Spring Game Live Thread

I will be posting all updates in this thread.

9:55 A.M. -

Offense Scoring Format

1 point - First Down
3 points - Field Goal
6 points - Touchdown
1 or 2 points - PAT/2 point conversion

Defense Scoring

1 point - defensive stop
2 points - 4th down stop
3 points - 3 & out
6 points - points for a turnover

10:10 AM

Players have arrived. Fan autograph session beginning

https://twitter.com/PeterAriz/status/581822643176865792

10:45 AM

Picture of the Adidas ball being used today

https://twitter.com/PeterAriz/status/581829056510988288

10:52

Mark Walton and Ice Harris chatting

https://twitter.com/PeterAriz/status/581830914705063936

11

Sheldrick Redwine and JaQuan Johnson

https://twitter.com/PeterAriz/status/581832589738119168

11:40

Have heard very good things about Joe Brown this spring. He looks much bigger. Interested to see him today

11:54

Crowd pic

https://twitter.com/PeterAriz/status/581846329871187969

11:59

Miami tells me that Josephy Yearby and Isaac Hoza will not play today (violation of team rules)

12:05

Game underway.

First possession for offense is a 3 and out. Handoff to Gus and 2 check downs to Dobard and Tucker

2nd offensive possession

Malik Rosier incomplete to Braxton Berrios up the seam

Trayone Gray outside handoff (Bush makes tackle)

Rosier incomplete to Berrios (pass a little high)

Two 3 and out stops for defense

3rd possession

Kaaya swing pass to Gus for 3 yards (Trent Harris tackle)

Edwards carry for a first down up the middle. Jermaine Grace tackle

Kaaya play action roll out pass intended for Dobard. Jermaine Grace makes a nice play in coverage

Edwards carry for 4 yards

Kaaya hits Malcolm on a quick slant for a 1st down

Quick pass to Herb to the left and he makes a nice move for the 1st down. Carter tackle

Herb Waters takes the HANDOFF for 6 yards

Jermaine Grace all over the field. Makes a nice tackle on Edwards

Edwards short yardage carry for the 1st down

Kirby explodes through the line to make a nice stop in the backfield

Kaaya throws to Rashawn Scott in the back of the end zone and it is JUST out of bounds. Looked like Scott might have gotten that foot down. Artie Burns in right coverage

Kaaya sacked

Badgley hits a 45-YARD FG

4th possession

Rosier pass batted down at the line

Gray takes a handoff to the right for 7 yards

Holding is called but declined on the incomplete swing pass to the left

5th possession
Edwards 6-yard carry to the right

Kaaya play action was looking deep but nobody was open. Incomplete pass on the check down

Too many men on the field penalty

**Kevin Beard telling Stacy Coley he needs to pick up his urgency**

Incomplete pass to Coley on the comeback

Mishandled snap but Kaaya falls back on it

Chad Thomas knocks down the Kaaya pass at the line

End of 1st Q

6th possession

Gray and Tucker with back to back carries

Gray carry stopped by Wyche. 3 and out

7th possession

Stacy Coley makes a nice snag and runs with it for 28-yards. Looked explosive. Kaaya had 5-wide there

Play action post intended for Rashawn Scott is tipped up and intercepted by Corn Elder who was on the ground. Pass was a little behind

8th possession

8th possession

O'Donnell has 2 nice catches in a row. JaQuan Johnson big hit on the 2nd one

False start

Tucker stopped in backfield by Jelani Hamilton

Deep pass to Waters from Rosier is on point and Waters almost makes a leaping grab but doesn't come down with it

9th possession

Kaaya pass to Rashawn Scott is tipped and picked off by Jamal Carter who was waiting for it in center field

10th possession

Rosier pass near the sideline is caught by Tyre Brady

Colin Alford nice carry for 5 yards

Incomplete swing pass to Alford from Rosier

Badgley 46-yarder against the wind is short


11th possession

Kaaya check down to Gray for 4 yards

Grace makes a nice play on Gray on the carry. Loss of a yard

Defense credited with a sack. Kaaya was looking deep. 3 and out

12th possession

Testaverde short completion

Incompletion

Incomplete intended for Langham. Passed was tipped and almost picked off by Carter again

I'm running out of battery. Charging at halftime and I will be back

Offense looking a lot better in the 2nd half. Kaaya and Coley connected on a broken play that coley once again looked explosive on. Malcolm Lewis capped the drive with a short TD catch.

Berrios had a short TD from Rosier as well. Berrios looking very very good

End of 3rd

 

Are there any local TV channels showing the game? I've heard in the past that the game wasn't televised and then it ended up being shown on CSS or something similar.

They had better **** to do like cover a dog show

 

that place is gonna be empty as fck

Actually there was a pretty good turnout. I was surprised.

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

How many people do you think were there? It looked bad, but there must be an embargo on the press mentioning it or publishing any photos since there has been no mention.

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

How many people do you think were there? It looked bad, but there must be an embargo on the press mentioning it or publishing any photos since there has been no mention.

I know one of the guys who was keeping track of attendance, and he said there were 480 to 510 people there. Couldn't get an exact number because it wasn't a ticket event.

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

How many people do you think were there? It looked bad, but there must be an embargo on the press mentioning it or publishing any photos since there has been no mention.

That last sentence is just completely made up.

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

How many people do you think were there? It looked bad, but there must be an embargo on the press mentioning it or publishing any photos since there has been no mention.

That last sentence is just completely made up.

We made a 20K facility look about as empty as a 70K facility last spring from the pictures I've seen, and no one with university issued press credentials says a word. If really as few as 500 people were at the largest public off season event for the football program that should be newsworthy.

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

How many people do you think were there? It looked bad, but there must be an embargo on the press mentioning it or publishing any photos since there has been no mention.

That last sentence is just completely made up.

It's their typical nonsense. Make up some laughably ridiculous conspiracy theory for everything. No press comments about attendance at a spring game? "The press was embargoed from commenting on attendance". Someone disagree with the overemotional, childish ranting and behavior? "Those who disagree must be plants paid by the university." A past player says something negative about the fan behavior or positive about Golden? "They must be trying to protect their access to the program but really they don't feel that way."

 

So Al Golden told the university NOT to release stats from the Spring Game - something that was confirmed and reported by a reputable site - yet you think the idea that they are trying to hide their embarrassing attendance numbers is outlandish?

 

Didn't Bama has like 90,000 at a spring game one time?

We got 500 lost souls to show up

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

How many people do you think were there? It looked bad, but there must be an embargo on the press mentioning it or publishing any photos since there has been no mention.

That last sentence is just completely made up.

It's their typical nonsense. Make up some laughably ridiculous conspiracy theory for everything. No press comments about attendance at a spring game? "The press was embargoed from commenting on attendance". Someone disagree with the overemotional, childish ranting and behavior? "Those who disagree must be plants paid by the university." A past player says something negative about the fan behavior or positive about Golden? "They must be trying to protect their access to the program but really they don't feel that way."

You're finally getting your wish. There's only a couple hundred idiots left. Everyone else is spending their Saturdays elsewhere. Congrats!

 

I don't give a **** if it's a spring game or not, that **** was awful. Gar-bage.


1. O-line is suspect
2. No innovation on offense. None.
3. Very few play-makers, and the couple we do have, we don't find ways to get them the ball in space.
4. Pedestrian athletes all over the place.

People gonna learn this coming season. It's shocking how easily people delude themselves about this guy (Al golden). Someone should post Bamas, LSUs, Ohio states spring game. I'm willing to bet it wasn't some garbage display of football as some have stated they witnessed yesterday.

 

That schit was empty. Looked like a bad HS game. South side of course had most of the people. E and W end zones were EMPTY!

North side was spartan to say the least.

How many people do you think were there? It looked bad, but there must be an embargo on the press mentioning it or publishing any photos since there has been no mention.

That last sentence is just completely made up.

It's their typical nonsense. Make up some laughably ridiculous conspiracy theory for everything. No press comments about attendance at a spring game? "The press was embargoed from commenting on attendance". Someone disagree with the overemotional, childish ranting and behavior? "Those who disagree must be plants paid by the university." A past player says something negative about the fan behavior or positive about Golden? "They must be trying to protect their access to the program but really they don't feel that way."

Not for nothing, but I personally know players who have said positive things about Golden and our program's direction in the public, only to turn around and say the exact opposite while behind closed doors. So like it or not, there is a lot of truth to the latter statements.

 

So Al Golden told the university NOT to release stats from the Spring Game - something that was confirmed and reported by a reputable site - yet you think the idea that they are trying to hide their embarrassing attendance numbers is outlandish?

Intelligence. Some posters don't have it.

 

So Al Golden told the university NOT to release stats from the Spring Game - something that was confirmed and reported by a reputable site - yet you think the idea that they are trying to hide their embarrassing attendance numbers is outlandish?

The idea that the university has the power to prevent media outlets from making comments about low attendance, and that there is some conspiracy where they are forcing those media outlets to suppress information, is laughably ridiculous. Very different from not releasing their own data.