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You said thisI had a difficult time understanding actually what point you are trying to convey.
I’m not wrong on the facts that BOB always ran on 1st down and since we didn’t have Najee Harris with Brian Robertson backing him up, those 1st downs were not nearly as effective. In fact we were to 2 RBs on scholarship toward the end of 2021!
When we get 1-3 yards on 1st down, what do you do on 2nd down? You pass! If I knew it, the DC knew it.
When we didn’t have leads going into 2nd half, the pass happy BOB started calling plays. Our OL was giving up sacks and Young was running for his life.
I have been season ticket holder for over 20 years and we go to almost every game and go to numerous away games. I can tell the difference between the play calling of BOB vs Sark vs Kiffin.
He ran the ball more than previous coordinators did. You were wrong almost 60% of the time you guessed he was going to throw in first down.1st and 2nd quarter, his play calling was so freaking predictable. Pass, run, pass. This was the time when Bama normally builds the lead and then in the 3rd and 4th puts their foot on the opponents neck. We couldn't built up leads in the 1st quarter because he was so predictable and conservative. I once said to my husband when we at a game, If me, a middle aged woman sitting in the stadium knows he going to pass on 1st down, don't you think their DC knows it? Our OL got a bad rap this year, and sometimes they deserved it, but when the defense knows when you are going to pass and when you aren't, the defense has a huge advantage.
Now you are saying you aren’t wrong that he ran too much on 1st down when your complaint was everyone knew he was going to pass on first down.












