Originally Posted by dlphg9:
They also called back a 75 yd TD pass to Burden because of a ticky tack illegal man down field penalty. It's either tied or were up by 4 instead of being down 10 points at that point and may end up a completely different game.
Hell, if Mizzou manages ONE decent drive against 'Bama in the first half, they go into halftime down 13-7. The defense fought their asses off to keep that game close and ultimately just got zero help at all.
And Cook simply didn't look like someone that wanted to be out there. He looked intimidated by it. I think he knew he wasn't sound and that was that.
And annoyingly, i think the staff knew it as well. But they also knew Pyne sucked. So they went out there with a 'keep it close and pray' gameplan that really never had a chance to work against a 'Bama team with its back against the wall.
That's the first game over the last 2 seasons where having Horn may have really impacted the outcome. Even if he's just a healthy backup, I gotta believe he'd have started that game given what we saw from Cook. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni:
How were the opposing fans?
Little boring.
I mean, we never gave them cause to feel anything either way. That game would've been dull even from the winning side.
They were all pretty cordial during the pre-game but nothing like we've seen at, say, West Virginia. Those guys were militantly friendly.
I was also blackout drunk before kickoff on their account. I mean every last one of them would invite us into their tailgate for some food and moonshine. That place was fantastic.
I'd say that Alabama had a really big tailgate atmosphere but were oddly ambivalent towards our presence either way. Nobody rude, nobody super stoked to have us there. Which is different from anything else I can recall. Tennessee was ornery. WVU was friendly as hell. And everywhere else has been kinda blase when it comes to tailgating either way.
As I think about it, it's maybe a little similar to how CoMo can be against some non-con rummie. "Oh hey look, West Bumfuck state has fans! And they came all this way to lose by 30. Good for them..." {goes back to drinking and playing bags}
But when SEC opponents come in, we're always chatting them up (and then decide if we're gonna be friendly or assbags based on their response).
So I guess when you're Alabama, most anyone that isn't Georgia, Auburn, LSU or UT is going to be looked at as West Bumfuck State? Kinda makes sense. [Reply]
We went to some spot on the outskirts of Tuscaloosa that won all kind of "Best Barbecue in Alabama" awards and on my worst day I make better barbecue than those guys.
I had to come home through Memphis just to get the taste out of my mouth. I could get barbecue at a gas station in Memphis and it would be better than the best 'Bama had to offer.
I mean, I'd get shot (lord is Memphis a shithole) but the barbecue would be better. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Side note - Alabama barbecue ****ing SUCKS.
We went to some spot on the outskirts of Tuscaloosa that won all kind of "Best Barbecue in Alabama" awards and on my worst day I make better barbecue than those guys.
I had to come home through Memphis just to get the taste out of my mouth. I could get barbecue at a gas station in Memphis and it would be better than the best 'Bama had to offer.
I mean, I'd get shot (lord is Memphis a shithole) but the barbecue would be better.
Memphis is the one place that can hold its own with KC when it comes to BBQ. [Reply]