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SEC Championship thread
December 1st, 2012 at 9:44 PM | 
He has always done that.
He has always done that.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:55 PM |
Nick Saban hatred moment.
Nick Saban hatred moment.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
December 1st, 2012 at 8:56 PM |
Mark Ritch
Mark Ritch
Just pulled a Zook/ Les Miles special.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:56 PM |
Poor clock management... i
Poor clock management... i
Poor clock management... i thought LSU and Les Miles were on the field
December 1st, 2012 at 8:56 PM |
This isn't your typical
This isn't your typical
This isn't your typical Alabama team - I'm not sold ND won't be able to stop them. They can run the ball against a Georgia line that doesn't seem nearly as good as they sound on paper, but this defense had a hard time in the second half slowing down Georgia.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:32 PM |
If ND had Gurley in the
If ND had Gurley in the
If ND had Gurley in the backfield or a QB like Murray who is a threat to throw the ball down the field they might, but they have neither. Georgia has a NT that is better than anything ND has and they still couldn't slow them down. Yeldon is a beast. Sooner he is in the NFL the better.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:56 PM |
Georgia blows every game like
Georgia blows every game like
Georgia blows every game like that and Bama wins every fucking one that they should lose. Two of my top 5 hated teams are playing each other for the NC....great.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi
December 1st, 2012 at 8:56 PM |
Gotta admit, though
Gotta admit, though
Saban's a snake, but he speaks well. And as much as I dislike the SEC, that was a great game to watch.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:56 PM |
LOL! Why did they run a
LOL! Why did they run a
LOL! Why did they run a play?! They wasted 6 of the precious 15 seconds left calling one, and the rest of them because it was caught. Spike it, and you have 3 quick plays.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
December 1st, 2012 at 8:58 PM |
Why the F do you not clock the ball in that situation??
Why the F do you not clock the ball in that situation??
Bad coaching there. Clock it. Huddle up. Two good throws into the endzone, maybe even three if you're quick.
That was a Tyrone Butterfield '95 play, without the lucky drop.
"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
December 1st, 2012 at 8:57 PM |
Boys
Boys
Watching Nebraska-Wisconsin after this game is going to be like watching Star Wars the Phantom Menace after Return of the Jedi.
3-time Wolverine
December 1st, 2012 at 9:03 PM |
I'll upvote this
I'll upvote this
if you change Jedi to Empire Strikes Back.
"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
December 1st, 2012 at 8:57 PM |
ESS EEE CEE brainpower is
ESS EEE CEE brainpower is
ESS EEE CEE brainpower is apparently the invserse of ESS EEE CEE speed.
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
December 1st, 2012 at 8:57 PM |
hmmmmmmm...
hmmmmmmm...
I don't think that Manti Te'o is exactly shaking in his boots right now.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
December 1st, 2012 at 9:52 PM |
A fish in a pond has no concept of the ocean.
A fish in a pond has no concept of the ocean.
Te'o is a proper badass, but ND's schedule hasn't done them any favors. Who in Christ's Holy Name would predict that in a conference championship game played against the (admittedly overrated) #3 ranked team in the country, Alabama would have TWO RB's combine for 300-plus yards rushing?
Seriously, stats like that don't appear in games of this stature since the days of Tom Osbourne and Barry Switzer (and the late Darrell Royal) winning national championships.
MANBALL.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:57 PM |
Classic Georgia game. Chokers
Classic Georgia game. Chokers
Classic Georgia game. Chokers to the end.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:58 PM |
LMAO... Earlier this week @
LMAO... Earlier this week @
LMAO... Earlier this week @ my gym, this UGA grad /fan called Mark Richt the Tony Romo of coaching... He was soooo right.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:59 PM |
well...
well...
Sort of ironic that Romo will be working for Saban next year in Dallas.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
December 1st, 2012 at 9:20 PM |
Just because he COACHED at MSU
Just because he COACHED at MSU
...doesn't mean that he is dumb enough to have GRADUATED from MSU.
No way Saban leaves 'Bama for the NFL, certainly not to work for a 'tard like Jerruh Jones.
December 1st, 2012 at 8:58 PM |
I never thought there could be a worse NC than last year
I never thought there could be a worse NC than last year
but I think this year may have just passed it
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
December 1st, 2012 at 8:59 PM |
Can't blame the kid who
Can't blame the kid who
Can't blame the kid who caught the ball, that was just peer instinct.
That's on Richt and Murray. Spike the ball. Gives you two, possibly three plays to get the winning score.
So Michigan vs. Georgia in the Capitol One Bowl?
December 1st, 2012 at 9:02 PM |
If Manzell wins the Heisman, the Capital One
If Manzell wins the Heisman, the Capital One
Bowl may very well select Texas A&M instead.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:04 PM |
Just throwing this out there.
Just throwing this out there.
Just throwing this out there. Bowl matchups are decided before the Heisman.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:09 PM |
Whoops that is correct, still Manzell
Whoops that is correct, still Manzell
is the frontrunner and the Capital One bowl might assume that he ends being the winner.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:06 PM |
Ah, forgot about Texas
Ah, forgot about Texas
Ah, forgot about Texas A&M.
It could go a few different ways. Texas A&M, if Manziel wins, might even jump Florida for a BCS bid.
The Big Ten is going to get hammered this bowl season.
If Nebraska wins the BTCG, Michigan, Wisconsin and Northwestern are all going to be facing 10-11 win teams in their bowl games.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:14 PM |
Hmmm
Hmmm
Double.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:06 PM |
Agreed on the last play. It
Agreed on the last play. It
Agreed on the last play. It looks like Murray was going to the receiver in the ends one but the deflection screwed up the play for them. Coaches did a terrible job of clock management as well.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:00 PM |
What was that song...
What was that song...
What was that song...
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
December 1st, 2012 at 9:00 PM |
Holy Fcuk
Holy Fcuk
That music video made me long for some Pop Evil.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
December 1st, 2012 at 9:08 PM |
I'm going to miss going to the Big House on Saturdays :(
I'm going to miss going to the Big House on Saturdays :(
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
December 1st, 2012 at 9:03 PM |
My ideal NCG finish: Double
My ideal NCG finish: Double
My ideal NCG finish: Double OT ND loses on a bad call from the refs and Saban goes to the NFL.
"Michigan Defense" is dominating everything, in every aspect of life. That's a rough definition.
-Craig Roh 10/29/2011
December 1st, 2012 at 9:10 PM |
wow
wow
coaches get paid millions to know basic clock mgmt. to forego spiking the ball not once but twice in the final 30 sec was completely insane.
richt cost his university several million $ tonite.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:33 PM |
With respects to Tom Jones
With respects to Tom Jones
...it's not unusual.
Mark Richt is a TERRIBLE game day coach. There is a significant number of folks in this state who want to see him fired.
Gerogia's high school infrastructure is to be envied when it comes to football talent; it is a tier below California/Texas/Florida, but on par with Ohio/Pennsylvania. The fact that UGA does not contend for national championships the way Alabama does is something of a statewide disgrace...anyone with the ethics of Les Miles or Nick Saban coaching in Athens would own the crystal football until they saw fit to loan it to someone else,
It is to UGA's credit/detriment that they hired a good man with a reasonable sense of ethics (who graduated from "THE U", of all places) to coach their football team.
My theory is that the ESS EEE SEE should trade UGA to the B1G for ohio; both conferences would get what they wanted out of the deal. The B1G would get one more program with a sense of honor, the ESS EEE SEE would get one more program without one.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:12 PM |
Might as well give Bama the
Might as well give Bama the
Might as well give Bama the national championship trophy now, too
-UM class of 2018
December 1st, 2012 at 9:15 PM |
i'm not so sure anymore
i'm not so sure anymore
too many teams have now played bama close this year. if ND is on the plus side of the TOs, i think they have a shot; not a good one, but a chance nonetheless.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:32 PM |
I dont think any team can
I dont think any team can
I dont think any team can beat Alabama when they have a month to prepare, its easier to upset someone during the regular season when they're playing a game every 7 days. Saban's too good of a coach not to win against a less-talented team with a months preparation.
-UM class of 2018
December 1st, 2012 at 9:23 PM |
Bama is a much more complete
Bama is a much more complete
Bama is a much more complete team than ND, but ND is a team of destiny this year. They have found ways to win every game this year, regardless of whether or not they deserved to win.
I can see ND winning like how we won the Sugar Bowl. Bama will thoroughly outplay ND, but will make critical mistakes at the worst possible times. Yeldon will fumble inside Bama's 5, McCarron throws a costly pick, Bama makes a costly special teams error, or better yet, McCarron falls down the stairs and breaks his leg the night before the game.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
December 1st, 2012 at 9:30 PM |
Not a chance. Notre Dames run
Not a chance. Notre Dames run
Not a chance. Notre Dames run ends against Alabama.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:59 PM |
Another way of looking at it
Another way of looking at it
...is that 2013 ND = 1989 Colorado.
Undefeated before they played the defending national champs from the previous year in a bowl game, wherein they got their asses handed to them due to no experience playing a team with the pedigree of that which PWNED them.
Of course, Colorado ended up winning a share of the MNC the next year, so that doesn't mean things necessarily get better from here.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:21 PM |
Wow, great game.
Wow, great game.
Those are essentially NFL teams with their talent and execution.
We are a long ways from this level and need 2-3 years more of strong classes to even compete with Bama/UGA.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
December 1st, 2012 at 9:29 PM |
I'd say that about Alabama, a
I'd say that about Alabama, a
I'd say that about Alabama, a bit. But Georgia has the type of "NFL talent" that Illinois had for a bunch of years - kids who look good on paper but the coaching holds them down a bit. UM would be very competitive with Georgia this year.
December 1st, 2012 at 9:55 PM |
Not yet
Not yet
UGA was 7 yards from beating Bama, we were 7 minutes into the game when the beating started.
Agree that UGA is a collection of individual talent but they have 15 kids who will make NFL rosters. Bama has premier recruiting classes every year for the last 5 years.
Look, Georgia state had 170 FBS signees, Florida had 344 and Alsbama had 86 = 600 kids in the UGA and Bama recruiting area. Michigan had 59 and Ohio 144 = 200 in the OSU and UM areas.
We don't need equal individual talent, but we need to be close to win on execution and character. Their talent is far superior at this point.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
December 1st, 2012 at 9:27 PM |
Who you got?
Who you got?
Irish Catholics vs Nick Satan
December 1st, 2012 at 9:58 PM |
Satan by 17
Satan by 17
Bama pounded us with a bunch of inexperienced starters. They are experienced now.
We out gained ND and ran the ball fairly well.
Lacy & TJ will run all over them.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
December 1st, 2012 at 10:07 PM |
When is the last time
When is the last time
that Michigan had running backs gain 300 yards rushing in a game against a Top 5 opponent?
1995 Tshimanga Biakabatuka and (insert your user name here)?
That defies reason. Of course UGA was overrated (they always are), but from a team that does not run an option-oriented offense, those numbers are absurd.
December 1st, 2012 at 10:15 PM |
How on earth can you have an experienced QB in that situation
How on earth can you have an experienced QB in that situation
and not spike the ball? That's just a complete fail on the part of the coaching staff and Murray.
December 2nd, 2012 at 1:02 AM |
Necessary Evil
Necessary Evil
I would prefer a Georgia national title over Bama, but just didn't trust Richt enough to take down the Irish to pull for them today. For the exact reasons as you saw at the end of the game with the clock management, I don't have confidence in Richt and Georgia to close and would have given the coaching edge to Kelly in the title game.
My Notre Dame hatred forced me to pull for Bama. Saban with 6 weeks to prepare for a freshman QB...I just think Bama will be much tougher for the Irish than Georgia. IF not for all the special teams mistakes, Bama wins this one by 2 scores today. I doubt they make those types of errors again. Feels dirty, but Roll Tide.
BILG
December 2nd, 2012 at 10:23 AM |
What a great game... I don't
What a great game... I don't
What a great game... I don't blame richt for not spiking there... Bama was confused, uga had matchup, and they got lucky a tipped pass floated to another receiver. Not nearly as bad les
It's a savvy media move. Red Berenson does the same thing.