From: tpp@cbnews.cb.att.com (thomas.p.pschar)
Subject: Re: Miami #1, because we're Floridians.
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 14:23:58 GMT
Keywords: Alabama

In article <1993Jan5.111805.4867@admin1.memst.edu> Miami #1, because we're Floridians. writes:
>
>   1.  A far superior defensive that presented itself in such a way that
>       Torretta could figure out what was going on.  If you recall I think he
>       called a timeout on the first series of plays for Miami, because Alabama
>       had 12 men on the line.  He also used his timeouts up before the end of
>       the half.  That's just the first of Torretta's problems.  The second 
>       problem was that the Alabama secondary had blanket cover on the recievers

Hmm, 12 men...

>   2.  Alabama out muscled Miami on the line.  As I recall Jon Stevenson saying
>       on TV last night about the game, We just played our game and out 
>       muscled Miami on the ground.  We thought they were really overrated and
>       knew we could get a ground game going on there defense.  (No this is
>       not exact words but this is to the effect of what he said as close as I
>       could recall.)  Alabama's offensive line blew the Huricanes off the ball
>       and opened holes for there running backs.  And the backs got lose on the
>       Miami secondary quite frequently.  The only time Miami even looked a 
>       match for the offensive line was when they were in goal line defensive,
>       and yes it hard to run when you have 7 men blocking on 12.

Gee, again 12 men...
And maybe Miami should have played a goal line defense the entire game.  Or at
least the second half when it was pretty damn obvious Alabama was going to run
on every down.  They couldn't pass for crap!

>   4.  Hussle.  Alabama out hussled Miami.  This is easy to see.  Just look 
>       at the play Torretta connected on the bomb, and it looked like a 
>       touchdown.  The reciever was run down by Teague and stripped of the ball.
>       I remember laughing so hard after that play.  I think I laughed for 
>       three or four plays after that.  I just couldn't stop laughing.

You mean you didn't stop when Miami retained possession?

>
>       All I here are these people from Florida crying all the time about 
>       something.  Face it your team had a good season, but they got there 
>       butt kicked by Alabama.  And no matter how many times they wanted to 
>       play Alabama is just the best team.  And you should be happy that
>       Alabama didn't unleash Palmer on your defense.  As I recall they 
>       beat Miami up so good they didn't even need to use Palmer.  And 
>       they showed a little mercy on Miami.  If they had have had Palmer
>       in they might have scored two more touchdowns. 
>

One last thing.  I rooted against Miami, especially Torretta.  But I watched 
the whole game and I simply did not see a blowout, or an ass-whupping, or such.
What I saw was mediocre execution of very questionable play-calling on the part
of Miami.  I was sure (and very nervous) that the second half would see about
eight Hurricanes piled up on the line defensively against the run.  It didn't
happen.  I guess they're not used to having to make halftime adjustments in
Miami.  When the gun sounded they were following the same game plan they went
in with.  They did not deserve to win.  But please, be realistic.
Mr. Heisman's two "gimme" interceptions deep in Miami territory contributed
to a game which would be called a "blowout" only to someone who saw the final
score and not the game.

Tom Pschar


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