The era of the Zoom News Conference didn’t contribute much to Nick Saban’s rent file, but it did raise the temperature on computer screens after Alabama’s 63-3 win over Kentucky.
First, make a question about the time of hard possession to hear the echoes on the video call. The subject of ball control also seemed to haunt him in response as the intensity increased as he progressed.
Kentucky’s ball-control style eats the first quarter clock at 10:43 and the second at 9:57. It was clearly a plan to keep the ball away from Alabama’s explosive offense.
Suban noted that the tide’s inability to run the ball in the first half didn’t help that ratio, as Alabama finished the first quarter with six carry-outs and just five yards.
It’s built for this.
“The last time I checked,” said Sub, “you don’t get anything for the time of possession. So that means you go fast on committing a crime, you don’t have much time to occupy. If you don’t score and you take the ball, you know, six minutes and you don’t score, what will you get for it? Do you get something for it? I do not know.”
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After Kentucky kicked a field goal to cap the 4:48 drive, it spent 6:30 on a possession that ended with a boxed field goal snap. Second: 35 :: 35. The second quarter on the second drive ends with a missed field goal on a weak snap from the clock.
Alabama, meanwhile, made the first half touchdown on drives, which shouldn’t be more than 2:32.
“But we don’t want it to be that way, but you know, we do a lot of explosive plays on crime so sometimes we run fast,” said Sub, concluding his answer. “Occupation time has been in our favor all year and in many games, so we got a lot of points.”
Alabama entered No. 7 on Saturday out of 14 SEC teams at the time of the takeover but between leaders in 20-yard plays.
The extra time on the field won’t affect Alabama’s defense much.
“I don’t think we were ever gassed,” said Jordan Bate, a tidal safety. “I think it was more about reading our key and keeping good eyes. Once we started to get comfortable, we started using our eyes and started reacting better. So I think none of us are really tired. “
And, notably, Alabama really ended the game with time to capture the Wildcats. After grinding 12:20 in the fourth quarter, the tide was made to 31:05 overall.
* Video of the news conference will be added soon
Michael Casagrande is a journalist with Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter ByCasagrande Or on Facebook.
