January 11, 2016

Alabama Wins College Football Championship: The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Clemson Tigers 45-40 in the College Football Playoff National Championship, giving head coach Nick Saban his fourth title in only seven years. A 95-yard kickoff return by Kenyan Drake in the fourth quarter broke the game open for the Crimson Tide, giving them an 11-point lead with just 7:47 to go. Earlier in the quarter Alabama tied the game at 24, recovered a masterfully executed onside kick and got a 51-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Jake Coker to receiver O.J. Howard. The Tigers rallied late with a touchdown but the onside kick attempt failed.

posted by rcade to football at 04:33 PM - 10 comments

Actually, it's the the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T. Rolls off the tongue, donnit?

posted by rcade at 04:44 PM on January 11, 2016

It makes me wonder if you could sell sponsorship for our SpoFi pools.

"Fantasy Premier League presented by Dave's Rotorooter"

posted by grum@work at 05:27 PM on January 11, 2016

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posted by beaverboard at 05:43 PM on January 11, 2016

Coker's getting frustrated. If they can't calm him down in the locker room, it's gonna be a looong second half for Bama. Or at least for Henry.

posted by Etrigan at 10:08 PM on January 11, 2016

Is anyone watching the ESPN2 feed with coaches breaking down the game in real time? A little scattered, but cool.

posted by rcade at 10:56 PM on January 11, 2016

Ha! I made a comment about the last onside kick, but you must have been updating the database with the title change and it ate the comment entirely.

I was saying that the last onside kick was timed perfectly, but had too much OOMPH on it. The apex of the big bounce was out of bounds. A little less, and that would have landed right in the scrum of players and...hey...you never know.

posted by grum@work at 12:20 AM on January 12, 2016

A shame Clemson didn't get that kick. That game should've ended on a hail mary attempt.

posted by rcade at 12:53 AM on January 12, 2016

Last night's game definitely rounded out the season on an entertaining note after the snooze-fest that was the rest of the New Year's 6.

posted by bender at 09:18 AM on January 12, 2016

I actually like the trophy -- interesting design -- it lifts from its base and then becomes like a torch or a bouquet of flowers, or whatever else that's celebratory and conical.

(Yeah, I know...a Solo cup at a frat party).

Did Larry the Dr. Pepper guy really get to present the trophy? If so was he in character?

posted by beaverboard at 10:58 AM on January 12, 2016

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