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re: Perspective: What was more painful Kick Six or Monday night's game?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:07 am to silverstreak02
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:07 am to silverstreak02
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Monday night felt like a ticking time bomb once Clemson starting moving the chains and Bama couldn't convert a 3rd down to save their lives.
Yep - you just knew we couldn't keep holding on for dear life defensively, especially once Clemson got up towards 70-80 plays early in the 4th quarter. The dam was going to break.
Honestly, I had emotionally conceded defeat once Clemson scored with 6 or 7 minutes left. Jalen's score was incredible, but there was clearly still a feeling of ehhh this is very much not over.
And, like I said, Clemson made all the plays. After the game last year, it just kind of felt like the same thing except the big play meter shifted over to Clemson, and it helped them win. Not really mad at all. Disappointed, obviously, but it was not hard to admit that team earned the title.
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Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:10 am to Triple Daves
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Yep - you just knew we couldn't keep holding on for dear life defensively, especially once Clemson got up towards 70-80 plays early in the 4th quarter. The dam was going to break.
Yep
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Honestly, I had emotionally conceded defeat once Clemson scored with 6 or 7 minutes left. Jalen's score was incredible, but there was clearly still a feeling of ehhh this is very much not over.
Same here
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(snip ...) Disappointed, obviously, but it was not hard to admit that team earned the title.
Completely felt the same way. It was not pessimism but just realism based on how everyone was playing at that point.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:11 am to Triple Daves
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And, like I said, Clemson made all the plays. After the game last year, it just kind of felt like the same thing except the big play meter shifted over to Clemson, and it helped them win. Not really mad at all. Disappointed, obviously, but it was not hard to admit that team earned the title.
That's exactly how I felt last year. Our boys played their hearts out, but Alabama took advantage of every mistake and won the game with 4 huge plays.
Losing on a fluke play is the kind of loss that lingers and sticks with folks for a while. Maybe not more painful, but more memorable, at least.
What I find so crazy with regards to Bama, and even Clemson last year, is how it just takes 1 or 2 guys out with injury to totally disrupt how a defense would normally play and affect the rotation. If Eddie Jackson's healthy, I'm guessing that Hunter (as much as I love him) probably isn't tearing up a reserve DB.
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