Orange Colored Glasses- Alabama

ok i need to say im sorry for not getting a top 25 out this week, but we have had three games, and last weekend was jabez so i didnt get to see many games anyways. plus, for better or worse the world series is going on. the following is a recap of the bama loss and socar preview.
Good News= well when you lose a game 12-10 i think that its safe to say that you did a lot of things well, but nothing great. crompton keeps improving and made several big passes. luke stocker is an improvement over brandon warren. former tight end aaron douglas now starting at right tackle helps us to continue to get better on offense. oh and how much better does cromp look when throwing to gerald jones and denarious moore? along those lines, we moved the ball every possession on alabama. getting past the 30 on several. plus our D continues to be one of the best in the nation. we held bama to FGs all game including 2 from 48+ and eric berry cause mr heisman himself mark ingram to fumble for the first time in his career.
Bad News= outside of the loss overall. consider the following. on one drive we were first and 10 at the bama 22 and didnt score. another drive we were 1st and 10 from the bama 30 and didnt score. (of those, we imploded with a sack the other drive a phantom holding call got us- which it looked like sullins just got flat out run over.) then we missed a FG, and had 2 blocked. im not sure what else to say after that.
Other News= im tired of people blaming the refs. granted we had 100 yds in penalties and they only had 10, but still. i feel like we beat our selves. what happens if instead of sitting on it we try to run a few more plays before attempting the last fg? and who cares that cody took off his helmet. the ball was laying on the ground. all we had to do was scoop and score. ballgame. upset of the year. lane train gets a signature win in year 1. but think about this- after keeping it close with what we have this year against bama and fla do you really want to play the big orange next year? or the year after that? or the years to come?
South Carolina Prediction- this is the game of the year. if somehow we can come back from the guy punch against bama and the emotional letdown that followed and get a win i think we can run the table. if we lose..we are gonna be 6-6 and bowling in nashville. gross. socar presents another team with a really good D, but they are going to be as good as bama- and we moved it on them. still i gotta give them the edge in special teams. what i will be curious to see is how we play against a team that has a good passing offense. we have played mostly spread options teams and im unsure of how our D will do, but i do like the chances of us being able to get some turnovers. if crompton can do as good or better has he has the last two games it could be something really special to see. i say the big orange take this one 31-24. call me crazy.
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