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Official National Championship Game Thread
- Thread starter Buffnik
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I don't disagree at all with the sentiment, but for those very few pining for the ol' BCS, this year's results support the old model over the new one. Two very meh semifinal games followed by a great game in the same championship game match-up we would have had under the old system.
Deleted member 807
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Lotta coffee needed at the office this AM.
Deleted member 807
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Just to clarify...
Did the team with the better QB win OR was it the team with the dominant OL and DL?
Special Teams.
I'd say Clemson's O & D did enough to win. Their special teams gave up 1 direct turnover, 1 blocked kick, 1 TD. That will lose you a close game.
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SuperiorBuff
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Very entertaining game, despite the outcome.
So one could say it is, in fact, the x's and o's and not just the jimmy's and joe's??
Clemson's offense did enough to win, but the defense gave up 2 long TDs because their secondary didn't know their assignments. Their defense is every bit to blame as their Special Teams.
good point, actually. those blown coverages were huge.
BlackNGold
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It was a really fun game to watch - I was not invested in either team so I could just watch. Clemson made too many mistakes to win - I think they are the better team but were outcoached. The TE getting wide open on two plays, the onside kick (no outside coverage), the KO return for a TD and you still only lose by 5 points.
Saban definitely is up there with all time best coaches.
Saban definitely is up there with all time best coaches.
This had me bitchin-n-moaning. How do you get this far and make not 1, but 2 ridiculous mental mistakes that cost your team 14 points?
Alabama had better coaches and they won with X's and O's.
On a night when Clemson plays Alabama to a draw in the trenches (maybe wins the LOS), they should not lose the football game. Dabo's got to be sick to his stomach. Their game plan worked exactly like it was supposed to. And they lost on missed assignments from special teams to defense (gap fits & coverage) and even with some pass plays where we saw Watson gesturing to his receiver after the play that the dude ran the wrong route.
Good point - Clemson's linemen deserve a ton of credit, too.
LOL ... he probably flashed back to when he got fired at U$C.
The team with the better special teams won...Just to clarify...
Did the team with the better QB win OR was it the team with the dominant OL and DL?
Not even them failing to stop the clock on a Clemson first down towards the end of the first half?
How about keeping the clock rolling on the Clemson 1st down in the final 20 seconds, forcing them to burn their last timeout, and then going to a FG attempt (missed) instead Clemson having time to run 1 or 2 more plays to get closer or maybe score a touchdown?
I'd say that was kind of a big deal for the refs to screw up.
Who was the clock operator. I'm not sure how much the guys on the field pay attention to that, but in a case like that, the refs should've taken an official's time out and reset the clock to the correct time.
It wasn't a screw up. They put the time back on the clock. They did stop the clock for the first down and then started it up again pretty quickly thereafter once the ball was set.
no.