Oklahoma hasn’t played a team with a good defense yet...Bama hasn’t played a team with a good offense yet. One thing is for sure that Saban and his staff can coach circles around Riley and co. Murray has not had to play under pressure yet and there’s not a QB in the history of football who is good under pressure - if OU can give him time, they’ll cover and they just might win. You’ll know after a quarter.
If history repeat itself, Bama has trouble contain mobile QB that has great passing skills.... may see a shootout in 2H. If Saban learns from his lesson, he would step on the gas every chance he has instead of traditional control the clock.... why??? when you have the best QB in Bama's recent history.
How was the spread ridiculous when Alabama was covering around 70 percent of the game? The spread was spot on. Could've gone either way and was decided by a late Oklahoma touchdown and Alabama drove to the Oklahoma 6 and decided to take a knee instead of running it in and getting another score that would have got the cover for Alabama. Not sure how in the world the line was ridiculous.
Not much to rehash. My biggest worry was Saben doing something like taking a knee on the 6-yard line or a back door. That seems to be his thing. I thought Bama threw the ball more downfield then I believed they would. OU's defense was slightly better than I thought but still presented Bama no trouble moving the ball.
Bama loosened up in the 2nd half and let Murray run around more. That combined with taking a knee made it seem a little manipulated around the -14.
Clemson and Bama are the 2 best teams, best coaches, players, ect. Not sure Clemson has as much NFL talent as Bama to pull this one off. I think it comes down to the last play with either QB with the ball for the win.
Clemson has been my team all year, big Venables fan and defense. As expected ND was a little green squished bug on the windshield, that Clemson wiped away with ease.
Bama loosened up in the 2nd half and let Murray run around more. That combined with taking a knee made it seem a little manipulated around the -14.
Clemson and Bama are the 2 best teams, best coaches, players, ect. Not sure Clemson has as much NFL talent as Bama to pull this one off. I think it comes down to the last play with either QB with the ball for the win.
Clemson has been my team all year, big Venables fan and defense. As expected ND was a little green squished bug on the windshield, that Clemson wiped away with ease.
Code-how much weight do you put on "fixed or manipulated" results
You played D-1 college right?
If there is a chance, maybe the guys here need to join together and figure
out what games are more likely to end in questionable results.
I was thinking the NFL national broadcast game of day, Sunday and Monday
night games, playoff games and SuperBowl.
College National broadcast games, conf title games, big bowls.
Figure how Vegas benefits the most on side and Totals
create a "consensus play" and see if numbers support what
looks more and more like questionable results.
You played D-1 college right?
If there is a chance, maybe the guys here need to join together and figure
out what games are more likely to end in questionable results.
I was thinking the NFL national broadcast game of day, Sunday and Monday
night games, playoff games and SuperBowl.
College National broadcast games, conf title games, big bowls.
Figure how Vegas benefits the most on side and Totals
create a "consensus play" and see if numbers support what
looks more and more like questionable results.
Fixing or manipulating has to come from the very top, Head coach, OC or DC if it really happens. Bama controlled the game from start to finish. They could have scored at will, we all saw that. Bama was up 11 on the 6 yard line with 1 min. Saben takes a knee. Yes perhaps he's a gentleman and does not score or he is super cautious and does not take a chance on a turnover. This is not unusual for Saben.
On the field, I never got the sense that a defensive signal was called on purpose to put us in a bad position. It was always balls to the wall for 60 mins, I can remember getting screamed at for having poor technique on a tackle when we were up by 40 with less than 1 min.
That's what I like about Dabo or Venables. They will bury a team as they did vs Pitt and now ND. No fooling around. Bama clearly took it's foot off the gas on D and let Murray loose, it closed the gap allowing Saben to take a knee at the end.
BR is the closest thing I've seen to someone posting Vegas needs. Not sure how he gets it but does make sense when he posts. If Bama was manipulating the end, no one will ever admit to it. It has to be situational unless both coaches are in one it.
On the field, I never got the sense that a defensive signal was called on purpose to put us in a bad position. It was always balls to the wall for 60 mins, I can remember getting screamed at for having poor technique on a tackle when we were up by 40 with less than 1 min.
That's what I like about Dabo or Venables. They will bury a team as they did vs Pitt and now ND. No fooling around. Bama clearly took it's foot off the gas on D and let Murray loose, it closed the gap allowing Saben to take a knee at the end.
BR is the closest thing I've seen to someone posting Vegas needs. Not sure how he gets it but does make sense when he posts. If Bama was manipulating the end, no one will ever admit to it. It has to be situational unless both coaches are in one it.
It that how it works? A team covers 70% of the game?
Oh, I will return my winnings.
Teams mostly ALWAYS take a knee when the clock will end the game, that is not a good point at all.
Bama got all the breaks and calls early, credit Saban they stunned the Sooners, but then it settled into reality.
I will always take the top offense in the NCAA and 14 1/2 points.
If they played again tomorrow, I would take Sooners + 14.5. (maybe they would put a safety or LB in the middle of the field this time).
This was a semi-final game so see logic in Saban's game plan of getting control, coasting and avoiding injuries especially to Tua. OU never got closer than 3 scores of winning game.
The goal is to win the Natl Championship.....not to bury OU and risk not being at full strength to beat Clemson.
Without Clemson on deck Alabama would have easily covered.
The goal is to win the Natl Championship.....not to bury OU and risk not being at full strength to beat Clemson.
Without Clemson on deck Alabama would have easily covered.
