LOOKING AT THE BOWLS: Legion Field and an Independence Bowl preview
Papa John's Bowl notes from the Birmingham News has this disturbing quote about Legion Field: They Said It: "I love this stadium. It's one of the best ones I've played in. It's so big." - East Carolina wide receiver Phillip Henry on Legion Field.
Wow. Legion Field is a dump. It is a dump dump. The stadium continues to deteriorate as the neighborhood surrounding it. The city of Birmingham made a serious mistake in not spending the money necessary to keep the stadium in good condition. Of course the city made a major mistake in not investing in urban renewal and revitalization around the Legion Field and Birmingham Southern area.
Independence Bowl preview: The Mobile Press Register attempts to answer the question of how Dave Radar's offense would work post-Mike Shula. But the story misses key problems with Alabama's offense systemic to Mike Shula's system, namely, lack of toughness and discipline. I've always given Shula a pass on his offensive play calling. In most respects his play calling was not as conservative as a Gene Stallings-era team; other times it was more conservative, but conservative by itself wasn't the problem.
The problem always focused on how the offensive line and other players just were not tough enough to execute plays. With Kines as interim head coach, the team should execute better because practices are being run more efficiently and intensely. You can call the best play in the world, but if the players can't execute it, then it doesn't mater. At the very least, Alabama has the opportunity to look better in the bowl than it has all season, but that is hard to predict with all the distractions which the team has faced.
Wow. Legion Field is a dump. It is a dump dump. The stadium continues to deteriorate as the neighborhood surrounding it. The city of Birmingham made a serious mistake in not spending the money necessary to keep the stadium in good condition. Of course the city made a major mistake in not investing in urban renewal and revitalization around the Legion Field and Birmingham Southern area.
Independence Bowl preview: The Mobile Press Register attempts to answer the question of how Dave Radar's offense would work post-Mike Shula. But the story misses key problems with Alabama's offense systemic to Mike Shula's system, namely, lack of toughness and discipline. I've always given Shula a pass on his offensive play calling. In most respects his play calling was not as conservative as a Gene Stallings-era team; other times it was more conservative, but conservative by itself wasn't the problem.
The problem always focused on how the offensive line and other players just were not tough enough to execute plays. With Kines as interim head coach, the team should execute better because practices are being run more efficiently and intensely. You can call the best play in the world, but if the players can't execute it, then it doesn't mater. At the very least, Alabama has the opportunity to look better in the bowl than it has all season, but that is hard to predict with all the distractions which the team has faced.
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