i've long said, to the point of preaching on the old site, that this game is about cohesion.
bama has the ponies there is no doubt, and saban has obvious talent making them play cohesively...
it appears to me that auburn is playing cohesively, too. they're banging on all eight cylinders. they also have ponies... their starting 11 on either side is in the same class as bama's... they 'should' be able to play against those boys. their issue is going to be attrition... if they can break bama's comfort zone of play- which is fundamental football and that 'bama lean', and do so by attacking where bama is weak(er)- which is just beyond the defensive line- they can win this game... they'll have to stretch to the corners because that line is still the madness it's always been, but the capacity to keep bama guessing with the option-keeper, the short pass, and the outside run- all the while drawing man to man on flag routes and using it- they can work bama to the point 5~7 yards across the center is open most every play.
