The previous four years have brought us such ass-whippings as LSU's throttling of Georgia 42-10 in 2011, Alabama losing to Teblow in 2008 to the tune of 31-20, and Alabama making ole Teblow cry the next year in a 32-13 beatdown. Let us not forget the 56-17 ass-whipping Auburn delivered to South Carolina, either.
If you are a fan of close football games and slug-fests then you could do better elsewhere.
But every now and then we catch lightning in a bottle.
I certainly knew the game would be close. Of course, Georgia got whipped by South Carolina during the regular season, but after watching Alabama struggle with LSU and Texas A&M earlier this season I was understandably nervous. Earlier in the year the talk was that Alabama could at least make a show against an NFL team, but cracks began showing and the Tide seemed to become a bit more disorganized.
And we found ourselves on the outside looking in for the second year in a row. When Oregon and Kansas State fell, many of us knew that we were blessed again and it was time to kick ass again all the way to the National Championship game.
Nothing Georgia had done during the year suggested that we'd get what we got. And while Alabama had already been in two tussles earlier in the season with LSU and A&M, there was nothing to suggest they'd have the same problem with Georgia.
But Georgia showed up in a way they obviously didn't against South Carolina. This was one for the ages and I can practically hear all of the Georgia fans crying and the Notre Dame fans cursing their luck.
We watched two teams give their best when it really counted. It wasn't perfect for either team, but each team had a shot and only five yards and five seconds proved to be the difference in the game. SEC fan or not, if you didn't appreciate this game then something is severely wrong with you.
The first half was a typical defensive battle and the second half was a score-fest.
This was everything a fan could hope for. Naturally, all of the Alabama fans wish that the game had been a beatdown, but we are all impressed by Georgia. They knew what was on the line and they played accordingly. Undoubtedly, they remembered being embarrassed last year by LSU and that added extra fire.
No matter who won the SEC would win because it gets a representative in the SEC, but that winner turned out to be Bama and its their first conference title since the revenge against Teblow in 2009. They have a shot to make a dynasty and to keep the BCS National Championship in the state for the fourth straight year.
It was a helluva game.
Now there is one more to go and it is only fitting that the game would be against Notre Dame. This match-up might turn out to be a bit one-sided so appreciate the National "semi-final" you just witnessed.
Roll Tide.
I think Bama is in good shape for the title game. I hope so, I can't bear to think of Notre Dame as champion. I think I've been a hater ever since Notre Dame beat Alabama in two bowl games when I was a young-in'.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that concerns me a bit is the way they were giving up big passing plays the last few weeks.
I guess it all depends on the QB. Bama has had trouble with mobile QB's, but I don't think Notre Dame as a team is as good as their record says they are. If Pitt and BYU can give Notre Dame a good scare then I got to figure that Alabama can do just a little bit better.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I don't want to sound like Alabama is going to win. God knows, I've been wrong on predictions before.