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Alabama's national championship is tainted Dark Knight Send a noteboard - 08/01/2010 04:01:23 PM
Hats off to the Crimson Tide for going undefeated and claiming the national championship. However, I just don't feel they are the true champions. Colt McCoy's injury completely changed the course of that game. Let me explain.

For those of you not too terribly familiar with football, there is no other sport played that places so much emphasis on one player, i.e. the quarterback of a football team. Quarterbacks literally decide the outcome of football games.

So the fact that Colty McCoy was the main cog in the offense and the main reason Texas went 13-0 this season should give you a hint of what happened last night when he got injuried on the very first series. But you know what, injuries are part of the game. I think most of the blame should fall on the Texas coaching staff for not having a viable backup option should anything ever befall Colt McCoy. Alambama is the national champion, I can't dispute that.

But you know...damn, as a football fanatic, I am completely bummed about last night. That was not the game I anticapted for a month. That was not the game football fans deserved. In my mind, this championship will always have a taint, however small of one. What do you think?
Formerly Mat Bloody Cauthon on Wotmania, blessed be its name
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Alabama's national championship is tainted - 08/01/2010 04:01:23 PM 639 Views
Doesn't sound tainted to me - 08/01/2010 04:11:57 PM 411 Views
I agree- a better team would adapt to the injury - 08/01/2010 06:14:17 PM 403 Views
No Way. - 08/01/2010 04:13:53 PM 476 Views
Yes, but not for the reason you mention. - 08/01/2010 04:52:56 PM 483 Views
Very very true. Let there be a playoff already! *NM* - 08/01/2010 05:06:47 PM 171 Views
Yep. *NM* - 08/01/2010 06:46:42 PM 173 Views
Injuries happen. Besides that, when do Alabama and Boise State play? *NM* - 08/01/2010 06:45:14 PM 167 Views
Boise State has an opening in 2011. I'd love to see that game. *NM* - 08/01/2010 07:08:48 PM 169 Views
Injuries do not taint Championships, ever. - 08/01/2010 09:00:02 PM 406 Views
Meh, we're arguing semantics. - 08/01/2010 09:36:56 PM 385 Views
How about "cheapened"? *NM* - 08/01/2010 10:06:02 PM 189 Views

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