Wow, where to start on Bama's 37-21 victory over Texas. Obviously there will be tons to say on the show today at 4:00. Let me just mention 3 things here that stood out.
1) The Colt injury. When the most irreplaceable player in the game is out on his 5th play, it is the story of the game. Alabama fans must acknowledge that while celebrating their title. It is certainly not an asterisk, but it is part of the story. In all the years I have watched football, I have never seen that scenario play out in the biggest game. My heart goes out to Colt as he tries to make sense of it all.
2) The answer to 2 of the biggest questions in the game was "no". Can the UT defense stop Bama's run game when they need to? Can the UT O line step up when they need to?
And 3) Texas did not make plays. Bama did. From the moment Colt went out, there were plenty of chances for Texas to keep the momentum, help Gilbert settle into the game, and have a chance to win. They just didn't make those plays. It took too long for the team to get over Colt's absence, and by the time they did, they had dug too big a hole. Congrats to Bama. Ingram was a stud. They were the better team last night.
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