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[king sam]

4 real I couldn't be happier with the performance from my horns..

Bama fans around the nation were scared the way the game started until Colt went down in the 5th play of our 1st series.

Texas up 6-0 and then they gave up on themselves and let slide 2 td's, 1 by Ingram and 1 long one by Richardson.

Plus Greg Davis ans his BS offensive calling didn't help Gilbert (a true freshman). Its fairly easy for any defense let alone a top ranked one to stop a offense that you know is going to run it on 1st and 2nd down every series. Although I blame the pick 6 before the half on Gilbert, he should have ate the sack rather then thrown that rb shuffle pass.

Either way after his 1st td pass after the half to Shipley Gilbert started clicking until the BS calls on Texas by the Big East refs after the kickoff recovery.

non call on defensive pass intf call on the right corner guarding shipley
non call on defensive pass intf call again on the right corner guarding williams
call on texas for defensive pass intrf on the next series when ball was un catchable
call on texas for illeagal hands to face on sergio when replay showed no hands touched richardson's facemask

even with that Gilbert stays in the pocket and delivers a perfect pass to shipley for his 2nd td to pull the game within 3.

I think greg davis took the wrong approach on that last drive, making bama punt and texas having 3 minutes on the clock down by 3 i think he should have stuck with the dink and dunk theory down the field, but instead he drew up a play that took time to develop and a bama lineman snuck in and sacked Gilbert and he fumbled to pretty much seal the game.

I do think its horseshit though that when Ingram took in the TD to be up by 10 and then have Gilbert throw another pick with less then 2 minutes on the clock and Texas with only 1 timeout Saban should have kneeled it out but instead he pushed Richardson in for another td to be a d-bag..

But for a while there bama fans were scared of Texas's comeback, with a 18 year old that maybe had 20 snaps all season leading our offense, I couldn't be happier. I was honestly concerned for next year and continuing on our presence but with the development that I saw gilbert go through tonight I'm fairly certain Texas will be a force to be reckoned with again next year even with losing some very very key players on both sides of the ball.

You guys almost lost to our freshman QB... lol.. I cant honestly say the SEC is sooo dominant after I saw that. Had Colt been in there the whole game you guys would have been in some serious trouble.

Enjoy your moment Colton

[oVo]

It's hard to overcome 5 turnovers and losing your starting QB on the first series of a game,
but once they overcame the shock of no Colt McCoy Texas still made a game of it.

Behind the freshman Garrett Gilbert who went 15 of 40 with 4 picks and a TD the Longhorns' offense
still managed to outgain the Crimson Tide. The bobbled shovel pass at the end of the second quarter
for a 'Bama TD just might have been the difference.

It was the Alabama Defense that saved the day
and you can't say fans weren't nervous in the 4th quarter.

Hats off to Alabama for finishing 14-0 and winning a National Championship
and kudos to Texas for not quitting on this one and hanging tough to the end.

It was a far better game than the final score indicates, but it was certainly a disappointment
not seeing Colt McCoy get to play out his final game as a Longhorn.

[strike wolf]

Not the way I had hoped to go. Yes, Alabama won like I wanted them to but I was hoping to see them and how they would play against McCoy. Shame really, wasn't even hit that hard just happened in the exact right spot to knock him out.

Ingram played great and the defense not only stopped gilbert most of the night but also came up with the big plays when they were needed. Hats off to Texas for making it a game in the second half after falling behind 18. Also hats off to their special teams as I felt they did a great job all game long.

[strike wolf]

4 real I couldn't be happier with the performance from my horns..

Bama fans around the nation were scared the way the game started until Colt went down in the 5th play of our 1st series.

Texas up 6-0 and then they gave up on themselves and let slide 2 td's, 1 by Ingram and 1 long one by Richardson.

Plus Greg Davis ans his BS offensive calling didn't help Gilbert (a true freshman). Its fairly easy for any defense let alone a top ranked one to stop a offense that you know is going to run it on 1st and 2nd down every series. Although I blame the pick 6 before the half on Gilbert, he should have ate the sack rather then thrown that rb shuffle pass.

Either way after his 1st td pass after the half to Shipley Gilbert started clicking until the BS calls on Texas by the Big East refs after the kickoff recovery.

I was very impressed with the Horns. I'll admit it they played a great game especially when you consider that their starting qb and biggest playmaker was out. though, gilbert played decent once he settled down and it would have been a closer game if his receivers had caught a couple of catchable balls.

non call on defensive pass intf call on the right corner guarding shipley
non call on defensive pass intf call again on the right corner guarding williams
call on texas for defensive pass intrf on the next series when ball was un catchable

I was confused about the pass interference in that game throughout. At first I thought it was just blatantly Bama pr0-officials than later they failed to call a pass interference against Texas later.looking back at the calls and non-calls all the missed pass interference calls aoccured on the same side of the field and I think by the same official. The one that was called against Texas was on the other side of the field...possibly coincidence and it definitely hurt Texas.

calas as ifl on texas for illeagal hands to face on sergio when replay showed no hands touched richardson's facemask

Go back and look at that play. No one grabbed Richardson's facemask however one guy had grabbed hold of one of Bama's linemen's facemask.

I do think its horseshit though that when Ingram took in the TD to be up by 10 and then have Gilbert throw another pick with less then 2 minutes on the clock and Texas with only 1 timeout Saban should have kneeled it out but instead he pushed Richardson in for another td to be a d-bag..

1:41 on the clock. Texas has 1 timeout..Saban couldn't run out the clock by taking knees and if he had tried that and settled for the field goal it would have still been a 2 score game. The way Texas played that half and on special teams throughout, 2 scores even with that much limited time was not enough to seal the deal. I had no problem with him keeping his guys into play.

But for a while there bama fans were scared of Texas's comeback, with a 18 year old that maybe had 20 snaps all season leading our offense, I couldn't be happier. I was honestly concerned for next year and continuing on our presence but with the development that I saw gilbert go through tonight I'm fairly certain Texas will be a force to be reckoned with again next year even with losing some very very key players on both sides of the ball.

You guys played a heck of a game and there was nothing to be disappointed in.

You guys almost lost to our freshman QB... lol.. I cant honestly say the SEC is sooo dominant after I saw that. Had Colt been in there the whole game you guys would have been in some serious trouble.

Enjoy your moment Colton

10 bowl games 6-4 record (with one of our losses being a complete mismatch (unranked UT vs 11 VT?)) and 2-0 in BCS. Come back next year and then you can argue conference bragging rights.

[strike wolf]

It's hard to overcome 5 turnovers and losing your starting QB on the first series of a game

I actually blame at least one of those picks on the receiver. Wasn't the best thrown pass but at least one of those two guys should have caught it. And the fumble, there was nothing he could do to prevent the fumble. You're set back to pass so the ball's already in a vulnerable position and the guy blindsides you...hard. that ball was destined to pop out.

It was the Alabama Defense that saved the day
and you can't say fans weren't nervous in the 4th quarter.

Agreed. Hats off to Texas...admittedly I thought the game was over at half time...

Hats off to Alabama for finishing 14-0 and winning a National Championship
and kudos to Texas for not quitting on this one and hanging tough to the end.

Again agreed. Texas came out ot play in this game and they gave Alabama all it could handle.

It was a far better game than the final score indicates, but it was certainly a disappointment
not seeing Colt McCoy get to play out his final game as a Longhorn.

At some point I'm gonna have to stop agreeing with you but again I agree.

[oVo]

It's hard to predict how a game like this between two great teams will go and I was genuinely glad to see that they really did match up well. I do still believe that Colt McCoy would have willed them to the win,
but that just wasn't meant to be.

SEC____2-0
Big Ten_ 2-0
WAC___1-0
Big 12__0-1
Big East_0-1
ACC____0-1
MWC___0-1
PAC 10_ 0-1

BCS National Championship
#1Alabama holds off #2Texas 37-21

Orange Bowl
#10 Iowa upset #9Georgia Tech 24-14

Fiesta Bowl
#6Boise State upset #4TCU 17-10

Rose Bowl
#8Ohio State upset #7Oregon 26-17

Sugar Bowl
#5Florida upset #3Cincinnati 51-24

Independents _ 1-0 (Navy)
Mountain West 4-1
Big East _ 4-2
Big Ten _ 4-3
SEC _ 6-4
Big 12 _ 4-4
WAC _ 2-2
Sun Belt _ 1-1
ACC _ 3-4
C-USA _ 2-4
MAC _ 1-4
PAC 10 _ 2-5

[strike wolf]

Sugar Bowl
#5Florida upset #3Cincinnati 51-24

Finally something to disagree with you on. Florida winning was not an upset even if CIncy was ranked higher.

[muy_thaiguy]

MWC wins the trophy for most Bowls won (I forgot the name ) for like the 3rd tine.

[oVo]

MWC wins the trophy for most Bowls won (I forgot the name ) for like the 3rd tine.

The SEC won 6... the MWC 4... as did the Big East, Big Ten & Big 12.
Six is more than four... even at the University of Wyoming.

Finally something to disagree with you on. Florida winning was not an upset
even if CIncy was ranked higher.

But BCS ranking makes it an upset all the same, so YOU ARE WRONG BUSTER!
I gave you the Colt McCoy willing them to a win line. to disagree with

[muy_thaiguy]

MWC wins the trophy for most Bowls won (I forgot the name ) for like the 3rd tine.

The SEC won 6... the MWC 4... as did the Big East, Big Ten & Big 12.
Six is more than four... even at the University of Wyoming.

Finally something to disagree with you on. Florida winning was not an upset
even if CIncy was ranked higher.

But BCS ranking makes it an upset all the same, so YOU ARE WRONG BUSTER!
I gave you the Colt McCoy willing them to a win line. to disagree with

I thought it was by winning percentages that the Bowl Trophy (whatever it is called) was awarded?

[strike wolf]

MWC wins the trophy for most Bowls won (I forgot the name ) for like the 3rd tine.

The SEC won 6... the MWC 4... as did the Big East, Big Ten & Big 12.
Six is more than four... even at the University of Wyoming.

well he meant highest win percentage.

Finally something to disagree with you on. Florida winning was not an upset
even if CIncy was ranked higher.

But BCS ranking makes it an upset all the same, so YOU ARE WRONG BUSTER!
I gave you the Colt McCoy willing them to a win line. to disagree with

How did I not see that part. If Colt had been it in, it would have been a closer game but it's not a black and white proposal. Alabama would have had a different defensive strategy to help contain McCoy. There would have been a much higher probability of them winning but you can't prove it.

[colton24]

4 real I couldn't be happier with the performance from my horns..

Bama fans around the nation were scared the way the game started until Colt went down in the 5th play of our 1st series.

Texas up 6-0 and then they gave up on themselves and let slide 2 td's, 1 by Ingram and 1 long one by Richardson.

Plus Greg Davis ans his BS offensive calling didn't help Gilbert (a true freshman). Its fairly easy for any defense let alone a top ranked one to stop a offense that you know is going to run it on 1st and 2nd down every series. Although I blame the pick 6 before the half on Gilbert, he should have ate the sack rather then thrown that rb shuffle pass.

Either way after his 1st td pass after the half to Shipley Gilbert started clicking until the BS calls on Texas by the Big East refs after the kickoff recovery.

non call on defensive pass intf call on the right corner guarding shipley
non call on defensive pass intf call again on the right corner guarding williams
call on texas for defensive pass intrf on the next series when ball was un catchable
call on texas for illeagal hands to face on sergio when replay showed no hands touched richardson's facemask

even with that Gilbert stays in the pocket and delivers a perfect pass to shipley for his 2nd td to pull the game within 3.

I think greg davis took the wrong approach on that last drive, making bama punt and texas having 3 minutes on the clock down by 3 i think he should have stuck with the dink and dunk theory down the field, but instead he drew up a play that took time to develop and a bama lineman snuck in and sacked Gilbert and he fumbled to pretty much seal the game.

I do think its horseshit though that when Ingram took in the TD to be up by 10 and then have Gilbert throw another pick with less then 2 minutes on the clock and Texas with only 1 timeout Saban should have kneeled it out but instead he pushed Richardson in for another td to be a d-bag..

But for a while there bama fans were scared of Texas's comeback, with a 18 year old that maybe had 20 snaps all season leading our offense, I couldn't be happier. I was honestly concerned for next year and continuing on our presence but with the development that I saw gilbert go through tonight I'm fairly certain Texas will be a force to be reckoned with again next year even with losing some very very key players on both sides of the ball.

You guys almost lost to our freshman QB... lol.. I cant honestly say the SEC is sooo dominant after I saw that. Had Colt been in there the whole game you guys would have been in some serious trouble.

Enjoy your moment Colton

Way to be a sore loser. Really I don't think Saban knew Richardson would get it in

[colton24]

You guys almost lost to our freshman QB... lol.. I cant honestly say the SEC is sooo dominant after I saw that. Had Colt been in there the whole game you guys would have been in some serious trouble.

Didn't know one player made up the entire team.

BTW almost is 24-21 not 37-21.

AND almost only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades

[Neoteny]

To be fair, Alabama played most of their game without a QB too.

[Woodruff]

Way to be a sore loser. Really I don't think Saban knew Richardson would get it in

Oh, please do shut up, Colton.

You guys almost lost to our freshman QB... lol.. I cant honestly say the SEC is sooo dominant after I saw that. Had Colt been in there the whole game you guys would have been in some serious trouble.

Didn't know one player made up the entire team.

BTW almost is 24-21 not 37-21.

AND almost only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades

No wonder nobody likes you.

[Bones2484]

You guys almost lost to our freshman QB... lol.. I cant honestly say the SEC is sooo dominant after I saw that. Had Colt been in there the whole game you guys would have been in some serious trouble.

Didn't know one player made up the entire team.

BTW almost is 24-21 not 37-21.

AND almost only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades

Oh please. You can't be ignorant enough to not think that game was closer than the final score, which says a lot about Alabama considering Texas didn't have their Heisman finalist after the first drive. You saw with your own eyes how terrible Alabama's offense was when Ingram got hurt, so you should know ALL about one player's effects on a team.

Or can you...

[oVo]

What can one player do? You mean like the Vikings without Farve
or the Pats without Brady or the Cowboys without Romo?

Did you even watch the game colton... well alrighty then.

[strike wolf]

To be fair, Alabama played most of their game without a QB too.

very true. McElroy was a bit rattled. Combine that with a great effort by the secondary to cover receivers...It's not a good day for passing. I'll give him the thumbs up because he did regain some of his composure as the game went on and he didn't throw a pick.

[strike wolf]

Way to be a sore loser. Really I don't think Saban knew Richardson would get it in

Oh, please do shut up, Colton.

At least I was honest in my response of why Saban was going for it. I didn't feel that a 10 to 13 point lead with probably under a minute to play could guarrantee Bama the win the way Texas had come back in the 4th quarter and it's Saban's job to win the game and leave no chance for a comeback.

You guys almost lost to our freshman QB... lol.. I cant honestly say the SEC is sooo dominant after I saw that. Had Colt been in there the whole game you guys would have been in some serious trouble.

Didn't know one player made up the entire team.

BTW almost is 24-21 not 37-21.

AND almost only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades

No wonder nobody likes you.

Lets make a deal. Don't judge all SEC fans by what colton says and I'll try to give the SEC a different image than what he's presenting.

[Bones2484]

Lets make a deal. Don't judge all SEC fans by what colton says and I'll try to give the SEC a different image than what he's presenting.

Please do. Colton is just furthering the stereotype of SEC fans right now.

[colton24]

Did you even watch the game colton... well alrighty then.

Course I watched the game

[strike wolf]

After careful consideration. I'm going to tip my hat to the Texas Longhorns and announced them as my team of the decade. I know it's really hard to go away from the SEC but I just hate Les Miles and couldn't give his team anything.

[king sam]

Colton you really are just that clueless aren't you. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt on that but have drawn to the conclusion that its just the way you are. So with that being said it would be a futile effort on my part to even try to explain anything to you as it would be a waste of space.

Kuddo's to Bama once again, you guys were the best team last night when it counted, and good luck next year. Hopefully Gilbert gained enough experience and inspired enough confidence around him last night to continue the Horns legacies for years to come. With all things considering around McCoy and his injury I couldn't have asked for a better game. I watched the game with a true Bama fan (not a wannabe like Colton) and we both gave each other the respect that was deserved after all was said and done.

And after McCoy's injury my phone did not ring with my friends calling to banter the issue until the beginning of the half after they announced McCoy not coming back. Just goes to show you the respect that they held for McCoy and the Texas offense. They knew we wouldn't be out of it until it was 100% that he wouldn't be there. And even after that Gilbert was able to put us in a position to win with 3 and a half minutes on the clock and down by 3 with the ball he fumbled inside the bama 5 and the game was set. Great game.

[Bones2484]

After careful consideration. I'm going to tip my hat to the Texas Longhorns and announced them as my team of the decade. I know it's really hard to go away from the SEC but I just hate Les Miles and couldn't give his team anything.

Which decade? 2000-2009 or 2010-2019?

If it's the prior I can think of two teams, easily, that I'd list ahead of them. And another three or four that I'd have to sit and think about (including one in their own conference).

[muy_thaiguy]

I admittedly turned off the game at half time when it was 24-6. Sounds like the rookie started to adapt during the second half at least. And after the game, I did watch the interview with Colt McCoy and I think, if even if they had lost, he still had wanted to play for the entire game. The upside is, is that the Freshman QB probably got the best way to start a career in College Football (minus winning the game itself). So kudos to Texas.