My Thoughts On The BCS Game

The BCS was created to pit the #1 and #2 team in the nation against each other. The winner of the game was supposed to be the best team in the country. I am not sure that we saw the #1 and #2 team face each other because I did not, and still do not believe that tu was the second best team in the country. I thought the SEC title game pitted the two best teams in the country against one another. The BCS game did prove which team was better between Alabama and tu. Alabama was obviously the better team.

I was actually quite surprised at how ill prepared Bama looked to start the game. After going on and on about "being who we are" in the month leading up to the game, Nick Saban took the ball after winning the coin toss, then passed on early downs and faked a punt on the first series of the game. That did not look like the conservative Alabama offense I saw all year long. Greg McElroy looked flustered early, and it appeared that his nerves got to him. Luckily it would turn out that McElroy was not needed for Bama to win the game.

I know all the tu fans are claiming that they would have won had McCoy not been injured. First off, injuries are part of the game and you have to prepare for that. McCoy was asked to carry the load running and passing the ball the past two years. tu is lucky that he lasted this long without a serious injury. All you tu fans who think tu was the better team but was not able to prove it because of the McCoy injury, ask yourself this: What happens if after McCoy is injured, Greg McElroy goes down to injury also? Would the game have been any different for Alabama? The answer is obviously no. Alabama won because they had a strong running game and a great defense. tu has not been able to consistently run the ball for the past two years. It finally caught up with them in a major way on national television. tu has been dinking and dunking on offense for two years. Once their triggerman was out, the game was essentially over.

I guess as an Aggie fan that I should not be too upset with our special teams since the number one team in the nation and major special teams gaffes in their bowl game also. As I said, this Alabama team did not look like the usual Nick Saban coached team. Too many mistakes on special teams and blown coverages on defense. That said, they made enough big plays to win the game and they are definitely the best team in the country this season. The real question is how good can Bama be next year if McElroy improves and they shore up their special teams issues?

There was much shock and gnashing of teeth across the nation when Nick Saban was hired at Alabama for $4 million per year. Was he worth it? Three years later Alabama is the best team in the nation and should only get better as long as Saban stays there.

I have said all along that Ndamukong Suh should have won the Heisman since he was the best football player in the country. I also felt that Toby Gerhart was the best RB in the country. After watching Mark Ingram against tu, I think I have hada change of opinion. Ingram was very impressive breaking tackles, and making the plays that need to be made to win the game. Alabama only loses two starters on the OL next year, and Ingram, Richardson, and Julio Jones will make them a threat to win it all again next year. 

You have to be able to run, and stop the run in order to win championships. tu could not run, which is why they are not national champions.