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Defense and Special Teams

Yes, the defense had an unbelievable poor day to say the least. However, our poor special teams play put them behind the 8 Ball for 21 points! Here are the facts:

1) Opening kickoff, we get a block in the back penalty (we get at least 2 of these per game! Why not just call for a fair catch and get the ball at the 25?) so we start our first drive inside our 10-yard line. After punting, UT starts their first drive at their 44 -yard line! Quickly down 7-0, this set the tone for playing catch up in the first half.
2) Punting out of our own endzone in the first half, poor punt gives UT the ball on our 35- yard line! Another 7 points because of poor special teams play!
3) Fumbled punt gives UT the ball on our 35-yard line again after the defense had stopped UT. 7 more points with a short field!
4) Missed field goal. 3 points left on the table.

Who is our special teams coach? We need a new one!

Yes, the defense deserves a lot of criticism, but when you give an explosive offense a short field like we did numerous times, you're going to get burned!

Lastly, if we correctly manage the clock on the last drive and kick the winning field goal with no time left, the defense doesn't give up another 3 points.

I blame the defense for giving up 28 points not the 52 points on the scoreboard! 28 points given up to an offense like UT would have been a good day!

Season Thread - Opposing Team Holding Calls

Help me out with the amount of offensive holding penalties called on our opponents this year. I’ll bump every week.

I remember reading a year or two ago how few holding penalties are called on our opponent’s o-lines. It would seem weird for them to not be called while having to deal with our ends.

Utah State - 0
Texas - 0
La Monroe -

Football 🏈 Game thread: No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas

Alabama (4-0, 1-0) -17
Arkansas (3-1, 1-1)

Time: 2:30
TV: CBS

Scoring Summary

Q1
— Bryce Young finds Kobe Prentice on a slant route over the middle of the field for a 47-yard score. The Crimson Tide lead 7-0. That drive lasted 2:09 as Alabama needed just six plays to go 65 yards.
— After finding Isaiah Bond for a 53-yard gain, Bryce Young runs it in from seven yards to put the Crimson Tide up 14-0. Alabama used seven plays to go 80 yards in 3:05.

Q2
— Jalen Milroe comes in relief of the injured Bryce Young and leads Alabama to another touchdown, scampering in from three yards out. Alabama now leads 21-0 thanks to a three-play, 17-yard drive that lasted 45 seconds.
— Jalen Milroe finds JoJo Earle for his first touchdown of the season on a 22-yard screen pass. Alabama now leads 28-0 after a 10-play, 59-yard drive that lasted 4:05.
— Arkansas gets on the board with a 6-yard TD pass from KJ Jefferson to Ketron Jackson Jr. Alabama now leads 28-7 after a nine-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 2:30.

Q3
— The Razorbacks trim the Alabama lead to just 14 points thanks to a 13-yard rushing score by AJ Green. That's two touchdowns in three drives for the Razorbacks. Arkansas
— Cam Little boots through a 22-yard field goal to trim the Alabama lead to 28-17. The Razorbacks used 12 plays to go 50 yards in 6:04.
— After a bad snap gives Arkansas the ball on Alabama's 4-yard line, the Razorbacks trim Alabama's lead to five points thanks to a three-yard run by Raheim Sanders. The Razorbacks go for two and fail, leaving Alabama with a 28-23 lead.

Q4
— After a heroic effort by Milroe, Jase McClellan rushes it in from 2-yards away to give Alabama a 35-23 lead. The Crimson Tide needed five plays to go 75 yards in 1:10.
— Jahmyr Gibbs takes the first play from scrimmage to the house, scampering 72 yards for the score to give Alabama a 42-23 lead.

Pregame notes

— Team captains today are Bryce Young, Will Anderson and Jordan Battle.

— Darrian Dalcourt jogged out gingerly from the Alabama locker room for warmups. Nick Saban said the center is a "game-time decision" as he is dealing with back spasms. Right now Seth McLaughlin is working with Bryce Young.

— Alabama's first-team offensive line from left to right: Tyler Steen, Javion Cohen, Seth McLaughlin, Emil Ekiyor Jr., J.C. Latham.

— Byron Young (ankle) is going through pregame warmups with the Alabama defensive linemen.

— Alabama's first-team defensive line in team drills consists of Jah-Marien Latham, Tim Smith and Jaheim Oatis

— JoJo Earle is going through drills with Alabama's receivers. Tyler Harrell (foot) and Aaron Anderson (knee) are not here.


— Justin Eboigbe is not going through drills with the defensive line, but true-freshman Isaiah Hastings is here and going through warmups.


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