re: By line- if Georgia had won by 1?

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Otherwise, the narrative if Bama had lost for DeBoer would have been he was outcoached by Kirby and maybe the stage was too big for him. We’ll never know.

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You really need to work on your narrative. The last thing that happened Saturday night was that Coach DeBoer was outcoached. The national consensus is that Kirby got taken to school. Your lack of respect for the talent pool in Athens is appalling. The young BAMA freshmen players that are getting older, every game, just had a bad case of growing pains against elite talent. BAMA's defense also executed throughout the game in the most crucial of moments. Zabien Brown made a very difficult interception in the endzone and they were jumping Beck passes all game. That didn't just happen in a vacuum Snow White.

Here's how I can help you most with your short-sighted appreciation going forward. Respect elite talent in this conference and respect coaching. Georgia is a problem because they have both. Respect the team that just whipped elite talent and coaching because they too check both those boxes and then some.

I think the key to uga’s comeback was when they went for a 4th and 2 on their own 35 or so late in the 1st half, Bama had them stopped in the backfield but Deboar called a timeout right before the snap and then uga got a first down after the timeout and then went on to score. If not for that timeout Bama stops them and probably scores and the uga confidence and comeback likely never happens.

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You really need to work on your narrative. The last thing that happened Saturday night was that Coach DeBoer was outcoached. The national consensus is that Kirby got taken to school.

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I’ve not read any national press say Kirby got taken to school. In fact, I give Kirby credit for figuring out how to come back and almost beat Bama. In my mind, it was a tale of two different coaching philosophies. DeBoer’s philosophy won the day but almost lost the game.

We’ll see going forward if this was an anomaly or if DeBoers style leads to more of these type games. Kirby converting 5 of 5 I believe 4th downs is unheard of. My take is Bama stopped playing aggressive in 2nd half and was not coach up correctly to stop five fourth down plays which were game changing. I don’t know DeBoer and really don’t care about his success at the sisters of the poor schools early in his career. He blew the Natty last year in my opinion against Michigan by not running the ball consistently. He kept running Milroe left and right many times in 2 nd half after knowing Georgia had figured out how to stop his sweeps. Besides Georgia converting the 4th downs, we were unable until the end to convert and sustain drives. WHY? Because in your mind Kirby, a defensive genius taught by Saban was taken to the woodshed? Rediculous.

I do not want to play Georgia again. Their 2nd half tenacity and grit really showed the class team they are. We were very lucky to win that game.

Oh yea, you seem like a know it all sort. I bet I’ve watched more Bama football than you. Probably old enough to be your grandfather. So your attitude toward my post and have a great day RTR!

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y'all were scared you might witness an ultimate implosion of your team on the biggest stage of the year?

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WE were witnessing a giant implosion 2nd half. Hats off to Georgia. Sitting in my favorite chair with a cold one, I was screaming at the tv and wondering why our coaching staff are not making the necessary adjustments.

The crimson kool aid will flow but this old timer knows we were lucky as hell to win that game. Kudos Dogs

While the comeback effort by the Dawgs was commendable, I can't help but think that at least 1 of those TDs was due to exceptionally soft coverage by Bama understandably sitting on a comfortable lead, adjustments to bleed clock, not risk injuries, etc.

I get Beck/Bobo seeking to close the game out with the shot at the end zone that got intercepted, but I don't agree with making that high of a risk play when there was still plenty of time on the clock, 2 TOs, etc. If you make that play with 6 sec left on the clock, it's one thing.

Just like 2021's CFP title game, there's no such thing a a comfortable 1 score lead over Bama. Until Keelee Ringo came down with that interception, I was still expecting some manner of voodoo to work on Bama's behalf in Indy.

Ok, settle down, barnoldtimer.

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Why are some Tide folks having a hard time acknowledging that while Georgia ultimately came up short in the effort, y'all were scared you might witness an ultimate implosion of your team on the biggest stage of the year?

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I've heard BAMA and Georgia fans talking a lot about football these last 2 days and so have you. That's the ultimate respect on the rant. Why give the Jim's from Tuscaloosa or Daryl's from Georgia on the rant the show? Which you just did.

Everyone watching the game knew what they were watching. I'm happy we won and love our margin of error in the SEC going forward. Nobody is out of a 12-team playoff yet. That all said, it was a great game won by a BAMA team that always seems to figure out how to win these types of games.

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1990/09/22 Alabama 16 - Georgia 17

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They're hoping that Kalen DeBoer's first year = Gene Stallings' first year

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we were lucky as hell to win that game. Kudos Dogs

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It wasn't luck. Offense and defense made the plays when it mattered.

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People don't truly understand how much of anything anomaly this stat is. Especially for a coach like Kirby. I get that he was desperate and couldn't afford to punt, but the likelihood of this happening again anytime in the near future is bleak.

One came at the uga 29, uga 37, uga 46 (phantom holding penalty), uga 41, uga 27 (phantom DPI).

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Credit to Beck and the receivers because there was tight coverage on pretty much all of these, but the catches were made. Dude can throw a slant.