“By making stops, sustaining drives, and eliminating penalties, the Bulldogs turned what had been a blowout into what at least looked like a shootout, even if it really wasn’t. That, at least, is something upon which to build. This, too, is something to which to cling while weathering the storm: Oregon State provided the template for the rest of the Pac-10 teams who have designs on beating U.S.C. Alabama did not provide the template for the rest of the S.E.C. teams who have designs on beating Georgia. Who, other than L.S.U., has a defensive line comparable to the Crimson Tide’s? Which team anywhere in the Southeastern Conference fields an offensive front wall superior to Alabama’s? The Eastern Division still probably will be decided in Jacksonville, the national championship game still probably will feature at least one team with a loss, and a rematch with the Tide in the Georgia Dome is the goal.”
Alabama Crimson Tide 41, Georgia Bulldogs 30 - Dawg Sports
This is how I’m talking myself into looking at the game. IF (and it’s early enough in the season to say it is an “if”) Bama turns out to be the best in West (or at the very least, neck-and-neck with LSU) then maybe we just lost to the best team on our schedule, a week after flying a few time zones away, with a young OLine that will get better as the season goes by (see: last year).
If Bama isn’t that good…well, then we do have problems. (via shorterexcerpts)
While I would like to have a rematch against Bama in the SEC Championship, I don’t think I’ll have the strength to go or tailgate because I cannot restrain myself from murdering Bama fans for yet another weekend. If I never hear Roll Tide Roll or Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer again, it will be too soon.
