Sunday Hangover: Mizzou

Mrs. Nasty and I looked into going to this game, but after finding out how exorbitant even the cheap seats would have been, we decided against it. Lucky us because that weather was horrible. There was a 38-minute delay in the middle of the second quarter because of a lightning strike, and then the halftime was only five minutes because they spent so much time inside locker room during the delay. 

After the weather delay, the Crimson Tide looked lethargic, just going through the motions in the rest of the second quarter and part of the third. 

Unlike more recent games, no one blew out his knee although there was a scare with McCarron, who twisted his right knee. Alabama has depth at a number of positions. However, quarterback is not one of them. 

With Mizzou playing their second-string quarterback, the defense held the Tigers to nine first downs, 3 net yards rushing, and 129 total net yards. The score was 42 to 10, and Mizzou's lone touchdown came on a kickoff return after the suspension of play because of the weather. 

Alabama really didn't pass all that much (171 net yards), but the two running backs had  excellent days:

• Eddie Lacy: 18 carries for177 net yards, 3 touchdowns
• T.J. Yeldon: 18 carries for 144 net yards, 2 touchdowns

I was surprised Kenyan Drake didn't get more playing time later in the game because he's now third string with both Fowler and Hart out for the season. 

I watched a good portion of last night's Tennessee vs. Mississippi State tussle. Both teams look challenging, and Alabama plays them next: first the Volunteers in Knoxville and then the Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa. 

Both squads will test the Alabama secondary and pass rush.