This was, by far, the most disappointing loss in the past three years. After Brodie went down in 2004, we expected to lose to some decent football teams (Arkansas, South Carolina, Minnesota, etc). Last year we lost to two top 10 programs. This year, we had lost to 3 top 13 teams on the road (one in OT).
Yesterday, we got beat at home by a team that's 2-7 (was winless in the conference) and that hadn't won a road game in the SEC since 2000.
The bad thing is, it wasn't even close. They came out and completely dominated us. Fans will say "the defense didn't give up any points in the second half," but I think that had more to do with State than with us. The bottom line is this: with under 3 minutes left and 3 timeouts, we couldn't stop them from running the football right down our throats with a 3rd string running back and a weak offensive line.
It didn't hurt that we got inside State's 15 yard line four times and only got three field goals out of the deal.
Oh well. Here's the deal. If you read this and you're a Tide fan, send our Athletic Director, Mal Moore, an e-mail at this address: mmoore@ia.ua.edu and let him know what you think.
I'm sick of being second tier. I don't care if we beat LSU or Auburn. It's only going to piss me off that we couldn't beat State and Arkansas and Tennessee. There is talent on this football team. The depth isn't all the way there (yes, sanctions do still hinder this team) but we should still beat teams like Mississippi State, especially at home.
To everyone that saw me defend Shula earlier in the year, I apologize. I had no idea it was this bad. Kudos to you for catching it earlier than me. I have learned the error of my ways. I have a strong feeling that Butch Davis hasn't accepted that North Carolina job just yet. Hmm...wonder why.
Here's some pictures to sum up how things went yesterday.
I'll have more later. If you bet on my picks this week, you're a rich man. Counting stars, I went 22-3. $$$ Cha-ching.
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