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Going into tonight's game, Alabama was ranked 3rd nationally in scoring defense (13.1 ppg), 2nd in rush defense (63.4 ypg) and 3rd in total defense (262.1 ypg). Counting tonight's game, Alabama has surrendered only 11 touchdowns defensively, only five of which culminated drives 70 yards or more in length. Our two touchdown drives were both 84 yards in length and culminated 10- and 15-play drives, respectively, which lasted 5:00 and 6:46, respectively.
Quite simply, it is very, very difficult to move the ball the length of the field against Alabama and put six points on the board and tonight we had the two longest scoring drives against Alabama all season. The only other drives 'bama has surrendered which were of similar magnitude were a 14-play, 79-yard TD drive by WVU and a 10-play, 81-yard scoring drive by Arkansas. We amassed 181 yards rushing vs. 'bama, almost three times their seasonal average, and 383 yards total offense, second only to the 393 yards which West Virginia compiled vs. Alabama.
Given the depth of the hole out of which we had to climb, how mightily we have struggled all year to run the ball and the fact that Josh Dobbs had not played previously this season, I was very impressed with our offensive performance. In the final analysis, unfortunately, Amari Cooper almost singlehandedly defeated us.
Quite simply, it is very, very difficult to move the ball the length of the field against Alabama and put six points on the board and tonight we had the two longest scoring drives against Alabama all season. The only other drives 'bama has surrendered which were of similar magnitude were a 14-play, 79-yard TD drive by WVU and a 10-play, 81-yard scoring drive by Arkansas. We amassed 181 yards rushing vs. 'bama, almost three times their seasonal average, and 383 yards total offense, second only to the 393 yards which West Virginia compiled vs. Alabama.
Given the depth of the hole out of which we had to climb, how mightily we have struggled all year to run the ball and the fact that Josh Dobbs had not played previously this season, I was very impressed with our offensive performance. In the final analysis, unfortunately, Amari Cooper almost singlehandedly defeated us.
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