Crimson Tide Work on Bulldogs' Diverse Offense
11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 10, 2010
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama football team held its third practice of the week Wednesday afternoon in full pads at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields as Saturday's game against No. 17 Mississippi State at Bryant-Denny Stadium approaches.
With the Bulldogs presenting several different looks on offense to compliment their attacking style on defense, this week's preparation has been difficult for the Crimson Tide.
"We've got a lot of work to do to keep making the progress that we need to prepare for Mississippi State, who is a very good team, a top-20 team," head coach Nick Saban said following Wednesday's practice. "They do a lot of different things on offense with all the quarterback runs very similar to (Tim) Tebow a couple of years ago. Defensivley, they do a lot of blitzing and have a very aggressive style - really a tough preparation for our team."
With the Tide returning to Bryant-Denny Stadium for the first time since facing Mississippi on Oct. 16, Saban expressed the need for Tide fans to bring enthusiasm with them on Saturday.
"I think we've had outstanding positive energy from our fans and the support has been great in Bryant-Denny Stadium," Saban said. "I think it contributes to the success that we've had in our stadium. I think probably no time, in a long time, is it more critical that we have that kind of enthusiasm and that kind of energy for our team."
Alabama will hold its final practice of the week on Thursday before conducting a walkthrough on Friday. Saturday's game will kick off at 6:21 p.m. (CST) and will be televised by ESPN2.
