Last I heard, the Owls of Florida Atlantic were 51 point dogs in yesterday's game. The sports writer Cecil Hurt had a derisive comment about that when it came out. His tweet was something about how it says something about Arkansas who lost to the Crimson Tide by 52 points the week before. Not nice of Cecil.
I'm pretty sure Alabama was aiming for a third consecutive shutout, which hadn't happened for a Alabama team since the '66 team, the team that should have won its third consecutive national championship were it not for politics.
Regardless, the Crimson Tide looked good for the most part.
Red zone offense hasn't been an issue for the team this season, but Saturday some drives stalled for the Tide, and fans got to watch Cade Foster knock in field goals from 52 and 46 yards and Jeremy Shelley make field goals from 26 and 30 yards.
Knock on wood, but Foster has played pretty darn well this season. His kickoffs are much improved from last year, and he seems more accurate from long distance.
In this game, Lacy probably looked the best he has all year. He had a 106 net yards on 15 carries for an average run of 7.1 yards. The other three backs had similar averages: Yeldon at 6.3 yards, Drake at 7.0, and Hart at 7.2.
From this observer's viewpoint, the team is still having issues replacing Jalston Fowler. While Kelly Johnson started at fullback/H-back, he dropped two passes he should have caught. I wonder if we might see someone else challenge for his starting spot.
It was also good to see Michael Williams with four catches on the day. He and the other tight ends are good weapons, especially when defenses use schemes that leave the middle of the field vulnerable. If you watched the Mizzou/South Carolina game, you know what I mean.
Next up is Ole Miss in Bryant-Denny. The Rebels annihilated the Tulane Green Wave 39 to 0 yesterday.
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