After the debacle that was the visit to College Station last week, this game was a good win.
However, I still hunger for the days of joyless murderball when Alabama would just pound opponents into submission by a predominant ground game and a stifling defense.
The defense played much better with three interceptions, one of which was a pick-six for Battle. However, I thought the Tide could have done a better job against the run, which admittedly State rarely runs, so it's a surprise when they do.
After starting the game in a very vanilla fashion, the DC brought more blitzes to keep State off balance. Anderson had a wonderful game with six total tackles, four of which were TFL, and he had four sacks and broke up one pass.
Like I said, I wanted Alabama to run more often, but in the end, they ran for a total of 195 net yards with Robinson working as the main back and Roydell Williams coming in to spell him from time to time. Williams actually had one more yard than Robinson, and he he averaged an impressive 7.1 yards per rush.
Robinson had a fabulous reception for a TD late in the third quarter after State heavily blitzed and Young hit Robinson on a quick pass that he took to the house.
One player who I hope have emerged is Traseshon Bolden, who had three receptions for a total of 70 yards with a 29-yard TD. He is a tall receiver.
543 yards of total offense is a good day.
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