Who else is licking their chops for when Bama beats Auburn to make a POY?

another thoughtless comment. Again, do not group the entire defense when trying to criticize them. our front 7 is as good as anyones in the SEC. our back 4 are as bad as anyones in the SEC. Auburn is 10th in the country in rushing defense. do teams run less because they know they are susceptible in the secondary? Yes. in 2 games vs alabama, they have allowed a less than 100 yards combined on the ground. Saban and the OC were almost at a disadvantage at halftime in a sense because they has such a big lead. they couldnt figure out whether or not to play conservative and try to establish a run against a defense that they KNOW can shut down a running game OR ride mcclroys hot streak from the career first half and keep him throwing, further exposing Auburns weakness. well, almost anyone with an IQ would choose the latter, and do what they know works. Auburn showed absolutely no signs of stopping Alabamas pass game, so why go away from it? on top of this, you know Auburn has shown the ability to erase huge deficits very quickly with big plays and quick drives. just another reason to keep up the air attack.

unfortunately, they were never expecting a secondary as bad as everyone claims to make adjustments and be effective in shutting down bow tie julio and 2 lifetime career loss mcclroy, BUT they did just that. Alabama tried to sustain drives with balance. in the second half, Alabama ran 12 times and passed 14. most of their passes were underneath. the longest play by Alabama was a 15 yard catch by julio midway thru the 3rd. their next biggest gain? 8 yards.

Alabama did not have a good second half. But they didnt make huge mistakes. they didnt turn the ball over once in the 2nd half. they just couldnt move the ball on a defense that adjusted. Saban did no adjusting at halftime. the "luck" if you will was about even i would say. The refs had 2 bad calls against Auburn in the first half, leading to a 10 point swing, but Auburn did get lucky that richardson dropped that TD pass, and Ingrams fumble stayed in bounds and rolled thru the endzone...

dyer was a great recruit for them as well