Bama vs Michigan

[thekid33]

The Rees offense finally reared its ugly head

Last night was his magnus opus of trying to prove how smart he is, while actually ignoring what is smart in the situation.

Running the ball is working? We are going to keep having the QB drop back - and not have him throw deep (his best type of throw) but use a fair number of screens and short passes.

Last play calls for a QB bootleg with a RPO? Nah, dawg - we are going to run him into the middle of the defense

 

[BobbyMac]

Last night was his magnus opus of trying to prove how smart he is, while actually ignoring what is smart in the situation.

Running the ball is working? We are going to keep having the QB drop back - and not have him throw deep (his best type of throw) but use a fair number of screens and short passes.

Last play calls for a QB bootleg with a RPO? Nah, dawg - we are going to run him into the middle of the defense

Uhhhh... The play call was perfect and one of two that Saban approved of for that distance.

Bottom line is they didn't execute. They had MI's hats covered and MI actually did what they wanted, besides Stewart ripping Latham's heart out of his chest with a rusty crow bar on national tv. That still would've meant nothing had the rest of Bama's OL done their jobs.

 

[RipWheeler]

The icing on the cake will be when the NCAA decides to do nothing and allows scUM to keep the natty and not vacate wins.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

You are definitely in the minority. Bama wasn't a great team this year by any stretch. The GA win really had me scratching my head, almost in a conspiracy type contemplation. GA would have beaten Michigan convincingly, yet they laid an egg vs Bama who was barely better than a .500 Auburn team who got rolled by a crap Maryland team.

Sadly, I just feel CFB is entering a time where it is very hard to get excited about it. Players are temporary, rented commodities that you cant really get too excited when they commit because odds are they wont be there anyway in a couple of years. It is semi pro and a lot of the luster is gone.

Always has been.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Always has been.

Right, but now the institutions have less control over what the athletes can and cannot do.

I feel so sad for the people who are just now realizing what college football really has been all of this time this simply due to the athletes finally receiving more leverage. Ultimately, the straw that broke the camel's back for so many people is more freedom and opportunity for the players. Wow.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

The icing on the cake will be when the NCAA decides to do nothing and allows scUM to keep the natty and not vacate wins.

I think that's what is ultimately coming.

So I hope Washington beats them.

 

[Giddyup]

Right, but now the institutions have less control over what the athletes can and cannot do.

I feel so sad for the people who are just now realizing what college football really has been all of this time this simply due to the athletes finally receiving more leverage. Ultimately, the straw that broke the camel's back for so many people is more freedom and opportunity for the players. Wow.

I don’t mind players getting compensated more than they were in the past but yearly free agency is not smart for the longevity of college football. Corporations may stick but fans will get sick of that.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Uhhhh... The play call was perfect and one of two that Saban approved of for that distance.

Bottom line is they didn't execute. They had MI's hats covered and MI actually did what they wanted, besides Stewart ripping Latham's heart out of his chest with a rusty crow bar on national tv. That still would've meant nothing had the rest of Bama's OL done their jobs.

65 wasn't any better

It was probably a solid call on 4th and 1, problem was it was 4th and 3. That doesn't get in even if 65 doesn't get blown up. He gets maybe to the 1.

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Bama had 1 job and failed. Back to rooting against them every week.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

The SEC is dethroned, but it is Michigan that does it.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

The SEC is dethroned, but it is Michigan that does it.

U Dub took out SEC lite.
In the immortal words of 10 Things I hate about you.
"Go to U Dub like me. Be a husky. Grr."

 

[BobbyMac]

65 wasn't any better

It was probably a solid call on 4th and 1, problem was it was 4th and 3. That doesn't get in even if 65 doesn't get blown up. He gets maybe to the 1.

If Proctor blocks #8 there's your hole.

If he's moving forward on the snap and doesn't have to bend and waste 3 shuffle steps he's at full speed in the hole, past Latham getting blown up.

It's Saban's 2 pt conversion play. It works when executed.

Don't care really one way or the other if it worked that play or who won but scheme is scheme and execution is execution.

 

[mrmcgrail]

Yeah either proctor has to pick him up or milroe was supposed to go off tackle that's why the te was blocking down and they were pulling the guard to the outside and proctor was sealing off at the second level. Seems like the snap threw it off

 

[PutuporShutup]

Yeah either proctor has to pick him up or milroe was supposed to go off tackle that's why the te was blocking down and they were pulling the guard to the outside and proctor was sealing off at the second level. Seems like the snap threw it off

Just a really weird head down plunge into the middle of the line. Like you said, panic probably set in with the snap

 

[BobbyMac]

Yeah either proctor has to pick him up or milroe was supposed to go off tackle that's why the te was blocking down and they were pulling the guard to the outside and proctor was sealing off at the second level. Seems like the snap threw it off

I think the TE blocking down ended up looking like he was trying to wash him inside only because Proctor wasn't there to double team and seal to create the hole. Proctors job there is probably to peel off once he feels the QB go through and Bush Push him in if the QB gets stood up. Michigan had nobody there to stop it if the snaps good and Proctor does his job.

 

[sfk324]

Just a really weird head down plunge into the middle of the line. Like you said, panic probably set in with the snap

That kind of thing happens when you trip over the leg of an offensive lineman that gets blown up.

 

[Armyirish47]

I don’t mind players getting compensated more than they were in the past but yearly free agency is not smart for the longevity of college football. Corporations may stick but fans will get sick of that.

Nah, we cheer for laundry.

 

[GATTACA!]

65 wasn't any better

It was probably a solid call on 4th and 1, problem was it was 4th and 3. That doesn't get in even if 65 doesn't get blown up. He gets maybe to the 1.

Is it? He lost like 3 yards.

 

[dad4aa]

Or Milroe panicked. He just scooped and ran, didn’t follow any block or look to the RB to the left, who had a better chance of scoring than running up the middle.

 

[Giddyup]

Proctor literally tackled Milroe. Hard to assess should I veer to another hole when in a split second your tackles ass is in your face

You can see how 0 goaded Milroe to the middle to.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Is it? He lost like 3 yards.

You have to assume 65 doesn't get blown up like that. I'll give rees that much at least. But you can't assume a plunge up the middle with minimal deception goes for more than 3.

Again, poorly executed play, not a great call, players on the line look confused on who to block, yet that's the play you run on fourth down and most important play of the season. Michigan's most important play of the season, 4th and 2 on their own 35ish and they have the easiest first down schemed up you can imagine. That's the difference that coaching and play calling has on a game.

 

[Sea Turtle]

Can't believe we have an all Big Ten title game.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Can't believe we have an all Big Ten title game.

not what the $ distribution states

 

[sfk324]

Can't believe we have an all Big Ten title game.

Well we don't, so there's that. Washington is a P12 member, that is why they played a P12 schedule and in the P12 title game.

 

[T-Boone]

Congrats to Michigan for cheating their way to the top, scheduling cupcakes all year long, and beating the worst Alabama football team in 20 years. This is my nightmare. I've been saying it since the preseason...college football didn't have a powerhouse this year and Michigan was just good enough to find their way into the NCG with a shot to win it all. Vomit.

Is there likely to be a powerhouse next season? I don’t see anyone obvious.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Is there likely to be a powerhouse next season? I don’t see anyone obvious.

just us.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

The talk before the game about O'Brien saying Milroe should switch positions doesn't really surprise me. Even in 2024 we still have to be having this conversation. I think Milroe showed strides from September up until last night, and you can't blame everything on the center and Tommy Rees in end, but it all kind of folded into a mess that ended up not working out for Milroe in the end.

He seems like he could be QB1 on one of the previous Bama teams that was loaded and more seasoned, but I think he could only carry them so far by himself.

He seemingly did all the right things after the USF game off the field.

 

[NDLS_USMC]

You have to assume 65 doesn't get blown up like that. I'll give rees that much at least. But you can't assume a plunge up the middle with minimal deception goes for more than 3.

Again, poorly executed play, not a great call, players on the line look confused on who to block, yet that's the play you run on fourth down and most important play of the season. Michigan's most important play of the season, 4th and 2 on their own 35ish and they have the easiest first down schemed up you can imagine. That's the difference that coaching and play calling has on a game.

Cogent

 

[Irish#1]

Yeah either proctor has to pick him up or milroe was supposed to go off tackle that's why the te was blocking down and they were pulling the guard to the outside and proctor was sealing off at the second level. Seems like the snap threw it off

The snap threw them off throughout the game. Still wondering why Saban didn't switch centers. Is the backup that bad?

 

[PutuporShutup]

The talk before the game about O'Brien saying Milroe should switch positions doesn't really surprise me. Even in 2024 we still have to be having this conversation. I think Milroe showed strides from September up until last night, and you can't blame everything on the center and Tommy Rees in end, but it all kind of folded into a mess that ended up not working out for Milroe in the end.

He seems like he could be QB1 on one of the previous Bama teams that was loaded and more seasoned, but I think he could only carry them so far by himself.

He seemingly did all the right things after the USF game off the field.

The crazy part is it looked like what Rees/Bama offense was doing would be enough due to how much michigan was shooting themselves in the foot. Missed PAT, missed FG, early fumble, etc.

Then michigan converted a 4th and 2 at their own at their own 33 and the game completely shifted.