The ball still didn't seem too far out in front of him to have just kicked it when it came out of his hands... probably no more than a couple of extra inches away from where it would've been if it hadn't slipped out. He seemed to have panicked instead of just kicking it a bit out of his comfort zone. A bad punt would've been better than no punt at all.
In a way it’s not really fair to Oklahoma. With two somewhat evenly matched teams it’s always difficult to win them both so the first win almost becomes meaningless or feels that way. For Alabama you going with nothing to lose but everything to gain and it becomes a get back game as opposed to Oklahoma I could see it being less motivating even though it’s a playoff game. It’s harder to get up for a game you won, as opposed to a getting up for a game to a team you lost to. This wasn’t anything like Texas Tech v BYU in that BYU had no chance.
Momentum is a real thing. If you watched the Seahawks Rams game the Rams up 30-14 until Rasheed Shaheed… same this dropped punt leading to a wide open pick six. Killed Oklahoma.
With that said, I now expect Miami to blow the doors off aTm. Why? Because ND fans want the opposite to happen. What clinched it for me was when Prister & Brice said they trust Elko to take care of business. Which is perfectly sound reasoning. Just think it’s one of those years where everything goes against ND (or their fans wishes…LOL).
They lost a stud defensive linemen Stephen Daley in the Big 10 championship game. I think the spread is fine. Simpson can still sling it and IU has minimal playoff experience other than the thrashing we gave them last year. Bama's playoff experience and pedigree speak for themselves. I know Saban is gone but still think it's meaningful.
Is there any continuity between this bama team and ones that were actually successful in the playoffs? Without common coaches or players, who cares?
Got it, I'd still take Indiana to cover but I see where you're coming from
Simpson, Kayden Proctor, Tim Keenan III, and Deontae Lawson to name a few were all under Saban. How did that work our for OU last night losing to this team at home as they are 0-5 in the playoffs? Of course this isn't Saban's team anymore but don't act like he didn't leave some imprints.
It’s the first hostile environment Miami has visited all season.
He’s an idiot
