Booger McFarland has a way with words.

The ESPN college football analyst was breaking down the first half of the Alabama-Tennessee game Saturday night when his analogy about statistics kept Dan Orlovsky off guard.

“There is a saying I learned a long time ago. Stats are like bikinis,” he said. “They show some things, but not all things.”

Orlovsky tried his best to hide his reaction.

The Crimson Tide held a 7-0 lead at halftime. Kalen DeBoer’s Crimson Tide forced three Volunteers turnovers, but his Tide also commit 10 penalties for 73 yards in the first half.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.