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Title: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: Henry on January 10, 2017, 10:07:41 AM
One year after coming up short in the title game, the Tigers ruin Bama's perfect season
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18442171/clemson-tigers-dabo-swinney-reach-dream-national-title
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: Rothman on January 10, 2017, 10:32:17 AM
Quote from: Henry on January 10, 2017, 10:07:41 AM
One year after coming up short in the title game, the Tigers ruin Bama's perfect season
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18442171/clemson-tigers-dabo-swinney-reach-dream-national-title

That'll teach me to sign off early.  Bama's running backs ran into so little effective defense in the first half that I thought they had it in the bag.
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: kurumi on January 10, 2017, 11:05:06 AM
The Tide (16 championships) missed an opportunity to make up some ground on Yale and Princeton (27 and 28) (wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS#National_championship_claims_by_school))  :awesomeface:
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: Buck87 on January 10, 2017, 04:50:59 PM
Great game, especially the 4th quarter.

So now the first 3 titles of the playoff era have been won by 3 different schools, each from different conferences. That's the same way the BCS started off, in fact, it managed to have its first 5 titles won by schools from 5 different conferences (and had all 6 of its conferences with a title by year 7) 
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: 74/171FAN on January 10, 2017, 07:34:00 PM
Quote from: Rothman on January 10, 2017, 10:32:17 AM
Quote from: Henry on January 10, 2017, 10:07:41 AM
One year after coming up short in the title game, the Tigers ruin Bama's perfect season
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18442171/clemson-tigers-dabo-swinney-reach-dream-national-title

That'll teach me to sign off early.  Bama's running backs ran into so little effective defense in the first half that I thought they had it in the bag.

I had to restrain myself after VT came back from a 24-0 deficit at halftime to win 35-24 over Arkansas.  I was so embarrassed after being so confident that the game was over that I had promised myself to not say that before halftime anymore.    :banghead:
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: epzik8 on January 10, 2017, 11:20:23 PM
YESSSSSS!!!!! I wanted Clemson to win. I don't care much for 'Bama.
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: OracleUsr on January 11, 2017, 06:36:22 AM
Yeah, as a '95 Clemson grad who works with three 'Bama grads, needless to say I walked into work yesterday with my head held high.  I ran my phone battery down yesterday morning before work checking my FB feed, making sure it wasn't a dream.
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: Max Rockatansky on January 12, 2017, 09:02:18 AM
Anyone else fall asleep from all the commercials that they had throughout the game?  If I recall correctly the game was over four hours despite ending in regulation. 
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: 74/171FAN on January 12, 2017, 08:21:32 PM
Near the end of the game, they also started to call reviews for every play though I thought that a few of them were unnecessary.
Title: Re: Clemson Upsets Alabama in National Championship Rematch
Post by: ET21 on January 18, 2017, 09:55:36 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on January 12, 2017, 09:02:18 AM
Anyone else fall asleep from all the commercials that they had throughout the game?  If I recall correctly the game was over four hours despite ending in regulation.

I ended up switching to play a round of Battlefield 1, match lasted 35 minutes. When I left, it was the beginning of the 2nd. Came back and they still had 6 minutes left!