Alabama Beats LSU 21-0, Wins BCS National Title
All, College Football January 9th. 2012, 11:40pm
The Alabama Crimson Tide are your BCS National Champions, after demolishing LSU 21-0. We’re guessing none of those AP folks will vote for the Tigers on principle. This win was conclusive. Bama held LSU to just 92 total yards. They held Hilliard, Ware and Ford to 28 yards combined on 12 carries. They were the best defense this season, probably the best in recent memory.
A.J. McCarron completed 23 of 34 and did not turn the ball over. Trent Richardson had 22 touches for 107 yards and (gasp!) a touchdown. Hopefully, this finishes’ ESPN’s endless run of Les Miles features. Nick Saban requests Erin Andrews next year. Roll Tide.
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January 9th, 2012 at 11:45 PM
YOU AREN’T BRITISH
January 9th, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Probably the most dominant defensive performance I’ve ever seen, at any level.
Plus a bettors dream night if you rode Bama and under hard.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Nick Saban is the master, the enforcer, the killer. He is the sensei of college football.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:50 PM
It’s a shame that we built up 6 months for that 4 hour shitfest.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:51 PM
Saban gets to face off against Garrett Gilbert and Jordan Jefferson in the last two MNC games. That’s just mind-blowing good luck.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:56 PM
Jordan Jefferson agrees.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:58 PM
As with the end of any season, there is some melancholy. But, I look forward to new names to root for next season.
‘Bama’s defense was rock solid, as expected. Congrats to the Tide.
January 9th, 2012 at 11:59 PM
Depends on whether you consider 2001 recent (Canes). Its easy to look dominant with your defense facing Jordan Jefferson.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Dominant defense, shitty offense, terrible entertainment (which is all sports really is supposed to be). There were no winners here, except for those who reside in Alabama.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:02 AM
Stanford. okie state, oregon, and boise state would have lost to Bama but they would have scored at least 10 points tonight. Jared Jefferson should never play football again.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:07 AM
Boise State would have probably won this game, and I haven’t been the biggest Boise booster.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:08 AM
Jesus Christ, that was an ass-kicking.
I can’t even imagine what was going through Miles’ head (or, more to the point, what was not). Jefferson was shit. Why not give Lee a shot?
Jesus Christ.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:10 AM
I was thinking the same thing until they showed the graphic of Lee’s history against Bama.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:14 AM
And each of those teams would have given up at least 35 tonight too…
January 10th, 2012 at 12:15 AM
This game was light years better than last seasons men’s bball final
January 10th, 2012 at 12:18 AM
Didn’t Bama give up 350 yards to a 1AA school this year?
January 10th, 2012 at 12:18 AM
And each of those teams would have given up at least 35 tonight too…
Oh Wally let’s not do that. They gave up 21 to Georgia Southern. Georgia Southern. They are a great FCS school, but did they really have any business scoring 21 on Alabama?
January 10th, 2012 at 12:20 AM
This game was light years better than last seasons men’s bball final
I’ll actually agree with this.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Yep. Georgia Southern scored more points against Alabama than any other team did this year. Does that say something about Alabama or about how mediocre the SEC was this year?
January 10th, 2012 at 12:24 AM
the only good thing about tonight was no Craig James
January 10th, 2012 at 12:25 AM
That’s Senator James to you, TJ.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:29 AM
They play down to their competition perhaps? Nick Saban had 44 fucking days to prepare for this. Game, set, match.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:31 AM
Those who can’t appreciate this game don’t understand defense. There are 11 players on the other side of the football, though some fans have forgotten. Too many superficial fans have been spoiled by terrible defenses (ala the Big 12). This was truly a dominate defense.
LSU points against ranked opponents this year (besides Alabama): 40, 19, 47, 41, 45, 41, 42. Tonight: 0.
Other than Alabama games, last six point totals for LSU: 41, 38, 45, 42, 52, 41, 42.
Alabama’s defense was simply a masterpiece along with their efficient, ball control offense (in spite of a stellar LSU defense). That brand of football should be appreciated the same way one appreciates a Greg Maddux 3 hit shutout gem.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:35 AM
Well said YoungmanU2. In the past 2 weeks I had to watch the Lions give up over a 1000 yards and 100 points with piss poor tackling and horrendous secondary play.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:37 AM
Jordan Jefferson is really bad though, he was never the reason they were scoring 40 points…it was a bad football game, not an indictment of the sport to admit this
January 10th, 2012 at 12:37 AM
Off topic but related to college football:
The other day I, as a Husker fan, was given shit for saying that there is an argument to be made for 2001 Hurricanes being better than 1995 Huskers. This was obviously from a fellow Husker fan who likes to look at things with red-tinted glasses. I was at the 1995 game and the 2001 game, both were great teams, and obviously there is a case to be made for both.
I’m not looking for best team of all-time because there obviously isn’t an answer, but what are some of the other teams that get left out of this conversation every couple years ESPN brings up it in another online poll?
January 10th, 2012 at 12:40 AM
I appreciate Alabama’s defense and their conservative offense. I just found LSU’s incompetence on offense and Les Miles mailing it in to be utterly reprehensible.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:48 AM
Bama stopped the one dimension of a one dimensional offense with the help of that team’s inept QB. Jefferson making the pitch on the option well before he even reaches the DE time after time after time doesn’t have anything to do with great defense, it was bad offensive execution. Bama didn’t have to guess hard at what LSU was going to do since they knew there wasn’t a deep ball coming their way. Bama’s offense had to settle for 5 FG’s in spite of good field position for most of the night. It wasn’t a masterpiece anyway you look at it.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:51 AM
I’d take a look at the contributions of special teams and defensive TD’s before I declare the 2011 LSU offense a juggernaut.
January 10th, 2012 at 12:55 AM
Fixed for accuracy
January 10th, 2012 at 1:03 AM
Thank goodness for the NFL games coming up this weekend
January 10th, 2012 at 1:45 AM
Right, because Tebow winning and the Falcons only scoring a safety shout quality football.
January 10th, 2012 at 1:54 AM
I know it’s almost 2am est, but reading comprehension should be a little better.
January 10th, 2012 at 1:57 AM
You must speak from experience. He’s praising the NFL – if this weekend was any indication, what are we looking forward to? Joe Flacco?
January 10th, 2012 at 2:03 AM
I don’t know about “we”, but I’m looking forward to all four games, NO-SF and NYG-GB the most.
January 10th, 2012 at 2:12 AM
Oh, so only HALF the games will suck, the NFL is clearly the better product.
January 10th, 2012 at 2:22 AM
Worst BCS title game ever, entertainment-wise?
January 10th, 2012 at 5:06 AM
I like you man, you’re old, but I like you man
January 10th, 2012 at 8:17 AM
What the SEC figured out: Defenses can take 5 weeks off and dominate; offenses can’t. That as much as anything explains the conference’s recent BCS title game dominance.
January 10th, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Sure you don’t think they should play Oklahoma State next weekend?
January 10th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
There were 20 kick attempts last night (12 punts, 7 FGA, 1 EPA), 21 points. That’s not football, that’s soccer.