After Alabama’s loss to Ole Miss last week, it was pretty clear that this team had a lot of difficulties to overcome to get back into playoff contention. It was basically win out or fall short.
Things certainly didn’t look better for the Crimson Tide Saturday, as Alabama squeaked by with the win 14-13 over a much improved Arkansas Razorback team. Arkansas, considered statistically and by many as the bottom of the barrel in the SEC West, proved that they have guts and determination to fight in the face of adversity. That speaks to just how stacked the SEC West is. All Alabama proved, though, is that this team has much more to work on, especially the fundamentals.
Whether it’s a bad loss or close victory, we always round up the best tweets from the game we can and lay them out here for your entertainment.
We start just before the team gets ready to leave Tuscaloosa. Okay, so we’re all on the bus and…wait, where is Lane Kiffin?
Scott Cochran & Lane Kiffin almost got left behind. "It's ok guys I'm just the OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR!!!" https://t.co/tIaMZ1Zii6
— B.J. Millican (@bjmillican) October 10, 2014
That’s so Lane Kiffin.
These are the sorts of things that happen when you haven't scored on a team since 2011.
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) October 11, 2014
Have we mentioned Arkansas hasn't scored against Alabama since 2011? ... Not an easy streak to snap, apparently
— Robbie Neiswanger (@NWARobbie) October 11, 2014
I'm okay with a timeout here. This is your first opportunity to score on Bama since the invention of fire. Get it right, yo.
— David (Razor) Harris (@House_Razor) October 11, 2014
This is all referencing the early parts of the game. Arkansas threatened to score twice in the first quarter, but ended up fumbling the ball out of bounds in the endzone, resulting in a touchback, and then fumbled the hold during one of their kicker’s first attempts at a field goal in his career.
This is the Nickleback of special teams.
— Red Velvet Rick 🥋 (@RickMuscles) October 11, 2014
Wow, two muffed punt returns in one quarter for #Alabama. I wonder if that has ever happ[media guide melts]
— D.C. Reeves (@mayordcreeves) October 11, 2014
BREAKING: Nick Saban arrested for apparent homocide of assistant “Coach” Bobby Williams.
— Ascot Friday (@Ascot_Friday) October 12, 2014
Special Teams was probably the most talked about position during the game. Special teams was responsible for two lost fumbles and four total on kick returns. Special Team has been a struggle in the past for Alabama, though never this bad in the Saban era. A few other notable Special Teams tweets:
Arkansas could be firing live porcupines out of a giant slingshot and Alabama couldn't drop them more frequently than they do punts.
— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) October 12, 2014
There's love in Nick Saban's eyes as he greets punter JK Scott after another boomer.
— Paul Myerberg (@PaulMyerberg) October 11, 2014
At least the punter has a leg. 7 of the 8 punts made by JK Scott were inside the 20. Player of the Week, right there.
An undersized quarterback over the top of a backup center wouldn’t have been my 89th guess.
— D.C. Reeves (@mayordcreeves) October 12, 2014
My personal favorite twitter couple got closer, though Saban looks like he’s ready to send Kiffin to the Press Box. Still, not a very smart play call on 4th down.
This is how far Bielema ran on the field to try and get a TO before that Alabama TD: pic.twitter.com/rhKZ4QZEF1
— Paul Myerberg (@PaulMyerberg) October 12, 2014
Bielema should have kept going and covered DeAndrew White himself.
— Travis Haney (@travhaney) October 12, 2014
He probably should have. I wouldn’t have even been mad.
Anthony Grant’s teams have executed out of a timeout better than Bama did on that drive.
— Hot Dog Man (@JoshuaZavadil) October 12, 2014
Ouch.
Penn Wagers, your WWE career after football is secured.
— BamaHammer (@Bama_Hammer) October 12, 2014
I fully expect Penn Wagers to give us all his DOB and Social Security number over the mic some day.
— Jess Nicholas (@TideFansJessN) October 12, 2014
That was probably the best referee Penn Wagers moment ever. And now, a few miscellaneous tweets:
WE HAD EM ALL THE WAY! [vomits poison]
— Ascot Friday (@Ascot_Friday) October 12, 2014
#Bama calling a timeout to figure out how to get a yard
— Patrick Pierce (@Patrickp13) October 12, 2014
Tweet of the Week
Our defense beat Arkansas, our own offense and our own special teams. That's impressive.
— Jimmy Stein (@qb_country) October 12, 2014
It takes a special team to do that. Or should I say, Special Teams?
Bonus Tweets
"Man there are gonna be a lot of ugly babies made tonight." -- my husband after Mississippi State's big win
— shauna (@goldengateblond) October 12, 2014
Mississippi State has a choreographed cowbell-ringing to Who Let The Dogs Out because of course it does.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) October 11, 2014