The Jumbo Package: National Championship Edition | 1.10.12
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PrintAlabama Takes the Rematch, and the Title - NYTimes.com
With bland uniforms, a defense loaded with stalwarts and an offense predicated on smash-mouth football, Alabama remains one of the quintessentially old-school programs in college football. In the Bowl Championship Series title game, the No. 2 Crimson Tide showed in their 21-0 victory over No. 1 Louisiana State on Monday night that there is still a place in the national elite for a throwback program in which ingenuity comes in the form of a play-action pass. In Alabama, which claimed its 14th national title in the first shutout in B.C.S. title-game history, they do not need to be reminded that football wins are not graded with style points and that touchdowns are overrated.
BCS Alabama-LSU: Crimson Tide beats the Tigers for national title - latimes.com
Defense might not win titles in most football places anymore but it still does in Tuscaloosa. No. 2 Alabama parlayed suffocating defense and five Jeremy Shelley field goals Monday night into a 21-0 victory over top-ranked Louisiana State in the Bowl Championship Series title game at the Superdome.
Crimson Tide Receive Big Performance From McCarron, an Unlikely Source - NYTimes.com
Few mentioned that the Crimson Tide actually had a quarterback. His name is A J McCarron. And his charge on Monday night was simple: for Alabama to win the title, he needed not to lose it. So there went McCarron, onto the field, against the second-best defense in college football, against a team considered before Monday as the best around, perhaps in years. McCarron did not lose the game. Just the opposite. Behind his right arm, a series of field goals and an explosive offense — explosive, in this case, being relative — he led the Crimson Tide to victory.
Courtney Upshaw, Alabama Crimson Tide shut out LSU Tigers - NCAA Football - SI.com
Alabama delivered what everyone expected from the first play of the BCS title game, when a host of red jerseys stuffed LSU running back Michael Ford at the line of scrimmage: a rock 'em, sock 'em affair dominated by defense. The Crimson Tide's was simply better.
Alabama Crimson Tide's Jeremy Shelley redeems kickers against LSU - NCAA Football - SI.com
Jeremy Shelley redeemed Alabama's kickers. Shelley overcame a few errant kicks to equal a bowl record with five field goals in the Crimson Tide's 21-0 win over LSU in Monday night's BCS championship game, writing a feel-good ending for the little guys with the maligned legs.
Alabama vs. Louisiana State - 2012-01-09 - NCAA College Football Score - SI.com
The Tigers were outgained 384-92 in total yards, managed a puny five first downs and didn't cross the 50 until there were just 8 minutes left. From there, they went back, back, back - the last gasp ending appropriately with beleaguered quarterback Jordan Jefferson getting the ball knocked from his hand before he could even get off a fourth-and-forever pass. The BCS title belongs to Nick Saban, who is carving out quite a legacy of his own at the school that still worships Bear Bryant as if he just retired yesterday. The Associated Press likely will follow suit by bestowing the title on the Tide when its poll comes out early Tuesday, given the dominance of Alabama's performance.
Jefferson's LSU career ends with a tough night - College Football - Rivals.com
Boos rained down from a corner of the Superdome dominated by purple-and-gold clad fans as LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson trotted onto the field for a crucial third-quarter drive. One more victory in the final game of his career could have made Jefferson the toast of Baton Rouge and completed a stirring story of personal vindication after an early season defined by trouble with the law and a four-game suspension. Instead, his most memorable play was an unfathomable interception in a 21-0 loss to Alabama (12-1) in Monday night’s BCS title game, marking the first time LSU (13-1) had been held scoreless since the Tide did it to them in 2002.
Alabama humbles LSU with a resounding 21-0 win - College Football - Rivals.com
LSU, humbled. That was the BCS championship game Monday night in a nutshell. Alabama won, 21-0, at the Superdome in New Orleans, and it wasn’t even that close. How can a game be close when the loser crossed the 50-yard line all of once and never came close to scoring? Yes, LSU was humbled, stumbling on offense, managing only five first downs and 93 total yards. The Tigers’ offensive performance shouldn’t be measured in yards, it ought to be done in iotas, and they were unable to move a single one.
Alabama blanks LSU 21-0 for BCS crown - CBS News
It didn't sound like an LSU home game at the Superdome, about 80 miles from its Baton Rouge campus. The dome was deafening on almost every play with a crowd that was much closer to 50-50 than partisan.
Alabama defeats No. 1 LSU to win BCS national championship | NOLA.com
Talk about redemption. After Alabama's special teams cost it a victory over LSU in a 9-6 overtime loss Nov. 5 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., kicker Jeremy Shelley made field goals of 23, 34, 41, 35 and 44 to lead the second-ranked Crimson Tide to a 21-0 victory over the top-ranked Tigers in front of a crowd of 78,237 at the BCS championship game Monday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. "We have been through so much with the tornado," Saban said during the postgame celebration. "I hope this lifts their spirits."
BCS beat down: Alabama pounds LSU in 21-0 win | Sports | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA
Alabama outgained LSU 384-92 as Alabama claimed the Southeastern Conference's sixth straight national championship, the second for Alabama in that stretch. It's also the third national title for Nick Saban, making him the first coach to win three BCS titles. "I told my players I did not see it coming and it's my fault," LSU coach Les Miles said.
Instant analysis: Alabama 21, LSU 0 - SEC Blog - ESPN
What it means: Alabama now enters the offseason with Nick Saban's second national championship as the Tide's head coach. That's No. 13 in the Alabama record books. The Tide will lose some key pieces to this team, especially on defense, but the offense might be better with four of five linemen coming back and McCarron being much improved. Alabama should also have some better play at wide receiver. For LSU, this was a great season until Monday night. But the Tigers return the core of this team and will most certainly get better quarterback play from junior college transfer Zach Mettenberger. Both of these teams will be ranked right at the top of the polls to begin next season.
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. LSU Tigers - Recap - January 09, 2012 - ESPN
Led by dominating linebackers Courtney Hightower and Dont'a Hightower, LSU simply couldn't do anything -- running or passing. Kenny Hilliard led the Tigers with 16 yards rushing, while Jefferson was 11 of 17 passing for 53 yards, usually hurrying away passes before he was sent tumbling to the Superdome turf. He was sacked four times and threw a mystifying interception when he attempted to flip away a desperation pass, only to have it picked off because his intended receiver had already turned upfield looking to block.
BCS recap: Alabama’s win leaves no doubt about what a champion is | Tidefans.com
Alabama, therefore, found itself in a familiar position. The last three times Alabama has played for a national title, it has done so either as the underdog, or at least the target of misaimed criticism. In 1992, Alabama was given nary a chance against Miami. In 2009, Alabama was dogged by criticism that it had never beaten Texas in its history, and that its offense couldn’t possibly score enough to keep up with a Big 12 team. In 2011, Alabama shouldn’t even be here, many cried. There’s another common thread connecting those three years: Alabama won by convincing scores each time.
Tide's 'D' delivers legendary performance - SEC Blog - ESPN
Kirkpatrick didn’t blink when asked how this Alabama defense would be remembered 15 years from now. "The greatest defense in the world … the greatest defense to ever touch the field," Kirkpatrick beamed. Granted, he was still basking in Alabama’s second national championship in the past three years, and that’s a dizzying label to put on any defense. But in the realm of the best college defenses in modern times, it’s going to be hard to top this bunch.
Alabama Crimson Tide dominates LSU Tigers in Allstate BCS National Championship - ESPN
To those LSU followers who think they got short-sheeted by the BCS … To those Oklahoma State honks who insist their team belonged here Monday night … To those Associated Press voters who said they would keep LSU atop their ballots even if the Tigers lost to Alabama … To all of them I say, "Are you nuts?"
Allstate BCS National Championship Game -- AJ McCarron leads Alabama Crimson Tide - ESPN
"We've been leaning on No. 3 all year," McCarron said of Richardson, the winner of the Doak Walker Award given to the best running back in the nation. "He's our workhorse. I mean, he's our main guy. And we knew coming into the game somebody else had to step up, and Coach just gave me an opportunity."
Savvy Saban seals legend with 3rd ring - College Football - Rivals.com
Perhaps we should have known Sunday morning, when Nick Saban was both witty and relaxed in his final news conference before he undressed Les Miles. Saban doesn’t do witty and relaxed very often. Maybe once every lunar eclipse. When Saban was making jokes, that might have been the clue that his team was absolutely locked and loaded to take down LSU.
ESPN to re-air BCS game tonight, throughout week | al.com
Tonight's BCS Championship Game between Alabama and LSU will re-air on the ESPN family of networks beginning immediately upon its conclusion. Additionally, ESPNU planned to re-air the game at the following times Tuesday: 3 a.m., 6 a.m., 9 a.m.; and noon Wednesday and 2 a.m. Saturday.
In Postgame News Conference, Pushing the Boundaries - NYTimes.com
After Miles made an opening statement, the moderator opened the floor to questions. The first came from Bobby Hebert, a local broadcaster and former Saints quarterback, whose son, T-Bob Hebert, plays center and guard for L.S.U. Hebert started, according to the transcript: "Coach, did you ever consider bringing in Jarrett Lee, considering that you weren’t taking any chances on the field? Now, I know Alabama’s defense is dominant. But, come on, that’s ridiculous, five first downs. I mean, so it’s almost an approach, I’ll tell you from the fans’ standpoint, that how can you not maybe push the ball down the field and bring in Jarrett Lee?"
Twitter | LSU WR Russell Shepard
OMG I played 3 plays....
Alabama's convincing BCS win over LSU still unsatisfying result - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
Alabama had long since put away the game. The Tide were 4:36 away from a national championship whether or not they scored another point. But for their sake, and for college football's sake, Trent Richardson's 34-yard touchdown run to put the final clamps on LSU was absolutely, positively needed. "That was definitely the most fun touchdown we've ever scored," Alabama tackle Barrett Jones said after his team finished demolishing the previously unblemished Tigers 21-0 to claim its second BCS championship in three years. "After two games of frustration kicking field goals, that's a moment I'll never forget."
Alabama split the games and swept the titles. The Crimson Tide was voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll for the eighth time, tying Notre Dame for the most of any team in college football, after winning a rematch with LSU in the BCS championship on Monday night.
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Our young QB and place kicker won the game for us
Who ever saw that one coming? Oh yeah, our defense as well. What a glorious season.
Did it feel like destiny? After the off-season turmoil (Douglas, tornados, etc), perhaps it was divine intervention that led us to lose our first game against LSU, because the rematch certainly favored the loser in this game. Not trying to /Tebow here, just seems surreal.
We are the first team to ever beat an SEC team in the national title game. And we are the first team to hold another team scoreless in ANY BCS bowl game (not just the national title game).
Also, I’m curious what this does to Philip Simms. Even though competition is always open for every position, it appears as though McCarron grew up big-time in the past 44 days (and even before that). Perhaps we’ve found the answer to our QB problem for the next couple of years.
Just some random thoughts…..
Roll Tide!
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
to the 4 idiots in the ap that voted osu #1
Obvious Troll is Obvious.lulz! Bama and Lsu averaged close to 40 pts a game…..IN THE SEC!!!! If you can’t appreciate the greatness of the no tds you don’t know anything about good football. osu lost to noone university and btw the anxiety of the death of coaches they probably never met didn’t bother them until after half time.lol. osu is the 6th best team #1 Bama #2 LSU #3 Arkansas #4 USC #5 Oregon #6 osu (maybe. probably Wisconsin but as a nice gesture.) big 12 is garbage this year that got any ranking based off of feeding on each other
What the hell is an aluminum falcon?
First play from
Scrimmage Barron let everyone know he was fine and the defense came to play. That set the tone right away.
Roll Tide!
McCarron played a great game but ...
I still have to look at the lack of downfield passing accuracy and will the next OC game plan around his management of the game.
Great play last night by AJ and he’s a great kid and etc. etc. but I still think Simms can push him.
Response to Russell Shepard -
Yeah? Well, Maze only got one play.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
LSU WR Russell Shepard
OMG I played 3 plays….
Sorry brah
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success." -Coach Bear Bryant
"I thInk everybody should take the attItude that we’re workIng to be a champIon, that we want to be a champIon In everythIng that we do. every choIce, every decIsIon, everythIng that we do every day, we want to be a champIon."
-- Nick SabaN
You are reading it wrong
He was saying “OMG I played 3 plays and I made it out alive”
by UAinPHOENIX on Jan 10, 2012 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
and all those people that argued we didn't deserve to be in this game
and mocked what this team achieved all season, can line up and kiss my butt today.
SB Nation's The Historical: Because all those games way back when matter.
Will they still
Want to look at our “resume”
Roll Tide!
by mobilematt12 on Jan 10, 2012 8:34 AM CST up reply actions
They can look at our resume all they want
we will look at our trophies.
by UAinPHOENIX on Jan 10, 2012 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
Yep.
Sure are a lot of loud haters here that got nothin’ to say all of a sudden.
"All I wanna do is drive around in my truck and drink Jack Daniels... and they just don't understand."- Kenny Stabler
Except that is was a boring
I LOVE THE ASTROS. Now lets win something!
by ccislanders on Jan 10, 2012 9:48 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
winning national championships
is never boring.
SB Nation's The Historical: Because all those games way back when matter.
That's what everybody was saying last night, I hated it, just another one of their excuses.
The game lasted barely 3 hours!??
I LOVE THE ASTROS. Now lets win something!
by ccislanders on Jan 10, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
It's not even the length of the game.
I witnessed a historically good defense last night. I don’t know how anyone could see that as boring.
They point to the lack of scoring, but crap, how many first rounders were we lined up against? It’s tough to score on them as well. It was a great game.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
Exactly what I was saying...
I’m trying here at school to convince people what both teams were lined up against. Only a cpl ppl understand
I LOVE THE ASTROS. Now lets win something!
by ccislanders on Jan 10, 2012 10:10 AM CST up reply actions
And of course the length of the game, although like you said, it doesn't really matter.
I LOVE THE ASTROS. Now lets win something!
by ccislanders on Jan 10, 2012 10:10 AM CST up reply actions
you can't expect kids to understand
/jk
"You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"
by twominutedrill on Jan 10, 2012 11:16 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
They were denied writing their "This game shows that Alabama didn't deserve to be here"
and “See, OSU was cheated, the system is broken” stories they planned on writing, so they had to grab for something.
by UAinPHOENIX on Jan 10, 2012 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Said all along.
We’re the champs. F*ck ’em.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
by J Tadpole on Jan 10, 2012 12:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
have a rec
"If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood." -- Paul "Bear" Bryant
by GeauxCrimson on Jan 10, 2012 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
Please stop it with the Simms crap.
1) Name one time he has even seemed unhappy.
2) He will have a year after AJ. It’s not like they graduate/run out of eligibility at the same time.
3) AJ IS OUR QB.
Make their ass quit
I disagree.
I think it’s perfectly valid to discuss Sims. A player of his caliber isn’t expecting to ride the pine for 4 years for the shot to play one.
Last night, as the clock was winding down, I told my dad that Sims is filling out his transfer papers. I just don’t see any way that he stays now.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 8:47 AM CST up reply actions
Different people respond differently in these situations.
I assume that you guys don’t know Sims and are guessing what he might do. I don’t see this as a “no brainer.” Plenty of great qb’s served as backups for several years in both college and the pros. They had the patience to wait for their opportunity. Others wanted to shine sooner rather than later and took their chances elsewhere.
I agree that the topic is worthy of our discussion but I see no reason to conclude that the obvious answer is for him to transfer. I hope he stays and leads his own team to a national championship when he gets the opportunity.
I need to clarify...
I agree it is worth discussion NEXT WEEK or NEXT MONTH. Not now.
Make their ass quit
actually
did matt casell (sp?) ever start of USC. I think he made it to the NFL as the back up to the QBs at USC
You're right, he didn't.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
First QB in NFL history
to start a game without having ever started in college.
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Give 'Em HELL Alabama!
by RoscoeOfAlabama on Jan 10, 2012 12:08 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not rooting for him to leave,
but I just don’t see him staying. Moreover, I think it’s unlikely that we would find ourselves in such a position that a 5th year senior w/ no experience would beat out, say, a redshirt soph or junior. It could happen, sure. I just don’t think it is likely.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
But there are other unspeakable possibilities.
And, with a new OC coming in there is a chance that the coaching staff will open up the competition in the spring.
I’m puzzled about why you don’t see him staying when there is no clear consensus on just how good he is. Even he doesn’t know that.
It's not really a question of how good he is.
I think he’s plenty good. If he was less good, there’d be a greater chance of him staying. I’m basing my guess on two things that I perceive to be true:
1) It is going to be exceedingly difficult to unseat McCarron at this point.
2) Sims is good enough to start right now at any number of schools.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
I grant #1 . . .
. . . but not a reason to make it a no brainer. And no. 2 depends upon assumptions about how good he is; I don’t know how you can make that assumption.
I don't see how you can have it both ways.
You either think he is good enough to give AJ a strong competition (in which case he’s good enough to start elsewhere), or you don’t think that he’s good enough to start elsewhere (in which case, he’d be unable to beat out AJ).
And no. 2 depends upon assumptions about how good he is; I don’t know how you can make that assumption.
I’m not saying that that is concrete. I perceive it to be true. I’m making the assumption off of what I’ve seen from him. He clearly has an arm. He was good enough to be the top QB prospect and be the backup on a national championship winning team. From the little that I’ve seen, he could start elsewhere.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 1:00 PM CST up reply actions
Bet LSU would love to take him
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
by Skarth on Jan 10, 2012 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I just meant that we can't assume . . .
. . . that he is going to, or ought to, transfer. I understand and appreciate that he may be in a difficult conundrum. But he may not be. And there is no reason to assume that he is. He may be resigned to waiting for his opportunity at Bama.
There is no reason to assume that he could not be a starter as a 5th year senior who leads a team to the national championship. Likewise, there is no reason to assume that he could leave and start at another place next year. Maybe; maybe not. He is the rarely used backup on the national championship team. That’s different from starting. He might be great as a starter or he might suck at it, or somewhere in between. We just don’t know. And it would not be irrational or illogical or lame for him to stay at Bama as the backup until he gets his chance to prove what kind of starter he can be.
Are you saying that the coaching staff would not give him the job if it's only for one year??
I don’t think that’s true at all. And I don’t see any other reason to automatically think that a player in his 5th year in the program would not be able to beat one in his 3rd.
God bless our Dark Lord.
tom brady comes to mind
"You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"
by twominutedrill on Jan 10, 2012 11:18 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
...who had to wait until the sixth round and get a peanut contract.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
I wish Phil Sims well.
If he leaves I wish him well. He could stay and who knows, but if he finds a school with no qb he could be playing next year. If I were him I’d get me ring and leave.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Simms is our back-up QB?
Did he his eligibility restored after he retired from the Giants?
God, this is so great.
So many good takeaways from last night:
- Cade Foster quietly had the best game I can remember in kickoffs.
- The dizzying realization that all of our stellar defensive statistics would actually improve after the championship game.
- The shots of LSU’s sideline that perfectly conveyed that we had, in fact, made their asses quit.
- Big hits/plays from Sunseri, DePriest, CJ gave assurance that we’re in good hands for the near future.
- I’m pretty sure I watched the best defense I’ve ever seen give the best defensive performance I’ll ever see.
Every day is a great day to be a Tide fan, but today is just a little bit greater.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 8:43 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Hope CJ is okay
That’s an injury that could end his playing days if it’s serious enough.
I don't have a very high opinion of southern California, in sports or in general
by short_shifter on Jan 10, 2012 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
Good news.
To quote Michael Scott:
Well apparently in the medicine community, negative means good. Which makes absolutely no sense. In the real world community, you- that would be chaos.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Tweets I saw from Saban's trophy acceptance this morning
said X-Rays were OK and he needed an MRI
by MDB Tide Roll on Jan 10, 2012 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
From earlier this morning
Cecil Hurt
Saban: "We think " CJ Mosely is OK but he needs an MRI (dislocated hip)
Tommy Deas
Saban on C.J. Moseley: Dislocated hip, X-rays “were OK.” If no damage to joint will be fine in 6 weeks
by MDB Tide Roll on Jan 10, 2012 10:20 AM CST up reply actions
In other words
He’ll be fine when we start the 4th quarter program
Make their ass quit
I think that should start in just a few weeks, right?
Not sure he’ll be fine by then, but hopefully by spring practice.
God bless our Dark Lord.
I can see him going the way of Leigh Tiffin.
We did not like him at all for a long time. Then, he got real good.
Make their ass quit
He already went the way of Tiffin,
letting a missed PAT be his last kick in a NCG.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 9:31 AM CST up reply actions
I thought the same thing
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
It was such an "WELL, OF COURSE" moment.
Tiffin trained him well.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 10:25 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm kinda glad he missed it
cause I didn’t want to have 22 points in the title game like some other team did last year. On the other hand, maybe it would have been cool to compare the defenses on which we both scored 22 points.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
I think Shelley will kick short kicks next year
because of experience. He can not get any more pressure than last night so I’d think from 33 yards in he is golden.
And I don’t put any stock in missed XP. It was perhaps the least important kick of the entire year but one with all kinds of distractions, so he lost concentration, as did Tiffin
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
I'm still worried about Maze and CJ...
Any updates on their injuries?
"All I wanna do is drive around in my truck and drink Jack Daniels... and they just don't understand."- Kenny Stabler
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong...
but I believe Trent edged out Mark for most rushing yards in a season for a Bama back, and he gained just over 2000 yards from scrimmage, also a Bama first.
Hand-crafted rugged paracord gear: 8 Legs Web Belts
saw that in a couple of articles last night
don’t ask me where
by MDB Tide Roll on Jan 10, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
Right on the most rushing yards part
Wrong on the 2000 yards. 1679, I believe.
"You play fast! You play strong! You go out there and dominate the man you're playing against, and you make his ass quit! That's our trademark! That's our M.O.... as a team! That's what people know us as!" - Coach Nick Saban before the 2008 LSU game.
by 12NationalChampionships on Jan 10, 2012 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
2017 total yards from scrimmage.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Let's check:
Trent Richardson, 2011
Rushing
283 attempts, 1,679 yards, 5.9 yards per carry, 76 long, 21 TDs
Receiving
29 receptions, 338 yards, 11.7 yards per catch, 61 long, 3 TDs
Total
2,017 yards, 24 TDs
Fourteen.
Via Brian Fremeau
The last time an FBS team failed to conclude a single offensive drive in opponent territory was 10/31/09 – N Mexico St vs Ohio State
You missed Matt Hinton, with the quote of the night:
So let’s just say it: The 2011 Alabama defense stands among the greatest ever in college football. It’s certainly the greatest of the spread era. It’s so good, it’s unwatchable. All season long, watching the Crimson Tide has been like watching a boa constrictor slowly squeezing the life out of a mouse. By the fourth quarter of this game, with LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson clearly reeling from a combination of pressure and frustration, you could have also compared it to watching lions team up on a wounded gazelle. There’s no artistry to it. It’s not designed for your viewing pleasure. It’s just a pride closing in for the kill.
by rugman11 on Jan 10, 2012 9:53 AM CST reply actions 24 recs
Under "actions"
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
There's a rec button? I;m pressing.
I LOVE THE ASTROS. Now lets win something!
by ccislanders on Jan 10, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
I have to disagree with one thing
Watching that defense is PURE artistry.
by MDB Tide Roll on Jan 10, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
Apparently defensive "artistry" means . . .
. . . giving up a td. I think he meant “Hollywood entertainment.”
Why are Crimson Tide people the only fans who truly appreciate tough, defensive football?
9th January, 2012: Section 101, Row 1, Seat... I'll let y'all spot that one.
"And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land"
-- "Big John" by Jimmy Dean
by TiderUpNorth on Jan 10, 2012 10:51 PM CST up reply actions
Another good quote last night
from Charlie Sheen via Twitter: “…BAMA unleashed their OWN tornado on an ill prepared LSU squad …and when the TIDE ROLLS, you better run for cover!!”
by 106hgc on Jan 10, 2012 10:15 AM CST reply actions 6 recs
We're #WINNING!
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
by Skarth on Jan 10, 2012 10:19 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Somebody Rec this for me, I'm on a blackberry
"You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"
by twominutedrill on Jan 10, 2012 11:25 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
after re-watching the game this morning
I kind of feel dirty, like I just watched a snuff film.
"Make no mistake, Florida is the South's trashcan" Peter Griffin
by tc16cav on Jan 10, 2012 11:03 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
after re-watching the game this morning
I kind of feel dirty, like I just watched a snuff film.
"Make no mistake, Florida is the South's trashcan" Peter Griffin
Roll Tide Er'body, and thanks to the mods...
Just want to offer a little gratitude to OTS, Kleph, Todd, Nico, and Matt for all of the hard work (e.g., research, analysis, educated rants) that you guys put into this site to make RBR the finest blog in all of the land. RBR is generally where I begin most days of my life, and there are no plans of changing that in the foreseeable future. I’d like to raise a glass to ya gentleman, and to the damn finest team in the land!
Now I’m ready to go make a run at the NCAA. Feels good to be so greedy.
Don't make me do it without the fez on. Oh no.
by zombiewoof on Jan 10, 2012 11:39 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
what was the jacket saban was wearing in the press conference?
i want that thing so bad.
Any more and you are getting a cease and desist from chromasters balls inc. - Chromaster
by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 10, 2012 12:02 PM CST reply actions
I wanted one,
until he raised his arm and I saw the elastic sleeve.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 1:02 PM CST up reply actions
I LOVE how the ESPN announcers all love us as the best thing since sliced bread
ESPN: PROCESSED!
by PhiladelphiaBammer on Jan 10, 2012 12:11 PM CST reply actions
That's crap.
Were you in a coma in early ’10? ESPN turned into the ALL BAMA network. We bring in ratings just fine.
And when have the talking heads not talked us up? Ever since the game against Clemson, when Herbstreit said we might win a national championship that year (not even a calendar year removed from losing to LA-Monroe, mind you), they haven’t put us down at all.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 1:07 PM CST up reply actions
the
Talking heads are the football people that i am talking about. I just get the feeling that the producers/higher-ups would rather be talking about the others I mentioned. Hence the USC number one next year all ready being pushed by them.
Make their ass quit
Yeah, maybe.
I just don’t think that anyone can say with a straight face that our program has suffered from underexposure the past 4 years.
On another note, I don’t think USC will get #1. I do think they are probably a top 5 preseason team (whatever that’s worth).
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin
by Slice of Life on Jan 10, 2012 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
A little premature.
If you’ve ever had rabbits, you kind of need two to start the process. We have two. We have The Process. Time for nature to take its course.
Fourteen.
I have officially heard it all...
Heard a barner complaining that Bama fans weren’t excited enough about the win.
Barner acquaintance of mine told me I'd regret not going to New Orleans
because it was a once in a lifetime opportunity
My response was that a national championship might be a once in a lifetime opportunity for him but I expected Alabama to have at least 5 or 6 more in my lifetime
by MDB Tide Roll on Jan 10, 2012 5:09 PM CST up reply actions
The New York times being snarky
I am shocked.
"Some people have a way with words....some people....not have way." - Steve Martin
"A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance." - Unknown
Bland uniforms?
Those are the most beautiful uniforms in football.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Excellent.
But as deserving as Miles and his offensive staff are of criticism, nobody should overlook the maniacal defensive effort of the Crimson Tide. Their tackling, coverages, schemes and execution were nearly flawless.
"They are a hateful bunch," Saban said admiringly, "and they are as competitive as you can ever imagine."
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=pf-forde_saban_third_bcs_title_alabama_lsu_010912
Good. Good. Let the hate flow through you.
Fourteen.
But the Tigers return the core of this team and will most certainly get better quarterback play from junior college transfer Zach Mettenberger.
That seems like a pretty bold assumption that he “most certainly” will be better, given that he wasn’t able to beat out either Jordan Jefferson or Jarrett Lee this year.
God bless our Dark Lord.
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