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Title: Alabama remains in national title picture as it prepares for Mississippi State Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on November 07, 2011, 07:03:24 AM http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/11/renewed_hope_alabamas_remains.html
Quote TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Alabama returns to today with renewed hope. With the Game of the Century behind it, the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide must focus on winning its final three games to do its part in chasing the game of the season: the BCS national championship. It begins Saturday with a 6:45 p.m. game at Mississippi State. Winning out does not guarantee a ticket to national championship game. Three undefeated teams are ahead of Alabama, but voters Sunday in all major polls kept Alabama at No. 4 -- a higher ranking than undefeated Boise State at No. 5. The most significant ranking came with Sunday night's BCS standings announcement: Alabama is No. 3 behind No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Oklahoma State. The message was clear: Voters would prefer an LSU-Alabama rematch over other options. This after the top-ranked Tigers took a 9-6 overtime victory from the Tide on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The defenses did not allow a touchdown and instead both teams relied on field goals to determine the outcome. Title: Re: Alabama remains in national title picture as it prepares for Mississippi State Post by: Catch Prothro on November 07, 2011, 09:09:38 AM Pretty cool that Bama is in 3rd and potentially in line for a rematch if Oklahoma beats OK State. I think if Standford beats Oregon, though, they may move ahead of Bama. While some may think a rematch is unfair, that Bama had its chance, I feel differently, especially after reviewing the interception call on Maze's pass -- I agree with Holtz that it is the interception that wasn't.
Title: Re: Alabama remains in national title picture as it prepares for Mississippi State Post by: SUPERCOACH on November 07, 2011, 11:39:19 AM Pretty cool that Bama is in 3rd and potentially in line for a rematch if Oklahoma beats OK State. I think if Standford beats Oregon, though, they may move ahead of Bama. While some may think a rematch is unfair, that Bama had its chance, I feel differently, especially after reviewing the interception call on Maze's pass -- I agree with Holtz that it is the interception that wasn't. Another thing going our way is the fact that the SEC has won 5 in a row. I think everyone knows what the outcome will be if you put one of these pass happy 50+ points per game teams up against a real SEC defense now. They might score in the low 20's but, since they don't play defense at all the SEC team always wins. |