Five Things We Learned This Weekend
1. That Alabama’s O-line is Overpowering. Of all the impressive moments in the Crimson Tide’s depantsing of Georgia — and if you watched, you know there were many — the one that stood out to me most was a seemingly simple four-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter. Roy Upchurch took a quick handoff on the draw — and proceeded to run through a hole the size of Athens. Each ‘Bama blocker sealed off his man like he was forming a police baracade, and Upchurch was not touched until his teammates were congratulating him.
It was like that all night for the Tide, just like it was in their season-opening rout of Clemson. A replay of one long running play showed tackle Andre Smith manhandling an opposing defender 10 yards downfield. Meanwhile, ‘Bama QB John Parker Wilson (13-of-16, 205 yards and a TD) spent most of the night standing on his own private island. Other top-10 teams may have more stat-happy QBs or more flashy skill players, but if, like me, you believe games are won in the trenches, you know why Nick Saban’s team is as suited as anyone for a national-title run.
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