I have been hesitant all week to feel good about this game, but can't help myself. I keep telling myself that bama is good, they are undefeated they have a big D-line, a bigger O-line and Orange Julius as a WR, how can they be beaten?
But then I look at who they have played and how they played them. bama got to the #1 ranking based on wins over the feared Clem's son Tigers, LSU Tigers and Jawga Tigers, uhm pups. The teams they beat that were supposed to be great, well, aren't.
Big old Cody in the middle of the D-line is a load no doubt, I think if we can break some plays to the outside and run a lot of mis-direction (the bread and butter of our off-tackle runs, bam strate through the middle), Cody will be a bit winded come the 2nd half. And while their O-line looks good, I don't think they have played against a D like ours. We do a lot of stunting, the blitz doesn't come strait up the middle, but comes from all angles.
Then you have the Tebow factor. They can't account for him, if they want to bring 8 in the box, we pass over their heads and head straght to the end-zone. If they want to play base D, Percy will have a big day - yes, he will play.
After all is over, we walk away with a 34-23 win and do not pass go head straight to the BCSC Bowl!
My only caveat is turnovers. We really haven't been in a close game all year except Ol Miss. And that game was 17-0 at half, it took 2 stupid turnovers on successive posessions to lose that game. If we take care of the ball, we win. If not, we lose.
Ken K.
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