re: If Milroe was the reason………

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That said, bama was in position to win and the D didn't hold up

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I'm not saying this to be contrarion, because I respect and enjoy your posts. However, the defense held up. 20 points in regulation is a damn fine effort. Everybody is hailing Michigan as the greatest defense in college football, and BAMA's defense did the exact same thing as Michigan's defense did- held the opponent's offense to 20 points in regulation, I mean. OT is a coin flip. I thought BAMA should've gone on offense first. Their defense just had a let down allowing Michigan to tie it at the end of regulation. They were in rhythm. Should've let them watch BAMA on offense, then play under pressure of being down perhaps. If they're down 3 or 7, maybe they play tight, or call different plays, IDK. They couldn't have been very confident in their kicker, either. But the defense was clearly reeling, and Saban sent his defense right back onto the field because of analytics.

The last play was poorly executed. It wasn't poorly designed. The RB had a high probability of scoring if the qb could get him the ball. The qb could have scored, perhaps, if he scrambles instead of panicking and diving.