SEC Preview: Ty Simpson Leads Alabama vs. Missouri

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00:00You have Ty Simpson fresh off the victory over Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt.

00:05They're laying three and a half in Columbia, Missouri.

00:08We know Eli Drinkwitz and the crew have been stepping up.

00:12They've been taking names.

00:13All they do is win, baby, undefeated, 1-0 in the conference.

00:17This game, I think, potentially could sail through the 52 and a half.

00:21Last year, Alabama shut them out 34 to nothing in Tuscaloosa.

00:26But my best bet, forget the side.

00:28I think we get points aplenty.

00:30Give me over the 52 and a half in this ballgame, Coach.

00:34We've been thinking along the same lines.

00:36I also think I don't think Alabama will shut them out.

00:39I don't think Alabama's defense is quite as effective right now as their offense.

00:44But I do see Alabama's offense, the way Ty Simpson is playing at quarterback,

00:49and the way he's leading this team,

00:51and the fact that Mizzou still hasn't had a real difficult test against them.

00:56They've had five home games.

00:57They haven't played on the road.

00:59Another home game.

01:00They haven't played this kind of talent level.

01:03And, yes, they're probably the most underrated team in the SEC.

01:07It seems to go that way every year.

01:09But I like Alabama in this football game.

01:12I like them to cover the three-point spread.

01:15Yeah, we'll see.

01:15I think it's interesting as well because we know Ahmad Hardy is one of the best running backs

01:20in the conference and all of FBS, and that's got to be the matchup, I believe, on Saturday if you're Missouri.

01:26If you can run the football effectively the way we saw Singleton and Vanderbilt run it early on,

01:32they potentially could be in this matchup.

01:34They were completely shut down last year by a more consistent defense.

01:39Alabama enters this game, Coach, allowing opposing offenses to rush well over 150 yards per game.

01:46That has to be the matchup for Missouri entering this ballgame against, you could say, a suspect front seven in Alabama.

01:53Yeah, I'm glad you brought that up, but I missed that.

01:58Ahmad Hardy could be the key to Missouri either winning this game or keeping it close.

02:03If they don't slow him down and limit his yardage, Alabama's not going to get back on that field.

02:09And instead of a deep ball over top, he has the big play running ability to score from 50 yards out.

02:15So, again, I think he's probably the X factor in this game is not a quarterback.

02:19I think it's that running back that came from right here in Monroe, Louisiana, Ahmad Hardy.

02:25Yeah, Ahmad Hardy and that Missouri attack are averaging 292 rushing yards per game.

02:32When you look at Alabama, they're allowing opposing offenses to rush for 4.6 yards per carry and 155 rushing yards per game.

02:42That has to be the matchup for the Tigers to potentially win this ballgame outright as a three-and-a-half-point home underdog.

02:48When you look at Missouri as well, very good in third-down defense.

02:52Bo Pribula and that offense as well, very balanced.

02:55But defensively, Coach, at least up until this point, that front seven is very good in run support,

03:01holding opposing offenses to only 66 rushing yards per game.

03:06Yeah, but I do, again, I want to see Missouri again because they've had a fairly soft schedule so far.

03:12Some of their stats are a little inflated.

03:14Not that they aren't playing good.

03:16I just haven't seen a talented team offensively like they're going to see against Alabama.

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