Week 8

Tide Fans -

First I would like to say...Roll Tide! Second I would like to say...WTF!!!! Seriously, do we have to win every game like that in last minute fashion? I cannot take this anymore. I am very glad we got the win, but come on!! As I was leaving the stadium a gentlemen who somewhat resembled Santa Clause could see the look of concern on my face, and he said "at least we are 7 and 0!" Yes, yes we are - but I am not going to live to see 8-0 if we keep up these last minute victories.

Anyway - thank God we came out of there with a victory, and yes we are undefeated and ranked #2 - that is nice! A friend of mine suggested I write 2 analysis - one for each half. Boy, would those two be different!

The first half was awesome - classic smash mouth Alabama football. We had our way with them on the ground and in the air. Big shout out to JP for finally dialing in Marquis Maze - beautiful pass and catch! I continue to love the duo of Mark Ingram and Glenn "I run for Jesus" Coffee. Those two played a great game minus the fumble from Coffee. If you heard Coffee's post game interview from the Kentucky game, you will know why I called him that - he is a great kid!

I loved the play calling in the first half! Putting Mount Cody in at halfback was awesome - he just paved the way for Ingram. I seriously thought they were going to give him the ball - that would have been incredible! The flea flicker was nice also - great execution on that, and another great pass from JP! I watched the replay, and Mike McCoy actually catches that pass one handed! Our defense was playing spot on as well in the first half - big plays from the secondary, and even though he didn't get one of the picks, Javier played very well. As a matter of fact the Defense played pretty good the entire game - they just had no support from our offense in the second half. This must change, or we will not remain undefeated for long.

I thought this would be a pretty tough game for us, and it ended up being that way. I don't know what it is, but for some reason the number 21 and Houston Nutt haunt the Alabama Crimson Tide! 3 out of the past 4 times we have played a Houston Nutt team we have been up by 21 points, and each time they have come back to even the score. So, in the second quarter when I looked at the scoreboard and saw we were up by 21 I got a bad feeling. I saw it unfolding before my eyes again - Nutt was chipping away at the lead and damn near evened it up. He is a total spaz, but he keeps his teams in games.

We have got to figure out what it takes to finish someone off in the second half. We cannot let some of the teams coming up on our schedule to have the ability to do what they want to us in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Either that, or we need to score twice as many points in the first half! As I said earlier - I seriously cannot take these games that are in jeopardy until the final play. It is just not healthy for any of us!

Players I Love from this week:

- Julio Jones (just a stud receiver - loved his big catch and run in first half!)
- Nick Walker (I love the fact that we throw to him all the time now!!!)
- Mark Ingram (just does not go down on the first hit)
- Glenn Coffee (ditto)
- Eryk Anders (very underrated defensive player who has made some huge plays this year)

Things we need to change so I can sleep better:

- Somehow figure out a way to make Terrence Cody's knee better immediately!
- score points in the second half


Well, it is Tennessee week now! Many of you may know that I absolutely Despise UT, and their coach. Everything about this football team makes me physically ill, and I want to crush them severely. Last year's game was a thing of beauty, and hopefully something we can repeat in Knoxville. I have never seen The Tide win in Knoxville while I was in attendance. You will all be glad to know that I will not be attending this years game! One of these days I will go back, but not this year. We better bring it this week, because Tennessee has nothing left to play for except beating us. That is the only thing left in which they can be satisfied with for the rest of this season, and it may keep Fulmer's job. So, they will be ready to play us, and we need to play all 4 quarters next Saturday. I want to put the nail in Tennessee's coffin this season. They are not a good football team, but I know they will play us as hard as they can. I will be spending Thanksgiving in Tennessee this year, and it sure would be nice to greet everyone there with a big 'ol Bama smile on my face!

If you are heading to the game this week - scream loud, and good luck getting your ass to fit in the 6 inches they allot you to sit. I hate that stadium - it absolutely blows! We need a consistent, mistake free game this week. Let's head up to Knoxville, smash them in the mouth, and put the great pumpkin out to pasture! Roll Tide!

Jason