Buy / Sell: MSU throws a passing TD on Saturday

[Perd Hapley]

For some historical perspective, MSU has not scored a TD at all in 5 of the last 10 home games against Bama, dating all the way back to 2003. In 4 of the 5 games we did score a TD, it was only 1 TD. Only in 2017 did we score multiple offensive TD’s at home during that stretch.

Passing wise, every offensive TD that MSU has scored against Bama at home since 2003 has been on the ground, except one - a Tyler Russell TD pass to Chris Smith in 2011. In fact, MSU has not thrown a TD pass against Alabama at all since Dak hit Jameon Lewis for a garbage time TD in 2014. 8 straight games without a passing TD, which is pretty incredible (in a bad way). Since that 2014 Dak TD pass, we have 220 TD passes against teams not named Alabama.

 

[MSUDOG24]

Yet another way to describe what a CF the Bama game has been but what the heck, I'll buy. Almost had a couple last year so we are getting closer right?

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

Buy. It happens in a fluke way. Maybe their entire defense trips and falls one play and Will shows land dragon speed evading them to throw to a wide open Ryan Goede in the endzone. We all gasp as he bobbles it and Tulu dives to catch it as time runs out in the 4th quarter.

 

[Rupert Jenkins]

Sure. We get one. Maybe 2 but it will be a lot of short passes but Tulu or Creed might break loose. I do not think Will will have time to hit much downfield. I predict a lot of sacks and throw aways. As usual I have little faith in the OL

 

[CochiseCowbell]

To our own player or theirs?

 

[Rupert Jenkins]

Goede. What a disappointment

 

[L4MANDW]

Buy me in, Tulu but love to see one to Tulu & one to Creed!

 

[She Mate Me]

I think Bama's QB is more likely to throw us a TD pass.

 

[retire the banner]

Buy. This offense will slowly figure it out and is more capable of scoring on better defenses than the “air raid” and Mullen froze up against Bama

 

[$altyDawg]

Sell. Saban locks down Tulu and he gets about 200 yards less than last week. We may get 6 pts by 2 field goals, but that's it.

 

[$altyDawg]

Buy. This offense will slowly figure it out and is more capable of scoring on better defenses than the “air raid” and Mullen froze up against Bama

You sho got that right. Mullen was too busy running Dak up the middle against beasts like Ashawn Robinson.

 

[Perd Hapley]

I think Bama's QB is more likely to throw us a TD pass.

Statistically, that’s just as likely. The number of times that has happened in Starkville over the past 20 years is the same number of times we’ve thrown a TD pass to ourselves….one each.

 

[She Mate Me]

Statistically, that’s just as likely. The number of times that has happened in Starkville over the past 20 years is the same number of times we’ve thrown a TD pass to ourselves….one each.

It seems like a simple function of us never having NFL caliber receivers and Bama having basically nothing but NFL DBs.

 

[57stratdawg]

 

[Pilgrimdawg]

We throw the ball for a TD but long after the play is over an SEC referee throws a flag for phantom holding. Book it.