I think I went to bed at about 2:30 that morning.Emotional whiplash.
do you actually think I was able to go to sleep (I had to get up at 430 am like every day) after THAT????
I think I went to bed at about 2:30 that morning.Emotional whiplash.
do you actually think I was able to go to sleep (I had to get up at 430 am like every day) after THAT????
after i got done screaming i went to hibbett sports and bought championship gear then i went to waffle house and had a hashbrown bowl. (I did that because I've only referred to the Bama-UGA NCG as the Hashbrown Bowl presented by Waffle House since the day it was announced.) I couldnt fall asleep until like 5 am. The most quintessentially southern sporting event ever held IMO, and my favorite alabama game in my lifetime. Ive never gone from so down to so up in one game. I hope i never have to get that down again hahaha.Same here. Took me two hours to wind down. Thanks to a shopping trip along the Bourbon Trail last fall, this was not a problem.
That was a good one, and probably had more significance than anybody much recognized at the time. But I had another favorite other than the last one.My favorite play of championship game, of course, is the final one. But the runner-up may strike some of y'all as unusual. It's the first call on Tua's second possession, a quick play action followed by a ripped throw down the middle of the field, just off the finger tips of the diving Ridley.
Thrown with a foot more air, it's a touchdown. But even though it didn't work, it remains a thing of beauty, a show of speed and daring and 'almost.' Looking back, we can also see that it served as a portent: Something which had been hidden for most of the year was about to be unleashed.
He definitely won me over on that play.That was a good one, and probably had more significance than anybody much recognized at the time. But I had another favorite other than the last one.
It was the 3rd and 8 play where Tua got flushed right, then realized he was about to get stuffed. With nothing to lose, he reversed field, and broke a tackle in the backfield.
When that happened, you could see an OL (Leatherwood? Williams was out injured by then), but more so Bo Scarbrough, instantly and viciously engage. I think in that split second, both realized we had something worth selling out for.
They led some thunderous blocking and got Tua not quite 7 yards upfield. Then Tua went low, lowered his shoulder and bulled for the final 4 feet or so for a much-needed first down.
I have no inside information whatsoever. But I think that was the play where the team became his.
That was a good one, and probably had more significance than anybody much recognized at the time. But I had another favorite other than the last one.
It was the 3rd and 8 play where Tua got flushed right, then realized he was about to get stuffed. With nothing to lose, he reversed field, and broke a tackle in the backfield.
When that happened, you could see an OL (Leatherwood? Williams was out injured by then), but more so Bo Scarbrough, instantly and viciously engage. I think in that split second, both realized we had something worth selling out for.
They led some thunderous blocking and got Tua not quite 7 yards upfield. Then Tua went low, lowered his shoulder and bulled for the final 4 feet or so for a much-needed first down.
I have no inside information whatsoever. But I think that was the play where the team became his.
It was the same play that won the game. Protection broke down before he could execute it as he did the winning play.That was a good one, and probably had more significance than anybody much recognized at the time. But I had another favorite other than the last one.
It was the 3rd and 8 play where Tua got flushed right, then realized he was about to get stuffed. With nothing to lose, he reversed field, and broke a tackle in the backfield.
When that happened, you could see an OL (Leatherwood? Williams was out injured by then), but more so Bo Scarbrough, instantly and viciously engage. I think in that split second, both realized we had something worth selling out for.
They led some thunderous blocking and got Tua not quite 7 yards upfield. Then Tua went low, lowered his shoulder and bulled for the final 4 feet or so for a much-needed first down.
I have no inside information whatsoever. But I think that was the play where the team became his.
I still like the scene outside the bar in T-Town. Wish I'd been there.When Tua got sacked on the first down play, my wife got up to go to the bathroom. Before she got there, she heard me hollering we won, we won! She forgot she needed to go to the bathroom until much later! She didn't want to miss anything!
That was magical, almost mystical.I still like the scene outside the bar in T-Town. Wish I'd been there.
You felt that magic had been unleashed and the offensive dam had broken. I thought the game was over. The whole team and Bama nation had come alive. I was actually surprised that the game was not put away before OT - just down by 6 after the TD. But the 80 yd play and the missed FG only led to a fairytale ending. With the stakes, more thrilling than any athletic moment in Bama history.That was a good one, and probably had more significance than anybody much recognized at the time. But I had another favorite other than the last one.
It was the 3rd and 8 play where Tua got flushed right, then realized he was about to get stuffed. With nothing to lose, he reversed field, and broke a tackle in the backfield.
When that happened, you could see an OL (Leatherwood? Williams was out injured by then), but more so Bo Scarbrough, instantly and viciously engage. I think in that split second, both realized we had something worth selling out for.
They led some thunderous blocking and got Tua not quite 7 yards upfield. Then Tua went low, lowered his shoulder and bulled for the final 4 feet or so for a much-needed first down.
I have no inside information whatsoever. But I think that was the play where the team became his.
All that said, for my money, the greatest play in Alabama history is George Teague running down Lamar Thomas from behind and taking the ball away. Especially with Thomas's statements about nobody in our secondary being able to keep up with him.
I'm fairly new to the board, and sure it's been discussed here often, but what about that 2nd down play by Don McNeal? The play seems almost impossible from a physics standpoint. Without it, there is no goal line stand.It all depends how a person defines "greatest". If you feel "greatest" and "most important" are the same thing then Tua's pass was indeed the greatest play because I think we all agree it was the most important play in Alabama history. For someone looking for greatest individual effort on a play perhaps George Teague or Barry Krauss would be the greatest because those are the kind of plays a person does not see nearly as often as a perfectly thrown pass by a QB. Tua made a perfect pass hitting Smith in stride to end the game and win a championship but we've seen A.J. hit Amari Cooper in stride with some pretty passes in the past that were just as well thrown although obviously not as important.
I have seen others discuss this play before. It was one of the best plays ever in my book as well.I'm fairly new to the board, and sure it's been discussed here often, but what about that 2nd down play by Don McNeal? The play seems almost impossible from a physics standpoint. Without it, there is no goal line stand.
Wait, you had a new house and you invited whom over to watch?That was definitely a top 3 play in my book.
I had just rented a house Jan 1, so I decided to have a championship game party. Several barn fans showed up to do what they do, hopefully bask in the glory of Bama’s defeat.
LOL!!!! Me either too painful but the second half oh man wonder if Georgia fans watch only the 1st halfI am with you. I have not re-watched the first half once.