cannot seem to find their rhythm. If I was to decide, I would pick Jake Coker. He can make some really good passing plays and can also run the ball. Coker is very confident on the field and that is something every head coach should be looking for in a starting quarterback.
I just had to let some steam out about the quarterback situation. I am clearly way too passionate about it.
Now that I got the quarterback situation off my chest, time to talk about Alabama's offense. Alabama's offense is mostly consumed with really large linemen. That has actually caused some problems for Ole Miss's defense. Alabama's offense is bigger than them, so power would not be a way to stop them. Ole Miss is actually trying to work better on their speed so that they can slow Alabama down. Clearly in the first half Alabama's offense was not doing so hot. There were three turnovers and two of those happened on the kick-off returns. They also did not make a lot of third down conversions. By the fourth quarter, Alabama was able to control the line of scrimmage and make some touchdowns.
Alabama's defense on the other hand, is pretty dang good. Those defensive linemen are also huge. Alabama's defense made it really difficult for Ole Miss to make running plays. Ole Miss had to figure out a strategy in order to make touchdowns, and they eventually figured it out. There were a few plays that Ole Miss made that got my jaw to drop. My jaw didn't drop because it was an awesome play, it dropped because those plays were never supposed to work out. There was a play in the third quarter when the snap went over Kelly's head, he then grabbed it and threw it as hard as he could to the wide receiver he saw first. That wide receiver didn't catch it, but it bounced off his hand and landed on the other wide receiver's hand and he was then able to make a touchdown. It was completely unpredictable and also incredibly frustrating.
I would like to take a moment and explain my gratitude towards Derek Henry. He is by far the best running back in the SEC and I believe the best in the nation.
I honestly cannot believe what I witnessed in that game. It was the worst home loss I have seen in a long time. Alabama made way too many mistakes, especially with the turnovers. No team will ever win if there are too many turnovers, it is just not possible. If Alabama did not make that many turnovers, they would have dominated the game. I think what caused Alabama to have such a bad start was starting the game with Bateman. That guy is talented and he will get better over time, but it was just not a smart move to have him start. Nick Saban even said that Coker was the qualified quarterback Alabama was looking for. Hopefully Alabama will learn from these mistakes that they have made and do better in the next game. Alabama will be playing UL Monroe and that would be the game I would let Bateman start out because well, it is an easy win.
Overall, the football games today were not so great. My predictions were somewhat correct. I was expecting Alabama to win, unfortunately my heart was broken. I was expecting BYU to lose, and they did! Some news to the BYU fans, pride and luck only lasts so long. I will be evaluating the BYU vs. Michigan game. I honestly think BYU may have a chance to win Michigan. I guess it is just all up to Jim Harbaugh to prepare Michigan for BYU's luck, if it still exists.
There are a few items of business I want to talk about. Both teams played well offensively. However, there were a few mistakes that gave Ole Miss easy points.
First and foremost, I do not understand why Nick Saban decided to let Cooper Bateman start the game. He is a great quarterback, but there is a lot of improvements he needs to make. I understand that they want him to be comfortable on the field, but it is just way too risky to have a freshman start the game. Bateman had three turnovers during his time on the field. Those three turnovers gave Ole Miss 17 points in the first half. Another thing I noticed about Bateman was that accuracy was a weakness for him. He would throw the ball when the receiver was not even looking. Communication is key when making passes and Bateman was struggling with that. Nick Saban needs to decide who he wants to be his starting quarterback, because switching back and forth between quarterbacks makes them look very messy on the field. They are all over the place and cannot seem to find their rhythm. If I was to decide, I would pick Jake Coker. He can make some really good passing plays and can also run the ball. Coker is very confident on the field and that is something every head coach should be looking for in a starting quarterback.
I just had to let some steam out about the quarterback situation. I am clearly way too passionate about it.
Now that I got the quarterback situation off my chest, time to talk about Alabama's offense. Alabama's offense is mostly consumed with really large linemen. That has actually caused some problems for Ole Miss's defense. Alabama's offense is bigger than them, so power would not be a way to stop them. Ole Miss is actually trying to work better on their speed so that they can slow Alabama down. Clearly in the first half Alabama's offense was not doing so hot. There were three turnovers and two of those happened on the kick-off returns. They also did not make a lot of third down conversions. By the fourth quarter, Alabama was able to control the line of scrimmage and make some touchdowns.
Alabama's defense on the other hand, is pretty dang good. Those defensive linemen are also huge. Alabama's defense made it really difficult for Ole Miss to make running plays. Ole Miss had to figure out a strategy in order to make touchdowns, and they eventually figured it out. There were a few plays that Ole Miss made that got my jaw to drop. My jaw didn't drop because it was an awesome play, it dropped because those plays were never supposed to work out. There was a play in the third quarter when the snap went over Kelly's head, he then grabbed it and threw it as hard as he could to the wide receiver he saw first. That wide receiver didn't catch it, but it bounced off his hand and landed on the other wide receiver's hand and he was then able to make a touchdown. It was completely unpredictable and also incredibly frustrating.
I would like to take a moment and explain my gratitude towards Derek Henry. He is by far the best running back in the SEC and I believe the best in the nation.
I honestly cannot believe what I witnessed in that game. It was the worst home loss I have seen in a long time. Alabama made way too many mistakes, especially with the turnovers. No team will ever win if there are too many turnovers, it is just not possible. If Alabama did not make that many turnovers, they would have dominated the game. I think what caused Alabama to have such a bad start was starting the game with Bateman. That guy is talented and he will get better over time, but it was just not a smart move to have him start. Nick Saban even said that Coker was the qualified quarterback Alabama was looking for. Hopefully Alabama will learn from these mistakes that they have made and do better in the next game. Alabama will be playing UL Monroe and that would be the game I would let Bateman start out because well, it is an easy win.
Overall, the football games today were not so great. My predictions were somewhat correct. I was expecting Alabama to win, unfortunately my heart was broken. I was expecting BYU to lose, and they did! Some news to the BYU fans, pride and luck only lasts so long. I will be evaluating the BYU vs. Michigan game. I honestly think BYU may have a chance to win Michigan. I guess it is just all up to Jim Harbaugh to prepare Michigan for BYU's luck, if it still exists.
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