Scary Alabama vs. Western Kentucky Stat

Fear

Our defense is not very good

Did you actually watch the game?

Didn't think so.

All of their backs averaged at least 4 ypc. McCarron fumbled and got sacked for a combined -38 yards.

Alabama also scored quickly and easily. Almost at will. They had the ball for only 27 minutes, and if you take out garbage time with the backups and all, probably more like 20 minutes.

Stop freaking out. Please.

Nope

Initial reaction: Dong punch.

If Bama was playing a AQ team then i would give this some thought, but since they were playing WKU i am sure the second and third strings got some playing time today to avoid any injuries.  

Just enjoy the win today and Beat UMASS.

Was talking to my friend, who is an Alabama grad, about it earlier. He said last week their O-line played really good except for that first series. This week it was pretty poor and if they played like that next week they will get destroyed by Arkansas

Reaction: GERG

^This.  I didn't watch the game and I haven't read anything about it.  Was the first string OL in there?

EDIT: post got in before me...

Transient property in football is a no no. In 2010, we only scored 7 on Ohio. EMU scored 20 on them. It would be stupid to assume that Eastern's offense was more potent than our 33 ppg 2010 offense because of this.

Basically, we might not be so hot on defense and the offense is still developing. But look at our conference? The Big Ten isn't very good either. Sooooo what does that mean for Michigan's season? Basically, this is going to be a very interesting season - with close games that we lose, close games that we win.The future is very bright with all these young kids getting so much playing time on such a road warrior schedule.

So it is out there, Alabama also put up 225 passing yards, went 15-20 on attempts with 11.3 YPA. Between this and the rushing stats, my thought is that Alabama really did need to do a whole lot to beat Western Kentucky - the fact that A.J. McCarron was sacked four times in the  second half leads me to believe that Alabama did not have the first string out there or he gets hours to throw against a Sun Belt team.  The Crimson Tide gave carries to seven different rushers and threw to seven different receivers, several with comparable stats. It probably didn't help that half of Western Kentucky's first half drives ended with fumbles either. Actually, the box scores tend to say that they took us more seriously. 

This game was decided as soon as Alabama walked off the bus.  I doubt that they even really game-planned for WKU.  So to compare the two teams' performances against the Tide is silly.  One game was a major contest with a top-10 team; the other was the week after against a middling FBS team.  Alabama was able to score at will through the air, and in the first half Bama was ripping off 8-10 yard runs by their packs.  

Are we really trying to make TWIS after a win?

From Arkansas game right now. Concussion. I know this has nothing to do with Alabama now. But they play them next week I believe.

I still doubt they lose a game all season. They were sleeping today. They were amped to play us.

A more interesting stat in the game, for me, was the six - or was it seven? - sacks that WKU got.

but fortunately the rest of the B1G looks downright awful except for State (untested as of yet) and Ohio (ineligible). I still feel good about winning the title in the terrible B1G

in my doctoral thesis?

I am proving that Georgia Southern deserved to be ranked #2 last year by virtue of scoring more points against 'Bama than any other team.  It may not be obvious to all these "laymen" on the board that Alabama tries just as hard and puts the same emphasis on every opponent they play, but I can see that we know differently.

Who cares. Arkansas lost to Huron high.