#4 Alabama vs. #1 Michigan

[Homer J]

FCVK TEXAS! I hate those bastards!

Amen

Here’s a great idea, because Alabama doesn’t have enough of a God complex, let’s get Texas to join the SEC…

 

[TN G8tr]

Guess it's time to officially welcome Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC.

With that said, Welcome and go FV<# yourselves.

 

[BeachGator]

Still trying to figure out who the stupid ass was that chose to start the overtime on defense. Why in the fcuk would you put your team in the spot to have to respond to what the other team did on their first possession? At the very least, make the other match or exceed what you did on the first possession. SMFH

 

[RocketCityGator]

Still trying to figure out who the stupid ass was that chose to start the overtime on defense. Why in the fcuk would you put your team in the spot to have to respond to what the other team did on their first possession? At the very least, make the other match or exceed what you did on the first possession. SMFH

In case this is a serious question and not some sun induced delirium, I've never seen anyone not start OT on defense when given the choice. It informs your 4th down strategy.

 

[Back Alley Gator]

In case this is a serious question and not some sun induced delirium, I've never seen anyone not start OT on defense when given the choice. It informs your 4th down strategy.

"sun drenched delerium.."

 

[TN G8tr]

I'm sure somewhere they have had a team start on Offense, but I have NEVER seen a team do that. It has always been to start on Defense, that way you know what the strategy is and how much you have to score. Have seen several where they've held the opponent or turnover and kicked the field goal shortly thereafter to end it.

 

[soflagator]

The committee obviously should've put Georgia in over Alabama. They were always the significantly better team of the two. I'm not even sure Michigan belonged in there really, the 2 play offense they ran all night looked like trash. This is the #1 seed?

Even Urban Meyer cringed looking at the demise of Saban tonight, wondering to himself, "how the phuck can you lose to Jim Harbaugh?"

Well Urban Meyer had a hand in that playoff outcome. It was our 2006 team that set the standard of a 1-loss SEC Champion making the playoff, or BCS. If we’d lost in Glendale, all that changes. We didn’t and the entire narrative if college football changed. I can agree though that this year the “best” team probably won’t be the one winning it all. But uga losing when they did, and by extension failing to take their conference, is part of the deal. No different than UF in 2001 or even 2009. They had their chance to take a spot and blew it. Best team or not, they got nothing.

 

[BeachGator]

I'm sure somewhere they have had a team start on Offense, but I have NEVER seen a team do that. It has always been to start on Defense, that way you know what the strategy is and how much you have to score. Have seen several where they've held the opponent or turnover and kicked the field goal shortly thereafter to end it.

Yeah right. Ask Saban about the decision to start on defense. Why in the hell would you choose to react to a situation rather than create a situation? It’s imperative to set the narrative rather than having to react to a narrative. The best defense is a good offense. CONTROL CONTROL, not react.

 

[78]

Yeah right. Ask Saban about the decision to start on defense. Why in the hell would you choose to react to a situation rather than create a situation? It’s imperative to set the narrative rather than having to react to a narrative. The best defense is a good offense. CONTROL CONTROL, not react.

So you'd rather go blindly for a touchdown when only a FG was necessary to win?

 

[Detroitgator]

FCVK TEXAS! I hate those bastards!

 

[BeachGator]

So you'd rather go blindly for a touchdown when only a FG was necessary to win?

I’ll never agree with your thinking, but it’s your right to believe you are right.

 

[78]

The committee could have denied Bama though because they never looked like a top 4 team at any point this season. Beating a banged up UGly team riding a million game winning streak couldn't erase the fact that Alabama was really a 7 or 8 win caliber, quarterbackless team, insanely lucky to have only one loss.

I was actually expecting Michigan to drop them by 20+ points tonight, but they played scared and ultra conservative and nearly lost because of it.

Have to agree re Bama. This was its weakest playoff team by a large margin. Georgia picked the wrong time to lose.

 

[Zambo]

Yeah right. Ask Saban about the decision to start on defense. Why in the hell would you choose to react to a situation rather than create a situation? It’s imperative to set the narrative rather than having to react to a narrative. The best defense is a good offense. CONTROL CONTROL, not react.

In the history of overtime, I don't think anybody has ever taken the ball first. The grownups are talking, please scamper back to the kid's table.

 

[78]

I’ll never agree with your thinking, but it’s your right to believe you are right.

You seriously wouldn't make that statement if you understood the rules. This isn't some grey area of debate. It's simply not debatable.

 

[78]

I haven't taken my meds yet.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Yeah right. Ask Saban about the decision to start on defense. Why in the hell would you choose to react to a situation rather than create a situation? It’s imperative to set the narrative rather than having to react to a narrative. The best defense is a good offense. CONTROL CONTROL, not react.

I guess you also had an issue that they deferred to the second half when they won the opening coin flip? Because you have to be reactionary to the first drive of the opponent.

 

[Detroitgator]

In the history of overtime, I don't think anybody has ever taken the ball first. The grownups are talking, please scamper back to the kid's table.

Deion did it this year vs. CSU in the first OT and it stunned everyone... said they had never seen a team do that before.

 

[Zambo]

Deion did it this year vs. CSU in the first OT and it stunned everyone... said they had never seen a team do that before.

Rocket surgeon.

 

[Detroitgator]

Rocket surgeon.

But very Deion

 

[Spurdog98]

But very Deion

I'd describe his coaching career as one foot on a banana peel and the other half foot in the grave.