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we would have beaten you worse than all those high school teams did this year.
we would have beaten you worse than all those high school teams did this year.
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The Almighty
Saban is NOT a man with class. Not in any way. Just ask the Dolphins. Or look to last nights game. When they got the third pick and the subsequent first down with less than 2 minutes to go, TX was out of time outs. A classy coach would have called for his QB to kneel on the ball three times. But no... Saban goes for another TD when he was already up 10 with under two to go.
NO CLASS.
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The Almighty
Bottom line what we know about that potential LSU USC game... It would have featured a couple of worthless QB's in Jarmarcus Russell and Matt Leinart. At least as far as their pro prospects were concerned.
I was pretty stunned at the playcalling during the last minute or so; I'd have to go back to the Jimmy Johnson/U years for a comparison. There was no reason at all to run up the score like that; it's not like the BCS rankings were a factor anymore.
I was rooting for Bama, too, but I thought that was embarassing.
Epicurus
Reasonable
The Alabama faithful wanted/needed/deserved that. If Texas had just stayed beaten like they should have it wouldn't have been necessary but they tried to make a come-back, so Saban buried them.
Saban probably wouldn't have done that anywhere but here, though. Other programs would expect a coach to kneel. We expect just the opposite if it's against a team like Texas in a game where every point is going to be debated over for the next year.
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The Almighty
I love Bama's history and the team... but I friggin hate Saban. While he has a great mind for the game, I think he is a classless lying piece of shit.
I wanted to see a great game and I think we got that, despite the loss of McCoy... but that last TD did the combo of pissing me off and being embarrassed for Bama. Like you said, there was NO need to go for that TD.
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The Almighty
The Bama faithful should be embarrassed by that. Like I said... it is a classless move.
If every point is to be debated as you suggest... which sounds better in a debate....
defending against "you classless bunch of morons ran up the score for no reason with that last touchdown"
or
presenting for "we COULD have run up the score on you dolts, but showed you mercy by not scoring that last TD"???
cawacko
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I was thinking the exact same thing. There was absolutely no need for that.
And if you want to argue from a strategy perspective have we ever seen a QB attempting to take a knee to run out the clock fumble the ball and have the other team return it for a TD? I haven't. But we have seen freak fumbles from running backs get returned. So it's not like Saban can argue we had to score to keep them from having a chance at a comeback.
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exactly... by going for it, he not only showed a lack of class, he presented the opportunity for a mistake.
Just ask TX how it felt at the end of the first half. Mistakes like that can happen (great play by Darius sp??)
Epicurus
Reasonable
The point is that if we hadn't done it everyone would be arguing right now about how "close" the game was. Instead, everyone is arguing about how merciless we are with our talent. I'd say we made the better choice, especially for our program's reputation as winners above all else.
I say again: Saban would not have done that if Texas hadn't gotten that last TD. Texas should have accepted a 10 point loss and stopped trying so bloody hard. They made a choice to try to make the game competitive again and thereby risking the merciless rage of the Nicktator. They gambled and lost. I don't feel sorry for them at all.
I say again: Saban would not have done that if Texas hadn't gotten that last TD. Texas should have accepted a 10 point loss and stopped trying so bloody hard. They made a choice to try to make the game competitive again and thereby risking the merciless rage of the Nicktator. They gambled and lost. I don't feel sorry for them at all.
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I am not crying about it toppy... just knocking down your idiotic 'he has class' comment.
It's just basic ol' fashioned good sportsmanship.
You can disregard that code, but at your own peril; Jimmy Johnson's college legacy is as much classlessness & running up the score as it is the titles...
Epicurus
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Picture a fight between a big guy and a little guy.
They fight and big guy hits little guy with what should have been a knockout.
Little guy realizes he is probably not going to win whether he stands back up or not, but decides to stand back up and take the risk so that he will be remembered as having performed respectably against this big guy.
Big guy hits little guy with two solid punches, leaving him worse off than when he was already on the floor before.
Little guy bemoans his choice in the national media and his supporters raise hell about his self-inflicted horrible defeat on internet forums.
They fight and big guy hits little guy with what should have been a knockout.
Little guy realizes he is probably not going to win whether he stands back up or not, but decides to stand back up and take the risk so that he will be remembered as having performed respectably against this big guy.
Big guy hits little guy with two solid punches, leaving him worse off than when he was already on the floor before.
Little guy bemoans his choice in the national media and his supporters raise hell about his self-inflicted horrible defeat on internet forums.
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The Almighty
The above is simply ridiculous. Anyone who watched the game knew exactly how close it was. Anyone who watched knew that Bama took the foot off the gas on offense in the third quarter and then hit the accelerator in the fourth when TX pulled within 3.
When they scored the last TD, they were ALREADY UP BY TEN. Pretending they were trying to make some point about TX trying to make a comeback is simply idiotic.
Topspin
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your utterly retarded, bama raped them. Texas only came back because Bama was catching their breath and celebrating early. You wouldn't know as your a Buffallo's fan.
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The Almighty
Problem with your analogy....
TX did get back up as you suggested, Bama knocked them down again with the combo of the Ingram TD (to go up 10) and the third pick.
THEN Bama kicked them WHILE THEY WERE DOWN with that last TD.
Topspin
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bullshit, Texas still has it's foot on the pedal don't be aksing saban to let up.
Topspin
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your a loser who cheers for a third rate team. you wouldn't know about championships or winning with class.
I have personal experience with Saban and he does have class. Maybe not a sense of humor or personality but he's a coaching God.
It's "foot on the pedal"? The game was won, tops. There was less than a minute left.
Classless move.
I was rooting for Bama, but at the end, I almost felt like TX deserved the win. It's a 60-minute game, and Bama played the last half like they were trying not to lose, couldn't cover Shipley to save their life & got the benefit of every bad call & no-call that the refs made.