Georgetown Wins 70-60

Once again, the final score against a Top 10 opponent does not represent how a majority of the game went. Alabama and Georgetown both played solid games, but the Tide may have developed an issue in finishing games. Neither team was ahead by more than 4 points for roughly 37 minutes of the game, but an inexperienced Alabama squad was unable to keep up with the Hoyas.

I’m not upset that we lost. Georgetown is a great team that made the Final Four last year, and has a good chance at making it again, so I wasn’t expecting to win. But, I’m upset that we just were not able to get it together for the last 3 minutes of the game. A 10 point loss does not represent how this game went, much like the double digit loss to Texas A&M did not represent how well this team played. It should be noted that the Hoyas did what it took to win with a great defense and leadership. JT III is a great coach, and can win a championship in the next few years.

I’m not expecting much from this team since we have a lot of young and inexperienced players coming from the bench this season (not to mention the fact that Ronald Steele is gone for the year). I guess the one silver lining in all of this is the fact that our somewhat inexperienced team has a tough non-conference schedule to warm us up for SEC play (Texas A&M, Georgetown, and Clemson just to name a few). If we can use these tough match-ups to grow as a team, then I will be ok with a team that fails to finish against Georgetown. I mean let’s face it, A&M and G-town are two experienced (and very tall) teams.

Maybe it is just the fact that we had to go to OT to beat SE.LA that is pushing my disappointment. Oh well, that’s just how basketball goes sometimes.

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Alabama vs. Georgetown

Watch it on ESPN at 6:00 pm as the Georgetown Hoyas come to Birmingham to play the Alabama Crimson Tide. This will be followed by the West Virginia Mountaineers playing against the Auburn Tigers. It should be an interesting match-up since Alabama can’t score and Georgetown has the nation’s best scoring defense. Hoyas will probably win, but I hope Alabama will be able to make us proud with a good effort.

Is a Hoya a dog? I have no clue.

Dave Wannstedt Has Influence

Yes, the Wannstache has affected college football more than you might think. What’s the most recent example of he him affecting college football? His team beat West Virginia on Saturday, which helped to send this BCS mess into new levels of controversy. But wait, there is more. Just sit back as I blow your mind!

The current Pittsburgh head coach and Nick Saban have one thing in common when it comes to their past; they both coached for the Miami Dolphins. In fact, if it weren’t for Mr. Wannstedt, Nick Saban would either still be at LSU, or would’ve left a year or two later for another NFL gig (he got a handful of offers during his 5 years in Baton Rouge).

Had Coach Wannstedt been able to keep the Miami ship from sinking in 2004 (4-12), Nick Saban probably would’ve stayed at LSU for another year or two, which means that Les Miles would’ve stayed the head coach for Oklahoma State. We would have never been taught that 40 year old men can take criticism. This also means that Alabama would’ve never played Mike Gundy in the Independence Bowl, which means that we may have also missed the famous speech by Joe Kines since we were defending Gundy’s inside trout.

Of course, most Alabama fans might ask “who would Alabama have hired after firing Shula?” Using my theory, Nick Saban would still be at LSU, or currently in the NFL in some other market. Would it have been Rich Rod or bust? Think Bobby Petrino would’ve taken the jet to Tuscaloosa? I don’t know, and I’d rather not think about it.

It takes smarts to figure this stuff out!!! S-M-R-T-S!!!

(By the way, Don’t ask me about Jimmy Johnson staying in Miami for another year either…. I don’t have enough brain power to remember what was going on when Jimbo was trying to be Shula-Lite.)

So, while people think Les Miles should thank Saban since he is starting a majority of players Nick recruited (No, I’m not trying to claim he is winning because of Saban’s players. Stay focused please), he really should give a very, very big thank you to Coach Dave Wannstedt for more than knocking off WVU. Thanks to the sequence of events following Wannstedt’s dismissal from Miami, Coach Miles was able to back his way into the BCS Title game against Ohio State. Heck, the entire world of college football should be thanking Dave Wannstedt. Who knew what one mustache could do?
(HT: EDSBS)