Posted on 11/30/2014 9:51:45 AM PST by NKP_Vet
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. If you could tap into Nick Sabans fondest football dreams, youd probably find the Alabama football coach fantasizing about shutouts and cartilage-rattling tackles and a relentless pass rush.
Touchdowns would be down the wish list.
But on a surreal November night when the Iron Bowl scoreboard read 55-44 an abomination to the Pat Dye generation Saban could deal with it.
Because his team had the 55, and Auburn had the 44. His team has the Southeastern Conference Western Division title, and the Tigers dont. His 11-1 team should still be No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings this week, and 7-4 Auburn will be well down the list.
Those are the overarching truths that make the discomfort of winning this way tolerable.
The Crimson Tide gave up more yards than it ever has before (630) on more plays than it ever has endured before (90). The Tide withstood a barrage by Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall, who set school records for total offense (505 yards) and passing yards (465). When a reporter tried to tap dance around those facts when asking Saban about a defense that seemed to struggle, the coach called him on it.
There wasnt any seemed like it, Saban said, poking at the stat sheet before him. Youre not going to hurt my feelings. They passed for 465 yards. Ive got it right here on paper.
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This year the PAC 12 is better than the SEC. But all this talk about the ACC is ridiculous. The ACC is a basketball conference. Other than FSU and Clemson their teams stink, and have for years. That was the primary reason FSU joined the ACC instead of the SEC. They knew they would dominate in football. Winston will not be the first quarterback picked in the draft, it’ll be Mariotta.
Laughing at your post today.
Bah, emotional win. They lost to them earlier in the season.
Roll Tide Roll
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