Bama Texas Game

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Originally posted by ccrider:
Hello!!! Has anyone not figured it out yet. Alabama, the number 1 defense in college football, almost got beat by a redshirt freshmen QB.

Key word: almost

Almost. Almost. Almost. Almost. Another word for failed

ROLL TIDE ROLL. 2009 BCS National Champions!!!

Being a Texas native, I struggled with who I was going to pull for. After I saw the Bama team run on the field, I knew that was my team! I am so proud of them - ROLL TIDE!!

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Originally posted by ccrider:
Hello!!! Has anyone not figured it out yet. Alabama, the number 1 defense in college football, almost got beat by a redshirt freshmen QB.

Yeah a few weeks ago I got four out of six numbers in the Powerball, so I guess you could say I almost won the lottery. Unfortunately I'm still not a multi-millionaire.

You've heard the old adage "don't put all your eggs in one basket"? Well Texas put all their eggs in the Colt McCoy basket, and when it got knocked over, all their eggs got broke. They probably wish now they had some kind of running game to fall back on.

Instead of pondering what might have happened the Texas coaches need to look at what did and try to fix it.

The question is...Who's going to be the first team in pass happy Big 12 to realize you need something besides a high powered passing attack. My bet is on Pelini at Nebraska. Rumor has it that Tommy Tubberville is going to Texas Tech.

We live in Tennessee but we pulled for Bama in the champ game. Congratulations to all you Bama fans.

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Rumor has it that Tommy Tubberville is going to Texas Tech.

Now confirmed. Gives me another team to pull against.

Yes, i know almost only counts in horse shoes, but seriously a freshmen QB. You could even see the worry in Saban's eyes. Give this kid 2 years and there want be a an "almost."

So your official predition is UT wins the National Championship in 2011? Not if they don't develop a running game.

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Originally posted by ccrider:
Give this kid 2 years and there want be a an "almost."

Yep...they're going to develop him into the next Colt McCoy. Tell me...how did that work out for ya ? Texas can have the QB with great numbers. We'll take the crystal ball every time.

If colt mccoy had stayed in the game alabama would have lost. It's as simple as that, but there again i guess alabama took care of that by paying for the game in advance!!

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Originally posted by ccrider:
If colt mccoy had stayed in the game alabama would have lost. It's as simple as that, but there again i guess alabama took care of that by paying for the game in advance!!

Do you have ANY idea how foolish you sound? Typical moo-U (auburn) jealousy and whining. It just makes your little school look even sillier. Keep it up. Everyone is laughing at you while we celebrate YET ANOTHER National Championship. We're #1 !

From a TEXAS newspaper: Texas might have won -- not!

I am puzzled by the num­ber of messages I have re­ceived this morning either on Twitter, Facebook, e­mail, etc., that state flatly that Texas would have won if Colt McCoy had not been injured.

Texas might have won.

That much is true. But the fact the Longhorns got to within three in the fourth quarter with a freshman quarterback somehow makes them national cham­pions in some minds.

Do people understand that there are all kinds of possible scenarios for every football game?

Alabama would not have played nearly as conservati­vely -- wouldn't have been able to -- had McCoy stayed in the game. That might have hurt the Tide, it might not have.

Alabama deserves a ton of credit for winning the championship. Texas' de­fense and Gilbert also de­serve recognition for what they did under tremendous pressure.

It's just a shame the game wasn't what it might have been.

My prediction to the inev­itable question: Alabama 45, Boise State 19. Kellen Moore broken into pieces by half­time.

Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning-News

And another story from the LA Times:

Let's face it, the best team won

Alabama fought back, earning every inch of this championship. The best team won, period, end of season.

Looking around as his team danced across the Rose Bowl field late Thurs­day amid confetti and fire­works smoke and to some of the coolest boyish grins ever, Alabama coach Nick Saban almost smiled.

"A lot of blood, sweat and tears," he said.

None of it tainted.
Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times

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Originally posted by ccrider:
If colt mccoy had stayed in the game alabama would have lost. It's as simple as that, but there again i guess alabama took care of that by paying for the game in advance!!

Maybe McCoy should br more like McElroy. Man up a little. Playing in the SEC a quarterback has to be tough.

McElroy was playing injured.


Face it, McElroy hasn't lost a game since the eighth grade. My money is on him. A factor in all sports that one must learn, you have to learn how to let winning come to you. McElroy knows this.

In several of the bowl games this season, several teams would not do this.

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Originally posted by ccrider:
If colt mccoy had stayed in the game alabama would have lost. It's as simple as that, but there again i guess alabama took care of that by paying for the game in advance!!

Let's see...Texas beats Oklahoma by three after knocking Sam Bradford out of the game in the first four minutes. His backup comes in and throws what two or three ints.? I don't remember Bob Stoops or the OU fans whining about it. So I guess Texas shouldn't have even been there. I know plenty of Cornhuskers who don't think so either. lol

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Originally posted by midknightrider:

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Originally posted by ccrider:
If colt mccoy had stayed in the game alabama would have lost. It's as simple as that, but there again i guess alabama took care of that by paying for the game in advance!!

Let's see...Texas beats Oklahoma by three after knocking Sam Bradford out of the game in the first four minutes. His backup comes in and throws what two or three ints.? I don't remember Bob Stoops or the OU fans whining about it. So I guess Texas shouldn't have even been there. I know plenty of Cornhuskers who don't think so either. lol

Excellent point, mkr!

JOY4567 What makes you think everyone that thinks the game would have turned out different if mccoy had not been knocked out early is an Auburn fan you must be one of those that talk football but never watch it cause texas was pushing bama around until he got hurt.Bama won,good for them,but texas almost beat them with a freshman with 12 snaps to his credit,get real.I like bama but the fans act so stupid it makes me want to watch soccor.

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Originally posted by justice:
cause texas was pushing bama around until he got hurt.

All 5 (yes, five) offensive plays that UT ran before Colt was injured?

I didn't realize Colt also played defense. Only two players rushed for 100+ yards all year against UT:

- Mark Ingram
- Trent Richardson

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Originally posted by JOY4567:

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Originally posted by ccrider:
Hello!!! Has anyone not figured it out yet. Alabama, the number 1 defense in college football, almost got beat by a redshirt freshmen QB.

Key word: almost

Almost. Almost. Almost. Almost. Another word for failed

ROLL TIDE ROLL. 2009 BCS National Champions!!!

I'm almost rich.
I almost got killed this weekend.
I'm almost good looking.
This list could go forever.

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Originally posted by justice:
I figure there will be a lot of sad people sitting at bars crying in their beer when Texas smacks Alabama around.It will hurt for a few months but when bama makes a comeback in another 6 years everybody can be happy again and bust out the flags and tags again.Roll Tide

Just curious...how did you eat your crow?

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Originally posted by ccrider:
If colt mccoy had stayed in the game alabama would have lost. It's as simple as that, but there again i guess alabama took care of that by paying for the game in advance!!

shoulda woulda coulda...three favorite words of losers.

Dear Colt, I told you they hit hard. Yours Truly, Tim Tebow...Dear Tim, I took your advice and quit before they made me cry on national television. Thanks, Colt McCoy

You know even though this wasn`t Bama`s finest game they still beat Texas.Goes to prove that the Big 12 is a big joke.To be brutally honest the real national championship was decided during the SEC championship game.

i agree, rex. the sec dominates and always will.

U know it is ironic in the 60's Texas knocked out Namath in the bowl game and won. This time it goes full circle the Tide does the same to Texas brakes the losing drought and all we hear is ALMOST. That is part of the game. In football just like in life u play the cards u are dealt. And as usual Alabama plays just what it takes to win. And in this case when u turn to the last page, WE WIN!! ROLL TIDE.........

I cant think of anything worse than an obnoxious tide fan. Well, maybe an LSU fan, but thats putting tide fans pretty low. And who said anything about being an Auburn fan. Thats what i hate most about an alabama fan. No matter which game the tide plays in, somehow they find a way to put down an Auburn fan. By the way, do you know the percentage of graduates of alabama vs. Auburn. Auburn has 81.34% graduation rate vs that of alabama at 43.45%. What's the use of winning a national championship if you can't read what's on the trophy!!!!!!!!!!! I guess you eventual learn how to read in jail.....

How long before you eventual learn how to write?

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Originally posted by ccrider:
I cant think of anything worse than an obnoxious tide fan. Well, maybe an LSU fan, but thats putting tide fans pretty low. And who said anything about being an Auburn fan. Thats what i hate most about an alabama fan. No matter which game the tide plays in, somehow they find a way to put down an Auburn fan. By the way, do you know the percentage of graduates of alabama vs. Auburn. Auburn has 81.34% graduation rate vs that of alabama at 43.45%. What's the use of winning a national championship if you can't read what's on the trophy!!!!!!!!!!! I guess you eventual learn how to read in jail.....

Maybe that is because when you drive down the street in Tuscaloosa, they don't throw a diploma in your window. Graduation rates for universities can mean mutiple things, but in the case of Alabama it is because they have a higher standard to uphold. For the past five years they have matched or exceeded national measures for higher education. Three years ago there was talk of probation at Auburn for infractions by the educators.
I would not use those statistics for my benefit if I were you. In contrast, Alabama is one of the highest in the SEC for success in graduating degreed athletes.
And I certainly would not bring up "jail" in relation to athletes. Auburn, TN, and Georgia lead the SEC in criminal athletes. I guess if they giving a trophy for that, they may actually get a national championship.

Don't you just love how Auburn fans are too ashamed and embarassed to admit it?

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Originally posted by teyates:
I guess if they giving a trophy for that, they may actually get a national championship.

Yep!

You all just proved my point. Obnoxious idiots.

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Originally posted by ccrider:
You all just proved my point. Obnoxious idiots.

Roll Tide to you, too!

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Originally posted by ccrider:
You all just proved my point. Obnoxious idiots.

sore loser

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Originally posted by ccrider:
I cant think of anything worse than an obnoxious tide fan. Well, maybe an LSU fan, but thats putting tide fans pretty low. And who said anything about being an Auburn fan. Thats what i hate most about an alabama fan. No matter which game the tide plays in, somehow they find a way to put down an Auburn fan. By the way, do you know the percentage of graduates of alabama vs. Auburn. Auburn has 81.34% graduation rate vs that of alabama at 43.45%. What's the use of winning a national championship if you can't read what's on the trophy!!!!!!!!!!! I guess you eventual learn how to read in jail.....

Never met an obnoxious Alabama fan.

43% vs 81% just tells me academic standards are higher at Alabama. They apparently don't just "give" grades or promote socially.

Regardless of all the ifs ands and buts,Alabama humbley won the National Championship and will most likely win it the next two seasons.Might as well get used to it.

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Originally posted by ccrider:
If colt mccoy had stayed in the game alabama would have lost. It's as simple as that, but there again i guess alabama took care of that by paying for the game in advance!!

"Paying for the game in advance"? What, are you talking about? Here is some good advice, albeit unsolicited, it is worth reading and taking heed... I am paraphrasing from a great quote here, so bear with me... "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." This is something you really should take to heart.