Tide Fans –
Dominating your opponent is always fun. Giving them a false sense of hope in the opening minutes of the game, and then crushing them to no end is even better! The Tide once again gets caught early, and then unleashes shock and awe on the Rebels / Black Bears of Ole Miss. Rolling on to 7-0, and looking like a team on a mission…The Tide just keeps getting better!
After throwing my hat across the room and letting a few expletives fly at the sight of Ole Miss scoring so easily on their opening drive, I took a deep breath and said…”It’s fine, we will still punish them”. Thankfully I was right. Watching us drive down the field on the ensuing possession, I had no worries about a close game. This team is so ridiculously powerful…they just go out there and execute the game plan to almost perfection. Trent was running like a man possessed, and AJ was throwing darts all over the field. Another great win on the road for Bama, and it feels real good to be a Tide fan….real good!
Let’s take a look at The Tide.
Offense:
A game full of highlights, and in particular a 76 yard Heisman run from Trent that has been re-played on ESPN about 1,000 times! Just an incredible performance from our offense all around. Passing, receiving, blocking, and running were all spectacular. They executed as I said earlier…almost to perfection. Our 3rd string back was running crazy as well…Jalston Fowler is a powerful runner, and he will be a threat to deal with in the future, and really already is now. AJ played very well again, and this all under the stress of finding out just hours before the game that his father had to have an emergency appendectomy. DeAndrew White, Maze, Bell, Hanks and Michal Williams all had big games…lots of guys contributing which I love! Offense is looking good…we have a balanced attack, and I think they only get better.
Defense:
Once again, we get caught sleeping in the first few plays of the game, but not for long. The defense allows nothing after the first Ole Miss drive. The remainder of the game Ole Miss looked confused, and our D was in the backfield constantly pressuring the quarterback. Hard hitting, great coverage, and speed make our defense the best in the country. They are scary fast, and close on the ball in the blink of an eye. It really does look like we have 14 guys out there sometimes. I love the fact that a lot of our 2nd and some 3rd stringers got some playing time also. You have to love it when Vinny Sunseri gets to take the field!! Another rock solid performance from the defense…what a great feeling! You all know I have a “man crush” on Mark Barron…the dude is just amazing. Make a point to watch him on every play…he is always near the ball or making the tackle. He will go down as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) safeties to play at Alabama.
It’s Tennessee week people! Time to get fired up and pound the Vols. We have beaten them 4 times in a row now, and I look forward to making that 5 this weekend. Tennessee is still not a very good team, but you just never know what you are going to get in this game…need I remind everyone of 2009. I think by 2nd half we have this game in control…and Trent starts to light up the scoreboard once again. Once again Saban will school one of his pupils and show them that he is still their daddy. I cannot wait to see what we have in store for this week! Enjoy the video below…one of the funniest clips I have ever seen in reference to the Alabama – Tennessee rivalry!
Until next week…Roll Tide!
Jason
