Comments on: No. 1 Alabama rolls past No. 13 MSU, 38-7 http://archive.longislandpress.com/2012/10/28/no-1-alabama-rolls-past-no-13-msu-38-7/ Serving the opinion leaders of Long Island Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:30:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Alabama Rolls MSU 38-7 : BamaFootball4Life http://archive.longislandpress.com/2012/10/28/no-1-alabama-rolls-past-no-13-msu-38-7/comment-page-1/#comment-638236 Alabama Rolls MSU 38-7 : BamaFootball4Life Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:30:37 +0000 http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/10/28/no-1-alabama-rolls-past-no-13-msu-38-7/#comment-638236 [...] Point made. The Tide (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) quickly turned the meeting of unbeaten SEC West teams into a mismatch with a 21-0 lead barely a minute into the second quarter. “We certainly had a lot of respect for Mississippi State,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “You don’t get to be 7-0 by accident. I think it was important for us to get off to a fast start in this game, preparing yourself to fight a 15-round fight, knowing that you’re going to have to take the fight to them in the early rounds. The Bulldogs (7-1, 3-1) came in averaging 36.7 points but didn’t score until the final minutes. They had been leading the nation in turnover margin but lost two fumbles and an interception. [More] [...]

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