Alabama: The Good, The Bad

[ACamp1900]

They are real good at blocking and injecting.... Not so good at spelling or pronunciation.

[ChiRish]

Originally Posted by Ultimate Penn St. Hater

Beatable.

Definitely agree. Of course, we'll have to deal with a nearly month-long, vomit inducing, cringe-worthy nonsense of how overrated ND is from the pundits and fanbases we've discussed ad nauseum around these parts, but the key for me is that the players will too. I saw numerous tweets from ND players welcoming the hate. They use it, take it in, and spin it into their already deep, dense motivation and team unity that they already have.

That's not to think that Bama isn't good. They surely are. They run the ball extremely well and seem to handle their business in an undeniably professional way. They'll be ready to go, and they will play physical for 60 minutes. That, for me, is the toughest matchup - 60 minutes of tough, physical battles in the trenches.

But ND has had those battles all year. That's why I don't understand the ignorance/arrogance and hate towards this Irish team. We've gone through several games just like the one Bama just won, where the team lays it all out there, fights hard and physical the entire time, and relies on their defense to pull it out. It is in those times that team brotherhood is formed, and that is one category where we have Alabama owned.

I know Bama is experienced in these matters, but I love our leadership. I also feel like their offensive strengths (physical, pro-style running game) play to our defensive strengths. Our linebackers will have their hands full, on top of the D line, but I really think that we match up much better with Alabama than we did with Georgia.

That said - f*ck Bama and their SEC identity arrogance. They spent 60 minutes battling in one of the better games of the year, and they celebrate by holding up SEC signs? That's just flat out embarrassing. I hope we come in and give them a punch in the mouth that they, their fanbase, and much of the national media seems to think we're completely incapable of giving.

[ChiRish]

@Andy_Staples
Guys, I think you know I'm usually pretty realistic about the abilities of SEC teams. ND can play with either of these teams.


Well at least there's one national guy who doesn't have his head squarely up his a**. Bet he got a bunch of nasty responses to that.

[AgentJ]

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[HereComeTheIrish]

Originally Posted by ChiRish

@Andy_Staples
Guys, I think you know I'm usually pretty realistic about the abilities of SEC teams. ND can play with either of these teams.


Well at least there's one national guy who doesn't have his head squarely up his a**. Bet he got a bunch of nasty responses to that.

Couldn't agree more. We could play with either of those teams.

[ChiRish]

It just seems that both ND and Bama stack up pretty evenly across the board in almost every category, so shouldn't the game come down to intangibles like desire, intensity, unity, coaching, and most importantly, team leadership? I like ND's chances in all those.

[HereComeTheIrish]

Originally Posted by ChiRish

It just seems that both ND and Bama stack up pretty evenly across the board in almost every category, so shouldn't the game come down to intangibles like desire, intensity, unity, coaching, and most importantly, team leadership? I like ND's chances in all those.

The only place we lack.........AND IT'S A GLARING LACK, would be Special Teams.