[CommerceComet]

The play calling wasn’t the problem. Washington had a good defense. Don’t sell them short. Several of those guys will play on Sunday and they have a bunch of very good college players.

This exactly. Anyone who thought that Alabama was going to run the ball up and down the field against this Washington defense just wasn't paying attention.

[DOC44]

You are correct Bama didn’t start running the ball up and down the field until they started running the ball. After all the passing in the first half some ole boy ran up and down the field setting an all time bowl game record for AL with the most yards rushing.

[blam]

"Anyone who thought that Alabama was going to run the ball up and down the field against this Washington defense just wasn't paying attention."

Huh?

Washington had 194 yards total (passing 150, rushing 44) offense for the whole game.

Bo Scarborough, running back for Alabama, had 180 yards rushing...some sort of bowl record.

Passing is what Alabama didn't do against Washington, only 57 yards.

[lodi90]

This exactly. Anyone who thought that Alabama was going to run the ball up and down the field against this Washington defense just wasn’t paying attention.

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Yep. Funny to see here how provincial college football can be when some fans analyze the game. The Alabama offense scored 17 points against Washington. And Washington gets no credit for that? The reality is that Browning laid an egg for the second game in a row and Alabama is obviously way too good to beat without a QB playing at high level. That Pick 6 he threw was just brutal and a back breaker.