2018 Bama kills 2012 Notre Dame if played

Two complete different games that just happen to have similar scores in the end.

---- Notre Dame stood no chance ----
No matter what they did or didn't do -vs- Bama
1st downs = 28 -vs- 16 Bama
Yards = 529 -vs- 302 total yds for Bama
Possession = 38:13 -vs- 21:47 Bama
Bama took foot of gas also

---- If Bama finishes their offensive drives ----
It's a completely different game in 4th quarter
1st downs = 23 -vs- 21 Bama
Yards = 482 -vs- 443 Clemson
Possession = 31:37 -vs- 28:23 Bama
Both teams had foot on gas-pedal whole game

One game was a killing (Bama -vs ND)
One game was competitive regardless of score (Bama -vs- Clemson)

One team took total advantage of opportunities
Hard to win a game when your team has a 13 play/51 yards drive, 8 play/59 yards, and 9 plays/61 yards but no points on any of those drives (That was in 3rd quarter and if Bama scores points here, we get the same finishes we got during previous Bama -vs- Clemson playoff games)

Plus, Bama's inability to get Clemson off-the-field during their 3rd down opportunities was crucial and vise-verses with Bama's offense not covering 3rd downs. Shoot, that last drive of Clemson (That ate up 10 minutes in 4th) had Bama doing something I haven't seen from Bama in a long time. Bama gave up during that 4th quarter drive but 44-16 was a HUGE gap for any comeback. So its somewhat understandable. Those missed 3rd quarters offensive opportunities killed any chance Bama had of staying within striking distance. Bama made those plays when they fell behind during season, but Bama playing with that fire finally caught up to them.

That was 2018's Bama identity and it was a dangerous identity to have. When you play great teams like Clemson, you better take advantage of your opportunities, period!!!

These two games(Bama -vs Notre Dame & Bama -vs- Clemson) had completely different level of competition within them, and anyone saying otherwise doesn't know football, is maybe ate up with Bama envy/hate, or just likes to Troll...