Alabama vs. Vanderbilt: High Stakes SEC Game Preview

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00:00It now sits at 10-and-a-half right now for Alabama.

00:04Revenge is on the Crimson Tide's mind,

00:06but this is a Vanderbilt team coach playing with house money on the road.

00:11Yeah, I really like the things that they do.

00:14First of all, it's not just Diego Pavia.

00:17It's not just Clark Lee.

00:19It's a system that they run on offense,

00:22a spread option attack that everybody needs to be involved,

00:26and that's what's going to have to happen this year

00:28for them to repeat last year's performance

00:30because, remember, they were 12-of-18 on third downs.

00:34They held the ball 42 minutes last year.

00:37That's 18 minutes Alabama had the ball,

00:41and they did it with a system that controls the clock

00:43and keeps you close

00:45and keeps those talented Alabama players off the field.

00:49They would have to have a repeat performance,

00:51but you know what?

00:52They're not flying under the radar now.

00:54Alabama has had a year to think about this team,

00:57and all the cards to me are in Alabama's favor.

01:00Now, I'm going to take those points on Vandy.

01:04I'm not voting against Vandy because it'll be a close game,

01:08and they will slow the game down.

01:10They will control the ball as much as possible,

01:12but Alabama will be ready for them.

01:15Yeah, they will be,

01:16and playing at home I think is a huge benefit.

01:19You talk about Alabama dating back to 2020 with Nick Saban,

01:23the year that they won a national championship straight up.

01:26The Alabama Crimson Tide are 40-1 against the opposition.

01:31They rarely lose.

01:33The only loss came a few years ago to Steve Sarkisian

01:36and Quinn yours in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

01:39I think when you look at this matchup,

01:41Vanderbilt comes in,

01:42high-powered offense,

01:43averaging 49 points per game,

01:45but they've also done it on the defensive side of the ball.

01:48They're holding opposing offenses to only 17 points per game,

01:52and more importantly, Coach,

01:5479 yards rushing allowed.

01:57Can Alabama and that rushing attack

01:59that was a little inconsistent against Georgia

02:02get going against this front seven Saturday afternoon?

02:06Yeah, but I don't think you could compare Alabama's offensive style

02:10to maybe the rushing yards at Georgia,

02:14even the rushing yards at Vanderbilt.

02:15They only got 130 yards rushing against Georgia

02:19and won that football game.

02:21So I could see Alabama rushing for 150

02:23and having an incredible game on offense

02:26because their receivers are so talented

02:28and they can score big plays.

02:31And I think the defense will give them the ball more often.

02:34They couldn't get the ball last year.

02:36For them to score 35 points in 18 minutes

02:38was pretty phenomenal last year,

02:40but their defense will do a much better job

02:43of recognizing who's got the ball on Vanderbilt's offense

02:48and get them into a few more punts

02:50because they were very successful,

02:51like I said, on third downs last year

02:54and Alabama sat on the bench

02:55and that's how you stop Alabama and win this game.

02:58You keep Ty Simpson and those wide receivers

03:01and running backs on the bench.

03:03Ty Simpson has performed lights out.

03:05He's thrown for 11 touchdowns,

03:07completed 69% of his passes,

03:09hasn't thrown an interception on the year.

03:12This Alabama offense is averaging 321 passing yards per game.

03:18They're converting 56% of their third down opportunities

03:22and playing at home.

03:23You got to expect that Ty Simpson looks to at least attack

03:26that Vanderbilt secondary over the top early

03:29and often this is an offensive line that has played very well.

03:33They've only allowed five sacks through four games.

03:36As long as Ty Simpson has a clean pocket,

03:39you got to give the edge to the Alabama passing attack

03:42going up against that secondary for Vanderbilt.

03:45Yeah, and I just get that feel that Kalen DeBoer

03:49brings a West Coast philosophy to the SEC.

03:52That doesn't mean better or for worse,

03:54but he's going to always love throwing that football.

03:57So running, yes, you got to run it,

03:59but I think of Oregon, I think of Washington,

04:01Washington State in the days that they were good,

04:03they are going to throw that football as much or more

04:06than they run over there.

04:10And I think he does bring a little bit of that to Alabama.

04:12And as long as he can run it when he needs to,

04:15and he can mix in the running game,

04:17for him to have a little more passing

04:18than what mostly we think of at a Georgia or a strong SEC team,

04:23it's kind of like what Josh Heupel brought in to Tennessee

04:27that got them rocking a couple of years ago.

04:29So anyway, I think they need to run the ball effectively

04:32within their system.

04:34Mostly they've got to get Vanderbilt off the dadgum field

04:37so they can score points.

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