Nick Saban talks Arkansas, Alex Collins, Brandon Allen and Coach Bielema

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http://alabama.247sports.com/Article/Notes-Nick-Saban-Alabama-respect-Arkansas-offense-40002197 (from free article):

The Crimson Tide will host Arkansas (2-3, 1-1 SEC) this weekend for its third SEC game of the 2015 season, and head coach Nick Saban praised the Razorbacks playmakers on offense.

He provided some high praise for Arkansas junior running back Alex Collins, who is the third-leading rusher in the conference with 656 yards and an average of 131.2 yards per game. He also leads the league with 113 attempts this year as the Hogs' No. 1 tailback.

But Collins (154) is not alone. He and fellow tailback Rawleigh Williams (100) both eclipsed 100 rushing yards last weekend against Tennessee.

"Arkansas, to me, has a really, really good team," Saban said. "Everybody knows what a physical game it was last year and they have 16 starters back. They have a couple of receivers that are injured but four of the offensive linemen a really good running back in Alex Collins.

"Quarterback Brandon Allen has been starting now for three years and is a very, very good player. Their defense is one of the tops against the run in the SEC and overall they have played better and better each week.

"Bret has done a really, really good job there of creating a lot of toughness and physical team that you really have to have your jaws set to play well against the type of things they do. They have been a very efficient, effective passing game to go with the great running game."

Alabama junior defensive end Jonathan Allen echoed his coach's sentiment on Collins.

"I think he's one of the best backs in the SEC," Allen said. "He may not get the recognition of the other people, but he's definitely a physical guy, likes to run the ball, speed. He does a good job. It takes 11 hats getting to the ball to tackle him."

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Here's a quote from Alabama DE Jonathan Allen who makes it sound as if they feel we are a lot like Georgia in some respects.

Arkansas, much like Georgia last week, has a pro-style offense. Collins has rushed for 656 yards (5.8 per carry) in five games, while Allen has completed 93 of 141 passes (66.0 percent) for 1,360 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions.

"It's another team that likes to run the ball, so we're excited," Tide junior defensive end Jonathan Allen said. "They're the same in some ways to Georgia, but they're also different. We've just got to do what we do and get ready for a great game."

[Breems]

Here's a quote from Alabama DE Jonathan Allen who makes it sound as if they feel we are a lot like Georgia in some respects.

Well that sucks.

[DeltaBoy]

Time to run over the Tide.

[scruf]

I know it's coach speak but if you listen to Saban's PC after the Arkansas game last year there was no guile in his remarks.

[Ramtough]

Nice to hear the usual coach talk but after this weekend we will be 2-4 and 1-2 in SEC play. We can still get to a lower tier bowl and that's about all I ever expect out of Bielema. Maybe the Towns kid will be our savior at QB to get us to 8-9 wins. BA is just not a winner.

[Biggus Piggus]

Georgia ran the ball on them alright. Looking forward to this one.

[razorbackkid]

Nice to hear the usual coach talk but after this weekend we will be 2-4 and 1-2 in SEC play. We can still get to a lower tier bowl and that's about all I ever expect out of Bielema. Maybe the Towns kid will be our savior at QB to get us to 8-9 wins. BA is just not a winner.

You're entitled to your opinion and I respect that right.  The head coach is usually open game, but to call B.A. "not a winner" in this thread is simply not right.  The young man will be a graduate of the U of A and have a good life because of it.  The egg-shaped ball does not make him a loser.

[BadHog]

Hope they know nothing of RWIII and he really has a break out game this Saturday!!

[scruf]

Nice to hear the usual coach talk but after this weekend we will be 2-4 and 1-2 in SEC play. We can still get to a lower tier bowl and that's about all I ever expect out of Bielema. Maybe the Towns kid will be our savior at QB to get us to 8-9 wins. BA is just not a winner.

It's always unnerving when fans of other teams make accounts on rival teams' boards and use the word "we" and talk like they are a fan of a team they despise. It's a mental disorder.

[WooPig90]

Georgia ran the ball on them alright. Looking forward to this one.

Sarcasm?!

[Biggus Piggus]

Sarcasm?!

Georgia's running backs went for more than 200 yards.

[scruf]

Georgia's running backs went for more than 200 yards.

Fun Fact: Two offenses in the SEC are averaging more than 200 yards both rushing and passing - Arkansas and Georgia. I don't know what this means but I'll just leave it right here.

Another Unrelated Fun Fact: LSU is the only team in the SEC not averaging at least 100 yards in both rushing and passing. (95.5 pass/334 pass) Sellout to stop Fournette and you stop the Tigers. It's no coincidence that LSU's closest game (21-19) was to the team (Miss State) that held him to his lowest (159) rushing total this year. Outside of MSU, the Tigers haven't played anyone (Auburn, Syracuse, E. Mich) with an SEC-caliber defense.

[WooPig90]

Georgia's running backs went for more than 200 yards.

205 but 83 of it came on 1 run in garbage time

[Biggus Piggus]

205 but 83 of it came on 1 run in garbage time

Still had more than 4 yards per carry, which is good enough.

[scruf]

If he is referring to the on the field then he is correct. BB and BA will have the worst winning conference % of any coach/qb combo in history

What's BA on, like his 5th offensive coordinator? Give him a break, he's not the reason the team is 2-3 right now. Honest question: Who is "your" team? We all know it's not Arkansas so just don't. Come clean or GTFO.

[scruf]

Still had more than 4 yards per carry, which is good enough.

All runs count until the final whistle.

[Dropkick]

Nice to hear the usual coach talk but after this weekend we will be 2-4 and 1-2 in SEC play. We can still get to a lower tier bowl and that's about all I ever expect out of Bielema. Maybe the Towns kid will be our savior at QB to get us to 8-9 wins. BA is just not a winner.

We don't have a Towns kid.

[PonderinHog]

We don't have a Towns kid.

What about a Funky Town kid

[PossumFan]

Nice to hear the usual coach talk but after this weekend we will be 2-4 and 1-2 in SEC play. We can still get to a lower tier bowl and that's about all I ever expect out of Bielema. Maybe the Towns kid will be our savior at QB to get us to 8-9 wins. BA is just not a winner.

Saban says BA is "a really, really good player." But I guess you are a better evaluator of QB talent.

[Arkansas Fan]

Saban says BA is "a really, really good player." But I guess you are a better evaluator of QB talent.

Not gonna hate on BA, but, what did you expect Saban to say about him?

[moses_007]

We need to continue with the white jerseys, white pants and red helmets.  Don't change what we wore in our last game, which was a win on the road.

[Arkansas Fan]

We need to continue with the white jerseys, white pants and red helmets.  Don't change what we wore in our last game, which was a win on the road.

Knowing Bielema, he'll probably have us in white helmets because Alabama's crimson is close to our cardinal red.

[arlhog]

Still had more than 4 yards per carry, which is good enough.

2.9 yards per carry if you take away the 83 yarder.     besides that one play bama stopped them.    bama has the best defensive front in the nation.

[TomasPistola]

Georgia abandoned the Run game too quickly IMO. They could have minimized the damage.

[redswarmrising]

You're entitled to your opinion and I respect that right.  The head coach is usually open game, but to call B.A. "not a winner" in this thread is simply not right.  The young man will be a graduate of the U of A and have a good life because of it.  The egg-shaped ball does not make him a loser.

actually BA has already graduated

[hoglady]

I think we'll find that passing on Bama will be easier than running on them.
Our pass game is better than Georgia's.

[12247]

If Saban can keep his team believing, we won't do much of anything against BAMA.  It will be a mental thing with BAMA this week.  If they really believe we are a danger to them, we may not score.  If not we have a really outside chance to win the game.

Minds wonder and that accounts for the OM loss.  Otherwise, BAMA should be unbeatable for anyone.

[hoghevn]

Nice to hear the usual coach talk but after this weekend we will be 2-4 and 1-2 in SEC play. We can still get to a lower tier bowl and that's about all I ever expect out of Bielema. Maybe the Towns kid will be our savior at QB to get us to 8-9 wins. BA is just not a winner.

A depraved, insecure individual such as yourself can only feel better insulting others, not to mention being wrong in your assessment.  You breach the rules asked of posters here and go beyond what's necessary in your comments to get attention and make sure you're recognized.....  An example of an adolescent trying to get attention.  Well, you got it, we all now know; your void of intellect and emotionally ruled and sensically debased.

In a word you can understand - a "dumbass"

[The Hogfather]

Well that sucks.

Might be a good thing.  They just easily stomped Georgia.  Maybe they think our game will be the same and don't give max effort?

[Dropkick]

Knowing Bielema, he'll probably have us in white helmets because Alabama's crimson is close to our cardinal red.

This is it! For the life of me I couldn't figure out if (in the unlikely event) we upset Bama, what would some of Hogville's finest b*tch about. White helmets! Thanks.

[scruf]

This is it! For the life of me I couldn't figure out if (in the unlikely event) we upset Bama, what would some of Hogville's finest b*tch about. White helmets! Thanks.

No, they'll just say that CBB is only 1-3 against Saban and that it will take him another 2 years just to get to .500 against the Tide.