It wasn't awful. It wasn't awesome. Alabama's 23-10 victory over Ole Miss fits somewhere in-between. A team that was coming off its first loss in several seasons just needed a victory. It scored enough points to win. So what if it didn't score style points? The Tide (6-1, 3-1 in the Southeastern Conference) didn't cover the 21-point spread, but that spread should have been more in the 14-point range. The Rebels (3-3, 1-2) are better than the team that lost to Jacksonville State and Vanderbilt early in the season. Greg McElroy completed 17 of 25 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns. He did not have a pass intercepted. He was sacked four times. Of course, 85 of his yards came on a short pass that Trent Richardson turned into a long dash for a touchdown. A lack of big gains on downfield passes is a concern. This was an average performance by a quarterback who came into the game averaging 216 yards passing per game. He is on track to become the first 3,000-yard passer in Alabama history. Alabama's defense suffocated a good Ole Miss offense for the first 30 minutes. It wasn't as dominating in the second half, but the Tide sure was better than it was the previous week when it allowed five touchdowns in a 35-21 loss at South Carolina.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Alabama 23, Ole Miss 10...Yeah, a win is a win
It wasn't awful. It wasn't awesome. Alabama's 23-10 victory over Ole Miss fits somewhere in-between. A team that was coming off its first loss in several seasons just needed a victory. It scored enough points to win. So what if it didn't score style points? The Tide (6-1, 3-1 in the Southeastern Conference) didn't cover the 21-point spread, but that spread should have been more in the 14-point range. The Rebels (3-3, 1-2) are better than the team that lost to Jacksonville State and Vanderbilt early in the season. Greg McElroy completed 17 of 25 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns. He did not have a pass intercepted. He was sacked four times. Of course, 85 of his yards came on a short pass that Trent Richardson turned into a long dash for a touchdown. A lack of big gains on downfield passes is a concern. This was an average performance by a quarterback who came into the game averaging 216 yards passing per game. He is on track to become the first 3,000-yard passer in Alabama history. Alabama's defense suffocated a good Ole Miss offense for the first 30 minutes. It wasn't as dominating in the second half, but the Tide sure was better than it was the previous week when it allowed five touchdowns in a 35-21 loss at South Carolina.
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