National Title Game Thread

[Marciano490]

That's not a catch.

 

[canderson]

Hurts threw for 2600 yards and 22 TDs this year. I know the competition in the playoffs is better, but he could win the National Championship reasonably easily and barely throw for 100 yards in the two playoff games combined.

They faced some not good defenses.

 

[McBride11]

I guess Clem did learn

 

[Ale Xander]

Could have done that in the first

 

[bankshot1]

Dabo learned

 

[Marciano490]

I really like Boulware.

Oof that was facemask to facemask.

 

[McBride11]

Helmet to helmet... guess things evened out there

 

[mauf]

Helmet to helmet there.

 

[troparra]

Mouthpiece flying out was a good indicator of helmet to helmet.

 

[mauf]

Does anyone know what class the Alabama QB is?

You would think the announcers would mention this fact at some point during the broadcast.

 

[mauf]

Love the SEC ad where a rocket being launched is the closest they come to mentioning academics.

Nice tackling there by Clemson. Hurts is so good at finding that crack to slip through for a couple extra yards, which is all he needed for the first down there.

 

[mauf]

I think that one stands as a catch.

 

[Senator Donut]

Fun fact about that SEC ad, the actress is named Wynn Everett, just like the casino.

 

[Ale Xander]

Future Patriot

 

[McBride11]

Picked his own player. Oops.

Bama better pick it up if they want to hang on

 

[bankshot1]

time to find out if the frosh QB can handle pressure, because he's about to face a lot of it.

 

[ernieshore]

Future Patriot

I think I said this in the game thread last year. And I say it about every game to my Clemson buddy.

 

[j-man]

You would think the announcers would mention this fact at some point during the broadcast.

freshman

 

[troparra]

Uh oh, Bama

 

[mauf]

Fuck, he's got to catch that.

 

[canderson]

This got interesting quickly.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

Terrible drop

 

[loshjott]

The lack of constant ads is refreshing.

 

[Tony C]

Tell me as someone who doesn't watch college football: how has Alabama had such a great season with this kid at QB? Clemson is behind, but more due to mistakes by Clemson (and good Bama defense/running. This kid has nothing.

 

[ernieshore]

ESPN making sure to put up the photo of Grayson Allen whining.

 

[canderson]

That was a fun hit.

 

[ifmanis5]

Helicopter hit.

 

[mauf]

Tell me as someone who doesn't watch college football: how has Alabama had such a great season with this kid at QB? Clemson is behind, but more due to mistakes by Clemson (and good Bama defense/running. This kid has nothing.

Bama's O-line has crushed most of its opponents; LSU is the only D besides Clemson that held its own. Now that they're facing a defense that's actually capable of pressuring Hurts, the coaches don't trust him to do anything.

 

[Cellar-Door]

That was a very un-generous spot.

Edit- he was short, but it should have been inches not a yard plus.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

Another half a rotation in the air he has the first down

 

[Oppo]

Is that not targeting? Launching with the crown of the helmet into the face mask.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Is that not targeting? Launching with the crown of the helmet into the face mask.

I thought the same thing. He hit him so hard that the stripe on the top of his helmet peeled off.

 

[Fred in Lynn]

Crown of the helmet? By my count, that's two potential calls on Bama tonight that weren't made.

 

[Infield Infidel]

Tell me as someone who doesn't watch college football: how has Alabama had such a great season with this kid at QB? Clemson is behind, but more due to mistakes by Clemson (and good Bama defense/running. This kid has nothing.

Bama had something like 12 TDs by defense and special teams. Also SEC was way down: Sagarin had SEC West rated best division (mostly due to Bama), but East was 10th, worse than AAC West.

 

[mauf]

Incomplete pass.

 

[Fred in Lynn]

Shouldn't they take his shoes? I don't think he'll have lifelong health problems for trying to play on a bad ankle.

 

[InstaFace]

Anyone know what the name of the Alabama OC is? Not sure if they've mentioned it. Caucasian or something.

 

[ilol@u]

Fuck yeah Bama

 

[Fred in Lynn]

Someone missed an assignment.

 

[ifmanis5]

May want to cover him.

 

[bankshot1]

what a fuck-up

 

[Ale Xander]

Coverage
Blown

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

BOOM

Roll Tide

 

[McBride11]

I guess Clem still hasn't remembered the TE needs to be covered

 

[troparra]

Whoopsie daisy!

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Clemson is really shooting themselves in the foot. This is Alabama's C game.

 

[Bergs]

That's pretty unforgivable right there.

 

[Fred in Lynn]

Safery

 

[mauf]

#88 sold the fake block nicely there.

 

[Tokyo Sox]

Safery

That's how we like to do things over here.