I had myself braced for this outcome... Naturally, Alabama defeated Alabama.
The Trent Richardson drop of what would have been a sure TD. Mark Ingram' fumble after the reception and long run.
Alabama's deficient O-line, and I think that's one of the reasons the run and pass wasn't mixed efficiently.. it's obvious that the coaches' certainly know that the O-line is no where near where it was last season. (Think about all the pass-plays that were called in the redzone today).
At Alabama, Saban is in a position to build the "ultimate" team of excellent black players and White players, but he probably won't. Some of Alabama's players' are obviously legit, but I think the sumo D-line was already gassing-out fairly early (beginning of the 2nd half).
Outside of a few plays, "Heisman Winner" Mark Ingram looked like garbage. Did he not look like a "limited" athlete? He tripped himself a few times at least.
On McElroy's fumble, it was instantly obvious that something "bad" was going to happen. He should have dropped back more on that play. Yeah, and Alabama really missed STUD Barrett Jones...
