College Football 2012 GDG

[Jacob Hawkes]

Jacob, go back and read my post about ND wanting to sit in a 2-high safety look and control the run game with no more than 6-7 folks in the box. When the running game starts to become effective, and then we have 8-9 folks in the box, I think Alabama has shown what they are willing to do then. Like the play-action TD against GA.

But it all started with pounding the ball and forcing GA to commit more players to the run and put their CBs in single coverage. If we have much success against ND, that's pretty close to how it will happen as well, IMHO.

I'm VERY familiar with ND's defensive scheme. The issue that you're not understanding is ND will be The Best Front 7 y'all will have played all year, save possibly LSU. I really like Kevin Minter, & rightfully so, but he's no Manti. LSU has better DEs, but ND is better @ DT. If Michael Brockers came back instead of going pro, I would easily change that statement as they would have atleast 3 1st rounders on the DL, and no worse than a mid 2nd rounder in Logan.

[Dustin D]

Dustin, per LSU's records you might not want to do a whole lot of talking about 1992-2009 either, and particularly before 2003.

I DON'T! That's the difference!

[roseberry]

[COLOR=#222222]Wait you skipped from 2009 to 1992 again? What was going on in that 17 years?

2 nearly consecutive ncaa probations, that's what! i have told you guys before, the ncaa knows how to level the playing field for its other ~ 120 disadvantaged teams.

[Franco]

Happy Hour "SEC Style" Bubba is driving down a back road in Alabama .. A sign in front of a restaurant reads: HAPPY HOUR SPECIAL Lobster Tail and Beer "Lordy mercy!" Bubba says to himself, "Them's my 3 favorites!"

[RookieTrainer]

I hope that we at least try to run it a couple times to try and keep them honest.

They might be the best run defense ever, but I would venture to say that our OL is the best they will see all year too. I would be surprised if our coaching staff just threw up its hands and abandoned our identity without at least seeing if they were as good as advertised. I would also be surprised if we don't have a backup plan available if (i) their run D is as good as advertised or (ii) they are forced to walk 8 or 9 down in the box.

I was told point blank last week on this board that my suggestion that Alabama run right at Jarvis Jones to neutralize him was just dumb and that if you run right at him "he will beat you." Not only did this happen, Gary Danielson himself said the same exact thing I did about running at him. Now it turns out that in the 2d half Bama's right tackle was walking up to the line of scrimmage and telling Jones and everybody else that the play was coming over him, and they still couldn't stop it. Yep, I guess my suggestion was pretty stupid after all. And this against an SEC defense with NFL players all over the field.

All that to say this: ND might stop us from running, but they will have to do it that night on the field. All this talking about it, and most assuredly my talking about it, has reached the point of diminishing returns IMHO.

I'm VERY familiar with ND's defensive scheme. The issue that you're not understanding is ND will be The Best Front 7 y'all will have played all year, save possibly LSU. I really like Kevin Minter, & rightfully so, but he's no Manti. LSU has better DEs, but ND is better @ DT. If Michael Brockers came back instead of going pro, I would easily change that statement as they would have atleast 3 1st rounders on the DL, and no worse than a mid 2nd rounder in Logan.

[roseberry]

rookie,
gary danielson definitely reads rtf's college football thread for color commentary insight. i think i would rather have verne drink a glass of scotch and agree with my prediction than have gary confirm my views.

who will do the play by play of this bcs championship game anyway?

[EdA]

rookie,
gary danielson definitely reads rtf's college football thread for color commentary insight. i think i would rather have verne drink a glass of scotch and agree with my prediction than have gary confirm my views.

who will do the play by play of this bcs championship game anyway?

We certainly agree on Danielson who was at best a mediocre QB which is much much higher than his rating as a commentator/broadcaster, he is simply awful!

[Dustin D]

[Jacob Hawkes]

Johnny Football.

[Dustin D]

Now he's got at least 2 more years to match