Great game. Both deserved to win for a lot of reasons, but I think Clemson was just going to win no matter what at the end.
Bama just didn't have one more defense in them, as Brad said, more clock should have been used. Another thing and I really don't have any skin in this game, the 2 Clemson TD's by Pick Plays will be debated forever especially the one with 1 sec left. Crazy thing is, if that penalty was called, that would be the end of the game as the 10 sec runoff would have applied. Can you imagine those news stories?
My advice to Alabama is , you knew what was coming, hard to grouse about it now. The officials were allowing a lot of contact and picks all night by the receivers, those line judges were not inclined to throw a flag!
Now being a next day morning coach, if I was Bama, I would have used their time out once Clemson lined up on that last play.
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