Roll Tide

I was watching some of the ESPN shows yesterday and most were surprised that Alabama was a 10 point favorite in last night's game. They all thought Alabama would win but that the score would be much closer.

One guy even said, "look this isn't a 10 point game and it's not like Alabama is going to get 500 yards against this Notre Dame defense."

I was thinking the whole time that I'd be surprised if Notre Dame could hold Alabama to just 500 yards.

The final was 42-14 with Alabama just coasting in the fourth quarter and they still got 529 yards of offense. It wasn't pretty. It wasn't close. But if you're an Alabama fan, you just saw them win their third BCS title game in four years.

Their QB,  McCarron, was the first quarterback to ever win back to back national  titles, and he's already favored to do it again NEXT season.

Alabama's offensive line is the best thing I've ever seen in college football. They can pass protect better than any line and they can run block better than any line. That combination of abilities made Notre Dame's vaunted defense look like soggy mashed potatoes last night.

Roll Tide.

You definitely have at least one fan up here in Minnesota.

Stat of the game:

The longest drive against Notre Dame's defense in the regular season was 75 yards. On Monday, Alabama had drives of 82, 80, 97 and 86 yards.