Official Post-Game Thread - Bama vs. Ohio State

JBama_in_PCOLA · Jan 2, 2015

Great season again. I loved this team and it always fought to the end. I had to leave the board tonight because the criticism from the crowd was too much for me. This team fought to the end. Thanks Bama!

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PaulD · Jan 2, 2015

Disappointing, but I've heard several commentators say this might have been Saban's weakest team at Alabama (except for 2007). I don't accept that OSU's players wanted it more, but they played better tonight and deserved the win. Congrats to the Buckeyes, Roll Tide and start getting ready for Wisconsin next fall.

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CajunCrimson · Jan 2, 2015

Rolltidegirl205 said:
Is Kirby Smart leaving? If so will it be to a non SEC team?

Where did you hear that?

2003TIDE · Jan 2, 2015

Congrats to our guys tonight. They made it to the final 4 in the first playoff. Didn't think that would happen going into game 1 with all the questions.

Kiffin's a head scratcher. It's odd. I've never seen a OC that gets hot and cold like this. Definitely got the cold Kiffin tonight.

Congrats to Henry on the effort too. Really looking forward to more of him next year. He avg'd 7.3 tonight. I just wish we could have fed the hot hand and gave him 25 carries instead of 13.

RTR251 · Jan 2, 2015

Seems like the turning point in the game began with the maurice smith taunting penalty; when I saw a usce player do it against a miami player it made me happy to be a Bama fan because we don't do stupid penalties like that.

jthomas666 · Jan 2, 2015

Very proud of this team.

That said, dear GOD that was a frustrating 4th quarter. The defense reached down and gave the offense chance after chance, and we couldn't convert.

CB4 · Jan 2, 2015

You win with humility and lose with dignity. I didn't expect this team to make it this far, so I will end this season with nothing but gratitude.

So what are the dates for national signing day and first day of spring practice?

CajunCrimson · Jan 2, 2015

WylieTexasTider said:
Loss hurts! Proud of the team though! Had an off night and despite the fact SIMS ....... sucked, we had a chance! Not sure if he just choked or just played above his head all year, I can't wait to see what Lane does with a real QB! I for one am glad Sims is done!

You may need to sit in the corner for a while.....or you are gonna end up banned....

JDCrimson · Jan 2, 2015

I'm sorry but i am just accustomed to us playing well in big games that matter. It's obvious the teams that didn't have to grind through the season will be playing for the championship. After tonight if we would have won I would not have felt confident about our chances given how beat up we are. At beginning of the season if you would have told me that we would have made it this far with Sims at QB I would been very satisfied. Now I am going to try and focus on that. Good season guys. RTR!

CrimsonPassion · Jan 2, 2015

One more thing: Bring on the Badgers!!!!!!!!!!!

CoachJeff · Jan 2, 2015

In many ways we overachieved.

If if I told in August you that Bama would start Blake Sims, have even worse CB play, not fix the place kicking would you take 12-2 and an SECChampionship? I would.

My problem is that the SEC has lost any good will. The bowl season would indicate that the SEC is no longer head and shoulders above other conferences. You won't hear talk about getting two SEC teams into the playoffs anytime soon. You won't see 4-5 SEC teams preseason top 10.

Its funny that under the BCs Bama and FSU would have played for the title and Ohio State and Oregon would have been in the Rose Bowl.

theballguy · Jan 2, 2015

WylieTexasTider said:
... despite the fact SIMS ....... sucked ...

Come on man.

WMack4Bama · Jan 2, 2015

First off...hat tip to OSU. They played a great game. Their guys played inspired ball.

On our end...man...I get upset when I see clearly that we didn't put our guys in the best position to win. I won't go over each wasted opportunity one by one. You saw the game. Tomorrow...or maybe the next day, I'll be able to appreciate just how special this season was considering the circumstances. But tonight, I'm bitter knowing that it's the last time I'll see Landon Collins, Amari Cooper, TJ Yeldon, Dee White, Jalston Fowler, and a bunch of other guys in Crimson. The game should not have been lost. This one stings big time

nickel42 · Jan 2, 2015

jps1983 said:
We didn't want it as much as OSU did and they played better. i think this loss falls on the coaches more than the players. The same problems on d against auburn and Mizzou weren't fixed and our offensive playcalling was baffling.

Agree wholeheartedly with all of this. I very much hope to see the 3rd and long issue addressed, as well as the long ball issues, this spring.

All things considered, this team overachieved this year IMO. I didn't really expect a ton this season. But next year is a different story.

GeorgiaTider · Jan 2, 2015

CajunCrimson said:
In some ways -- we may be more effective offensively next year when we don't feel compelled to give Amari 10 catches a game.....I love Amari - going to be a great pro -- but at times - CLKs need to feed Cooper the ball really hurt us.....and this time (like at Ole Miss) -- we were one or two plays short of being able to overcome it.

Alabama Football, you are still my BB -- and I love you -- but right now, I need my space for a little while

True and if we stick with the run more I think the O will be able to have sustained drives. The D gave up big plays, but also gave us more than enough opportunities to win.

imauafan · Jan 2, 2015

CajunCrimson said:
In some ways -- we may be more effective offensively next year when we don't feel compelled to give Amari 10 catches a game.....I love Amari - going to be a great pro -- but at times - CLKs need to feed Cooper the ball really hurt us.....and this time (like at Ole Miss) -- we were one or two plays short of being able to overcome it.

Alabama Football, you are still my BB -- and I love you -- but right now, I need my space for a little while

Yes, we definitely need to spread the ball around a bit more. But I will refrain from too much analysis tonight. Tomorrow I'm sure I will be doing plenty of that but now I'm just going to lick my wounds.

BamaSC · Jan 2, 2015

Tough loss, but a very good season. I'm proud of these guys. They never quit. We have some things to address in the off-season that I'm sure our coaches and players will handle. RTR! 2014 SEC Champions. That ain't small potatoes!

crimsonaudio · Jan 2, 2015

I'm not gonna dive deeply into this, nor do I expect to get much support in this opinion, but...

Bama is paying $8+ million/year for the Saban / Smart combo, and with everything they have (which is literally any and everything they could ever ask for) on hand, I'm having a hard time seeing teams roll up HUGE offensive numbers against us, particularly when they aren't running much HUNH (a la this year's Iron Bowl or tonight's game) - in both cases the teams primarily lined up and outplayed us.

I think Saban is a great coach, but he'd better address these defensive issues ASAP - as I'm not the only Bama fan who watches these games, knows the recruiting history, knows all the tools at the coaches disposal - and wonders what's going on...

We gave up 1,167 yards to OSU and the barn.

Special K · Jan 2, 2015

Glad to see the guys keep fighting, but we really looked lost much of the game. I'm surprised how poor the overall game plan was and how poorly we were prepared with so much on the line. Very disappointing.

CrimsonPride25 · Jan 2, 2015

Thank God we don't have to play Oregon.

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