I hate voting against Ingram (again). There are so many moments in his season that are recognizable and it’s a shame that others are lost in the wash of this tourney. This is another unsung play, a great senior who bought into the system and while he didn’t contribute to the level that TR or MI did, he was there for this very TD at the beginning of the year, and Cody-5 (coincidentally, if Upchurch wins he will face himself in the bracket); the last touchdown of the regular season against our bitter rival.

Putting his head down and leveling a defender at paydirt is just typical of the physical nature of this team. I just can’t vote against that no matter how taxing the last TD was on Ingram.

I feel dirty now.

Last TD by Ingram = a nice moment full of sentimental value, but not a particularly stellar play.

Upchurch leveling a Hokie = the boom that got this season started.

No contest – Upchurch all the way. That is DEFINITELY one of my top five moments from this season.

…helped me breathe easier, but Upchurch’s TD simply made me happier…and I’m gonna go watch it again right now, ’cause every time I watch it, it makes me happier than I was before….

Upchurch’s was just so awesome. I have no clue why it’s trailing right now. I have to agree with Todd, definitely one of the best TD’s of the season.

on Upchurch’s TD – there were several other ways to the end zone around the poor Hokie, Upchurch just decided not to take them. No juking, no spin move, no stiff arm. He just decided to level the guy – eternal kudos to him for that!

…a BOOM to start this unbelievable season and a hell of an effort to end it.

I went with the Ingram TD because that was the moment I knew for sure my team was the best team in the whole wide world, and nobody could rightfully say any different.

Non- sentimental. Just cause he ran slam over the Hokie. Yes, Slam over the Hokie.

vote against Ingram because that is a great play but the Upchurch hit is one of my favorite plays of this year. Upchurch just seeks out people to crush not only physically but mentally. That Virginia Tech defender knew without a shadow of a doubt that he had been OWNED Crimson Tide style! Roll Tide!

was the moment I knew for sure we won the national championship. Doesn’t get any happier than that.

could Roy have started for? I know he had some injury problems but I slide out to the edge of my seat every time he touched the ball. Of all the players, none embraced the “make his ass quit”, “make them hate to play us” philosophy more. This clip should have also included the run shortly before the TD where Roy bulldozed the VT player at mid-field. And how about the time he totally trucked the Auburn player during an Arenas punt return.

I tip my hat to a guy that will do it all for the team and do it well. Gonna miss Roy.

With Roy’s…I really got excited about the way the team was playing.

Both these plays seem like bookends to a great season. I knew we had a special team from the moment our 3rd string runningback smashed the top ten hokies. Our team didn’t win pretty. We physically abused people all year long and I love every minute of it. Good old fashion football! I voted for Upchurch but it was a tough choice.

do realize, don’t you, that Ingram is already in the Elite 8 not once, but twice. This is your last chance to get Upchurch in there. If he was losing to Rocky Block or Dareus’ TD I’d understand. I mean, no disrespect to Ingram’s TD (I know he had cramps and it was the MNC), but it was essentially a standard run for him. Upchurch deserves this one!

The backs that go BOOM! I am That Other Dave and I likes the BOOM.

Seriously, how is that great play not leading right now. There are simply many other spectacular plays from the NCG to vote for.

showed just what kind of RB he really was…It wasnt like the hole was wide open..He had to fight to get that TD..Plus, if they hold us to a FG there, they still had a shot.

Though Upchurch’s TD was nice, his run was a lot easier and on a lesser stage…

..just tickled me way too much. My wife couldn’t understand why I got so excited over that one, but to me it set the tone for the entire season. This team was not going to find the easy way or go around anyone.

nothing will. I was a long-time admirer of Bo Jackson’s athleticism, and when he was a Raider, it was sweet. When I saw Upchurch bowl this guy over while watching the game on TV—actually go OUT OF HIS WAY TO STALK, HUNT, AND KNOCK HIM DOWN—I got chills, because it was the living, breathing embodiment of what Saban writes about in the team playbook. It felt like that run set the tone for the season. Instead of “kill or be killed,” it was as if Upchurch said simply: “There is no ‘or’……..”

how any rational fan could vote against Upchurch here. A play that set the tone for the season and how we would approach adversity throughout versus a substandard Ingram TD that didn’t even seal the game (thank Anders for that)

Upchurch + Truck Stick = Win

with the highlight reel that Ingram has, I’m kinda surprised that this TD made it into the contest at all, much less this far. It came at a great moment, but it wasn’t that great a run relative to so many others he had. The only thing going for this run is the moment in which it took place…but I’m with TWEsq above – Anders’ sack was the moment the game was won, not this TD.

Upchurch is getting closer. its 51% to 49%. c’mon Roy, lower that shoulder man!

who haven’t voted come help ol’ Roy out a bit?!! Current score 399 to 414 Ingram.