OFFICIAL. [insert the face here] National Championship Game Thread: bama vs. clemson

[PSUcup1]

Was that Rueben Foster walking into the locker room with the Bama team??

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Trevor Lawrencelooks like the second coming of Peyton Manning. The kid can play.

Pretty damn impressive for a true freshman.

(Starting four straight years in high school pretty damn impressive too.)

 

[HazletonLion]

Bama looks scared and confused. Typical bully response to getting punched in the mouth.

They got away with 2 targeting plays plus one stepping on player after long pass.

 

[David1956]

Formula to beat a bully?

1. Don’t play scared.
2. Take a shot at him whenever you get a chance.
3. Be disciplined

See Penn State vs. Miami Fiesta Bowl for a training film.

 

[PearlSUJam]

FLAG.

TS 2 wouldn't agree.

 

[nits74]

Watching these two teams (well, at least Clemson so far) is sobering. They're in a different galaxy. We're light years behind.

 

[RU31trap]

Trevor Lawrencelooks like the second coming of Peyton Manning. The kid can play.

Very very good QB. He's talents will translate well in the NFL. He will need to develop that soft touch in short yardage situations.

 

[CDLionFL]

Not. My. Job

But, it is their job. They get paid for it. Learn how to do it like a real professional.

Ever listen to hockey announcers? They get all the hard to pronounce European and Russian names exactly correct as the puck moves at great speeds from one to another. Football is a slug of a game in comparison. Maybe Herbie and Fowler need to watch a little film

Hockey announcers are the best of the craft. But until you're in their shoes, don't pretend you're the know-it-all of the craft.

 

[RU31trap]

Who are these entertainers at halftime?

 

[Obliviax]

Who are these entertainers at halftime?

Imagine Dragons.

 

[nits74]

Who are these entertainers at halftime?

I don't know, but it could be the most god awful halftime show I've seen.

 

[RU31trap]

Imagine Dragons.

TY

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

That was almost a memorable halftime performance

 

[RLCookie]

How about that halftime show?!?!?

My ears are bleeding!

 

[BobPSU92]

TS 2 wouldn't agree.

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Be right back.

 

[redbyrds]

New raiders GM Mayock says if you draft allBama and Clemson players worse you are is a grade of B plus.

 

[PearlSUJam]

Be right back.

 

[RU31trap]

I don't know, but it could be the most god awful halftime show I've seen.

I know I'm older but that was painful. I felt my Tinnitus beginning to rev up after two or three minutes.

 

[Obliviax]

Be right back.

 

[David1956]

Very very good QB. He's talents will translate well in the NFL. He will need to develop that soft touch in short yardage situations.

Lawrence is so advanced it’s amazing.

Tua has been exposed. He did not recognize coverages that Clemson was using. Great coaching.

You can make adjustments at halftime, but you can’t recruit new players.

 

[Chris92]

Imagine Dragons.

And Lil Wayne as the hip hop scarecrow?

 

[RU31trap]

Why is Kirby talking about what Bama is doing wrong and not what Clemson did right? Is just me or is the announcing slanted.

 

[BobPSU92]

bama moving the ball to start the 2nd half.

 

[psu00]

Watching these two teams (well, at least Clemson so far) is sobering. They're in a different galaxy. We're light years behind.

Sometimes I wonder if we’ve become too ingrained into the big ten mindset after all these years where winning somewhat ugly against Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, etc is seen as good and we lose the bigger picture.

I’m glad they’ve scheduled Auburn in the next few years. I wish they’d start rotating other SEC schools like Georgia and LSU to keep a broader eye on talented teams and move the focus from the Midwest/ big ten to more of a national outlook.

 

[Victor E. Bell]

They made a 4th and 1 from the shotgun.

 

[BobPSU92]

bama's passing game is struggling, but they are moving the ball on the ground.

 

[step.eng69]

So, Shylock is running to the bathroom to take pound of flesh.

 

[mikemauti42]

 

[CDLionFL]

Nice to see the Clemson players are conditioned enough to get to the sidelines before they cramp up so they don't slow down the game.

 

[fastlax16]

how do the officials take that long to call in a replay? Bama should have never been able to even get to the line before that whistle was blown.

 

[BobPSU92]

clemson holds bama to a field goal attempt.

Oh dear. bama tried a fake field goal on 4th and 6 and thoroughly f*cked it up. They tried to run it on 4th and 6.

It's still 31-16, clemson.

 

[CDLionFL]

If Clemson scores on this drive, we might be saying 'game over'.

Franklin must have called that fake.

 

[mikemauti42]

Saban is just not a good game day coach

 

[grinagrin]

When did Galiano join the Tide’s coaching staff?

 

[royboy]

Who knew even Bama needs a good kicker?

 

[BobPSU92]

Saban is just not a good game day coach

saban is just a used car salesman.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

I’m learning a lot about Locksley’s play calling abilities this evening. Very weird.

 

[mmp121]

Ross to the house!

 

[CDLionFL]

Busted coverage...and by busted, I mean the CB busted some part of his body. Clemson just rollin along on offense.

 

[83wuzme]

Fake FG was far dumber than any JF call vs KY.
And now it cost them the game.