Nick Saban is fond of Michael Jackson, so we chose an MJ opus for the title of this post, as Nick’s present team, the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC), hosts Nick’s former team, the #1 LSU Tigers (8-0, 5-0), at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night. This Turkey has nothing to write about this week, as it is a Penn State bye week, so I’m writing about this...
As I am always running late with my post-game recaps, by this time you are well aware that the #3 Crimson Tide (2-0) defeated the #23 Lions (1-1) 27-11. I should have given the Penn State defense more credit. They even looked competent at times out there. I obviously thought Alabama would put more points on the board, so with the over/under at 42, I told you to take the over. Mah bad! But if you...
Just a quick post to reiterate what Frank Gifford might say: “Turnovers will kill ya.” “Mistakes will kill ya.” “Dropped passes will kill ya.” “Penalties will kill ya.” The worst mistake was communication failure. Using up all three first half time-outs during the first possession of the game was bad, very bad. ???? ????? Ridiculous, too. Ludicrous...