Braxton Miller
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Going too the show and winning the chance for the inaugural NCAA national championship with a big ten team using a third string quarterback.... Priceless......
Gotta admit, I didn't think they had a snowballs chance in hell pulling it off.... But they did and big kudos for that..... Talk about momentum going into that game with the ducks!!!!
Gotta admit, I didn't think they had a snowballs chance in hell pulling it off.... But they did and big kudos for that..... Talk about momentum going into that game with the ducks!!!!
Without a doubt. IMO, no coach prepares a team better than Urban. He's done it everywhere he's coached. This team is overachieving and Meyer and the staff get credit for it. He can recruit too and we are seeing the benefits now. No longer do we lack "SEC speed". We have the core to make this run again next year and to maintain our national relevance for years to come. Urban can stay as long as he'd like!
Also, last weekend in the blind I said we'd give up 35 and would need to score at least that to compete. Told my buddy if we won, it would be 42-35. Should have called Vegas!
However my realistic prediction for both Wisconsin and Alabama were wrong. I had the Bucks giving up 275 rushing yards to Wisky and losing by 10, 38-28. I predicted Cooper torching our secondary and 'Bama beating us 35-27. So to continue the trend, I'll say Oregon's pace and Super Mariota will run all over us and win by 17, 52-35. To win, we'll need to score 50 and it'll be an action packed, defense-less game. Bucks win 55-52.
However my realistic prediction for both Wisconsin and Alabama were wrong. I had the Bucks giving up 275 rushing yards to Wisky and losing by 10, 38-28. I predicted Cooper torching our secondary and 'Bama beating us 35-27. So to continue the trend, I'll say Oregon's pace and Super Mariota will run all over us and win by 17, 52-35. To win, we'll need to score 50 and it'll be an action packed, defense-less game. Bucks win 55-52.
Three things we learned (From ESPN)
1. The tyranny of the SEC is over. Last year, Auburn's athletic director told reporters that it would be "unamerican" if his one-loss Tigers were left out of the national championship in favor of then-undefeated Ohio State. There will be no such griping in the future. Alabama has now lost two consecutive Sugar Bowls as massive favorites, and the SEC will once again not win the national championship. Throw in losses by Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn and LSU in high-profile games, and talk of SEC dominance should be quieted significantly.
Ohio State's blowout loss to Florida in the 2007 Sugar Bowl started the SEC's run of dominance, and Ohio State's continued struggles reinforced it. It was only fitting that Ohio State ended that run on Thursday night.
2. Alabama's defense is now vulnerable to the right opponent. Past iterations of Nick Saban's Crimson Tide have been based on a pounding running game and stifling defense. The running game is still there -- Alabama ran for 170 yards against Ohio State -- but this year's Crimson Tide defense is nowhere near Saban's usual standard. Ohio State posted 348 yards in the first half and outgained the Tide by 209 yards, the highest first-half yardage differential conceded by Alabama under Saban. Elliott broke the Sugar Bowl rushing record. Yes, against Alabama.
There is a particular type of offense that gives Alabama fits: An up-tempo attack with a dual threat quarterback that can prevent the Tide from substituting and run effectively against tired Alabama defenders. Just two teams topped 24 points against Alabama this year: Auburn and Ohio State, which employ similar philosophies if different tactics. Auburn wasn't an anomaly created by the nation's hottest rivalry. It was a blueprint for competing with the Tide.
3. Pro-style offenses are in trouble. The College Football Playoff semifinals matched two teams running high-tempo, run-heavy, spread-based offenses against pro-style attacks. The spread offenses won both, putting up 87 combined points and more than 1,100 yards in the process. Alabama was the last true holdout among the nation's elite programs, and even the Crimson Tide are being forced to accept some changes.
1. The tyranny of the SEC is over. Last year, Auburn's athletic director told reporters that it would be "unamerican" if his one-loss Tigers were left out of the national championship in favor of then-undefeated Ohio State. There will be no such griping in the future. Alabama has now lost two consecutive Sugar Bowls as massive favorites, and the SEC will once again not win the national championship. Throw in losses by Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn and LSU in high-profile games, and talk of SEC dominance should be quieted significantly.
Ohio State's blowout loss to Florida in the 2007 Sugar Bowl started the SEC's run of dominance, and Ohio State's continued struggles reinforced it. It was only fitting that Ohio State ended that run on Thursday night.
2. Alabama's defense is now vulnerable to the right opponent. Past iterations of Nick Saban's Crimson Tide have been based on a pounding running game and stifling defense. The running game is still there -- Alabama ran for 170 yards against Ohio State -- but this year's Crimson Tide defense is nowhere near Saban's usual standard. Ohio State posted 348 yards in the first half and outgained the Tide by 209 yards, the highest first-half yardage differential conceded by Alabama under Saban. Elliott broke the Sugar Bowl rushing record. Yes, against Alabama.
There is a particular type of offense that gives Alabama fits: An up-tempo attack with a dual threat quarterback that can prevent the Tide from substituting and run effectively against tired Alabama defenders. Just two teams topped 24 points against Alabama this year: Auburn and Ohio State, which employ similar philosophies if different tactics. Auburn wasn't an anomaly created by the nation's hottest rivalry. It was a blueprint for competing with the Tide.
3. Pro-style offenses are in trouble. The College Football Playoff semifinals matched two teams running high-tempo, run-heavy, spread-based offenses against pro-style attacks. The spread offenses won both, putting up 87 combined points and more than 1,100 yards in the process. Alabama was the last true holdout among the nation's elite programs, and even the Crimson Tide are being forced to accept some changes.